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Phoenix Ownership - Rob says FTFFA (Part 2)

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Posted February 21, 2016 08:25 · last edited March 18, 2021 07:34

sthn.jeff wrote:
Ryan wrote:
sthn.jeff wrote:
Ryan wrote:

The thing is that the a league is a good league and not miles away from the premier league, at that level the difference between a premier league player and an a league player comes down to small percentages. Half a step quicker, a fraction of a second faster at making a decision, releasing a pass sightly earlier, etc.

That gave me a good chuckle

why? The difference between someone who is good and some one who is very good is just fractions. We're not comparing the gut who plays indoor football for his office social club and premier league players here, we're comparing two lots of professionals. The sum of the differences is greater than the parts.

ok. I will play along. How many of  the  very very very good players that have played in the A league have gone on to make a fist of it in the PL ?  Surely if it was as close as you suggest there would be a few now? 

Compare that to the number of struggling pros or jouneymen from lower levels who have come the  other way and done very well in the A League . Ifill probably top of that list

Jedinak the only one I can think of. And he went via Turkey and signed for Palace when they were in the championship.

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sthn.jeff wrote:
Ryan wrote:
sthn.jeff wrote:
Ryan wrote:

The thing is that the a league is a good league and not miles away from the premier league, at that level the difference between a premier league player and an a league player comes down to small percentages. Half a step quicker, a fraction of a second faster at making a decision, releasing a pass sightly earlier, etc.

That gave me a good chuckle
why? The difference between someone who is good and some one who is very good is just fractions. We're not comparing the gut who plays indoor football for his office social club and premier league players here, we're comparing two lots of professionals. The sum of the differences is greater than the parts.
ok. I will play along. How many of  the  very very very good players that have played in the A league have gone on to make a fist of it in the PL ?  Surely if it was as close as you suggest there would be a few now? 

Compare that to the number of struggling pros or jouneymen from lower levels who have come the  other way and done very well in the A League . Ifill probably top of that list

Jedinak the only one I can think of. And he went via Turkey and signed for Palace when they were in the championship.