"Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

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Re: Socrates dies age 57

Postby CTID Hants » Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:33 am

Thought you meant Jonny Foreigner for a minute!
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Re: Socrates dies age 57

Postby ruralblue » Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:54 am

Jesus I thought the same then, thought thats why the chap had disappeared. Got that horrid gut sinking feeling. Please Svensational will you edit the title to 'footballer Socrates dies 57'.
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Re: Socrates dies age 57

Postby RodneyRodney » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:18 am

"O Dotouro" - One of the all time greats .
Clever,skillful, flamboyant. One the pillars of the '82 "Selecao" - the second best team in the entire history of the game. . .
A sad day.
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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby Socrates » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:50 am

I can confirm JF is alive and well and is only 45! Gutted at this news, took the username as it fit well being an admirer of the player and also sharing the name of the Greek philosopher known as the father of democracy yet not really democratic himself. Very sad, especially so as he reportedly was getting his act together :(
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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby Slim » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:51 am

Harold????

You call that a 20K speech?
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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby mr_nool » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:52 am

Socrates wrote:I can confirm JF is alive and well and is only 45! Gutted at this news, took the username as it fit well being an admirer of the player and also sharing the name of the Greek philosopher known as the father of democracy yet not really democratic himself. Very sad, especially so as he reportedly was getting his act together :(


you've been holding back for months preparing for that 20K post?
Welcome back, mate!
Socrates was probably my first ever football hero. Sad news.
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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby failsworthblue » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:54 am

A fantastic player who played in one of the greatest teams of all time, Brazil, 1982 World Cup.

A remember watching that goal against Italy and saying to all my mates it was one of the greatest goals I had ever seen.

Was really gutted when they lost that game.

RIP a true Genius
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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby Arjan Van Schotte » Sun Dec 04, 2011 12:33 pm

i saw him play for Garforth Town against Tadcaster Albion about 10 years ago - was hilarious.
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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby Socrates » Sun Dec 04, 2011 12:37 pm

mr_nool wrote:
Socrates wrote:I can confirm JF is alive and well and is only 45! Gutted at this news, took the username as it fit well being an admirer of the player and also sharing the name of the Greek philosopher known as the father of democracy yet not really democratic himself. Very sad, especially so as he reportedly was getting his act together :(


you've been holding back for months preparing for that 20K post?
Welcome back, mate!
Socrates was probably my first ever football hero. Sad news.


Had no idea it was my 20k! But announcing I'm not dead seems sadly appropriate!!!
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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby Ted Hughes » Sun Dec 04, 2011 12:47 pm

Socrates wrote:
mr_nool wrote:
Socrates wrote:I can confirm JF is alive and well and is only 45! Gutted at this news, took the username as it fit well being an admirer of the player and also sharing the name of the Greek philosopher known as the father of democracy yet not really democratic himself. Very sad, especially so as he reportedly was getting his act together :(


you've been holding back for months preparing for that 20K post?
Welcome back, mate!
Socrates was probably my first ever football hero. Sad news.


Had no idea it was my 20k! But announcing I'm not dead seems sadly appropriate!!!


Glad you're not dead.

They were saying before on the radio that Socrates (footballer) actually initiated a voting system with the Corinthians club, where they would have a vote on every aspect of the club; what time they would train, what players they would sign etc etc, all this during the time when Brazil was under a military dictatorship, as an example to the people of Brazil , so it seems he was somewhat democratic.

Bit of a special bloke I think.
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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby Socrates » Sun Dec 04, 2011 12:57 pm

Ted Hughes wrote:
Socrates wrote:
mr_nool wrote:
Socrates wrote:I can confirm JF is alive and well and is only 45! Gutted at this news, took the username as it fit well being an admirer of the player and also sharing the name of the Greek philosopher known as the father of democracy yet not really democratic himself. Very sad, especially so as he reportedly was getting his act together :(


you've been holding back for months preparing for that 20K post?
Welcome back, mate!
Socrates was probably my first ever football hero. Sad news.


Had no idea it was my 20k! But announcing I'm not dead seems sadly appropriate!!!


Glad you're not dead.

They were saying before on the radio that Socrates (footballer) actually initiated a voting system with the Corinthians club, where they would have a vote on every aspect of the club; what time they would train, what players they would sign etc etc, all this during the time when Brazil was under a military dictatorship, as an example to the people of Brazil , so it seems he was somewhat democratic.

Bit of a special bloke I think.


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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby RodneyRodney » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:33 pm

Socrates wrote:I can confirm JF is alive and well and is only 45! Gutted at this news, took the username as it fit well being an admirer of the player and also sharing the name of the Greek philosopher known as the [url]father of democracy[/url]yet not really democratic himself. Very sad, especially so as he reportedly was getting his act together :(


. . . That was Themistocles , not Socrates
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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby The Man In Blue » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:38 pm

RodneyRodney wrote:
Socrates wrote:I can confirm JF is alive and well and is only 45! Gutted at this news, took the username as it fit well being an admirer of the player and also sharing the name of the Greek philosopher known as the [url]father of democracy[/url]yet not really democratic himself. Very sad, especially so as he reportedly was getting his act together :(


. . . That was Themistocles , not Socrates


Ouch.
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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby Arjan Van Schotte » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:43 pm

RodneyRodney wrote:
Socrates wrote:I can confirm JF is alive and well and is only 45! Gutted at this news, took the username as it fit well being an admirer of the player and also sharing the name of the Greek philosopher known as the [url]father of democracy[/url]yet not really democratic himself. Very sad, especially so as he reportedly was getting his act together :(


. . . That was Themistocles , not Socrates


surely you're thinking of Kleisthenes?

anyway - welcome back jon. you've been missed.
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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby lets all have a disco » Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:07 pm

The coolest footballer ever,ever,ever,RIP.

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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby Slim » Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:08 pm

Didn't he come out and say that Messi was shit cause he'd never won a world cup?
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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby Arjan Van Schotte » Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:09 pm

Slim wrote:Didn't he come out and say that Messi was shit cause he'd never won a world cup?


who cares? he's dead.
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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby mr_nool » Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:19 pm

Arjan Van Schotte wrote:
Slim wrote:Didn't he come out and say that Messi was shit cause he'd never won a world cup?


who cares? he's dead.



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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby Slim » Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:23 pm

Arjan Van Schotte wrote:
Slim wrote:Didn't he come out and say that Messi was shit cause he'd never won a world cup?


who cares? he's dead.


hahahahaha, love it...awful taste of course and I am tutting madly over here and rolling my eyes, but mostly laughing.
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Re: "Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

Postby Kladze » Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:11 am

Truly great player. He and Eder provided the platform for that 1982 team which lit up football.
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