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[Football] What I miss about football growing up



Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
NSC Patreon
Oct 8, 2003
49,353
Faversham
POTG.

Edit: missread the thread. Growing up. If that means until I left home....

No, it's still nothing. I still don't 'do' nostalgia and, to be honest, safe in the knowledge I have a ticket beats POTG any day. :shrug:
 


SeagullinExile

Well-known member
Sep 10, 2010
5,676
London
Signing a new player Friday afternoon and fully expecting them to play on the Saturday.

None of this squad integration rubbish!
 


Guinness Boy

Tofu eating wokerati
Helpful Moderator
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Jul 23, 2003
33,822
Up and Coming Sunny Portslade
Top, top players existing on a diet of fags, steak, lager and lime and giving a Secretary called Debbie a good seeing to.

Sure, Ronaldo and Messi are amazing but how would they get on after a night at a smoke filled Berni Inn followed by a quick pump with a blonde with a perm as their post match routine? And I'm not even going to mention the prospect of a fight.

Ice bath smice bath
 




Guinness Boy

Tofu eating wokerati
Helpful Moderator
NSC Patreon
Jul 23, 2003
33,822
Up and Coming Sunny Portslade
All the games kicking off at 3 o'clock on a Saturday afternoon

Just a few days ago we were discussing what was better about 1981 than 2021 on a whatsapp group.

The overwhelming answers were 3pm Sat kick offs and the FA Cup Final being special.
 




Cheshire Cat

The most curious thing..
But definitely NOT the toilets.
 


Cowfold Seagull

Fan of the 17 bus
Apr 22, 2009
21,583
Cowfold
Top, top players existing on a diet of fags, steak, lager and lime and giving a Secretary called Debbie a good seeing to.

Sure, Ronaldo and Messi are amazing but how would they get on after a night at a smoke filled Berni Inn followed by a quick pump with a blonde with a perm as their post match routine? And I'm not even going to mention the prospect of a fight.

Ice bath smice bath

Love it!

Seeing a hung over Frank Worthington emerge from the West Stand Bogs pre match at the Goldstone, adjusting his flies, with a fag hanging out of his mouth.
 


PILTDOWN MAN

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Sep 15, 2004
18,608
Hurst Green
Lights being turned off in the stands, focusing the floodlights, made for a far better atmosphere
 




BN9 BHA

DOCKERS
NSC Patreon
Jul 14, 2013
21,456
Newhaven
Terraces.
4 towering floodlights.
POTG.
3PM Saturday kick off.
Black football boots.
Admiral football kits.
Fans actually watching the match and not on phones and iPads filming everything. :glare:

Not being bombarded with betting advertisements especially on football shirts.:annoyed:
 


Beach Hut

Brighton Bhuna Boy
Jul 5, 2003
71,907
Living In a Box
Peter Bonetti green goalkeeper gloves - the dogs bollox of keeper gloves in those days
 






southstandandy

WEST STAND ANDY
Jul 9, 2003
5,613
Just 1 substitute and players who played like men and if fouled just got up and got on with the game, and not the theatrical prima donnas of today where anyone falls over at the touch of a feather.
 




banjo

GOSBTS
Oct 25, 2011
13,233
Deep south
Real men playing the game. Not falling over like they’ve been shot by a sniper. Hard but fair.
Oh and orange balls for when it snowed.
 






Mr Bridger

Sound of the suburbs
Feb 25, 2013
4,409
Earth
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Mr Bridger

Sound of the suburbs
Feb 25, 2013
4,409
Earth
Great photo, flared trousers, smart shoes, Lord Anthony parkas and the chap on the right having a rant.

I remember seeing beer crates and homemade wooden boxes for kids to stand on, but never a stool…..looks safe to me. :)

When my old man first took me to the Goldstone I had a crate to stand on complete with wooden rattle!
Think it must have been a ball ache to carry, as I was soon promoted to his shoulders so I could see any crowd trouble. :)
 



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