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In the Seinfeld episode The Opposite, serial loser George Costanza realises his life is a monument to bad choices, his every impulse is wrong and his gut instinct is not to be trusted. Instead, he decides to do the “opposite” of whatever the little George inside him suggests and within days has landed himself a stunning girlfriend, been offered the job of his dreams and moved out of his parents’ house. While the makers of Seinfeld have always insisted that there are no lessons to be learned from their sitcom, George’s decision to override his brain suggests that if your current instincts and habits aren’t getting you the results you want, doing the opposite might well be the only logical path to success. While Football Daily has no wish to go all High Performance on our readers’ collective @ss, this episode of Seinfeld kept springing to mind as we have tried to make sense of Manchester United’s managerial succession plan (or apparent lack thereof) following the dismissal of Ruben Amorim.
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the best thing ever to happen in football, this Leicester City fan notes that we are currently in a bigger hole than we were round about 2014, when this wild ride started. If, back then, you’d offered me a Faustian pact – the league title, followed by ignominy – I’d have snatched your hand off. I offer this by way of consolation to Crystal Palace fans, who I have always kind of liked for the fantastic atmosphere they generate at Selhurst. If you were offered this 12 months ago, you’d have taken it – it’s better than a pair of fifth-round exits. The pain will pass, but you will always have the memory of that glorious day at Wembley” – Gumley Slats.
Thanks for providing the name of the photographer beneath the picture of the Rooneys’ interview at Macclesfield (yesterday’s Football Daily). Now we know who shot JR” – Dan Westacott.
Continue reading…Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!In the Seinfeld episode The Opposite, serial loser George Costanza realises his life is a monument to bad choices, his every impulse is wrong and his gut instinct is not to be trusted. Instead, he decides to do the “opposite” of whatever the little George inside him suggests and within days has landed himself a stunning girlfriend, been offered the job of his dreams and moved out of his parents’ house. While the makers of Seinfeld have always insisted that there are no lessons to be learned from their sitcom, George’s decision to override his brain suggests that if your current instincts and habits aren’t getting you the results you want, doing the opposite might well be the only logical path to success. While Football Daily has no wish to go all High Performance on our readers’ collective @ss, this episode of Seinfeld kept springing to mind as we have tried to make sense of Manchester United’s managerial succession plan (or apparent lack thereof) following the dismissal of Ruben Amorim.As we approach the 10th anniversary of the best thing ever to happen in football, this Leicester City fan notes that we are currently in a bigger hole than we were round about 2014, when this wild ride started. If, back then, you’d offered me a Faustian pact – the league title, followed by ignominy – I’d have snatched your hand off. I offer this by way of consolation to Crystal Palace fans, who I have always kind of liked for the fantastic atmosphere they generate at Selhurst. If you were offered this 12 months ago, you’d have taken it – it’s better than a pair of fifth-round exits. The pain will pass, but you will always have the memory of that glorious day at Wembley” – Gumley Slats.Thanks for providing the name of the photographer beneath the picture of the Rooneys’ interview at Macclesfield (yesterday’s Football Daily). Now we know who shot JR” – Dan Westacott. Continue reading…
