http://www.the-football-blog.co.uk/football-and-the-common-man The number one blog for the world of football. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:55:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.the-football-blog.co.uk/football-and-the-common-man/comment-page-1#comment-5279 Liam Fahy Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:38:42 +0000 http://www.the-football-blog.co.uk/?p=1757#comment-5279 I also think that the rapid increase in television coverage has added to the feeling that fooballers are somehow different to us normal human beings. Every step over, shot, goal & tackle are replayed countless times in slow motion that makes everything appear so much more dramatic. Take a trip to a live match in the lower leagues and somehow the games seems little removed from a local Sunday league match. Yes, obviously, the skill levels and fitness are better but it is just a football match rather than a slick TV production. I also think that the rapid increase in television coverage has added to the feeling that fooballers are somehow different to us normal human beings. Every step over, shot, goal & tackle are replayed countless times in slow motion that makes everything appear so much more dramatic. Take a trip to a live match in the lower leagues and somehow the games seems little removed from a local Sunday league match. Yes, obviously, the skill levels and fitness are better but it is just a football match rather than a slick TV production.

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