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A few Blades connections on here -
http://www.thefa.com/News/2013/oct/~/media/A3340A58E70245C2BCF8F35142994BD8.ashx
http://www.thefa.com/News/2013/oct/~/media/A3340A58E70245C2BCF8F35142994BD8.ashx
FA 150th Anniversary Tube Map
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UnitedBlade
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Bertie Mee to Bill Shankley, how much does that cost these days ?
BladeFisher
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God knows how we can have Fabrice Muamba and not Tony Currie. Anyway he is on the wrong line!
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Makes a bit more sense when you look at the key (bottom left) as the colours of the lines equate to Managers, Goalkeepers etc
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An young British artist (Gavin Turk???? (massive guess) ) did one about 15 years ago with names of prime ministers or something and the world and his wife have jumped on the bandwagon since. The first one was interesting for about 30 seconds till you realised that it made little sense and the connexions were spurious. Now the FA think its different (not being gallery goers), yawn, its as original as "Keep Calm and Carry On".
Nothing to see here.
Nothing to see here.
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He's on the dark green line which is the correct one for central defenders.
Can't fathom how someone like Perryman can be included, but not Currie.
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Just looked up the REAL original. It was by Harry Beck, he had been an electrician I think and that is why he rationalised it into something resembling a circuit diagram.
It is topological* NOT topographical therefore easier to read. The Football Association's effort is appropriately enough worth sweet FA.
I mean correct me if I'm wrong...
*c.f. Knot Theory etc.
It is topological* NOT topographical therefore easier to read. The Football Association's effort is appropriately enough worth sweet FA.
I mean correct me if I'm wrong...
*c.f. Knot Theory etc.
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Yaaaaaawwwwwwwn
He's on several lines. That's how the map works! Hammersmith is on four different lines, for example (represented here by Gareth Bale, it seems). If Gareth Bale doesn't fit all four criteria then he shouldn't be positioned there.
This map is stupid. I'm not wasting any more time on it!
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Different people probably read it in different ways. To me it looks like he's on the dark green line.
But I agree. The map is stupid.
mattbianco1
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They'll have put him in based on what happened. Why's he on the wrong line? He's an English Midfielder.
mattbianco1
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No he's not. He's on the green Central Defenders line
Yeah but as I said above, some stations are actually on multiple lines. That's kinda the point of the entire map. So those players are also on multiple lines and should meet all the criteria.
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But they dont (Gary Linekar also being on teh Green "Central Defender" line the most glaring example) and thus the map, whilst superficially cool, is actually a crock of old shit...
mattbianco1
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If they had managed to get it 100% right i.e. Des Walker on Full Back and Centre Back line that would be awesome.
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Quite right, Vorpal. Beck was an unemployed electrical draughtsman and got paid 5 Guineas for his efforts in 1930 (since copied on subway maps across the world).
Every time the Underground changed, Beck changed his map & re-submitted it to the powers-that-be, who were getting fed up with Beck's cxonstant badgering.
They finally severed the connection on the grounds that, although a design masterpiece and easy for tourists to read, it wasn't geographically accurate (!).
The original map has Wimbledon where Andy Thorn appears on this new map (bottom of the District Line) and South Wimbledon where Dave Beasant appears (penultimate stop on the bottom end of the Northern Line) - a clear gap where hardly any appears.
Selly
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It would, and I'd actually be happy if they only had Walker as a Centre Back, as thats where he played the majority of his career.
But blatent incorrectness (like Linekar) is inexcusable. Lothar Mattheus would have been a much better fit...
Just seen, Pele, is also on the Central Defneders line, I mean, come on!
Selly
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Viv Anderson? Surely Jags is one of the few defenders who could legitimately be on the defenders and goalkeepers lines.
And I'm fairly sure Paulo Maldini wasn't female. He might have had long hair and been a bit of a girl when tackled, but which players aren't like that? For that matter, the same could be said of Garry Mabbut, Michael Owen, Mark Schwarzer, Jimmy Dickinson, Denis Bergkamp and Theo Walcott (all on the light blue women players line)
Send it back, marked 'Must try harder'
And I'm fairly sure Paulo Maldini wasn't female. He might have had long hair and been a bit of a girl when tackled, but which players aren't like that? For that matter, the same could be said of Garry Mabbut, Michael Owen, Mark Schwarzer, Jimmy Dickinson, Denis Bergkamp and Theo Walcott (all on the light blue women players line)
Send it back, marked 'Must try harder'
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This is much better. Lines represent London clubs, stations are players. Intersections where players have played for both clubs. Knocks the FA's bandwagon jumping, half-baked effort into a cocked hat.
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Ah but they've goofed. Surely the only defenders who are goalkeepers are people like Jags. Forwards would be Woodward and Pele.
mattbianco1
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"Technically" He's not though is he. When you get into a station the tannoy says "Change here for Victoria Line" etc..
So really, if you're on the Defenders line the train will go "Change here for the attackers line".
Selly
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No it won`t, I can get "on" at Pele and ride the Defenders line through Gay Linker and end up at Platini.
Thats plainly bollocks. Every single person on thegreen line should have been a Central Defender. Those on Green and yellow should have been Central Defenders and Giants of the World Cup
FFS, Ian fucking Rush is on the Giants of the World Cup line and Wales haven`t even qualified for a tournament since 1954.
Its a wonderful idea, buts its clearly been created by someone who doesn`t know/care about its accuracy.
It's akin to stating that Han Solo is the best captain in the Star Trek universe - its just wrong at the most basic level
1958
And they didn't even qualify properly then. They came 2nd in their qualifying group , but then in the Asian section, no-one would play Israel. As it was felt Israel couldn't get through without playing a game, all of the group runners up went into a hat to draw out one to play Israel. Wales won, beat Israel home and away and qualified.
blade too long
we go again
so I can get the tube direct to Robbie Fowlers house now ?
mattbianco1
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It is bollocks obviously but. Still quite cool.
Look at Gareth Bale... Referee, Midfielder, Giant of World Cup & Central Defender.
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