Sold my sub but do to Dave the gaffer about 15 years ago, but still have BHA, one original and an 80's hand painted super team.
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[Football] Goldstone Subbuteo Stadium
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loco61
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that is brilliant
hope my son´s (my!) subbuteo pitch and teams are safely stored somewhere in my ex wife´s house
hope my son´s (my!) subbuteo pitch and teams are safely stored somewhere in my ex wife´s house
Surrey Phil
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- Aug 3, 2010
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That’s brilliant - used to love subuteo as a kid. I honestly think that should go in the Albion museum!
Norman Potting
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I used to live around 5' walk from where Subbuteo was first made. If you wanted anything out of the ordinary (double sided sticky tape to keep balls in the goal instead of bouncing out for example) you could toddle along, even on a Saturday, up the metal steps to their storeroom/warehouse/shop. There worked (and possibly lived) a couple of senior gents who would swiftly find the desired item and deposit payment in an ancient cashbox.
For a 10' mile or so radius of the premises "pin money" was earned by painting (experienced painters go to do the complex kits, Blackburn or Newcastle for example and got paid more) assembling or packing their products. The house of my friend who lived over the road from me backed on to the "factory" , actually a fairly large shed, where the injection moulding took place. He was forever getting given bags of faulty moulded players which he used to populate the cardboard terracing and stands he had created to go round his lovely green felt playing surface. Made actually playing the game awkward and many a time crowd incidents occurred which in reality would have led to multiple casualties!
For a 10' mile or so radius of the premises "pin money" was earned by painting (experienced painters go to do the complex kits, Blackburn or Newcastle for example and got paid more) assembling or packing their products. The house of my friend who lived over the road from me backed on to the "factory" , actually a fairly large shed, where the injection moulding took place. He was forever getting given bags of faulty moulded players which he used to populate the cardboard terracing and stands he had created to go round his lovely green felt playing surface. Made actually playing the game awkward and many a time crowd incidents occurred which in reality would have led to multiple casualties!
Seagull
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Yes me too including full stats, goal scorers, odds etc. Somehow Brighton won several league championships! And one double!
bobby baxter
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- Jan 31, 2014
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Where`s PC Beard?
Doc Lynam
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- Jun 19, 2011
- 7,201
Just needs some dirt paths running down the grass slopes outside the NS for us kids to slide down and beat the old folk to the exit!
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
The South Stand roof isn't on fire.
I'm out.
I'm out.
brightn'ove
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Doesn’t that model live in the stadium museum?
HastingsSeagull
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That's incredible! Mine wasn't even up to Withdean standards maybe more Hastings Town.
herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
Amazing recreation. Surely should be on display at the Albion to be seen by 1000s rather than just in his house, seen by few?
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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Sorry to be 'that guy', but the plural of 'roof' is 'roofs'.
https://grammarist.com/usage/roofs-rooves/
Saladpack Seagull
Just Shut Up and Paddle
I remember that, too. The Subbuteo West Indies cricket team was the same, complete with maroon caps.
Wrong-Direction
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- Mar 10, 2013
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My mum stopped my piano lessons after she spilt coffee on my pitch and I swore at her! I could've been famous
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Saladpack Seagull
Just Shut Up and Paddle
"Night final!" Memories are made of this!!
dejavuatbtn
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Ah, the happy days of the smell of fresh bread around the whole area from the old Clark’s bakery that took up the whole of the south side of Newtown Road front Fonthill to the bend in the road. Hid the smell of the loos on the east terrace! Clarks was a big old red brick building with a shop on the corner.
I remember the transfer gate on the chicken run. You could get from one end to the other to get behind the goal we were attacking. I don’t remember them charging for the privilege but the gate was there in the early 60s. Proper old school stadium!
atfc village
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Peru's side players were painted black as i had that side.
With two teams set up in precisely the right positions when Storer scored....
Southern Scouse
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- Jul 21, 2011
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That’s actually brought a tear to my eye, congratulations for the time and effort put into that amazing football ground, and thanks OP for sharing.