This is getting very bad. Another letter that I agree with completely. Considering that I also agreed with Heath … am I getting old?
Sent from my iPhone. D"r Michael Benjamin. Community Psychiatrist. On 25 Apr 2012, at 10:48, "Tim Leslie" <t...@3leafieldvillas.co.uk> wrote: > Unlike some people (Including 'the old' me!!) I love football and not just > (But still for my sins) LUFC. Hence I can happily watch another game and > appreciate it. I love the way Barca (And Arsenal) play 'The beautiful > game' BUT until those teams adopt a Plan B, and are able to change their > tactics when someone "Parks the Bus" in front of the goal (Defending is > also an art BTW), then they won't be TRULY great, like the 1970's Brazil > team, the late 70's Liverpool Team, Real Madrid of the 60's and dare I say > it, THEM in the 90's (That's me on some hit list then!). > But to counter this, I am really struggling with a number of aspects of > the modern game: > > The Media - Just fawning, manipulative, objectionable, trouble causing twats. > The Money - Just too much, absolutely killing the game, alienating the > Professional game from the supporters (And reality!) > The Cheating - Ashley Young, three match ban for the dive against QPR, > followed by the next one, and the next ... see how long that continues > then! > A lack of support for the officials - With all the above combined, plus > the sheer athleticism of the players these days, expecting basically two > men per half, to be able to manage this without some 21st century > assistance is surely Luddite'ism (If there wer such a word). Until we > allow the men in charge to be able to (therefore) clamp down on the > cheating, be able to have eyes in the back of their heads (Full marks to a > linesamn last night for FINALLY getting involved and actually helping the > referee). Unless they get this, fewer and fewer people will be daft enough > to put their hands up and actually become a match official, and without > them ... no game! > > StigOfTheDump > > P.s. Don't get me wrong mind you, when playing I was a referee's WORST > nightmare!!! :-) > > >> 1970 aside, I can't stand Chelsea because they play such brutalist, ugly >> football. I genuinely don't understand why anyone would pay to watch it. >> So I was sad to see Barca, for all the media fawning/UEFA favouritism, go >> out. >> >> Hopefully Real - who I adopted as my Spanish team because of the Leeds >> connection, and can't quote drop despite subsequently learning about the >> whole Franco thing - will hammer them in the final. >> >> Come to think of it, I don't give them much chance against Bayern either. >> >> Ed. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
