Billy Whitehurst

Paully D · 21-04-2011 1:33pm #1

For those who think Gattuso and these modern day footballers are ''hard men'', have a read of this:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/may/18/seven-deadly-sins-hard-man-billy-whitehurst

Back in the days when football was a real man's game, none of this diving and prancing around. These days it might as well be a non-contact sport. It's ruined by money too.

How I'd love the game to go back to the way it was

OhNoYouDidn't · 21-04-2011 1:40pm

I'm not sure I buy into all this nostalgia. Is he any 'harder' than De Jong or the likes?

Look at the EC final for example.

Bodhisopha · 21-04-2011 1:41pm

Gatusso KO RD2

super_furry · 21-04-2011 1:50pm

He's no Bert Trautmann.

Paully D · 21-04-2011 4:46pm

Bodhisopha wrote: »

Gatusso KO RD2

Absolutely no chance, he'd have his eyes gouged out after about 10 seconds :pac:

nullzero · 21-04-2011 4:53pm

Paully D wrote: »

For those who think Gattuso and these modern day footballers are ''hard men'', have a read of this:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/may/18/seven-deadly-sins-hard-man-billy-whitehurst

Back in the days when football was a real man's game, none of this diving and prancing around. These days it might as well be a non-contact sport. It's ruined by money too.

How I'd love the game to go back to the way it was

So much for those cold Tuesday nights in Stoke then:pac:

Billy Whitehurst

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