Comments on: Stop telling me what to think http://www.ericpz.com/soccer/stop-telling-me-what-to-think/ Many wonder what's going on in my head...most wonder if anything is going on, here's a place to find out. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:41:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Kevin Mulvey http://www.ericpz.com/soccer/stop-telling-me-what-to-think/comment-page-1/#comment-1800 Kevin Mulvey Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:52:49 +0000 http://www.ericpz.com/?p=3050#comment-1800 You're so right about Cohen. The attacks on him were so viscious and also racially motivated....one of the e-mails read out on the last broadcast was "Scousers 1 Yids 0". The small-mindedness of people attacking his right to speak freely and provocatively on an admittedly controversial topic has cost two pioneeers their livelihood and has cost North American fans their richest and their only daily source of football news. I have to have music or even public radio or the dreaded CNN on my Sirius now...and I had plenty of other sources for those. I don't agree about Beckham. Yes he did raise the profile of the game here and yes it needed raising and yes he can still play....but it's all about opinions, innit, and that's why the Cohen saga is so sad !! Great article! You’re so right about Cohen. The attacks on him were so viscious and also racially motivated….one of the e-mails read out on the last broadcast was “Scousers 1 Yids 0″. The small-mindedness of people attacking his right to speak freely and provocatively on an admittedly controversial topic has cost two pioneeers their livelihood and has cost North American fans their richest and their only daily source of football news. I have to have music or even public radio or the dreaded CNN on my Sirius now…and I had plenty of other sources for those.
I don’t agree about Beckham. Yes he did raise the profile of the game here and yes it needed raising and yes he can still play….but it’s all about opinions, innit, and that’s why the Cohen saga is so sad !!

Great article!

]]> By: mj http://www.ericpz.com/soccer/stop-telling-me-what-to-think/comment-page-1/#comment-1799 mj Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:46:43 +0000 http://www.ericpz.com/?p=3050#comment-1799 1 - i agree ... we call it soccer ... when i'm in the uk i call it football ... and will usually refer to it as football with you and a few others ... but it's still soccer ... and it's soccer in australia too ... 2 - beckham's not a complete waste ... but the sad thing is ... more young girls play soccer here than all other sports COMBINED (and i know it's at the top or one of for boys) ... it's called AYSO ... but there's nothing really after it ... other sports are encouraged for the girls and their choices are usually limited ... but i should get back to what i was gonna say ... beckham sparked an interest in some people who only knew the name and not the game ... but it reminded me of 1995 ... after the world cup ... there are more people who recognize it ... but it's still not and will never be a top 3 sport here ... let's just accept this ... 3 - we can list too many tragedies involving football/soccer ... there are about 6 that come to mind immediately for me ... some even from central and south america and not just europe ... but people make STUPID comments all the time ... and there is such a desperation to be pc in society that expressing an opinion and not backing down will lead to your dismissal ... oh well ... couple of things ... i can't stand cohen and that other clown or their completely ludicrous call in or the radio show ... nor 95% of the fsc commentators ... i don't mind jeremy st. louis and that other guy that i can't think of his name right now (no not christian) ... but the ONLY guy on fsc that has a clue is bobby mcmahon ... and max bretos needs to STFU ... sucks i can't watch the champions league in hd anymore ... espn you SUCK !!! espn you do NOT suck ... because you now have the early sat morning and some monday/weds matches and you scored a deal the day before the epl started ... THANK YOU ... and you have the same sky commentators, and not your own ... which brings me to that ... espn ... YOU SUCK again ... 1/2 your studio and commentators are alright ... but the other half ... please no ... i will rant another time ... but here's a short list of the worst 1 - marcelo balboa - you were an AWESOME player for us ... but please do NOT EVER, FUCKING NEVER AGAIN comment on a match ... i beg you ... and i think i won't ever have to listen to you again because you're working for telemundo/mun2 ... and any match on telemundo i'm gonna ALWAYS listen to andreas cantor and whomever else IN SPANISH because they care about the game and actually are enthused about it .. 2 - john harkes - just stay in the studio and comment there ... no live matches for you ... you have some good things to say there ... 3 - that guy, i can't remember his name, who did the euro coverage last year ... the one you set up as your lead guy ... 4 - rob stone ... you just suck ... please do those other sports and not soccer/football ... here's a few i like 1 - shaka hislop ... he played the game ... he was a great keeper and has a clue ... 2 - alexei lalas ... but please stay in the studio ... 3 - even though i think i'll get some flack for this ... i like derek rae ... tommy smyth ... jp dellacamera ... they CARE about the game and you can hear it when they talk ... i have a huge list on either side ... but this is just my 2¢ ... no change needed ... thanks for the forum ... from the one true united fan you know to the only person i know who supports ipswich town ... 1 - i agree … we call it soccer … when i’m in the uk i call it football … and will usually refer to it as football with you and a few others … but it’s still soccer … and it’s soccer in australia too …

2 - beckham’s not a complete waste … but the sad thing is … more young girls play soccer here than all other sports COMBINED (and i know it’s at the top or one of for boys) … it’s called AYSO … but there’s nothing really after it … other sports are encouraged for the girls and their choices are usually limited … but i should get back to what i was gonna say …

beckham sparked an interest in some people who only knew the name and not the game … but it reminded me of 1995 … after the world cup … there are more people who recognize it … but it’s still not and will never be a top 3 sport here … let’s just accept this …

3 - we can list too many tragedies involving football/soccer … there are about 6 that come to mind immediately for me … some even from central and south america and not just europe … but people make STUPID comments all the time … and there is such a desperation to be pc in society that expressing an opinion and not backing down will lead to your dismissal … oh well …

couple of things …

i can’t stand cohen and that other clown or their completely ludicrous call in or the radio show … nor 95% of the fsc commentators … i don’t mind jeremy st. louis and that other guy that i can’t think of his name right now (no not christian) … but the ONLY guy on fsc that has a clue is bobby mcmahon … and max bretos needs to STFU …

sucks i can’t watch the champions league in hd anymore … espn you SUCK !!!

espn you do NOT suck … because you now have the early sat morning and some monday/weds matches and you scored a deal the day before the epl started … THANK YOU …

and you have the same sky commentators, and not your own … which brings me to that … espn … YOU SUCK again … 1/2 your studio and commentators are alright … but the other half … please no … i will rant another time … but here’s a short list of the worst

1 - marcelo balboa - you were an AWESOME player for us … but please do NOT EVER, FUCKING NEVER AGAIN comment on a match … i beg you … and i think i won’t ever have to listen to you again because you’re working for telemundo/mun2 … and any match on telemundo i’m gonna ALWAYS listen to andreas cantor and whomever else IN SPANISH because they care about the game and actually are enthused about it ..

2 - john harkes - just stay in the studio and comment there … no live matches for you … you have some good things to say there …

3 - that guy, i can’t remember his name, who did the euro coverage last year … the one you set up as your lead guy …

4 - rob stone … you just suck … please do those other sports and not soccer/football …

here’s a few i like

1 - shaka hislop … he played the game … he was a great keeper and has a clue …

2 - alexei lalas … but please stay in the studio …

3 - even though i think i’ll get some flack for this … i like derek rae … tommy smyth … jp dellacamera … they CARE about the game and you can hear it when they talk …

i have a huge list on either side … but this is just my 2¢ … no change needed …

thanks for the forum … from the one true united fan you know to the only person i know who supports ipswich town …

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