pete 318 Posted February 8, 2022 Interesting programme on Netflix concerning football in the 18th Century. The early years of the fa cup and the rise of proffesionalism and the decline of the of the public school influence in football. Within the background of the English class system. Downton Abbey meets MOTD. It is really good worth a view. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,707 Posted February 8, 2022 Back when football was a working class sport and not a trumped up superstar show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted February 8, 2022 25 minutes ago, pete said: 18th Century I think I'd prefer one about football in the 19th century 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted February 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, canarydan23 said: I think I'd prefer one about football in the 19th century 😉 Pop down to Portman Road. They love history about football. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 2,405 Posted February 8, 2022 30 minutes ago, pete said: football in the 18th Century Do you mean the 19th Century? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiScot 1,443 Posted February 8, 2022 I liked the change from a more rugby style tactic of charging forward with the ball in groups to actually passing the ball about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Google Bot 3,274 Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Back when football was a working class sport and not a trumped up superstar show. Do we have a working class anymore? To me working class meant you got a sore lug hole if you left the bathroom light on when coming downstairs! 🙂 That said, when I was younger, I can't remember many people talking halftime over the pros and cons of a double pivot midfield within a 4-2-3-1 system operating behind a lone number 10 versus that of a narrower 4-4-2 formation at half-time. The price of pies was considered quite a classy topic, ...or having clean trainers. Edited February 8, 2022 by Google Bot 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,707 Posted February 8, 2022 15 minutes ago, Google Bot said: Do we have a working class anymore? To me working class meant you got a sore lug hole if you left the bathroom light on when coming downstairs! 🙂 That said, when I was younger, I can't remember many people talking halftime over the pros and cons of a double pivot midfield within a 4-2-3-1 system operating behind a lone number 10 versus that of a narrower 4-4-2 formation at half-time. The price of pies was considered quite a classy topic, ...or having clean trainers. Back when working class meant down the mines or working on the fields of course 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted February 8, 2022 35 minutes ago, KiwiScot said: I liked the change from a more rugby style tactic of charging forward with the ball in groups to actually passing the ball about. The early days of Farkeball Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mengo 822 Posted February 8, 2022 5 hours ago, Google Bot said: Do we have a working class anymore? To me working class meant you got a sore lug hole if you left the bathroom light on when coming downstairs! 🙂 That said, when I was younger, I can't remember many people talking halftime over the pros and cons of a double pivot midfield within a 4-2-3-1 system operating behind a lone number 10 versus that of a narrower 4-4-2 formation at half-time. The price of pies was considered quite a classy topic, ...or having clean trainers. And nobody argued or got stroppy on social media because there was none No Google to find the answers . How life has changed and our game has been stolen from us. Where's Robin Hood when you need him ffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JB 115 Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) That was a superb series. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Completely unrelatable to the modern game though in all but the basic rules. Edited February 9, 2022 by JB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobLoz3 492 Posted February 9, 2022 I watched it too. Really enjoyed it. Best footballers in the UK back then were Scottish... Who'd have thunk it? 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 4,914 Posted February 9, 2022 18 hours ago, KiwiScot said: I liked the change from a more rugby style tactic of charging forward with the ball in groups to actually passing the ball about. It was the Scots that invented the passing game. When they tried it first in an International match against England they were accused of cheating in the report by The Times. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Google Bot 3,274 Posted February 9, 2022 22 minutes ago, dylanisabaddog said: When they tried it first in an International match against England they were accused of cheating in the report by The Times. Wow, never knew that. Very interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 4,914 Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Google Bot said: Wow, never knew that. Very interesting. Read all about it Edited February 9, 2022 by dylanisabaddog 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mastoola 183 Posted February 9, 2022 On 08/02/2022 at 15:49, pete said: Interesting programme on Netflix concerning football in the 18th Century. The early years of the fa cup and the rise of proffesionalism and the decline of the of the public school influence in football. Within the background of the English class system. Downton Abbey meets MOTD. It is really good worth a view. Its very good Well worth watching Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
