[Albion] 2018 who's the flairest of them all? QF: Calderon vs O'Callaghan

[turienzo's lovechild]

so here we are, the first of our quarter finals. An addition to this round and furthermore is that VOTES WILL BE PUBLIC

think about what 'flair' means in this context- this isn't a popularity contest, you're not voting for your favourite player here, you're voting for the most flair

Inigo Calderon
Nationality: Spanish (Basque)
Position: Right Back
Albion Career: 2010-16 (198 apps 18 goals)
Flair Profile: local hero. Great appearance/cheeky smile. Top bloke. Scored with his face
Story so far: 1st in Round 1Group A(64 votes), 1st in Sweet 16 Group A (55 votes)


VS

George O'Callaghan
Nationality: Irish
Position: Midfielder
Albion Career: 2007 (14 apps 0 goals)
Flair Profile: Sulky. Disinterested. Awful attitude. Definite party animal
Story so far: 3rd in Round 1 Group D (7 votes), 2nd in Sweet 16 Group B (16 votes)

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

the answer is obviously O'Callaghan

Calderon is 0% flair

 

[Megazone]

O'Callaghan drove through a red light in Cork at 2:40am on 13 October 2004, and upon his arrest admitted that he had "had seven or eight pints, a few shots and a few cocktails". It took three years before his case went to court, at which point the court handed him a €300 fine and gave him a two-year driving ban; he stated that "I have learned from my mistake"

Flair!

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

O'Callaghan drove through a red light in Cork at 2:40am on 13 October 2004, and upon his arrest admitted that he had "had seven or eight pints, a few shots and a few cocktails". It took three years before his case went to court, at which point the court handed him a €300 fine and gave him a two-year driving ban; he stated that "I have learned from my mistake"

Flair!

yeh but Calderon once had a ball kicked into its face and it ended up going in so....

 

[seagulls4ever]

It's a shame the group stages weren't public - I'd like to have seen the goons who voted for popularity and quality over actual flair (Mauricio Taricco and Bas Savage).

 

[Brian Fantana]

As much I love Calde, Gorgeous George has more flair in one of his toes.

 

[Brian Fantana]

It's a shame the group stages weren't public - I'd like to have seen the goons who voted for popularity and quality over actual flair (Mauricio Taricco and Bas Savage).

This. Far too many people with no understanding that flair and actually being a great footballer are not always one and the same.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

interesting that hardly anyone has actually explained WHY they've voted for Calderon in any round

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

I'll repeat my O'Callaghan story once more

I saw him out on the lash

in a really shit bar in brighton

doing shots (possibly sambucca)

on a friday

we had a game on the saturday

he played

 

[MattBackHome]

Dependable
Club Legend
Charity Ambassador
Always gave his all

Calde is literally the opposite of flair.

O'Callaghan got the sack as manager in Malaysia after precisely ZERO games for not bothering to turn up. After signing EL HADJI DIOUF.

https://www.balls.ie/football/possibly-irish-manager-asia-gets-sacked-185785

 

[Husty]

Its tragic that so many quality candidates have exited this competition already and yet Izquierdo and Calderon remain in it. At least the rightful victor (he's alright) is still in the running I suppose.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

It takes flair to do a triathlon for the hospice whilst on holiday. I don't care that it's a nice thing to do.

Ps, I didn't vote for Calde previously.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Got to love George. Absolute bell-end. Flair

 

[Stumpy Tim]

It takes flair to do a triathlon for the hospice whilst on holiday. .

That just isn't flair at all. It's extremely nice, but isn't flair

 

[Thunder Bolt]

That just isn't flair at all. It's extremely nice, but isn't flair

I have a different opinion of the definition of flair. To me, flair means stylish.


flair
flɛː/Submit
noun
1.
a special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something well.
"she had a flair for languages"
synonyms: aptitude, talent, gift, knack, instinct, natural ability, ability, capability, capacity, faculty, facility, skill, bent, feel, genius
"an activist with a flair for publicity"
2.
stylishness and originality.
"she dressed with flair"
synonyms: style, stylishness, panache, verve, dash, elan, finesse, poise, elegance, sparkle, brio; More

 

[seagulls4ever]

It takes flair to do a triathlon for the hospice whilst on holiday. I don't care that it's a nice thing to do.

Ps, I didn't vote for Calde previously.

There's nothing flair about that.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

It takes flair to do a triathlon for the hospice whilst on holiday. I don't care that it's a nice thing to do.

Ps, I didn't vote for Calde previously.

Completely irrelevant- it’s just a nice thing to do. This isn’t a “nicest players” competition


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[Thunder Bolt]

Completely irrelevant- it’s just a nice thing to do. This isn’t a “nicest players” competition


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I refer you to the dictionary definition of flair. Maybe your competition should be for bad boys of Brighton.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Strolling around the pitch, quietly muttering things like “what the **** am I doing here”, looking like he’d rather be doing literally anything else than play football at that time. Responding to managers instructions with comments like “yeh, whatever, you prick”, straight in the pub after the game

Gorgeous George


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[turienzo's lovechild]

I refer you to the dictionary definition of flair. Maybe your competition should be for bad boys of Brighton.

The NSC definition of flair has been widely used for well over 10 years. Goes back to the Withdean era when we had very few skilful players and we had to get excited about the smallest things. It’s something unique to Brighton fans which is why threads like this don’t appear elsewhere




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