Eh.
That thread is no use.
You can't tell or judge real value of 'oldfags' if you didn't play with them.
It's also simple case of generation gap.
Personaly, I do find some of the oldfags as great players and legends (I won't mention them, no need to start that meaningless discussion 'oh you forget about xxx' again), based on my quite a long experience with TB and fact how much inferior I've felt even in my best period (late 2009-early to mid 2010) comparing to them and their skills (I did and I still consider myself as a good/decent player).
Well, nostalgia 'bout old days is also a fact but I guess it doesn't blur my vision that much. I can see potential in some of 'new' players, problem is that in its '07, '08 even '09 period, Toribash was full of such a great units.