Black boots

[Twinkle Toes]

It was a tongue firmly in cheek comment - I'd rather them play for 4 poofs and a piano than them turn into yardies.

Forgive me for not realising that you were speaking in jest. It's just that my parents bought me a pair of red plimsolls in a sale when I was 9: & by the age of 14 I was a main 'face' on Militant's front-line!

Who'd be a parent eh? Nightmare.

ps Have you ever considered comedy as a career?

 

[upthealbion1970]

Up until his latest pair mini uta had one rule for his boots - have to be leather. Mrs told him he could have predator lz for his new moulded boots this time and they are plastic but still very good

 

[upthealbion1970]

Forgive me for not realising that you were speaking in jest. It's just that my parents bought me a pair of red plimsolls in a sale when I was 9: & by the age of 14 I was a main 'face' on Militant's front-line!

Who'd be a parent eh? Nightmare.

ps Have you ever considered comedy as a career?

My boy loves his pink Albion kit, he's 9 - what does this mean for the future

 

[Twinkle Toes]

My boy loves his pink Albion kit, he's 9 - what does this mean for the future

I wouldn't concern yourself tbh. Real men aren't afraid to wear pink (apparently). Let's just hope he doesn't start following 'Wall...

 

[upthealbion1970]

I wouldn't concern yourself tbh. Real men aren't afraid to wear pink (apparently). Let's just hope he doesn't start following 'Wall...

Thanks for that TT. Means I can still wear some pink and neither of us would start following 'Wall

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Thanks for that TT. Means I can still wear some pink and neither of us would start following 'Wall

'Tis good to hear it's a win-win there for you, uta. Just make sure he never commits the cardinal sin of combining blue & red (unless he wants to attract universal ridicule).

 

[upthealbion1970]

'Tis good to hear it's a win-win there for you, uta. Just make sure he never commits the cardinal sin of combining blue & red (unless he wants to attract universal ridicule).

It's a colour combination that repulses him, it's engrained into his soul he takes great delight in "doing an el-abd" against anyone wearing a palace kit in training (in fairness in the 2 lots of training he does there's about 40 kids and there's 3 palace of which 1 wears that 'orrible kit )

 

[cookie63]

A couple of the lads in my U18 side have got almost black boots (old school hummels!!) but they black out the white bits with permanent marker.....

 

[junior]

My boy loves his pink Albion kit, he's 9 - what does this mean for the future

See post #5.

 

[Doctor Crawley]

Boots should be black.
However,I have signed for a vet. side this year having not kicked a ball in 14 years.
I refused to buy new boots for the sake of just a few games,so I am borrowing my sons boots.
They are bright blue/yellow.......I look f***ing stupid.

 

[Elvis]

Noticed a couple of years ago that one on-line sporting co was offering to embroider your name onto the tongue of the boot!!!!

In my book you gotta be able to score likr CMS at turf moor before that can happen!!!!

 

[SeagullSongs]

Looking back, I only ever had black or white boots... I'll quiz my dad about whether this was intentional on his part or not

Maybe I just have good taste

 

[METALMICKY]

All black, all white, or black & white. Anything lime green, or purple, or silver and orange, is inviting a 'robust' challenge IMO.

Spot on. Back in my Sunday morning footie days it was the "law" that anyone sporting too fancy a boot was inviting an early clatter and even more so if it was immediately apparent that they were complete gash despite having expensive boots.

Indeed, coming up to date when it comes to Saturday League cricket its inviting trouble if you turn up at the crease totally kitted out in just one manufacturers gear i.e. head to toe in Newberry or GM. Even worse if that includes a forearm guard, chest pad, back leg thigh pad and full helmet and grill when the best you will face is trundling medium pace.

 

[upthealbion1970]

See post #5.

I was being sarcastic, it will not upset me if my son "goes shopping up st James street" (this bit was being sensible btw)

 

[Originunknown]

Some of the older generation, mainly older dads and grandads do not realise that near on the entire range from the manufacturers, Nike, Adidas, Puma etc are all now coloured.

There are fewer and fewer all black boots, and even fewer real leather products which I agree is a shame but get with the times. The new Nike CTR elite boots are fantastic boots yet synthetic leather, also the new Tiempo elites (genuine leather not synthetic), there are no all black options so don't think it is a question of choice. If you deny your children coloured boots then you are also denying them the latest boot technology.

I would however agree that Puma Kings and the Adidas mundial range will always be up there with the best if you want a long lasting product.

 

[xenophon]

If young boys really want a pair of multi-coloured funboy boots over a pair of these, then modern football truly is f***ed and should be put to sleep

 

[Originunknown]

times have changed xenophon. I agree that real leather boots have no substitute and would never wear any new designs myself, I also prefer the old asthetics but those adidas boots will weigh a great deal more and wont be as tough as carbon fibre soles in new mercurial boots for example

Can't beat real leather though, the truly sad day will be when enough people stop buying the classic styles so they dont make them anymore

 

[xenophon]

Yer man who slipped on his arse for Saints yesterday and let Van Persie in to score his first wouldn't have done that wearing a nice pair of World Cups.

Coloured boots are symptomatic of a general malaise in society as a whole. We are grooming a whole generation of pampered little pricks with Frankie Cocozza hair and Cristiano Ronaldo boots and attitude.

It's fin de siecle, decadence, it did for the Romans, it will do for us. We are now in history a weak effete culture, of metrosexuals and cry babies - ripe for the next Empire, the race is between the Chinese and the beardoes of Islam to see who serves the coup de grace on our sorry, hair-product loaded heads.

Head for the hills and take some baked beans, and your adidas World Cups as a souvenir

 

[red star portslade]

Yer man who slipped on his arse for Saints yesterday and let Van Persie in to score his first wouldn't have done that wearing a nice pair of World Cups.

Coloured boots are symptomatic of a general malaise in society as a whole. We are grooming a whole generation of pampered little pricks with Frankie Cocozza hair and Cristiano Ronaldo boots and attitude.

It's fin de siecle, decadence, it did for the Romans, it will do for us. We are now in history a weak effete culture, of metrosexuals and cry babies - ripe for the next Empire, the race is between the Chinese and the beardoes of Islam to see who serves the coup de grace on our sorry, hair-product loaded heads.

Head for the hills and take some baked beans, and your adidas World Cups as a souvenir

wise words - i wouldn't expect less from a boys own reader.

 

[Originunknown]

Yer man who slipped on his arse for Saints yesterday and let Van Persie in to score his first wouldn't have done that wearing a nice pair of World Cups.

Coloured boots are symptomatic of a general malaise in society as a whole. We are grooming a whole generation of pampered little pricks with Frankie Cocozza hair and Cristiano Ronaldo boots and attitude.

It's fin de siecle, decadence, it did for the Romans, it will do for us. We are now in history a weak effete culture, of metrosexuals and cry babies - ripe for the next Empire, the race is between the Chinese and the beardoes of Islam to see who serves the coup de grace on our sorry, hair-product loaded heads.

Head for the hills and take some baked beans, and your adidas World Cups as a souvenir

Haha, brilliant. The ironic thing is that the chinese will be making these boots, and growing their economy to the point that your tounge in cheek premonition could infact become a reality