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The Carnival of Football 1st edition

posted by oldgame on July 31, 2006
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6 Responses to “The Carnival of Football 1st edition”>>

Ahmed Bilal said,

July 31, 2006 @ 11:57 am

Interesting pick for best post. Just a couple of observations:

a) The author of the post is an arsenal fan, and hates ashley cole and tottenham in equal measures.

b) If you believe that Damien Duff is not moving to Tottenham because he would be betraying the fans, you’re also saying that Sheva moved to Chelsea for his family and that Emerson moved to Barca so that his kids could see him play with Ronaldinho and Eto’o.

My point is, you can’t trust what a footballer is saying because when there is money involved, people will make up all sorts of completely plausible excuses to show that it’s about anything else but the money. The author of the post knows this, so my guess is that he’s using this to vent about Ashley Cole, not to exhort the virtues of one Damien Duff (who in fact also said that he came to Newcastle because of the fans - which is a bit more believable considering the rabid support the Geordies have).

So either you picked blogfc because they have a big following and you want them to host the next carnival, or you failed to read into the background of the post itself.

Other than that mate, excellent idea again :) and I hope it will be successful. Will link to you today.

oldgame said,

July 31, 2006 @ 12:31 pm

Ahmed,

Fair points made!

In regards to a) I didnt realise he was a gooner and understand that there is likely to be bias in this post!

b) In this world we live in I would like to think that some people do things for the right reasons, even footballers. I take your point regarding the BS that makes footballers sound good to the press and divert the attention from the real issues. I hope he is successful at Newcastle, whatever his real reasons for moving.

I hold my hands up and say I should have looked into this blog a bit further ;)
However we can’t get it right all the time and the carnival should increase in quality over time, as the season gets underway!

On The Pitch said,

July 31, 2006 @ 3:12 pm

Soccer Carnival Time…

I know they say too much of a good thing can be bad for you, but hey - two soccer blog carnivals on the same day! Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!
The American Soccer Carnival hits its 3rd edition over at The Fool’s Prerogative with a number of …

Ahmed Bilal said,

July 31, 2006 @ 3:33 pm

heh

agree to point b. here’s something worth reading:

http://www.caughtoffside.com/why-do-we-expect-loyalty.html

I’m not too sure that blogging carnivals can be successful in a news-type sector, but it’s worth trying :)

Carnival of American Soccer » Blog Archive » See the Carnival of American Soccer #3 said,

July 31, 2006 @ 5:28 pm

[…] It should also be noted that the The Carnival of Football #1 is up over at “It’s a Funny Old Game.”  See, we may have faired poorly in the World Cup, but at least the USA struck first in terms of Soccer Carnivals.  Posted by dcenters Filed in Uncategorized […]

Football News Roundup - August 01 > SoccerLens said,

August 1, 2006 @ 7:42 am

[…] Important things first. Afunnyoldgame.com held a blogging carnival last week, and if you are starved for football news and new reading material, this is definitely one of the best ways to get editorially-reviewed sites on your plate (no mucking about in NewsNow through trash). Read all about it here. […]

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