If on the way to market you met a strange old man with a sparkle in his eye, who says he can grant you one or other of the following options, no catch, which of the two do you choose? . 1) club glory. As a player In one season you win the Prem, the Champions League, FA cup, community shield, super cup, and world club cup. 2) you win the World Cup for your country.
I asked this question to my boys and they chose 2 without hesitation . But what would you choose? I’m not sure.
No idea if the old man’s word is solid. He smells a bit.
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If you are a good enough player to win a World Cup, then you’re likely good enough to win multiple domestic trophies throughout your career anyway.
The World Cup is the absolute holy grail of sporting achievements. The chances of you winning it in your career are relatively slim, no matter how good you are (see Messi, C Ronaldo, Best, Rooney, Ibrahimovich, Baggio etc).
It only comes around once every four years so you’ll likely only ever get 2-3 bites at it - whereas you get the chance to win the domestic trophies every year.
Winning the Premier League/Champions League makes you a great footballer, and will bring immense joy to your fanbase. But winning a World Cup will put you on a level of standing in your country that is unparalleled within sport.
if Charlton were my clubs rival 2
As a fan just one of the 3 main trophies in 1 over 2. I would love England to win the World Cup but seeing Charlton winning the FA Cup would be unbeatable.
Charlton > England.
Would be a good question to ask Leicester fans. Would they swap their PL title for the World Cup?
Even those of us born many years later?
Apart from contemporary, died-in-the-wool fans of the clubs concerned, who can name any of Tottenham or Arsenal's double winning squads; Liverpool's European Cup winning sides, even ManUre's treble winning side?
A World Cup victory still conveys enduring fame. I'd go so far as to call it immortality.
Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton, Gordon Banks, were probably the world's best at what they did at the time, they all had other notable achievements but '66 is what they will always be best known for.
Suzanne Charlton the weather presenter, was as famous for being Bobby's daughter as for being on the nation's tellys every evening for years.
Playing in a winning world cup team would ensure lifelong acclaim and respect, so long as you didn't balls it all up and splash your sorry decline across the tabloids and soshall meejjya
(most) players have always moved from club to club, diluting their legacy, up til now that's not possible for international football
World Cup.
Doesn’t necessarily mean it has anything to do with Charlton either.
As a player tricky, gonna go with World Cup.
I don't think anything could or would be able to beat it. Especially if you are a player.
Would it be better than winning a world cup with England?
I'm not sure. It is quite hard to answer that one!
If you won a world cup for England, I can imagine that feeling would eventually go to your head.
Charlton, on the other hand....win the league, celebrate, have a massive piss up go on holiday. Enjoy yourself.
Pre season is then around the corner so you better get back to work!
My answer is....option 2.
I didn't actually think that would be my answer. It's hard to say no to a world cup.
But if I became a Charlton Legend that would tug my boat very nicely ...
Sam Bartram flicks me more than Gordon Banks
Charlton over England all day long .
id be a hero for helping Scotland out the group stages of a world cup, imagine winning it!
I'm trying to - but no, I can't imagine that.
the question is clearly stated as a player what would you prefer