What a fortnight it has been for sport. Then Wembley yesterday, bursting at the seams with nostalgia as the wealthy national game reasserted itself. The FA, laughing all the way to the bank with their Premiership clubs enjoying a licence to print money and the England team continuing to coin it in, are doing their bit. So that's all right then.
Figures make headlines for a day or two but sustaining the momentum is the key.
The reality can often be less impressive. As a result, they have little option but to flout FA rules. One worry, consequently, is that injured youngsters may not be covered by insurance. Few would argue that mini-soccer is not, in principle, admirable. Gone are the days when tiny goalkeepers were dots in huge goals and little legs tried to cover long pitches.