Comments on: Football And The Decline Of The Western Civilization http://www.epltalk.com/football-and-the-decline-of-the-western-civilization/2525 Daily News & Analysis of the English Premier League Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:54:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Every Scar Tells a Story - The Run of Play http://www.epltalk.com/football-and-the-decline-of-the-western-civilization/2525#comment-14749 Every Scar Tells a Story - The Run of Play Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:08:18 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/football-and-the-decline-of-the-western-civilization/2525#comment-14749 [...] Gaffer at EPL Talk asks whether today’s achievements can stand up to the legends of yesterday, and finds that they [...] [...] Gaffer at EPL Talk asks whether today’s achievements can stand up to the legends of yesterday, and finds that they [...]

]]> By: eplnfl http://www.epltalk.com/football-and-the-decline-of-the-western-civilization/2525#comment-13274 eplnfl Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:09:11 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/football-and-the-decline-of-the-western-civilization/2525#comment-13274 Well, I am old enough to be a grand father and have seen generations come and go! I do not feel great about my vast experience base, but I can say this, each generation brings out it's new stars and they are better then the past but different. However, there are a handful of people who stand out from one generation to the next, in football it's Pele, in basketball it's Michael Jordan, in politics it's Winston Churchill, in the arts, Michaelangelo, go on and pick your area. Each generation has it's value and each generation brings some people or thing that will remain a bright star for centuries. Good piece Chris! Well, I am old enough to be a grand father and have seen generations come and go! I do not feel great about my vast experience base, but I can say this, each generation brings out it’s new stars and they are better then the past but different.

However, there are a handful of people who stand out from one generation to the next, in football it’s Pele, in basketball it’s Michael Jordan, in politics it’s Winston Churchill, in the arts, Michaelangelo, go on and pick your area. Each generation has it’s value and each generation brings some people or thing that will remain a bright star for centuries.

Good piece Chris!

]]> By: Kartik http://www.epltalk.com/football-and-the-decline-of-the-western-civilization/2525#comment-13234 Kartik Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:49:43 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/football-and-the-decline-of-the-western-civilization/2525#comment-13234 You people are unbelievable. This is an outstanding ANALYTICAL look at football and society today. Some of you have an "I was born yesterday mentality." Thankfully the Gaffer is not as shortsighted as so many of his readers. Good work, Gaff. Great piece. I don't agree with all of it but appreciate your sentiments and thoughts. You people are unbelievable. This is an outstanding

ANALYTICAL look at football and society today.

Some of you have an “I was born yesterday mentality.”

Thankfully the Gaffer is not as shortsighted as so many of his readers.

Good work, Gaff. Great piece. I don’t agree with all of it but appreciate your sentiments and thoughts.

]]> By: The Gaffer http://www.epltalk.com/football-and-the-decline-of-the-western-civilization/2525#comment-13219 The Gaffer Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:31:12 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/football-and-the-decline-of-the-western-civilization/2525#comment-13219 All, I don't pretend to have all of the answers, but the article is based more on a matter of opinion than fact. Sure, I'm older (late 30s) and have been through a lot in my life, so I may sound more jaded than most of you who commented, but this is my perspective on the world that we live in. Tomas/Alex, I have three kids and a fourth on the way. I don't feel they're doomed at all but I'm more of a realist than an idealist. Good feedback everyone. I enjoyed reading everyone's comments on this one. Cheers, The Gaffer All,

I don’t pretend to have all of the answers, but the article is based more on a matter of opinion than fact. Sure, I’m older (late 30s) and have been through a lot in my life, so I may sound more jaded than most of you who commented, but this is my perspective on the world that we live in.

Tomas/Alex, I have three kids and a fourth on the way. I don’t feel they’re doomed at all but I’m more of a realist than an idealist.

Good feedback everyone. I enjoyed reading everyone’s comments on this one.

Cheers,
The Gaffer

]]> By: soccr tease http://www.epltalk.com/football-and-the-decline-of-the-western-civilization/2525#comment-13205 soccr tease Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:39:14 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/football-and-the-decline-of-the-western-civilization/2525#comment-13205 This post is complete bollocks. The truth is, in fact the opposite. The general level of play has increased so much that phenoms are only a fraction of a cut above instead of 3 cuts like they were in 50's or even the 80's. Never in history have majorfootballing clubs recruited and trained players from such a young age. never before has the motivation been stronger and more widespread(glory, cash) and available to wider groups of people(widespread adoption of television, and internet) that has allowed the cultivation of a generation of players who rival pele and pukas. 1 pele on the field is great, but 20 of them just makes some damn fine football. Aside from the diving and the crass commercialism thats exactly what we see in the best leagues of the world today. Today, football is a far better game than it ever has been. This post is complete bollocks. The truth is, in fact the opposite. The general level of play has increased so much that phenoms are only a fraction of a cut above instead of 3 cuts like they were in 50’s or even the 80’s. Never in history have majorfootballing clubs recruited and trained players from such a young age. never before has the motivation been stronger and more widespread(glory, cash) and available to wider groups of people(widespread adoption of television, and internet) that has allowed the cultivation of a generation of players who rival pele and pukas.

1 pele on the field is great, but 20 of them just makes some damn fine football. Aside from the diving and the crass commercialism thats exactly what we see in the best leagues of the world today. Today, football is a far better game than it ever has been.

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