Subbuteo

[throbinson]

Just got my lad team Subbuteo and he loves it, i had it as a kid and loved it to.

Anyone else play this game when they were young?

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

Still got my set with lots of the original accessories, dating from late 60s/early 70s. Great fun.

They did do some bizarre bits and bobs with it, though. I had spring loaded throw-in players who could chuck it the length of the room, and those weird corner takers who were five times bigger than the rest of the players

 

[moggy]

I used to love the stands and floodlights. Made it all seem real as a child

 

[forrest]

I had countless amount of teams in my collection. Club sides and international teams. Had the astroturf pitch, scoreboard, stands, terraces and floodlights. Loved the game. Every birthday and christmas would ask for new stuff to add to my collection.

 

[throbinson]

They do a Brighton team £14.99

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Just got my lad team Subbuteo and he loves it, i had it as a kid and loved it to.

Anyone else play this game when they were young?

Of course.

I still have lots of the original teams, well those that I didn't kneel on.

 

[T soprano]

I played it for hours & hours right up until I was in my early 20s
Floodlights , scoreboards , stands , tv gantry , advertising boards , corner kickers , world cup ( blue & red goal nets ) , over 50 teams had the lot

 

[PHCgull]

loved it as a kid,frequently used to liberate new teams from gamleys in church road,and i can clearly remember playing during the hgihbury semi final and going a bit spazzy when case knocked in THAT free kick...

I was particularly keen on the strips that gave you a whole bunch of teams so you could have all sorts of comps....i remember one team i had was sheff weds, bury,finland AND greece -talk about value (and it was free from gamleys )..not sure what we would have done if finland had been drawn against greece but there you go..

 

[HovaGirl]

Still got the family Subutteo in the attic waiting for the next generation . . .

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Still got my set with lots of the original accessories, dating from late 60s/early 70s. Great fun.

They did do some bizarre bits and bobs with it, though. I had spring loaded throw-in players who could chuck it the length of the room, and those weird corner takers who were five times bigger than the rest of the players

Yes, I had those too!

The throw in man was ridiculous, you had to be in another room to make it actually land on the pitch.

 

[Norman Potting]

Used to live about 200yds from their centre of operations. If you wanted to buy anything you could stroll along, go up a firescape and two elderly gents (presumably the dispatch department) would locate it, sell it and give you a hand written receipt.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

I have got loads of subbuteo, including a subbuteo hold-all which I have never seen anywhere else.

 

[forrest]

loved it as a kid,frequently used to liberate new teams from gamleys in church road,and i can clearly remember playing during the hgihbury semi final and going a bit spazzy when case knocked in THAT free kick...

I was particularly keen on the strips that gave you a whole bunch of teams so you could have all sorts of comps....i remember one team i had was sheff weds, bury,finland AND greece -talk about value (and it was free from gamleys )..not sure what we would have done if finland had been drawn against greece but there you go..

Do what i did and buy the away kit sets as well as the home kits

 

[BeardyChops]

They do a Brighton team £14.99

Gone up a bit from 52 1/2p when I got mine then!

 

[Sussex on Leith]

Where Subbuteo is mentioned, this has to be played:

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na12OyJEgJ8

 

[perseus]

Yep, I played it with my brother. I do not know what happened to the teams, playing field etc. after I left my parent's home.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I had my first set back in the fifties. The players were two-dimensional, flat cut-outs and there were only two team colours available - blue and red. The goalkeepers looked like this ...

 

[HovaGirl]

Yep, I played it with my brother. I do not know what happened to the teams, playing field etc. after I left my parent's home.

Mum's either got it in the attic or she's flogged it on Ebay and another NSC has bought it.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

My little brother managed to break one player from pretty much every team I owned

Each year would ask for a new add on for Xmas and just meant took longer and longer to set up! Good times

 

[essexeagle]

They do a Brighton team £14.99

Great to see they are still keeping things realistic.