Hmm...I'll have to see about the gel insoles...generally if they don't have arch support they don't really help that much (unless we're talking brick hard soccer cleats).

I was dumb to ignore the foot doctor when I was 14 and being told I needed the inserts. Just then my feet didn't hurt and I still remembered how hard it was to find shoes that fit them since it had only been several years since I'd cracked the gristle in my heels and had to wear inserts for that.