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Lyons550 Shirley 15 May 19 1.36pm
Originally posted by Stirlingsays When England won the world cup in 66 our leagues were full of British players. Our team in 70 was arguably stronger. Germany regularly win the world cup and have a majority German league system. When the Premiership came in with all that money it claimed that this would improve the national side. The reality, if anything, has been the opposite. The football money men benefited and the fan forked out a lot more from their working wages to pay for it. Edited by Stirlingsays (15 May 2019 6.43am) Unusually I have to disagree with you, the money has been pumped into better facilities, coaches and National Football centre all of which are now starting to bear fruit at Senior and junior levels. We've won more as a nation across all ages in the last 2 years then we have in the previous 40! That, better facilities and far superior pitches are the few good things about the influx of money. The Voice of Reason In An Otherwise Mediocre World
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Shirley 15 May 19 1.36pm

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

When England won the world cup in 66 our leagues were full of British players. Our team in 70 was arguably stronger. Germany regularly win the world cup and have a majority German league system.

When the Premiership came in with all that money it claimed that this would improve the national side. The reality, if anything, has been the opposite.

The football money men benefited and the fan forked out a lot more from their working wages to pay for it.

Edited by Stirlingsays (15 May 2019 6.43am)

Unusually I have to disagree with you, the money has been pumped into better facilities, coaches and National Football centre all of which are now starting to bear fruit at Senior and junior levels. We've won more as a nation across all ages in the last 2 years then we have in the previous 40!

That, better facilities and far superior pitches are the few good things about the influx of money.

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Tickled pink Cornwall 15 May 19 1.38pm
Originally posted by dynamicdick The one thing that intrigues me is what will Mr Sinatra take away from any likely Palace deal?... It's a play thing, I wonder if the two players who are looking for moves will hang around if something mighty huge happens?
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Cornwall 15 May 19 1.38pm

Originally posted by dynamicdick

The one thing that intrigues me is what will Mr Sinatra take away from any likely Palace deal?...

It's a play thing, I wonder if the two players who are looking for moves will hang around if something mighty huge happens?

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Beanyboysmd 15 May 19 1.46pm
Originally posted by Stirlingsays When England won the world cup in 66 our leagues were full of British players. Our team in 70 was arguably stronger. Germany regularly win the world cup and have a majority German league system. When the Premiership came in with all that money it claimed that this would improve the national side. The reality, if anything, has been the opposite. The football money men benefited and the fan forked out a lot more from their working wages to pay for it. Edited by Stirlingsays (15 May 2019 6.43am) But in '62, '58 '54 and '50 our leagues were even more full of British players and we didnt win anything. Our premiership has reached a point where British players might not be the majority yet we reached a semi final and a bit unlucky not to go further. I dont think the number of nationals in your league means anything to be honest, if you are English and thrive in the premiership you have to be a proper quality player. You could argue that our standard of players are higher as a result...
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15 May 19 1.46pm

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

When England won the world cup in 66 our leagues were full of British players. Our team in 70 was arguably stronger. Germany regularly win the world cup and have a majority German league system.

When the Premiership came in with all that money it claimed that this would improve the national side. The reality, if anything, has been the opposite.

The football money men benefited and the fan forked out a lot more from their working wages to pay for it.

Edited by Stirlingsays (15 May 2019 6.43am)

But in '62, '58 '54 and '50 our leagues were even more full of British players and we didnt win anything. Our premiership has reached a point where British players might not be the majority yet we reached a semi final and a bit unlucky not to go further. I dont think the number of nationals in your league means anything to be honest, if you are English and thrive in the premiership you have to be a proper quality player. You could argue that our standard of players are higher as a result...

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Maine Eagle USA 15 May 19 1.55pm
Originally posted by Lyons550 Unusually I have to disagree with you, the money has been pumped into better facilities, coaches and National Football centre all of which are now starting to bear fruit at Senior and junior levels. We've won more as a nation across all ages in the last 2 years then we have in the previous 40! That, better facilities and far superior pitches are the few good things about the influx of money. Exactly. The success at all levels lately is in a large part down to financial investment to improve infrastructure. Like everything it’s swings and roundabouts but I think we are finally seeing a generation of players come through that have benefitted from those improved facilities that the extra revenue paid for. Trump lost. Badly. Hahahahahahaha.
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USA 15 May 19 1.55pm

Originally posted by Lyons550

Unusually I have to disagree with you, the money has been pumped into better facilities, coaches and National Football centre all of which are now starting to bear fruit at Senior and junior levels. We've won more as a nation across all ages in the last 2 years then we have in the previous 40!

That, better facilities and far superior pitches are the few good things about the influx of money.

Exactly.

The success at all levels lately is in a large part down to financial investment to improve infrastructure.

Like everything it’s swings and roundabouts but I think we are finally seeing a generation of players come through that have benefitted from those improved facilities that the extra revenue paid for.

Trump lost. Badly. Hahahahahahaha.

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Den1923 15 May 19 2.23pm
Originally posted by Ginger Pubic Wig Having read up a BIT on him... Suspect he's a bit autocratic as an owner and might find it hard not to sweat the small stuff. Amnesty says his anti drugs campaign led to the deaths of at least 1,000 innocents (as well as many guilty). Reckon he's talking to the Americans, not SP, since they're the ones sounding out investors. That's a finer point missed by the Thai media. Good chance he did a few of the things the junta alleged were an abuse of power (although perhaps not to the extent) but it's a junta doing the accusing and who knows the norms for wealthy, powerful individuals in Thailand? I don't. If he came, I think he'd take great care to make the vibe seem good. He'd be using us in part to gain popularity in Thailand. No change in style just like our current CEO!
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15 May 19 2.23pm

Originally posted by Ginger Pubic Wig

Having read up a BIT on him...

Suspect he's a bit autocratic as an owner and might find it hard not to sweat the small stuff. Amnesty says his anti drugs campaign led to the deaths of at least 1,000 innocents (as well as many guilty).

Reckon he's talking to the Americans, not SP, since they're the ones sounding out investors. That's a finer point missed by the Thai media.

Good chance he did a few of the things the junta alleged were an abuse of power (although perhaps not to the extent) but it's a junta doing the accusing and who knows the norms for wealthy, powerful individuals in Thailand? I don't.

If he came, I think he'd take great care to make the vibe seem good. He'd be using us in part to gain popularity in Thailand.

No change in style just like our current CEO!

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briandavis Udon Thani 16 May 19 4.44am
More from Bangkok Post. So is it all just paper talk? [Link]
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Udon Thani 16 May 19 4.44am

More from Bangkok Post. So is it all just paper talk?

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Stirlingsays 16 May 19 5.05am
Originally posted by Beanyboysmd But in '62, '58 '54 and '50 our leagues were even more full of British players and we didnt win anything. Our premiership has reached a point where British players might not be the majority yet we reached a semi final and a bit unlucky not to go further. I dont think the number of nationals in your league means anything to be honest, if you are English and thrive in the premiership you have to be a proper quality player. You could argue that our standard of players are higher as a result... Well, over the 12 years you mention we were still amongst the top teams in the world.....Whereas the Premier league has been going for 27 years and for most of them our performances have been woeful.....when we were promised an improvement: it was a promise built on warm words to justify what was really happening.. As for the semi final....we beat weak teams to get there and then lost to Croatia....a country with a population of what....around five million. The Premiership has been nothing but a money spinner for money men and it's taken the top tier of football...the original working man's game away from many of them. Saying that having a lesser pool of players to choose from is somehow better ignores the reality of what's happened in Germany......It also ignores how players of the past developed through the system....like Keegan for example.....Nowadays a Keegan wouldn't get to the Premiership until much later if not at all. Today's method works against late developers, which is a significant number of footballers within any system.....there are too few Vardys. Edited by Stirlingsays (16 May 2019 6.25am) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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16 May 19 5.05am

Originally posted by Beanyboysmd

Well, over the 12 years you mention we were still amongst the top teams in the world.....Whereas the Premier league has been going for 27 years and for most of them our performances have been woeful.....when we were promised an improvement: it was a promise built on warm words to justify what was really happening..

As for the semi final....we beat weak teams to get there and then lost to Croatia....a country with a population of what....around five million.

The Premiership has been nothing but a money spinner for money men and it's taken the top tier of football...the original working man's game away from many of them.

Saying that having a lesser pool of players to choose from is somehow better ignores the reality of what's happened in Germany......It also ignores how players of the past developed through the system....like Keegan for example.....Nowadays a Keegan wouldn't get to the Premiership until much later if not at all.

Today's method works against late developers, which is a significant number of footballers within any system.....there are too few Vardys.

Edited by Stirlingsays (16 May 2019 6.25am)

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Stirlingsays 16 May 19 6.20am
Originally posted by Lyons550 Unusually I have to disagree with you, the money has been pumped into better facilities, coaches and National Football centre all of which are now starting to bear fruit at Senior and junior levels. We've won more as a nation across all ages in the last 2 years then we have in the previous 40! That, better facilities and far superior pitches are the few good things about the influx of money. I would concede these points, youth performances have been encouraging.....is this more cyclical in nature though? Maybe, maybe not. My moans are more holistic in nature......I'm on the side of it wasn't really worth it.....but then again, it would be better if I'm wrong and just being a curmudgeon because it isn't as though it's about to change. Edited by Stirlingsays (16 May 2019 6.26am) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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16 May 19 6.20am

Originally posted by Lyons550

That, better facilities and far superior pitches are the few good things about the influx of money.

I would concede these points, youth performances have been encouraging.....is this more cyclical in nature though? Maybe, maybe not.

My moans are more holistic in nature......I'm on the side of it wasn't really worth it.....but then again, it would be better if I'm wrong and just being a curmudgeon because it isn't as though it's about to change.

Edited by Stirlingsays (16 May 2019 6.26am)

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ex hibitionist Hastings 16 May 19 7.07am
only caught the end of this discussion about why things are improving - money, infrastructure? I reckon grass roots football has changed - 'clear your lines and play your football in the final third' has given way to 'pass and move' at youth level and in the lower leagues - to cut a long story short I credit the change chiefly down to one man, fools may laugh: Arsene Wenger.
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only caught the end of this discussion about why things are improving - money, infrastructure? I reckon grass roots football has changed - 'clear your lines and play your football in the final third' has given way to 'pass and move' at youth level and in the lower leagues - to cut a long story short I credit the change chiefly down to one man, fools may laugh: Arsene Wenger.

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HKOwen Hong Kong 16 May 19 7.47am
I think probably yes it is paper talk, but may well be a number of Takshin stories before the end of the year. I shall wear a Palace shirt on arrival next Wednesday see if it gets a comment from Immigration Originally posted by briandavis More from Bangkok Post. So is it all just paper talk? [Link] Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.
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Hong Kong 16 May 19 7.47am

I think probably yes it is paper talk, but may well be a number of Takshin stories before the end of the year.

I shall wear a Palace shirt on arrival next Wednesday see if it gets a comment from Immigration

Originally posted by briandavis

More from Bangkok Post. So is it all just paper talk?

[Link]

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

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HKOwen Hong Kong 17 May 19 3.26am
This seems to have gone away now Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.
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HKOwen

Hong Kong 17 May 19 3.26am

This seems to have gone away now

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becky over the moon 17 May 19 8.25am
Originally posted by briandavis More from Bangkok Post. So is it all just paper talk? [Link] Or is it all cleverly worded smoke and mirrors? - Original reports say that Thaksin's 'agent' Miti has been having the discussions with the club on Thaksin's behalf. - Denial is that the club has spoken with Thaksin. Both statements could be true. A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers
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