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Message: [QUOTE="Coxy, post: 2260265, member: 1764"] The only time an opinion can be wrong is if it can be proven beyond doubt with facts and facts alone that it is wrong. Whether a footballer is better than another footballer is not possible to prove in that regard. Footballers from different generations, where the game itself is different, it's totally impossible. You might well say it's obvious that Steve Renouf was a better player than Danny Bampton, and 99.99999% of people would agree. But it's not provable. If, however, you were to say Steve Renouf made a greater contribution to the Broncos than Danny Bampton, that could prove it without doubt using statistics and facts about their respective careers. Achievements can be measured quantifiably. Talent, quality and ability can not. These polls are mostly about that qualified view on who was best, and it will be indelibly biased towards players people have watched the most...and in many cases, most recently. Out of sight, out of mind. Why else would we ask people to vote? If we wanted a quantified means of electing our best ever team we'd come up with some statistical formula to calculate a score for each player and tell you the results. And you know what? People would still question it - they'd say the formula was wrong. [/QUOTE]

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