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Things that are no longer part of football...


RebelScum

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Orange balls in the snow (leave it!)

My team scoring 8 goals in one solitary top flight match.

Being able to stand up unaided after drinking almost 3 full pints at lunchtime.

A scarf for each wrist.

Still having a bloody fantastic day out, despite your team (already) being relegated, and despite the fact you are actually in Norwich.

Sliding tackles in proper mud.

The ball crawling to halt in said mud (or puddle) as it trickles towards (but not reaching) the open goal.

The skin on top of rice pudding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh... hang on... my mind's wandering... goodbye...  

 

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23 hours ago, RebelScum said:

... that you miss?

Ok, I will start...

1.   When the England squad for a tournament is announced the radio, in an unflamboyant way read out the surnames of the players... "Shilton... Butcher... Dorigo... Parker... Pearce... Walker... Wright..."

2.   When stood behind the goal, clapping the opposition keeper into the net (he would return the clap) - I still do this, but no one knows what it is I'm doing!

Blimey 6 of those 7 played for Derby or Forest or both. How times have shifted.

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The bloke putting up the half-time scores....match A, B, C etc.

Being able to stand behind the visitors' goal for both halves.

The fizzing sound of the floodlights coming on.

Match Of The Day when it was the only way you could see top level football - it seemed to mean a lot more than the wall-to-wall SKY coverage of today.

Reading newspapers when football reporting did just that - actually reported on the match itself without all the side issues we see these days.

 

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