samboy Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 Hi gang. Just watching the Big match revisited and how they played on them pitches is beyond me. Just mud most of the pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adzyvilla Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 They had a groundsman with a flat cap, a bucket of sand and a fork. He worked his magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 15 hours ago, adzyvilla said: They had a groundsman with a flat cap, a bucket of sand and a fork. He worked his magic. Made them better players too I'd expect. Although with the pitches now good players become great. Then when they play on harder surfaces with chunks taken out they look a bit lost at times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 Footballers get spoilt these days when it comes to their playing surface. I played rugby in the snow once and scrummaged my way so far through the turf I was in the drainage stones. About 3 years later I played on another terrible pitch that resulted in me rupturing my Achilles tendon. In modern times it seems most injuries are now occurring on the new rubber based 3G playing surfaces. Hateful stuff to play on, a slide tackle or a slip and slide on the pitch nearly requires skin grafts on the friction burns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobba Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 And in those days they played with real footballs !! Not the lightweight beach balls of today. Heavy leather balls. If the balls had not been waterproofed with dubbin then in the rain the leather absorbed water making them even heavier. It was like heading an iron cannonball. Anybody remember them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 Just now, Bobba said: And in those days they played with real footballs !! Not the lightweight beach balls of today. Heavy leather balls. If the balls had not been waterproofed with dubbin then in the rain the leather absorbed water making them even heavier. It was like heading an iron cannonball. Anybody remember them? Which is why so many old footballers are loopy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 7 minutes ago, Bobba said: It was like heading an iron cannonball. Anybody remember them? If you headed them a lot back in the day there is a fair chance you won't be remembering much at all by now, not even your name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobba Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 36 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Which is why so many old footballers are loopy! 26 minutes ago, Vince Green said: If you headed them a lot back in the day there is a fair chance you won't be remembering much at all by now, not even your name Then I guess nobody will be replying to my question “Anybody remember them?” 😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 36 minutes ago, Bobba said: Then I guess nobody will be replying to my question “Anybody remember them?” 😂😂 My dad used to talk about heading the old caser footballs in school, said it was like heading a medicine ball. Worse though was taking a full volley to a cold wet inner thigh on a winters day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertop Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 37 minutes ago, Rob85 said: taking d🚣♂️🤑 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samboy Posted September 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Bobba said: And in those days they played with real footballs !! Not the lightweight beach balls of today. Heavy leather balls. If the balls had not been waterproofed with dubbin then in the rain the leather absorbed water making them even heavier. It was like heading an iron cannonball. Anybody remember them? Yep i remember them well. Probably weighed more than i did at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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