Birmingham Away , Always An Interesting Trip

[splott parker]

I have to disagree with you on the choice of Izal. It was similar to 'tracing paper' in appearance and didn't stand out as much once on the pitch or draped over the goal as your bog-standard (pun intended) white toilet paper.
Also, those Izal toilet rolls were always too small they'd often fully unravel before clearing the terrace.

Anyway, back to their intended purpose - it failed miserably (although I conditioned myself never to have a 'number two' in school).

I reckon Izal was designed a lot more for launching than wiping, rather than wiping clean it sort of moved the shite around your cheeks Like you I avoided having a turn out in school if possible, still try and avoid one away from home to this day, although going to football since 1961 my first (and still only) number two in a ground was at Derby County’s Pride Park after a particularly uncomfortable bus trip for a night game a few years ago. Reckon I need a medal as big as a dustbin lid for dropping my kecks in Derby given its Arctic climate What a conversation eh

[life on mars]

I reckon Izal was designed a lot more for launching than wiping, rather than wiping clean it sort of moved the shite around your cheeks Like you I avoided having a turn out in school if possible, still try and avoid one away from home to this day, although going to football since 1961 my first (and still only) number two in a ground was at Derby County’s Pride Park after a particularly uncomfortable bus trip for a night game a few years ago. Reckon I need a medal as big as a dustbin lid for dropping my kecks in Derby given its Arctic climate What a conversation eh

You could be right as the share prices in Izal have taken a dive over the last 25 years

[splott parker]

You could be right as the share prices in Izal have taken a dive over the last 25 years

Yeah, they’ve gone right down the pan.............what a messageboard eh? A thread about Birmingham away being an interesting trip morphing into a discussion about the much, well deserved, maligned Izal toilet paper

[stan butler]

Yeah, they’ve gone right down the pan.............what a messageboard eh? A thread about Birmingham away being an interesting trip morphing into a discussion about the much, well deserved, maligned Izal toilet paper

My fault for bringing it up but i still don't know if it's an offence to throw a roll towards the pitch these days

[splott parker]

My fault for bringing it up but i still don't know if it's an offence to throw a roll towards the pitch these days

Just thinking, did it die out when the fences went up? If you were far enough back up the terrace you might have cleared the top of the fence but would it have cleared the goals too? Would there be enough paper on the roll? So many questions regarding a huge part of football folklore.

[stan butler]

Just thinking, did it die out when the fences went up? If you were far enough back up the terrace you might have cleared the top of the fence but would it have cleared the goals too? Would there be enough paper on the roll? So many questions regarding a huge part of football folklore.

Your probably right about it dying out when the fences went up. I remember in the Eddie May years some fans used to rip up the echo and anything else to use as confetti when the teams came out

[splott parker]

Your probably right about it dying out when the fences went up. I remember in the Eddie May years some fans used to rip up the echo and anything else to use as confetti when the teams came out

I think we should bring toilet roll throwing back, first away game everyone bring one in, should be easy when frisked. Tell the steward you’ve got the tomtits, I think you’d get sympathy rather than confiscation. An avalanche of paper to greet the team when they come out. ...................I’m getting carried away aren’t I