"T i m" wrote in message
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So it's exactly what I said then,

No it isn't.

it's all down to money

Money is necessary to attract the most talented players.

Only players with severe learning difficulties or those who
hadn't come to the attention of an agent, would willingly
do for nothing something for which they could be paid
thousands of pounds per week

and little to do with 'the beautiful game'?

Your idea of "the beautiful game" you mean.

Games played exclusively by players with severe learning
difficulties, playing for nothing, possibly in front of crowds
paying thousands of pounds for the priviledge of watching
them.


michael adams

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Cheers, T i m

On Tue, 5 Sep 2017 13:43:52 +0100, "michael adams"
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"T i m" wrote in message
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So it's exactly what I said then,

No it isn't.

it's all down to money

Money is necessary to attract the most talented players.

Ok ... and they want the most talented players because ... that will
attract more spectators and that means more money though the
turnstiles and that means they can afford fancy stadiums to attract
more money from fewer spectators to be able to pay higher wages to
attact better players to attract more money ... that even fewer people
can watch without having to pay?

What you are saying is no one wants just play football for fun any
more ... or just that you (personally) wouldn't get any pleasure from
watching such?

Only players with severe learning difficulties or those who
hadn't come to the attention of an agent, would willingly
do for nothing something for which they could be paid
thousands of pounds per week

And so nicely reinforcing it's only about money.

The truth of course is there are thousands of people competing and
partaking in all sorts of activities from running to car racing who
are doing so at their own cost and for their own fun. Yes they might
have some followers / spectators but likely only their friends or
family or just fellow competitors..

and little to do with 'the beautiful game'?

Your idea of "the beautiful game" you mean.

Not mine, 'the'. So, go back to it's origins ... was it invented as a
means of making vast amounts of money or making it's players obscenely
rich?

I'm guessing you wouldn't be attending any 'anti capitalist' rallies
wearing your team shirt?

Games played exclusively by players with severe learning
difficulties, playing for nothing, possibly in front of crowds
paying thousands of pounds for the priviledge of watching
them.

Eh?

Cheers, T i m

"T i m" wrote in message
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Not mine, 'the'. So, go back to it's origins ... was it invented as a
means of making vast amounts of money or making it's players obscenely
rich?

No need, as the players were rich already. Association Football
was originally codified ( see The Cambridge Rules ) so as to allow
public schoolboys from various schools which played their own
version of the game to be able to play one another.

So given your deep seated knowledge of the game and its history,
you much clearly much prefer the days when soccer was the exclusive
preserve of public schoolboys.


michael adams

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news http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41136788

From the link

"Nine more points are needed for Gordon Strachan's side to have a
chance of pipping
Slovakia to second spot and that possible play-off berth."

If Scotland fail to beat Malta but get a draw, and get six points by
beating Slovakia and Slovenia* that gives them 18 points with a
present GD of 2. All Slovakia have to do is beat Malta at home
to end up with 18 points with a present GD of 9. And this is
regardless of how Slovakia do in their other match.

how can a GD possibly be "regardless of how they do in the other match"?

At present Slovakia have a GD advantage of 7 over Scotland
- 9 as against 2.

And this is without taking into account any further GD advantage
Slovakia should accrue as result of beating Malta in their
final match.

but for the points total to remain same Slovakia will have to lose to Malta

Which has always been the case; see above - "All Slovakia have to do
is beat Malta at home".

It's always been theoretically possible that Malta could win their
final match and that Scotland could win their last match by such a
large margin as to achieve a better GD than Slovakia.

Possible but highly unlikely. Which is why Scotland are stuffed,
and the headline is correct.


michael adams

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But it's fun letting them think they have a chance.
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bert