Scott7 6,002 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, Uilleam said: @compo to manage it: too old to interfere with the fillies I wouldn’t bank on that. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malangsob 1,264 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, Gonzo79 said: I think there must be a point when you get to a certain level of fitness where muscles are more easily damaged. Some of the players 30+ years ago got booted all over the pitch but barely missed a game, whereas now the slightest knock can have someone out for weeks. They certainly didn't have the same muscle tone the players nowadays do but maybe that's why they were more resilient. Well, If you train no contact, tippy tappy fitba...sure. In American football we call it 'hittin shape'. You run two a days in the summer beatin the ever lovin shit out of each other for two months. Your body acclimates to the violence. It literally toughens. By the time you start the season you are ready to tackle a tractor. Did guys get hurt? Yes...but the vast majority built up. Back in the day when they used to actually play soccer, like men, this was the same. Tackling was actually tackling, you fought for possession, it was a man's game, not some no touch prancing theater and VAR. Now if a guy shows his studs to the sun or has a beer during Christmas it's the end of the world. Sanitized, safe, lame. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil's advocaat 1,541 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Away and chase yersel, American fitba is aboot 5 mins actual 'play' across 4 hours of drivel, and they wear bigger shoulder pads than dynasty and dallas combined! 🤣🤣🤣 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malangsob 1,264 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 2 hours ago, CammyF said: Did you ever watch John McDonald play for us? He wasn't nicknamed "submarine" for nothing..... No, I was consumed with the Dallas Cowboys and Tony Dorsett back in those days. But looking him up he played during an era where they actually played the game. Is this the man? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,292 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 10 minutes ago, Malangsob said: Tackling was actually tackling, you fought for possession, it was a man's game, not some no touch prancing theater and VAR. Like building an immunity. I agree, to an extent. The human body is an amazing thing ....before you hit your mid 30s. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,030 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I wonder what the odds are of someone coming back injured 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
onevision 1,568 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 8 hours ago, compo said: I wonder what the odds are of someone coming back injured I'm sure the bookies have closed the book 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMc 2,750 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 12 hours ago, CammyF said: Did you ever watch John McDonald play for us? He wasn't nicknamed "submarine" for nothing..... His nickname was 'Polaris' to be precise. Which not only dates me but also the UK's nuclear deterrent programme too. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutton_blows_goats 5,329 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 9 hours ago, compo said: I wonder what the odds are of someone coming back injured I'd love to know a bookie taking bets 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fa1833 224 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) let’s hope we don’t talk to much either lol Brown is bitter as they come 🤣 https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/celtic-stay-quiet-and-rangers-talk-too-much-scott-brown-stirs-old-firm-pot-with-no-holds-barred-derby-assessment-4473722 Edited January 12 by Fa1833 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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