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No I haven't. Are you struggling with definitions... again?

No you are. Suggesting that the player would be struggling to adapt to a different culture is putting yourself in his shoes and this is insular thinking, i.e. parochialism. I can just imagine him wandering around Sheffield like a lonely soul at 7 am looking for his equivalent of an all-day English breakfast then complaining there was no HP sauce when he found one.
 
To widen the discussion - why do we need so many foreign managers in English football?

Because they have modern revolutionary ideas, which is working really well for Huddersfield at the moment....................
 
Because they have modern revolutionary ideas, which is working really well for Huddersfield at the moment....................

They progressed a bit faster and a bit further than we did since we last played them Crabby!
 
No you are. Suggesting that the player would be struggling to adapt to a different culture is putting yourself in his shoes and this is insular thinking, i.e. parochialism.

Please could you read my posts before you challenge them? At no point did I suggest that foreign players would struggle to adapt to a different culture.

I was pointing out that, while all players (foriegn or domestic) have to adapt to new clubs, there are often more factors to consider when coming from a different country. That's not parochialism.
 
Please could you read my posts before you challenge them? At no point did I suggest that foreign players would struggle to adapt to a different culture.

Yep, I did as you suggested and its the same condescending crap you wrote before:

That's before the issue of players adapting: a new language, culture or style of football are just some of the pitfalls for potential foreign recruits to avoid.

The problem with parochialism is that it's an attribute people don't recognise in themselves simply because they are, well, erm, parochial.
 
Yep, I did as you suggested and its the same condescending crap you wrote before:



The problem with parochialism is that it's an attribute people don't recognise in themselves simply because they are, well, erm, parochial.

And I'll ask again; where did I suggest "that the player would be struggling to adapt to a different culture"?

Add parochialism to genocide on the list of words you don't know the meaning of...
 
And I'll ask again; where did I suggest "that the player would be struggling to adapt to a different culture"?

Add parochialism to genocide on the list of words you don't know the meaning of...

Nice tangent (you're good at that) but I'll stick to the subject. I've quoted the relevant passage of your post twice now so I'll not waste any more time doing it again. It's a pity Christmas has just passed or I would have bought you a dictionary. I'll save it for next year and engage you again when you've read it (and grown up a bit).
 
Nice tangent (you're good at that) but I'll stick to the subject. I've quoted the relevant passage of your post twice now so I'll not waste any more time doing it again. It's a pity Christmas has just passed or I would have bought you a dictionary. I'll save it for next year and engage you again when you've read it (and grown up a bit).

At no point during the passage you quoted did I say or infer that anyone would struggle. I said (and clarified again after) that there are simply more factors to consider for players moving internationally rather than domestically. To say so isn't parochial, it's a matter of fact.

I either haven't explained well enough, or you still don't understand the difference. Based on your track record, I'm going to assume it's the latter.

Also, the irony of calling me condescending in one post, then offering to to buy me a dictionary when I've grown up in the next is nothing short of hilarious - you've outdone yourself.
 
Also, the irony of calling me condescending in one post, then offering to to buy me a dictionary when I've grown up in the next is nothing short of hilarious - you've outdone yourself.

He's holding back on the Nazi jibe for now, but you can be pretty soon than the Hitler comparison will be along pretty soon....
 



He's holding back on the Nazi jibe for now, but you can be pretty soon than the Hitler comparison will be along pretty soon....

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Really. You've just explained what parochialism is.

Isn’t it just reasonable to suggest the average player with no experience of England or English football will face challenges that a player brought through the English system will not?

Of course every individual should be assessed according to their strengths and weaknesses, but part of the expense in setting up a wide scouting network is in being able to gather that information on many previously unknown individuals.

If we define parochial as narrow mindedness, that would need more evidence. Unless we think we should rely more on video evidence for making signings. It seems our management want to know about character as much as skill.
 
Don’t agree that McCabe is at fault for this but we really are a Brexit club if ever there was one.
 
He's holding back on the Nazi jibe for now, but you can be pretty soon than the Hitler comparison will be along pretty soon....

That's about the limit of your posting ability recently, piggy backing onto others like a giddy fanboy. Shame, you used to be half decent.
 
That's about the limit of your posting ability recently, piggy backing onto others like a giddy fanboy.

That's because I'm a giddy fanboy rather than a non-parochial free thinker like yourself.

Shame, you used to be half decent.

Sorry about that as it was never my intention to be 'half decent'.

I'll try to stick to the pro-KM agenda more rigidly in the future.
 
I guess I got bored waiting for you to respond to post #74 :rolleyes:

I did in #73 but you obviously didn't read it. Anyway, I was waiting for boy band member no. 3 to join in, you know, the Andrew Ridgely type who offers a bit of chorus but fuck all substance (you know who you are)!
 
I did in #73 but you obviously didn't read it. Anyway, I was waiting for boy band member no. 3 to join in, you know, the Andrew Ridgely type who offers a bit of chorus but fuck all substance (you know who you are)!

I didn't know you could time travel...
 



We tried to have a chinese team at one point with Hao Haidong & Sun Jihai I think a combined appearances of 12 with 1 goal and i think 1 red card too ! There was also Christian Nade!
 

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