Bagels
Well-Known Member
Country: Canada
I feel as though when discussing prior eras, discounting perception is entirely silly. Your understanding of any given period is of course based firstly on your perception of it, which is why when people describe these things the language tends towards the subjective.
I do also feel as though I have been reading and listening to the same conversations with the same points my entire life, across every period I’ve witnessed. It nearly makes one wonder whether the sport has been in decline since it’s inception. Or how much the nostalgia factor really plays for some - have we forgotten that English footy for e.g. was dominated by hoof and hope and crunching tackles? Or do we only remember The Arsenal and Manchester United running rampant, scoring great goals on the weekends?
This comes out even when discussing players of old, who despite their undoubted world class ability you would think never had a poor game, or forgot they were slagged off for seasons at a time, etc etc. The way many speak on players long retired vs. the way they spoke about them throughout their careers can be a funny thing to clock.
As these things have always happened, I have no doubt many will speak on this current era and the current top players similarly in the future.
Objectively comparing eras is borderline impossible, the parameters are all changed. That something is different does not make it any better or worse inherently.
In my view, it is enough to say the sport is ever evolving and changing, and that different people will have personally preferred (or not) “eras”. There will always be some who miss the past, some who enjoy the current and others who are excited for the future.
I do also feel as though I have been reading and listening to the same conversations with the same points my entire life, across every period I’ve witnessed. It nearly makes one wonder whether the sport has been in decline since it’s inception. Or how much the nostalgia factor really plays for some - have we forgotten that English footy for e.g. was dominated by hoof and hope and crunching tackles? Or do we only remember The Arsenal and Manchester United running rampant, scoring great goals on the weekends?
This comes out even when discussing players of old, who despite their undoubted world class ability you would think never had a poor game, or forgot they were slagged off for seasons at a time, etc etc. The way many speak on players long retired vs. the way they spoke about them throughout their careers can be a funny thing to clock.
As these things have always happened, I have no doubt many will speak on this current era and the current top players similarly in the future.
Objectively comparing eras is borderline impossible, the parameters are all changed. That something is different does not make it any better or worse inherently.
In my view, it is enough to say the sport is ever evolving and changing, and that different people will have personally preferred (or not) “eras”. There will always be some who miss the past, some who enjoy the current and others who are excited for the future.
