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    Football thing of the past





    Obviously no more stanchions so no more 'stanchions' a bit like rounding the keeper. Seems to have gone out of favour.

    Any other things?

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    That was a thing of beauty. Players celebrating a goal by putting both arms in the air and turning their head skywards. Fullbacks whacking the ball into touch as hard as they possibly can (safety first) pitches having sand scattered over them, or grass bare by the end of march. Money spinner ticket man on sloper road. Changing ends on the terracing, depending on which way the city were scoring..........bliss.......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
    That was a thing of beauty. Players celebrating a goal by putting both arms in the air and turning their head skywards. Fullbacks whacking the ball into touch as hard as they possibly can (safety first) pitches having sand scattered over them, or grass bare by the end of march. Money spinner ticket man on sloper road. Changing ends on the terracing, depending on which way the city were scoring..........bliss.......
    Heaven

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    Moustaches

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    Artificial pitches. Luton, QPR, Oldham

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    The loss of terracing really took something away from football that will probably never return. Even when safe standing is introduced, you will still have to stand by your allocated “seat” rather than being able to stand with a group of mates, whether it’s a poorly attended game or big cup tie.
    I long for those Saturday afternoons at Ninian Park, loooking down to find yourself standing in a river of piss gently cascading down the Grange End.

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    Alphabet on pitchside hoarding.

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    Orange footballs whilst playing on snow topped pitches, the line markings having been dredged.
    Although thinking about it, perhaps some still about?

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    The waft of St Bruno coming up the bobbank terraces

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    Re: Football thing of the past

    Mullets

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    Floodlight pylons, getting rarer anyway.

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    Francis Benali and other guys who looked like they just got back from the Falklands.

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    Bovril

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    Quote Originally Posted by joecity View Post
    Bovril
    They do Bovril at CCS

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Shitpeas View Post
    They do Bovril at CCS
    Call that Bovril

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    In my day etc

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    Police horses on the pitch

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    Admiral Kits

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    Chris Pike

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    Diving headers.

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    Raised colored piping on the shoulder seams of shirts and raised club badges. Gone. Just gone.

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    BIF BAF
    Golden Goal Tickets
    Pies by Stan Thomas of Merthyr
    The Bluebirds Club
    Real Zaragoza ticket booths
    Radio Ninian
    Ninian Park turnstile attendants on the fiddle by encouraging two of you to squeeze through at the same time
    Terry wearing his policeman’s helmet
    Football special buses
    Teams running out of the tunnel and getting on with the game rather than poncing about shaking hands
    Lew Clayton’s magic sponge
    Football Combination
    More toilet rolls on the pitch than there were in the toilets
    Goalkeepers wearing flat caps
    Players smelling of linament
    The Welsh Cup
    Football League Review

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    single-barreled surnames.

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    Portable Ninian Park bogs behind the Bob Bank.
    How someone actually parked their arse to have a poo is tantamount to a pride of Britain bravery award.

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    Metal studs

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