tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post5100138772186300982..comments2024-03-29T06:48:00.592+11:00Comments on Walter Pless on Association Football: A lesson from the pastWalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11493237569003662448noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-60762153550196196812009-12-22T11:23:22.833+11:002009-12-22T11:23:22.833+11:00Rangers President: Thanks very much. Yes, I knew t...Rangers President: Thanks very much. Yes, I knew that Eoin is George's son. I might try & get in touch some time.Brian Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12765994963955067160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-89067422109688429802009-12-22T10:01:42.143+11:002009-12-22T10:01:42.143+11:00Brian Young Eoin Dales lives in Launceston (has fo...Brian Young Eoin Dales lives in Launceston (has for many years now) and is retired.<br /><br />He presents the George Dale Medal each season for the Northern Best and Fairest, which was named in honour of his late fatherRANGERS PRESIDENThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187377762543296200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-80808397220317559752009-12-12T15:16:29.753+11:002009-12-12T15:16:29.753+11:00Brian, I was there, too, and while I generally agr...Brian, I was there, too, and while I generally agree with you in that we sometimes exaggerate past attendances because our memories don't always serve us well, the figure of 1,200 is there in ink in my notebook. I think it must be an official figure. Such figures were available in those days because actual tickets were issued at the gate for such games and receipts recorded.Walternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-49566185573354463172009-12-12T15:09:27.043+11:002009-12-12T15:09:27.043+11:00I was at the game .
I beleive 1200 is a bit optom...I was at the game .<br /><br />I beleive 1200 is a bit optomistic howver the passing years have dulled the senses.Brian Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605607543398994203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-54605317407998510762009-12-11T19:33:53.432+11:002009-12-11T19:33:53.432+11:00I can not understand this statistic walter, given ...I can not understand this statistic walter, given current debates, apart from the possible explanation that in those days people would watch football for footballs sake if it was good. magnificent thought that people came out to watch FOOTBALL regardless.<br /><br />As an aside I have just watched a bootleg dvd from friend in hong kong of "the damned united" about my idol and although biased would say the best football film I have ever seen and confirms the view of general football fans the man is a genius. he should have been bottled and kept at the "land of milk and honey up the M1 at a little place called Derby".<br /><br />He would not have got a licence from FFT though. <br /><br />Interesting to see Muhammad Ali said he wanted to know why he didn't have the biggest mouth in world sport.<br /><br />I'd love to see a sportsmans night with Brian and a bit of cannon fodder like Sheedy, Barassi etc.<br /><br />In my opinion apart from Renus Michels who he would have confronted in the 1973 european cup final if the referee wasn't bought (admitted 20 years later) one of the last great football master coaches. definetly not an observer or babysitter for players who didn't cut the mustard,<br /><br />All football fans should watch and appreciate his vision, passion and no nonsense approach to "total football".Richard Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11279018136372849497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-75168771146433466522009-12-11T18:38:45.441+11:002009-12-11T18:38:45.441+11:00Does anyone know what happened to Eoin Dale [Georg...Does anyone know what happened to Eoin Dale [George Town]? He was a good friend before I left Tasmania in mid-1974 to work oversea for 13 years.Brian Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12765994963955067160noreply@blogger.com