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I used to wait in the newsagent ( Whitsons's in Whitchurch village) for the delivery of Football Echos which arrived bound in string. There was a sense of anticipation especially if we had won away from home. More often than not this would be the first time you would find out who scored for the City. How times have changed !Originally Posted by Harry Monk
Love is the drug appeared to be the only record in our collection played over the tinny tannoy
Being able to get in around half time for free if you were skint or working
Combination league games in the week where you could be unofficial ball boys
single-barreled surnames.
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.
Metal studs
Football Echo
Welsh Cup and annual (ish)entry to European Cup Winners Cup.
Proper dive tackling.
Improper dive tackling.
Blood on shirt and just keep wearing it.
Away side only changing their kit if it clashed.
Football Specials.
Green goalkeeper jerseys.
- Correct throw ins. Do you see how the mancs Valencia is allowed to take them? He just drops the ball from the top of his head.
- Proper kick offs where the ball had to travel one circumgerence forward and not like they do now by kicking the ball back into their own half.
- Goalkeepers now trying to save the ball with their feet/legs and not getting their body behind the ball.
- Goalkeepers only playing in gloves when it was wet.
- Can't stand cheating, diving and the word, 'simulation.'
... And so much more. What has happened to our game?
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Agree on throw ins but I have no idea why people were upset about kick offs changing.
Dogs on the pitch.
Boro in the Premier League:
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Like the fact she took the time and trouble to select the appropriate footwear.
At the risk going OT, this kick off rule change was one that I got upset over not at the rule per se, but because of the meddling with the game for the sake of it.
This adds no value.
Back on topic, wooden clackers. Can you imagine them being allowed nowadays? Lethal weapons!
People standing on the terraces in suits and ties applauding opposition goals.
Haha - I went to a mid week game after work before Xmas dressed in a suit and must admit it felt a bit weird
2 Wooden benches in the dugout instead of oversized padded seats.
Lace up leather balls.
I know I'm showing my age but remember trying to hack a sopping wet cannon ball of a size 4 through long grass and mud over Sevenoaks as a school boy - loved it suppose as I carried on into my 40's.
Anyone remember before food outlets on the terraces when the club had people walking around the pitch selling pies pasties and chocolate off of wooden tray type contraptions while the game was going on l kid you not,health and safety what’s that
Good thread. Some great memories there.
Catch that lace on your forehead and it frigging hurt
Are you 130 years old or wha' ?Catch that lace on your forehead and it frigging hurt
Yes that what the one, God knows what animal it was from 'cos the ones I played with weren't waterproof.
Mind you neither were the cotton kits which sagged off you and made you and made you a stone heavier.
Don't even get me started on the goalposts - how a group of 10 year olds set them up without serious injury in the middle of December I don't know.
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