Footballers are not very bright part 28

I could probably name every player in the premier league and tell you a bit about him. We’re all different!
 
I suppose it's not necessarily about intelligence, it's just poor general knowledge and implies that he's not got a particularly wide range of interest in anything outside his own little world bubble. I'm not a trivia genius by any stretch but I take an interest in current events and am aware of lots of things I don't really have an interest in. Eg. I don't like Reggae, but I know who Bob Marley is.

Whatever you think of them the Beatles are culturally significant, they're not just any old band. How many bands have a museum dedicated to them? So it is a bit weird not to know who they are. They are talked about all the time, even now and are often in the news still.

The thing with footballers is you don't need to be intelligent to be one. Unlike many other occupations where a degree of intelligence is required. So of course you're going to get some really thick ones.

In Agbonlahor's case though, I think this just demonstrates how detached from the real world many of them are. Should come as no surprise.
 
Its not necessarily a generational thing, my kids are 12 and 14 and know more about The Beatles than me. They almost came to blows the other day, discussing who was the better songwriter John or Paul..
 
Its almost like knowing from the age of 8 that you are going to be a professional footballer has resulted in more than a few not putting 100% of their efforts into their school work and education.

Who would have though?
 
Billy69_uk said:
Its almost like knowing from the age of 8 that you are going to be a professional footballer has resulted in more than a few not putting 100% of their efforts into their school work and education.

Who would have though?
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I doubt very few, if any, "know" they're going to definitely be a professional footballer at that age. I doubt many 16 - 18 year olds can be sure they're going to make it, never mind anyone younger.

Any of them of who do think that at that age are being naive and/or very poorly advised.
 
There are the exceptions like Paddy Bamford and Graeme Le Saux who are very intelligent, but sadly many do seem to not be particularly bright. An example which I have noticed in quite a few is when reporting they will use the sentence 'I mean, he's went in for the ball well and scored a good goal' or similar to that, using past tense, and starting the sentence with 'I mean'
 
festa5 said:
I doubt very few, if any, "know" they're going to definitely be a professional footballer at that age. I doubt many 16 - 18 year olds can be sure they're going to make it, never mind anyone younger.

Any of them of who do think that at that age are being naive and/or very poorly advised.
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Even if they dont know they are going to make it, they are still treated differently from a young age, from my experience.

At my school, there were a few lads who played for the county, were on the books or having trials etc, and they were always missing lessons or cut slack that others weren't. A couple even went onto ply pro for a while down the leagues and into non league etc.

I am sure that many of them are ill advised and naive just to be dumped later on. Even with the best of intentions.
 
How ridiculous, why would being able to name the beatles have any links to intelligence.

If it doesn't interest you why would you want to know more about it.
 
Footballers are not slow mentally. Their brains just don’t work in the same way as the average person, so they are often perceived to be. They need to be able to make very quick decisions in a constantly changing environment, which could cost them games, points and potentially career earnings. The ability to remember general knowledge and reel off facts isn’t useful to them, so it’s less developed.

Some of the world’s greatest minds have been incredibly clumsy or forgetful with little to no common sense.
 
SilentProf said:
Footballers are not slow mentally. Their brains just don’t work in the same way as the average person, so they are often perceived to be. They need to be able to make very quick decisions in a constantly changing environment, which could cost them games, points and potentially career earnings.
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Have you seen Britt play? 😉
 
ChrisTheRed said:
How ridiculous, why would being able to name the beatles have any links to intelligence.

If it doesn't interest you why would you want to know more about it.
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It doesn’t Interest me in what you have to say most of the time but I still have to read it. 😛
 
Mountain Climber said:
There are the exceptions like Paddy Bamford and Graeme Le Saux who are very intelligent, but sadly many do seem to not be particularly bright. An example which I have noticed in quite a few is when reporting they will use the sentence 'I mean, he's went in for the ball well and scored a good goal' or similar to that, using past tense, and starting the sentence with 'I mean'
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Add Duncan Watmore to the list of exceptions. Is he the first to play for us with a first class honours degree under his belt? I know Ripley got one but it was after he retired.

www.google.co.uk

Sunderland’s Duncan Watmore graduates with first-class degree from Newcastle University

The Sunderland forward Duncan Watmore thanked his ‘awesome’ club and tutors after he graduated with first-class honours from Newcastle University
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