jonnyboylennon
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Inspired by Super Popkins and for the benefit of Dave the Gaffer....
Which is better, Subbuteo or Table Football?
Which is better, Subbuteo or Table Football?
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Subbuteo or Table Football?
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Brighton Breezy
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Subbuteo, more tactics involved..any old ragamuffin can be god at table football.
Italiaseagull
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They are both excellent games to play. And during the summer I switch to playing "Michael Athertons Table World Cup Cricket" 
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Table Football or as the frogs call it "baby foot".
Subbuteo is far too fiddly and always used to end up with claims of cheating when I used to play against my brother.
Subbuteo is far too fiddly and always used to end up with claims of cheating when I used to play against my brother.
Italiaseagull said:They are both excellent games to play. And during the summer I switch to playing "Michael Athertons Table World Cup Cricket"
is that simular to Subbuteo with the green cloth and long bowling thing? If so I've got that in the loft
Anyway I think they are both great!
Brighton Breezy
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"Your goalie moved the posts when he saved it...PENALTY"
Mr Popkins
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subbuteo leads to arguements, used to have a mini league when i was a kid with my mates,
u used to take a shot at goal ,goalkeeper would dive to save it and the goal would go flying off the table.
all the players i had had great big dollops of glue as they had snapped off thier base.
remember getting bored once so me and a mate sprinkled talcum powder over the pitch to create snow!
much prefer Table football, or Fuzball as some people who watch "Friends" call it
u used to take a shot at goal ,goalkeeper would dive to save it and the goal would go flying off the table.
all the players i had had great big dollops of glue as they had snapped off thier base.
remember getting bored once so me and a mate sprinkled talcum powder over the pitch to create snow!
much prefer Table football, or Fuzball as some people who watch "Friends" call it
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jonnyboylennon
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Richie Morris said:
Ha, BRILLIANT! That bought memories flooding back.
Me and my brother ripped the wood off the back of our wardrobe and stuck the pitch to it for a hard surface.
We got grounded for ages for that.
Italiaseagull
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Thats the one Crabtree!
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"He always beat me at Subbuteo, cos he flicked to kick, and I didn't know..."
Awesome game (awesome song). Often play it in the office after hours. I have a Brighton team (of course), and play against a P****e fan, with his own P****e team. The other bloke is a West Ham fan, but for some reason plays with the Queen of the South.
As it were.
Awesome game (awesome song). Often play it in the office after hours. I have a Brighton team (of course), and play against a P****e fan, with his own P****e team. The other bloke is a West Ham fan, but for some reason plays with the Queen of the South.
As it were.
thats the funniest thing I've read on here today fatbadger
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subbuteo - but, of course, only if you've got a Dukla Prague away kit!
Brighton Breezy
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remember the little packets of fans you could get for your terracing? It would have taken about 50 packs to fill the ground up and they all faced and pointed in different directions. I remember staging running terrace battles and also using a bog roll as a tunnel for the players.
Was it just me that found it more fun to play on your own and just hold them by the head and score wonder goals dreaming it was you playing for albion?
Was it just me that found it more fun to play on your own and just hold them by the head and score wonder goals dreaming it was you playing for albion?
Gritt23
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Subbuteo, it HAS to be.
Call me a saddo, but I do collect football memorabilia, and recently I have diversified into collecting old subbuteo. Ah, how the memories flood back.
Call me a saddo, but I do collect football memorabilia, and recently I have diversified into collecting old subbuteo. Ah, how the memories flood back.
Italiaseagull
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Richie Morris said:
Yes you freak!
Brighton Breezy
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And why did the starter box come with man Utd and Italy circa 1970?
" And Charlton beats fachetti to the ball and drives past Rossi..."
" And Charlton beats fachetti to the ball and drives past Rossi..."
Mr Popkins
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i had one of the huge 1970,s pitches ,a hand me down from my cousin , had fag burns in it, the goalpost was broken and mended with sellotape and old wire, most of the the players were guled on.
never played the correct rules, i played 3 touches, some people played ball nearest the player./
my yuoger sister used to come in my room or the dog and trample the players!.
what is the correct rules, to this day i dont know!?
Great days!!!
never played the correct rules, i played 3 touches, some people played ball nearest the player./
my yuoger sister used to come in my room or the dog and trample the players!.
what is the correct rules, to this day i dont know!?
Great days!!!
Brighton Breezy
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Gritt23
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Mr Popkins said:
I've got a copy of the full rules at home, but there are loads of bits in there that I never played to.
EG, you are not allowed to "flick" from a position of forefinger on thumb. Your forefinger should be in touch with the pitch instead.
Italiaseagull
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Da da da da da da da da da da da DIE!
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