[Football] New Balls for next season...

[Washboard Didgets]

Not seen this mentioned on here, next season the Premier League will be using a new ridged ball.

Guessing the thinking is a bit like the dimples on a golf ball.

https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/29-june-5-july/nike-flight-football-design/

 

[jamie (not that one)]

It looks amazing to be fair

 

[Is it PotG?]

On me 'ead son

 

[southstandandy]

I thought they were planning to use square balls?

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

I'm still hoping for Multi Ball to come into play

 

[darkwolf666]

Not seen this mentioned on here, next season the Premier League will be using a new ridged ball.

Guessing the thinking is a bit like the dimples on a golf ball.

https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/29-june-5-july/nike-flight-football-design/

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They'll have trouble disinfecting that...

 

[Bakero]

Wouldn't it be more predictable and therefore better to have a perfectly ridge free ball?

Wasn't there a ball at a recent international tournament that was criticised for being too round? It made it fly around all over the place like one of those plastic balls you had as a kid.

 

[Steve in Japan]

https://www.nike.com/gb/t/strike-football-3tTTrf/CN5183-100

I'm tempted

 

[Steve in Japan]

https://www.nike.com/gb/t/flight-football-7Vg0jh/CN5332-100

Might have linked the wrong one above - this one is £119.95?!! Now I'm less tempted, imagine losing that over the fence.

 

[zefarelly]

 

[Mellotron]

Cue goalies in September/October complaining that the ball moves unpredictably.

 

[GT49er]

And the point of this change is?

 

[Bry Nylon]

And the point of this change is?

To create headlines?

 

[schmunk]

To create headlines?

As pictured above...

 

[Washboard Didgets]

https://www.nike.com/gb/t/strike-football-3tTTrf/CN5183-100

I'm tempted

https://www.nike.com/gb/t/flight-football-7Vg0jh/CN5332-100

Might have linked the wrong one above - this one is £119.95?!! Now I'm less tempted, imagine losing that over the fence.

I assume the £22.95 one is the replica ball and the £119.95 is the official match ball that the PL will be using.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Anyone else open the thread thinking it was going to be about Arsenal's new recruitment policy?