ScotsFoundedFootball @gedboy58.bsky.social · 06/10/20263 of 5 It gets better or worse. YMMV. ‘Why is this a Bias? It is a bias because frequency of publication does not equal historical primacy’. OK - a frank confession. 99.9% of the general writing on Football regurgitates the lies of Alcock et al. 130
ScotsFoundedFootball @gedboy58.bsky.social · 06/10/20264 of 5 ‘Association Football and the Men Who Made It’ (published 1906) tinyurl.com/3nhwn33w is one of the great works of Edwardian fiction. It is a cornerstone of the following 120 years of Dodoballmania. LLMs will take publications like this, and the thousands of articles referencing it.tinyurl.comAssociation Football & The Men Who Made It by Gibson, Alfred & Pickford, William: Good Hardcover (1906) 1st Edition | Pastsport1st Edition - Hardcover - Caxton Publishing Co., London - 1906 - Condition: Good - The classic work on football in four volumes, profusely illustrated with numerous full-page photos of the players and... 130
ScotsFoundedFootball @gedboy58.bsky.social · 06/10/20265 of 5 So What? Serious Historians like the Scots Football Historians’ Group have no chance whatsoever - in the UK. I’ve got an interview coming up with an Italian indy tv guy. He is bothering his butt to fly to Scotland with a cameraperson and an interpreter. THAT is how we can spread the word. 050
