We'll have to agree to disagree that the 2 things are sides of a coin; performance can be enhanced in someone who is perfectly happy and has no history of poor mental health. But of course the 2 things are sometimes linked. Fully agree with the rest of your post though.
Mental health in the workplace is a buzz topic and there will be legislation coming to force employers to better care for staff. Football clubs are employers just like any other business and need to do better. There should be a whole range of interventions coming into clubs including training...
I think we'll be ok. Just a matter of the right system and the right personnel along with a little luck and the corner will be turned.
I have to say though that some of the forward recruitment/extensions have been baffling.
Absolutely, religions are systems of control. They enslave people and set them to war against each other. But its a lot harder to brainwash children these days, the world is so much smaller and every opinion is at their fingertips.
It's in its death throes... couple more centuries and it will be viewed in the same way as seeing fairies in all but the most backward corners of the world.