Talk:Ger Lagendijk

Origin

Gerrit Lagendijk was born in the Stokroosstraat in Rotterdam-Zuid, a gritty neigbourhood. He played for Feyenoord as a youth. He was a competent player, for lack of a better word, a grafter, but really made his mark as an agent. He was very critical of his fellow agents. Earning him the nickname of "The cleanest of agents". He described the world of agents in football as a world in which everything was fast: "fast guys, fast cars, fast money", describing some of his collegues as "hotshots" and "pimps". This may be the way I see it (having read the contemporary stuff) but it is shared by many, which for obvious reasons cannot be referenced. When Lagendijk died, many felt that football lost part of it's integrity. JHvW 19:13, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

And where are the reliable sources to verify any of these grandiose statements? GiantSnowman 20:34, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Ger Lagendijk is not considered very important in the Netherlands except maybe for the fact that he more or less invented the "art" of the agent. I was surprised to see that there was an article on him. As far as I am concerned a question could be asked if he is notable enough to be in Wikipedia at all. But as he is, I felt that at least the minimum amout of information should be included. In the infobox it is stated that he was a defender. As he died young, and was well known at the time, many newspapers reported his death, including his playing career. A typical example is the article quoted from De Volkskrant. In this article it is stated that he usually played as a defender on the right wing, I believe these defenders are usually referred to as rightbacks. In this article many other grandiose statements are named, but that may have been a bias of the newspaper. Also I am not aware that there is a blanket ban on video's from YouTube, so it was my impression that hearing from the man himself would support the claims and give an impression of who the man was. JHvW 06:16, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

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Vancouver Royals

For some reason this part of the article gets being redacted. If you look at this entry in Wikipedia you will see that Bobby Robson and Ferenc Puskas are both named as coaches. The truth is that Ferenc Puskas was the manager and Bobby Robson managed the team at an other location, something which Robson did not feel was tenible. This is not very important, but I wonder why it keeps on being redacted as it is a matter of public record, and the article on the Vancouver Royals does not seem to warrant redaction. JHvW 19:23, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Whay is it notable? GiantSnowman 20:35, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

In the article is a picture of Puskas and Lagendijk. But it is not explained why that picture is there. If it is explained that Puskas was the manager of the Royals it makes more sense. Lagendijk only made a few appearances for the Royals and they were a team that were only active for a couple of seasons, but they had some stellar names on the roster. Bobby Robson was one of them. If you read some of the articles on the involvement of Robson in the team, it is explained what his involvement was. As there are also a number of articles on the Royals, cross referencing seemd appropriate. JHvW 06:16, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

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