Danny Blanchflower's quote ringing in my ears

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  1. Met

    Metatarsal Well-Known Member

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    "The game is about glory. It’s about doing things in style, with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom."

    Its a fair reflection of what it feels like at Oakwell for me at the moment. Even more frustrating as I think the team is being held back by the system being played. Football always used to be a simple game.
     
    Metatarsal, Oct 22, 2015
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    Totally agree. No atmosphere at Oakwell cos we're all slowly dying of boredom...
     
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    It still is a simple game. In reality it's more simple than it ever was but people are dressing it up as being more "technical".
     
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    Yep. So much analysis and strategy we seem to forget to play football.
     
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    The eye watering salaries in the whole football industry have to be justified somehow.
     
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