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Re: How the Premier League Compares to the First Division

TheScout — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:22:53 -0000

Well...the kits were bloody awful for sure ! :) Seriously though, the football on display did not look vastly inferior to what's played today. That Everton side of the mid-80s looked as complete and capable of either griding it out or playing "liquid football" as any team in the Prem today. I'll have to track down some DVDs or VHS tapes of matches at some point and do a full comparison.

Re: How the Premier League Compares to the First Division

Joe — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:12:33 -0000

2 things that everyone else also sees:

1) the intensity of the fans and the density of the crowds. It sure looks like bigger and livelier crowds.

2) the intensity and passion of the players, especially the Everton-Bayern match. I'd like to find a tape of that whole match.

Re: How the Premier League Compares to the First Division

No39thGame — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:58:09 -0000

Give me the 3rd world countries' leagues any day over the sanitised predictable Prem.

Re: How the Premier League Compares to the First Division

dragonki2012 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:23:01 -0000

A lot more passion coming from the fan's and maybe that's the reason for all the riots.

I believe that the International games back in the '70's and '80's were far more fast paced and the players played for their country as if they were fighting for it.

The First Division isn't near what the Premier League is because of all the revenue, more fans, no violence. But the First Division was far more interesting to watch, points wise, you know?

I could watch the table change week-to-week, I saw Arsenal and Man utd at the top one week and then later they weren't near the top.
It's weird.

Not being racist here and I'm sure they were(back in the day) But I saw no Black players on the pitch, what's up with that?

Not to mention that all the players were British.

I like the Premier League more than the First Division, and everyone's opinion will differ, but it's what I've grown up watching and the First Division reminds me of leagues in 3rd world countries, if you've ever seen those kind of games, you'd understand.