Football is, for the most part, a young man's (and woman's) game.

Few players in the professional arena make it into their 40s still playing. There are a few exceptions. St Mirren's Andy Millen turned out for the Paisley side at the age of 42 years and 282 days to become the oldest player in the Scottish Premier League, but he was the exception rather than the rule.

And while the late, great Blackpool and England veteran Stanley Matthews was still playing at the age of 50, most of us, by the time we have reached our sixth decade, are more likely to be found on the terraces than on the pitch or in the local park. Still, it is not beyond us, as the first Walking Football tournament at Glasgow Green proves. The tournament is an attempt to build cardiovascular fitness among the over-50s without the stress of a crunching slide tackle or lung-bursting Arjen Robben-style sprints.

As such, it's an initiative to be applauded. Football is the national game and there is no reason why increasing age should stop us playing it in one form or other. For some of us, the game will not change dramatically in this format. Playing at walking pace has always been our chosen speed.