1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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So, just how rubbish is modern football?
- Thread starter 1066familyman
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Not very. In fact, it's quite good.
About this much, I'd say: |-------------| Hope that helps.
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Thrifty non-licker
Hillian1
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Football to me is a day out with some mates having a drink and shouting/singing.
Yes the quality has got much better but it just seems to be more about acting/influencing Referees these days.
To summarise:
A bit.
Yes the quality has got much better but it just seems to be more about acting/influencing Referees these days.
To summarise:
A bit.
Do I miss old school terracing, surges, full blooded tackles and it being a more level playing field? Yes.
Do I still love modern football? Absolutely.
Apart from Sky having carte Blanche to move games willy nilly, that's just plain wrong. I hate that.
Do I still love modern football? Absolutely.
Apart from Sky having carte Blanche to move games willy nilly, that's just plain wrong. I hate that.
studio150
Well-known member
All the answers are contained here
Tricky Dicky
New member
I don't find it rubbish at all, but then I don't go to games these days, just see it on TV. However, if I did still go, I'd rather be heading to the Amex than the crumbling Goldstone or Withers. The game isn't perfect - I don't like diving etc. - but nothing ever is perfect.
Fantastic book - would recommend it to anyone. Explains to non-football fans all the little things that we love, and that bond us to other fans. Also doesn't really apply to armchair fans, it's pretty much all about those moments you get from actually going to the games.
Megazone
On his last warning
When did football become modern?
Was it when Spurs built the first corporate stand in England?
Was it when Arsenal moved from South London to North London?
Was it when we introduced the League cup?
Or was it when England finally decided to join in with the World cup?
Was it when Spurs built the first corporate stand in England?
Was it when Arsenal moved from South London to North London?
Was it when we introduced the League cup?
Or was it when England finally decided to join in with the World cup?
Nixonator
Well-known member
Our domestic game is still fantastic, some good and bad things have gone, some good and bad things have arrived.
It's the European competition evolution that has gone to shit. The European Cup and an almost equally prestigious UEFA Cup were better times. Even the CWC was interesting.
It's the European competition evolution that has gone to shit. The European Cup and an almost equally prestigious UEFA Cup were better times. Even the CWC was interesting.
Compared to what? The pies at the Amex? The Singles Chart? Cricket? Hang gliding?
If you mean (only) football - when did 'Modern' begin? And in what country? Or what region of the world? Do you mean top-tier professional football, lower-tier, amateur?
Pointless question
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
1992. Football became modern when Sky bought it.
Now that they own it, it'll never been the same again.
B-right-on
Living the dream
Modern v 20-30 years ago when you couldn't go to a game without a fear of getting beaten up, stabbed or worse. No matter how much you dislike the opposition team and fans, a game where 2 men die because they support the other team is just wrong on every level. (Leeds v Galatasaray in 2000).
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 16,048
The actual matches can be – and often are – fantastic.
All the BS that goes with it – transfer speculation; 'EXCLUSIVE' stories in the papers; endless discussions on dedicated radio and TV channels; the sense of entitlement shown by some current and former players etc, etc – I could quite frankly do without.
All the BS that goes with it – transfer speculation; 'EXCLUSIVE' stories in the papers; endless discussions on dedicated radio and TV channels; the sense of entitlement shown by some current and former players etc, etc – I could quite frankly do without.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Do I enjoy going to matches as much as I did 30 years ago? Yes, absolutely.
So by that measure 'modern football' is fine.
So by that measure 'modern football' is fine.
Megazone
On his last warning
Does 25 years old still count as modern?
In that case, I would say, when they changed a win from 2 points to 3 points, was the beginning of the modern era.
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Megazone
On his last warning
Also, rasist and homophobic chanting used to exists in the 'olden' era of football. Football special trains were treated like public toilets. Players were part time alcoholics. Some were even pissed whilst they were playing.
The modern era really does need to sort itself out. Bring back the past I say!