RIP Socrates

Its Up 4 Grabs Now · Post by **Its Up 4 Grabs Now** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 3:20 pm

Chippy wrote:
Rosie_titters wrote:probably the best national team squad not to win a world cup - him, Zico and Falcao were brilliant for Brazil in 82

RIP
He and they were great, but better than the 74 (or 78?) Dutch team?

Or the 1978 Scotland team?

northbankbren · Post by **northbankbren** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 4:01 pm

R.I.P.

Bergkamp-Genius · Post by **Bergkamp-Genius** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 6:37 pm

Sad news

The 82 World Cup was the first World cup i remember properly and was probably when my real football education began..Up until then i thought English football was the be all and end all...
Then i saw that Brazil side, with Socrates the man at the centre of it pulling the strings making it all look so easy and barely breaking a sweat doing it, he was Xavi before Xavi was born.. The 82 Brazil and Socrates in particular changed my whole understanding of football and how to play it, my football education moved on light years in the space of a few weeks...

Socrates was one of my first childhood footballing heros and whilst most of them mean f*ck all to me now, this big, skinny, bushy haired, bearded guy, strolling around the middle of the park with his silly headband on, desperate for another fag, is still and will always be one of my greatest footballing memories and one of my few footballing heros...

R.I.P ...big guy

1989 · Post by **1989** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 6:42 pm

RIP.

Other than being a great footballer, he had an epic beard as well.

franksav63 · Post by **franksav63** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:41 pm

Rosie_titters wrote:probably the best national team squad not to win a world cup - him, Zico and Falcao were brilliant for Brazil in 82

RIP

RIP, that Brazil team were fantastic, didn't Socrates make a comeback a few seasons ago for a non-league side, but he didn't want to leave the dug out because it was too cold. I can't remember the team it was for, I remember seeing something on T.V. a few months ago about it.

Post by **flash gunner** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:44 pm

The Brazil team of 82 were outstanding and being the first World Cup id really they watched made a mark with me. They are the best team to not have won the tournament.

R.I.P. to a true footballing legend

UTU · Post by **UTU** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:59 pm

Top Man Top Footballer

RIP Socrates

Percy Dalton · Post by **Percy Dalton** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:02 pm

An excellent smoker has left us!

RIP

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:44 am

Its Up 4 Grabs Now wrote:
I Hate Hleb wrote:From the thread title I thought this was gonna be about the death of the famous classical Greek philosâ€¦ oh for fuck sake, I've shat meself againâ€¦ Nurse!!!

RIP Socrates

R.I.P.

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:11 am

one of the very very few footballers worth listening to, specially for a brazilian. brilliant player, great person.

RIP

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:05 am

RIP.

A truly gifted and wonderful player.

littlefire · Post by **littlefire** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:27 pm

A Prince.

RIP

Post by **Barriecuda** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:49 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... xP4XFsh3L4#!

Corinthians tribute.

Maybe BG can specify the meaning of the raised fist?

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:05 pm

Barriecuda wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... xP4XFsh3L4#!

Corinthians tribute.

Maybe BG can specify the meaning of the raised fist?

he always celebrated like that mate, all the time.

so, to answer your question, the raised fist means "FUCK YEAH!"