And I agree with all of it excellent piece
http://www.football365.com/news/stop...ead-embrace-it
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And I agree with all of it excellent piece
http://www.football365.com/news/stop...ead-embrace-it
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Interesting. As much as the money in the PL is great, there isn't a lot of fun starting your relegation battle in September.
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I’m pleased to know that I am not alone in my heretical views that the PL is not necessarily the holy grail that so many keep telling us it is.
Cheers for pointer Bully. Like you I enjoyed the read.
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Each to their own but I don't see the point of entering any competition unless you want to win it.
Wonder what CW thinks about not wanting to get to the top level of his chosen profession?
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Of course you want to win any competition you are in, that is the whole point of the game.Originally Posted by tomytony
All I am saying is that it ain’t the end of the world, if you fail. I’ve never understood the pictures we see of people (over the age of 7) crying because of relegation - or anything else to do with sport.
It is a GAME! It’s supposed to be an entertainment. In the great scheme of things it really isn’t that important. The media, for their own purposes, continue to try to assure us that it is.
It isn’t!
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It just is mate.
I cry more easily now then a did as a kid. Then I knew we would be back shortly....now I'm not so sure.
I cry when we win Gold at the Olympics and win the Ashes and when I watch certain films.
UTCB
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With complete respect for Ronnies points I'm just like you Chips.
I even cried at the sentiments of a number of the songs in The Greatest Showman. Luckily I was with my daughters and they know me better than I know myself!!!
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We should all cry more, its good for us. I cried at Coronation Street on Monday - incredibly sad watching Aidan's suicide
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It's his job TT he has to do the best he can and win as many games as he can,but he actually subscribes to the writers view as it's not win at all costs with him if that means shutting up shop for 80 mins CW tries to play entertaining attractive football and it's cost us points this season but there wasn't too many moaning about it just the odd dissenter
Plus he isn't saying you shouldn't try to get there just it's not the be all and end all some make it out to be most blades are in agreement the last 2 seasons have been very entertaining and we're not in the premier league,that's his point
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There are two issues being confused on here
- my point on entering a competition a to win
-and the emotional impact of such an aim.
Bully, you say that CW is not a win at all costs but prefers to play open attractive football. Maybe he thinks that the best way to get a win, a bit like Klopp.
Ronnie , you bring in the emotional aspect of winning and your phlegmatic approach to that- maybe it's conditioning due to the raised expectations being dashed time after time that's influenced that.
Foe me the joy of sport is the emotional attachment, the endeavour, the underdog's fight, the technique. class and skill that seperate the very best from the also rans.
Like many others it seems I can shed a tear, sob a sob, be rendered speechless because, if I did speak, I would be a blubbering wreck!
Think of Jess Ennis ( forget the stand stuff) busting a gut to WIN the 800 metres to seal the Olympic gold when she could have jogged home to a comfortable finish and still have taken the gold but no, she fought to stand out as the very best.
Stood at Lords in 1987 after watching a nail biter won by Yorkshire on the last ball and being so happy, so proud.
I could go on but, no , it's not as important as life or death but , boy, such occasions do enhance life.
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