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Originally Posted by me283
For me, the saddest thing is that they are made out to be celebrities. Sure, some of them have or had successful careers, so good luck to them. But there are a few who are famous for the fact that they just happen to have dropped their drawers for a famous player. They have no real discernible talent or ability, yet they are seen as some kind of idol. It might be best if they tried to actually use their "celebrity" status for some good cause. Let's be honest, can you imagine Colleen training for months on end and then trying to swim the Channell for charity?
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The only remotely "talented" ones (and I use the word talented in quotes with good reason) I know of are Cheryl Tweedy and Victoria Beckham.
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As for whether they should have gone? Well, I think they should have gone to support their husbands/boyfriends, but I don't think the FA should have paid for them.
I know that the players don't get paid much for playing in the national teams, but they *do* earn tens of thousands of pounds per week, and I am bloody sure that being picked for your national team helps build up the wages at your home club.
I personally think that the hundreds of thousands the FA spent on taking the WaGs would have been better spent on training up younger players (schemes to help schools, that sort of thing).