Mozzer
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Post by Mozzer on Sept 18, 2024 13:48:12 GMT
In fairness to the players, this is nothing to do with their choices. As noted above, it's the League and FA Cup games that are likely to be dropped to accommodate the demands, despite the fact English football has rolled over so that a select few can get even richer from European games. I also don't blame the players for what they earn. If the money's sloshing around from the commercial deals, it's only right that the people responsible for providing the actual 'product' take their fair cut of it.
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Post by countybumpkin on Sept 18, 2024 21:38:31 GMT
Football now is played at such a higher intensity than it was even in the 90s; players are constantly pushing their bodies as far as they're able to, so when more and more games are being added to that, it takes more of a toll and we see more and more injuries that may not have happened in times gone by. We keep being told that because of comparisons between eras. Doubt anybody who played at the top in previous eras would agree especially those who had to play with pain killing injections just to get a competative team on the pitch. Could the bodies of todays players take the kickings players got back then. I agree with that, that they can’t take a kicking these days but players are much more like athletes now. I watched the 66 World Cup Final again recently and the players literally looked like old men playing a testimonial and that was the absolute pinnacle of the game at the time.
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Post by timberwolf on Sept 19, 2024 7:46:37 GMT
We keep being told that because of comparisons between eras. Doubt anybody who played at the top in previous eras would agree especially those who had to play with pain killing injections just to get a competative team on the pitch. Could the bodies of todays players take the kickings players got back then. I agree with that, that they can’t take a kicking these days but players are much more like athletes now. I watched the 66 World Cup Final again recently and the players literally looked like old men playing a testimonial and that was the absolute pinnacle of the game at the time. Always think when you look at team photographs from the 20,s to the 50,s they look like an over 35 veterans squads. My old man is on a couple but looked younger 30 years later even with thinning on the top and a broader waistline.
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