BBC: Is English football set for an Asian breakthrough?

[moseleyite]

I've posted this as Danny gets a name-check:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24532778

 

[Golden_Wolf]

Good stuff.

 

[Dewsburywolf]

Aren`t Korea , Japan & China in Asia any more?

And yes I did read the article where it actually mentions South Asia

 

[freezin]

Much like the black manager debate if they are good enough theyll make it.

Theres no doubt that muslims are at a disadvantage if they observe their fasting etc.
Physiologically speaking, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans are small races and football is becoming more about big athletes learning to play rather than footballers relying on the cornerstones of British and European game.

 

[derbyrameater]

Much like the black manager debate if they are good enough theyll make it.

Theres no doubt that muslims are at a disadvantage if they observe their fasting etc.
Physiologically speaking, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans are small races and football is becoming more about big athletes learning to play rather than footballers relying on the cornerstones of British and European game.

You can be good enough and still not get the job.

On average it is a few inches, and being an average there will those who are taller.

How tall is Iniesta?

 

[Dewsburywolf]

You can be good enough and still not get the job.

On average it is a few inches, and being an average there will those who are taller.

How tall is Iniesta?

5 foot 7
Same size as Xavi, Messi & Matt Jarvis

 

[MolineuxMixer]

Asians can't play football!

 

[Dewsburywolf]

Asians can't play football!

Pretty sure Kagawa`s Asian.

 

[Ponty]

Physiologically speaking, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans are small races and football is becoming more about big athletes learning to play rather than footballers relying on the cornerstones of British and European game.

5 foot 7
Same size as Xavi, Messi & Matt Jarvis

Dewsbury in victory shock!

 

[The Professional]

Asians can't play football!

That's just a weird comment.

 

[Dewsburywolf]

Much like the black manager debate if they are good enough theyll make it.

Theres no doubt that muslims are at a disadvantage if they observe their fasting etc.
Physiologically speaking, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans are small races and football is becoming more about big athletes learning to play rather than footballers relying on the cornerstones of British and European game.

5 foot 7
Same size as Xavi, Messi & Matt Jarvis

Dewsbury in victory shock!

And our own Jack Price is of the self same stature

 

[MolineuxMixer]

That's just a weird comment.

It's a book written by Jas Bains and Raj Patel

 

[WasStefan]

Asians can't play football!

Wow nice bit of racism there

 

[MolineuxMixer]

Wow nice bit of racism there

See my comment above, 'Asians can't play football' is the title of a book

 

[derbyrameater]

Asians can't play football!

It's a book written by Jas Bains and Raj Patel

See my comment above, 'Asians can't play football' is the title of a book

Now if you had put it in quotes and the author in your first post all this would have been prevented, or was it a very sly attempt at something, strange how the right wingers didn't bring this up, as they do all the time in the OT forum.

 

[derbyrameater]

For a more recent and positive outlook.

‘Asians Can Play Football : A wasted decade’.

http://www.kickitout.org/files/Asians Can play football[11][17].pdf

 

[cowshed]

Much like the black manager debate if they are good enough theyll make it.

Theres no doubt that muslims are at a disadvantage if they observe their fasting etc.
Physiologically speaking, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans are small races and football is becoming more about big athletes learning to play rather than footballers relying on the cornerstones of British and European game.

Pakistaninis aren't a small race, they have a cricketer, Mohamed Irfan hes only 7 feet 1 inch tall

 

[BlahBlah]

Whatever happened to Wolves tie up with that Punjab team?
Did it ever produce anything of note or was it mainly to improve business links, rather than footballers? I remember we went and did some "coaching" over there, but it looked small potatoes.

 

[AW]

Why does the issue of race have to even be brought up?

 

[MolineuxMixer]

Why does the issue of race have to even be brought up?

It's a favourite British pastime!

 

[FLEET WOLF]

Much like the black manager debate if they are good enough theyll make it.

Theres no doubt that muslims are at a disadvantage if they observe their fasting etc.
Physiologically speaking, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans are small races and football is becoming more about big athletes learning to play rather than footballers relying on the cornerstones of British and European game.

Most Asian cricketers are smallish, but India and Pakistan, particularly, always seem to find tall quick bowlers, including Irfan, as someone has mentioned, who is over 7 feet tall!