"Footballer" Socrates dies age 57

[CTID Hants]

Thought you meant Jonny Foreigner for a minute!

[ruralblue]

Jesus I thought the same then, thought thats why the chap had disappeared. Got that horrid gut sinking feeling. Please Svensational will you edit the title to 'footballer Socrates dies 57'.

[RodneyRodney]

"O Dotouro" - One of the all time greats .
Clever,skillful, flamboyant. One the pillars of the '82 "Selecao" - the second best team in the entire history of the game. . .
A sad day.
Sympathy and embraces to his family and the entire people of Brasil

[Socrates]

I can confirm JF is alive and well and is only 45! Gutted at this news, took the username as it fit well being an admirer of the player and also sharing the name of the Greek philosopher known as the father of democracy yet not really democratic himself. Very sad, especially so as he reportedly was getting his act together :(

[Slim]

Harold????

You call that a 20K speech?

[mr_nool]

I can confirm JF is alive and well and is only 45! Gutted at this news, took the username as it fit well being an admirer of the player and also sharing the name of the Greek philosopher known as the father of democracy yet not really democratic himself. Very sad, especially so as he reportedly was getting his act together :(

you've been holding back for months preparing for that 20K post?
Welcome back, mate!
Socrates was probably my first ever football hero. Sad news.

[failsworthblue]

A fantastic player who played in one of the greatest teams of all time, Brazil, 1982 World Cup.

A remember watching that goal against Italy and saying to all my mates it was one of the greatest goals I had ever seen.

Was really gutted when they lost that game.

RIP a true Genius

[Arjan Van Schotte]

i saw him play for Garforth Town against Tadcaster Albion about 10 years ago - was hilarious.

[Socrates]

I can confirm JF is alive and well and is only 45! Gutted at this news, took the username as it fit well being an admirer of the player and also sharing the name of the Greek philosopher known as the father of democracy yet not really democratic himself. Very sad, especially so as he reportedly was getting his act together :(

you've been holding back for months preparing for that 20K post?
Welcome back, mate!
Socrates was probably my first ever football hero. Sad news.

Had no idea it was my 20k! But announcing I'm not dead seems sadly appropriate!!!

[Ted Hughes]

I can confirm JF is alive and well and is only 45! Gutted at this news, took the username as it fit well being an admirer of the player and also sharing the name of the Greek philosopher known as the father of democracy yet not really democratic himself. Very sad, especially so as he reportedly was getting his act together :(

you've been holding back for months preparing for that 20K post?
Welcome back, mate!
Socrates was probably my first ever football hero. Sad news.

Had no idea it was my 20k! But announcing I'm not dead seems sadly appropriate!!!

Glad you're not dead.

They were saying before on the radio that Socrates (footballer) actually initiated a voting system with the Corinthians club, where they would have a vote on every aspect of the club; what time they would train, what players they would sign etc etc, all this during the time when Brazil was under a military dictatorship, as an example to the people of Brazil , so it seems he was somewhat democratic.

Bit of a special bloke I think.

[Socrates]

I can confirm JF is alive and well and is only 45! Gutted at this news, took the username as it fit well being an admirer of the player and also sharing the name of the Greek philosopher known as the father of democracy yet not really democratic himself. Very sad, especially so as he reportedly was getting his act together :(

you've been holding back for months preparing for that 20K post?
Welcome back, mate!
Socrates was probably my first ever football hero. Sad news.

Had no idea it was my 20k! But announcing I'm not dead seems sadly appropriate!!!

Glad you're not dead.

They were saying before on the radio that Socrates (footballer) actually initiated a voting system with the Corinthians club, where they would have a vote on every aspect of the club; what time they would train, what players they would sign etc etc, all this during the time when Brazil was under a military dictatorship, as an example to the people of Brazil , so it seems he was somewhat democratic.

Bit of a special bloke I think.

Medical doctor, democratic socialist, newspaper political columnist as well as football pundit. Not your average footballer...

[RodneyRodney]

I can confirm JF is alive and well and is only 45! Gutted at this news, took the username as it fit well being an admirer of the player and also sharing the name of the Greek philosopher known as the [url]father of democracy[/url]yet not really democratic himself. Very sad, especially so as he reportedly was getting his act together :(

. . . That was Themistocles , not Socrates

[The Man In Blue]

I can confirm JF is alive and well and is only 45! Gutted at this news, took the username as it fit well being an admirer of the player and also sharing the name of the Greek philosopher known as the [url]father of democracy[/url]yet not really democratic himself. Very sad, especially so as he reportedly was getting his act together :(

. . . That was Themistocles , not Socrates

Ouch.

[Arjan Van Schotte]

I can confirm JF is alive and well and is only 45! Gutted at this news, took the username as it fit well being an admirer of the player and also sharing the name of the Greek philosopher known as the [url]father of democracy[/url]yet not really democratic himself. Very sad, especially so as he reportedly was getting his act together :(

. . . That was Themistocles , not Socrates

surely you're thinking of Kleisthenes?

anyway - welcome back jon. you've been missed.

[lets all have a disco]

The coolest footballer ever,ever,ever,RIP.

[Slim]

Didn't he come out and say that Messi was shit cause he'd never won a world cup?

[Arjan Van Schotte]

Didn't he come out and say that Messi was shit cause he'd never won a world cup?

who cares? he's dead.

[mr_nool]

Didn't he come out and say that Messi was shit cause he'd never won a world cup?

who cares? he's dead.

[Slim]

Didn't he come out and say that Messi was shit cause he'd never won a world cup?

who cares? he's dead.

hahahahaha, love it...awful taste of course and I am tutting madly over here and rolling my eyes, but mostly laughing.

[Kladze]

Truly great player. He and Eder provided the platform for that 1982 team which lit up football.