Carl Fredrickson Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14602583.stm Sad to hear this - as a 12 year old I was so impressed by him at the 82 World Cup. Hope he gets well soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eckauskas Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 To be fair, with two and a half millenia under his belt, he had a good run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansel Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Thought you meant the JKB poster who goes by that username. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Cheever Loophole Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 He used to smoke 60 fags a day in his peak I'm sure he's a qualified Dr of sorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yabadabadoo1874again Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Elegant footballer...educated...1 in a million...integral part of a sensational side!!! .... hope all goes well!!! ... : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 He used to smoke 60 fags a day in his peak He still does I think! Meaning this has been coming. Hopefully he'll be fine - but what made him such a fabulous player is he's a total individual, who lives his life the way he wants. If he recovers, but is no longer able to do that, that'd be very sad - because then he just wouldn't be Socrates any more. Most important thing is he recovers though. Best wishes big man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Hoggie Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Get well soon Socrates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilnunb Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 he was the first player I thought just looked cool as ****! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Plissken Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Thought you meant the JKB poster who goes by that username. So did I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johanes de Silentio Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Just a fantastic player - really hope he recovers. The message is clear, guys: don't smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Rom?n Riquelme Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Not really too keen on the video at the bottom of that article though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad-Stupid Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Thought he was excellent in Bill and Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Worth watching that clip just to see Narey's goal again, really annoyed them that!! Paulo Sergio listed on the Brazillian bench? Anyways, hope big Socrates pulls through this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansel Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Thought he was excellent in Bill and Ted All we are, is dust in the wind dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I saw him play at Garforth Town in Leeds six or seven years ago. Most bizarre appearance ever. Minus 10 degrees so he stood smoking in the dug out in this massive overcoat until Garforth put him on for the last 20 mins. Almost scored with his first touch, then realised he hadn't played properly for 20 years and blew out his arse until full time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bill Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 The '82 World Cup was a watershed moment in my life, and still the best World Cup I've ever seen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO0SaDcN4SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Watching the clip at the bottom....."What a Goooooooooooal!" It's in the background when Narey thunders in the goal.... Costa Rican ref? Anyway, he's a doctor and should know better. Want him to get through this. Hope he still has his beard. Edit: Alan Guff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Best wishes to the big man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redm Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Best wishes to the big man. I saw the thread title and then noticed you were the last person to post on it, so I was busy thinking how amazing modern technology and smartphones were when folk could post from hospital....and how quickly you must be recovering in order to be able to do so... So I'm glad it's not actually you. But if it had been you I would have been impressed at your determination to continue posting even in the most extreme of personal circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Hope the bearded wonder recovers soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinglasgow Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 The '82 World Cup was a watershed moment in my life, and still the best World Cup I've ever seen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO0SaDcN4SE It speaks volumes about Socrates and his fellow Brazil players at that tournament that despite getting knocked out by Italy in the second group stage, they ate held in higher regard by the country then the victorious 1994 team. But it is one of the best ever world cups, both in excitement and controversy. The rise of Paulo Rossi, Schumacher taking out Battiston, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychocAndy Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Socrates is a dude and is cool as .... and a great player, but the coolest, no, that is reserved for The Buzzbomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I saw the thread title and then noticed you were the last person to post on it, so I was busy thinking how amazing modern technology and smartphones were when folk could post from hospital....and how quickly you must be recovering in order to be able to do so... So I'm glad it's not actually you. But if it had been you I would have been impressed at your determination to continue posting even in the most extreme of personal circumstances. I suspect my posting skills are not actually sufficiently elite to keep you all updated in such circumstances. I may even have, perish the thought, not have been thinking too much about Kickback in such a situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 1982 team was cool as ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Great player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redm Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I suspect my posting skills are not actually sufficiently elite to keep you all updated in such circumstances. I may even have, perish the thought, not have been thinking too much about Kickback in such a situation. Some folk just aren't committed to the cause... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Some folk just aren't committed to the cause... Uberfan post imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysthereinspirit Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Not really too keen on the video at the bottom of that article though http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14602583.stm very strange that that needed to be added to this story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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