Quote Originally Posted by Moodybluebird View Post
To be fair, it's not just footballers, it's now a large section of society that seem obsessed with having tattoos. Girls, boys, old men and old women, they can't get enough of them.

A people watching game me and the missus play on hols is to spot the oldest tattooed women. It's quite incredible to see a woman pushing 80 with a full sleeve, tattooed boobs and a multi coloured back !

Not for me but each to their own.
I am one with your ultimate comment. However, I reckon that many young people don't realise that their style of presenting themselves may change drastically as time goes by.
I no longer doodle the names of heavy rock bands on my pencil case and the lilac suit with flared, turn-up trousers that I attended my brother's wedding in would be a source of embarrassment and mirth if it saw the light of day these days.
No doubt that some people will cherish their tattoos long-term but some people may not yet be prepared to see their bank manager sporting facial tattoos and the local vicar with 'Love' and 'Hate' inscribed on his knuckles.
The wife of the vicar in a village I lived in ten years ago was a huge 'Slipnot' fan but only went as far as attending their gigs and wearing t-shirts adorned with their name and associated imagery.
However, we are all God's children......