That’s the one - probably the most exciting in the long term
Yes. Not least because we won't find out how bad he is for another year. :cloud9:
08-08-2019, 10:49 AM
eastgermanautos
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Originally Posted by Burney
If he's a great success, I suppose you can always claim you were deliberately reverse-jinxing him.
That is the trick. "The Oracle told you...only what you needed to hear." :hehe:
08-08-2019, 10:51 AM
Monty92
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Originally Posted by Burney
If he's a great success, I suppose you can always claim you were deliberately reverse-jinxing him.
He strikes me as the kind of player who would have been a world beater about 60 years ago, i.e. when football was still sh*t.
I give you the obscenely overrated George Best.
08-08-2019, 10:54 AM
Ash
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Originally Posted by Monty92
Do I strike you as someone who would be so unequivocal if I wasn't 100% sure I was right?
I mean, look at my Brexit predicti....oh.
You could always claim that moderators edited your posts, like your old buddy back then.
08-08-2019, 11:07 AM
Burney
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Originally Posted by Monty92
He strikes me as the kind of player who would have been a world beater about 60 years ago, i.e. when football was still sh*t.
I give you the obscenely overrated George Best.
I've no idea how good or bad Best was, since I never saw him play. Some people at the time seemed to think he was quite good, though.
08-08-2019, 11:12 AM
Luis Anaconda
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Originally Posted by Burney
I've no idea how good or bad Best was, since I never saw him play. Some people at the time seemed to think he was quite good, though.
I think the very fact that Monty thinks he was over-rated, is (yet another) clear indication that he should get another hobby though
08-08-2019, 11:13 AM
Monty92
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Originally Posted by Burney
I've no idea how good or bad Best was, since I never saw him play. Some people at the time seemed to think he was quite good, though.
The first footballer from a bygone era who would still stand out today was Maradona :shrug:
And even then, I'm not sure he was much better than, say, Georgi Kinkladze.
08-08-2019, 11:25 AM
Burney
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Originally Posted by Monty92
The first footballer from a bygone era who would still stand out today was Maradona :shrug:
And even then, I'm not sure he was much better than, say, Georgi Kinkladze.
So let me just clarify: you don’t think that great footballers of the past - given modern levels of training, fitness, nutrition, etc, etc - would be great players today?
08-08-2019, 11:26 AM
eastgermanautos
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Originally Posted by Monty92
The first footballer from a bygone era who would still stand out today was Maradona :shrug:
And even then, I'm not sure he was much better than, say, Georgi Kinkladze.
:nono: Cruyff
08-08-2019, 11:31 AM
Luis Anaconda
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Originally Posted by Burney
So let me just clarify: you don’t think that great footballers of the past - given modern levels of training, fitness, nutrition, etc, etc - would be great players today?
:hehe: Partilcularly skilful players who get far more protection