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 Spiderman  Horsham 09 Aug 21 9.55pm |
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Originally posted by topcat
Thanks for the tip, I didn't know he had an autobiography out but have ordered a copy. It really is a very good read, highly recommended.
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| Yannick selassie Penge 09 Aug 21 10.13pm |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
You may have just proved my point Yeah I could have written anything and you’d assume your point to be proven it’s called small mindedness.
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Teddy Eagle  09 Aug 21 10.20pm |
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Originally posted by Yannick selassie
Yeah I could have written anything and you’d assume your point to be proven it’s called small mindedness. You could have agreed you were stronging it a bit to call someone a heroin user for having a different view of the merits of one player over another.
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| Yannick selassie Penge 09 Aug 21 10.39pm |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
You could have agreed you were stronging it a bit to call someone a heroin user for having a different view of the merits of one player over another. There’s having an opinion then there is straight up calling one of the best footballers of his generation and possibly all time nothing but an arrogant bully and overhyped I mean come on crack head smack head whatever but the guy literally gunned for himself by starting a thread that was so obnoxious me saying you have to be a crazy smack head is not actually that harsh if you take into account a certain level of jest...let’s be honest he was an angry little man bashing his keyboard but me calling him out makes me a troublemaker? I mean seriously these are the same people who call lefties PC snowflakes but they get emotionally fragile when somebody is colourful with a response to an inflammatory opinion there’s a lot of cry babies here I’ve only been here for a week haven’t seen this many grown men cry about non issues in a while..
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| Teddy Eagle 09 Aug 21 10.58pm |
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Originally posted by Yannick selassie
There’s having an opinion then there is straight up calling one of the best footballers of his generation and possibly all time nothing but an arrogant bully and overhyped I mean come on crack head smack head whatever but the guy literally gunned for himself by starting a thread that was so obnoxious me saying you have to be a crazy smack head is not actually that harsh if you take into account a certain level of jest...let’s be honest he was an angry little man bashing his keyboard but me calling him out makes me a troublemaker? I mean seriously these are the same people who call lefties PC snowflakes but they get emotionally fragile when somebody is colourful with a response to an inflammatory opinion there’s a lot of cry babies here I’ve only been here for a week haven’t seen this many grown men cry about non issues in a while.. OK. Personally I’d rather watch Denis Bergkamp than either of them but I’m not going to cry about it.
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| Yannick selassie Penge 09 Aug 21 11.20pm |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
OK. Personally I’d rather watch Denis Bergkamp than either of them but I’m not going to cry about it. Fair enough that’s a very debatable and valid opinion
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| dg1937 10 Aug 21 12.35am |
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When we were doing the research for 'Football's Black Pioneers' my co-author and I interviewed many black players who broke into first team football in the '70s and '80s, they pretty much all spoke, in often graphic terms, of the racism they experienced in the game. They also suggested almost unanimously that it was far harder for black former players to get offered chances in management than white former players. People like Rooney, Lampard and Gerrard (I could go on) weren't required to cut their management teeth in the lower divisions. Of course, just because that's what they think doesn't make it true but the statistics do clearly suggest that something is holding black players back from getting management jobs. My money would be on institutional racism being a factor but you don't have to agree with me. I do tend to agree with something Syd said earlier that, in addition to facing the extra barriers that all the aspiring black managers face, Sol Campbell faces an additional barrier called 'being Sol Campbell'.
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Slimey Toad  Karsiyaka, North Cyprus 10 Aug 21 6.46am |
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Originally posted by dg1937
When we were doing the research for 'Football's Black Pioneers' my co-author and I interviewed many black players who broke into first team football in the '70s and '80s, they pretty much all spoke, in often graphic terms, of the racism they experienced in the game. They also suggested almost unanimously that it was far harder for black former players to get offered chances in management than white former players. People like Rooney, Lampard and Gerrard (I could go on) weren't required to cut their management teeth in the lower divisions. Of course, just because that's what they think doesn't make it true but the statistics do clearly suggest that something is holding black players back from getting management jobs. My money would be on institutional racism being a factor but you don't have to agree with me. I do tend to agree with something Syd said earlier that, in addition to facing the extra barriers that all the aspiring black managers face, Sol Campbell faces an additional barrier called 'being Sol Campbell'. I understand the point that the three often mentioned white players seemed to 'walk' into top management, but to be fair they were all modern day legends (if they exist any more) and reputation talks, whether fair or not. Sol Campbell and Paul Ince, yes both major footballers of their generation, were not.
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| Spiderman Horsham 10 Aug 21 7.25am |
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Originally posted by Yannick selassie
Yeah I could have written anything and you’d assume your point to be proven it’s called small mindedness. Not true but hey Ho. For what it is worth, having up until now not commented on the actual post, I would have Henry in my team over Rooney all day long. Football is all about opinions, if we all thought the same how boring would it be? I do stick to my opinion that you seemed unnecessarily angry though
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| Yannick selassie Penge 10 Aug 21 7.36am |
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Both well articulated and valid points I’m sure some people will be a bit upset about it though because racism definitely doesn’t exist at all apparently Is it any wonder Dion Dublin is managing homes under the hammer rather than Coventry city
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| Spiderman Horsham 10 Aug 21 7.38am |
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Originally posted by Yannick selassie
Both well articulated and valid points I’m sure some people will be a bit upset about it though because racism definitely doesn’t exist at all apparently Is it any wonder Dion Dublin is managing homes under the hammer rather than Coventry city Probably earning more money on tv, given Coventry’s finances
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| Badger11 Beckenham 10 Aug 21 7.50am |
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Originally posted by Yannick selassie
Both well articulated and valid points I’m sure some people will be a bit upset about it though because racism definitely doesn’t exist at all apparently Is it any wonder Dion Dublin is managing homes under the hammer rather than Coventry city
Back in the day a senior player could not retire on their football wages so either they went into coaching or they ran a pub. Today these players do not need to work, there is plenty of media work for the photogenic and articulate so this comes back to why go into coaching? Many players make a deal with their partner that once they finish playing they will focus on the family which often comes second e.g. moving clubs / countries. A PL manager is even more time consuming and high profile than being a player as you have 25 time bombs waiting to go of. Is it any wonder that many players think no thanks.
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