Popular Post downendcity Posted January 3 Popular Post Share Posted January 3 Does this bring back memories of Christmas/birthday wish lists? As I remember it was a bit too bouncy on Oldbury Court school playground, , but stung like mad if it caught your thigh ( we all wore short trousers in those days!) on a cold day. Also remember trying to mend with a hot knife to weld the plastic together after a puncture on the rose bushes around the play ground. 25 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Can recall the balls made with all the first divsion teams, on them, my brother had one, and in the white squares used to be two team names, Bristol city and Everton I recall he had 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Spent a ridiculous amount of my early years from about 7 to 14 kicking one of these around the streets of St. George. Remember the newsagents opposite my junior school (Summerhill) selling them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Captain footballs were choice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I remember getting one for Christmas but it would rarely last into the new year. Stupidly we’d play with it in our road, everyone had thorny privet hedges and it wouldn’t be long before it burst. I do remember the hot knife trick but can’t remember how successful it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simple Red Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 hours ago, downendcity said: Does this bring back memories of Christmas/birthday wish lists? As I remember it was a bit too bouncy on Oldbury Court school playground, , but stung like mad if it caught your thigh ( we all wore short trousers in those days!) on a cold day. Also remember trying to mend with a hot knife to weld the plastic together after a puncture on the rose bushes around the play ground. Great post Downend. More than anything I remember the square cardboard box and the smell of the new plastic. I too was kicking these around Oldbury Court playground. I left OC in 1976. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 27 minutes ago, Simple Red said: Great post Downend. More than anything I remember the square cardboard box and the smell of the new plastic. I too was kicking these around Oldbury Court playground. I left OC in 1976. Bit earlier for me SR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Those were the better, heavier ones . I remember one of our lot hitting one of these into an overflow pipe and bursting it. Left us with the cheap ones that the wind would take even when there wasn't any wind, like below ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 29 minutes ago, ralphindevon said: I remember getting one for Christmas but it would rarely last into the new year. Stupidly we’d play with it in our road, everyone had thorny privet hedges and it wouldn’t be long before it burst. I do remember the hot knife trick but can’t remember how successful it was. The hot knife trick started as a good idea, but just a slip and you ended up with a hole bigger than the one you started with! 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 17 minutes ago, downendcity said: The hot knife trick started as a good idea, but just a slip and you ended up with a hole bigger than the one you started with! That’s because you were doing it wrong, in KW it was a hot poker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 hours ago, Roger Red Hat said: Look at those boots at upper right. Didn't get ACL injuries in those days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 minutes ago, 22A said: Look at those boots at upper right. Didn't get ACL injuries in those days. The first pair of boots I had were like that! My elder brothers hand me downs, with many years of 'dubbin' worked into them! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 27 minutes ago, downendcity said: The hot knife trick started as a good idea, but just a slip and you ended up with a hole bigger than the one you started with! You were meant to use it on the football 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skin Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 @downendcity Great post! I do remember getting through what seem like 100s of these back in the day. Cost my poor dad a fortune. I hope this post pricks the conscience of the grumpy bastards that kept the ball when you accidentally kicked it into their back garden. Miserable sods! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Kicking one of those around the school playground at break time was fraught with danger. Not because of the ball, because of the platform shoes some kids wore to school. A sprained ankle just waiting to happen (ligament damage in today's language). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 20 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said: Kicking one of those around the school playground at break time was fraught with danger. Not because of the ball, because of the platform shoes some kids wore to school. A sprained ankle just waiting to happen (ligament damage in today's language). Ahhh I remember my Bay City Rolllers shoes well , you wouldn’t kick a ball around in those bad boys …. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I think I have told this story here before but when I was a kid,Alan Dicks was at a school fete. (QEH.My cousins went there.I only got to St George!).This was when City were in Division One in the days before Sky invented football. I won one of those paper thin footballs that when you kicked it,it went about three feet forwards,then the wind took it half a mile behind you.I got Sir Dicks to sign my ball and proudly took it home.Once home I jumped out of the car and me and my chums prepared for a kick about.First kick the ball majestically glided forward for three feet then boomaranged back under the car with a still hot exhaust. The knife trick was never going to work on this one as once I had peeled the ball off the exhaust what remained was more hole than ball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcredandwhite Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) I had one of those footballs and loved it. I lived opposite my local primary school and me and a few mates would go into the playground and play football at the weekend when the school was closed. Ah the 70s - City in the top flight, plus some decent music around back then too!! Edited January 3 by bcfcredandwhite Add word 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 That was the rich kids penny-floater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 36 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said: Kicking one of those around the school playground at break time was fraught with danger. Not because of the ball, because of the platform shoes some kids wore to school. A sprained ankle just waiting to happen (ligament damage in today's language). I remember that just too well. Ambulance and the whole works. 16 minutes ago, Slippin cider said: Ahhh I remember my Bay City Rolllers shoes well , you wouldn’t kick a ball around in those bad boys …. I think you mean you shouldn't 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofyourkipper Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Adidas Tango was my first proper football,think it was from the World Cup at the time but could be wrong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizzleRed Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, downendcity said: The hot knife trick started as a good idea, but just a slip and you ended up with a hole bigger than the one you started with! Hot knife never worked for me. Tried sticking cycle inner tube repair patches with with Bostik glue and that was no better and at best, swelled up in a bubble! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 those flyweight ones were mint,you could bend the ball like jarazino, (not got the foggiest how to spell that but he played for brazil) so long as the wind was in the right direction 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 8 minutes ago, Woofyourkipper said: Adidas Tango was my first proper football,think it was from the World Cup at the time but could be wrong I would’ve been dead jealous if you’d have come over the school fields for a knockabout with that beaut!!! I did have this one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 3 minutes ago, Davefevs said: I would’ve been dead jealous if you’d have come over the school fields for a knockabout with that beaut!!! I did have this one. Came into circ about 79 dave i rek... Man utd and ipswich always seemed to be on motd and big match every week with these balls.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 What I remember about plastic footballs was the very strong smell...I can still imagine it now. Also, when you kicked the lighter ones....they would swerve the wrong way. Kick them with the inside of your foot, if you're right footed... they should swerve to the left, nope they'd go to the right. Likewise, kick the ball with the outside of your foot, they should swerve to the right... no again, they would go to the left! Very odd! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkev Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 4 hours ago, downendcity said: Does this bring back memories of Christmas/birthday wish lists? As I remember it was a bit too bouncy on Oldbury Court school playground, , but stung like mad if it caught your thigh ( we all wore short trousers in those days!) on a cold day. Also remember trying to mend with a hot knife to weld the plastic together after a puncture on the rose bushes around the play ground. Isn’t that the current day match ball the gas use for home games 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 No it's spelt wrong. They use the Wembly version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 20 minutes ago, Woofyourkipper said: Adidas Tango was my first proper football,think it was from the World Cup at the time but could be wrong Same here. Mexico 86 World Cup. Loved that ball..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candygram for mongo Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 You could get a Wembley Trophy football for 1 book of green shield stamps, cue everyone under 50 saying WTF is green shield stamps 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I can recall when Coco cola launched a mini football around 87, and a Brazilian guy coming to the chocolate box shop in Ashton, as part of the promotion and there was loads of us there watching, he did allsorts of tricks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Reminds me of this... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 6 minutes ago, spudski said: Reminds me of this... Bl**dy Hell, Liam Manning's aged quickly and put on a bit of weight since taking over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 This is what we don’t get anymore - orange footballs in the snow and players tap dancing around like Bamby on ice. Those were the days 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I remember those footballs well. Got smashed in the face a few times even worse when it was cold. While we're reminiscing, anyone remember those Smokey Bacon 'Football Crazy' crisps made by Smiths. I put on about 3 stone eating about 60 bags to join the Football Crazy Fan Club. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 The orange ball of the 80s, that spelt trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverRed Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 3 hours ago, 1960maaan said: Those were the better, heavier ones . I remember one of our lot hitting one of these into an overflow pipe and bursting it. Left us with the cheap ones that the wind would take even when there wasn't any wind, like below ... I remember those! Every free kick would swerve in a Roberto Carlos fashion. Guaranteed to puncture within 3 hours. Happy days! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 6 hours ago, downendcity said: Does this bring back memories of Christmas/birthday wish lists? As I remember it was a bit too bouncy on Oldbury Court school playground, , but stung like mad if it caught your thigh ( we all wore short trousers in those days!) on a cold day. Also remember trying to mend with a hot knife to weld the plastic together after a puncture on the rose bushes around the play ground. My god your taking me back- Especially the DIY plastic weld Happy, happy days.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, candygram for mongo said: You could get a Wembley Trophy football for 1 book of green shield stamps, cue everyone under 50 saying WTF is green shield stamps Fairfax House... That lift! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Colby-Tit Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 4 hours ago, ralphindevon said: I remember getting one for Christmas but it would rarely last into the new year. Stupidly we’d play with it in our road, everyone had thorny privet hedges and it wouldn’t be long before it burst. I do remember the hot knife trick but can’t remember how successful it was. Ahh, hot knives, that takes me back! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 3 hours ago, 22A said: Look at those boots at upper right. Didn't get ACL injuries in those days. No, but the bloke you tackled didn't get up in a hurry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, candygram for mongo said: You could get a Wembley Trophy football for 1 book of green shield stamps, cue everyone under 50 saying WTF is green shield stamps Ah, green shield stamps. Anyone else remember their Dad's driving round for miles, looking for the garage offering quadruple green shield stamps and nearly running out of petrol in the process? Back then I remember, in my Guinness Book of Records, that the boss of Green shield stamps was the highest paid man in Britain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 35 minutes ago, Son of Fred said: Fairfax House... That lift! Bloody stupid building where the levels didn't seem to match 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 32 minutes ago, downendcity said: Anyone else remember their Dad's driving round for miles Yep, largely motivated by my Mum's desire for some bit of tat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofyourkipper Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 4 hours ago, Davefevs said: I would’ve been dead jealous if you’d have come over the school fields for a knockabout with that beaut!!! I did have this one. I suddenly feel a very old 50 something 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofyourkipper Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 hours ago, Son of Fred said: Fairfax House... That lift! How long has fairfax house been gone now? my granny used to take me down there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 4 hours ago, Davefevs said: I would’ve been dead jealous if you’d have come over the school fields for a knockabout with that beaut!!! I did have this one. I had one of those. Blew up like a medicine ball when wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 hours ago, 1960maaan said: Bloody stupid building where the levels didn't seem to match 21st Century Shopping before it became the galleries too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigate Red Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 4 hours ago, Oh Louie louie said: I can recall when Coco cola launched a mini football around 87, and a Brazilian guy coming to the chocolate box shop in Ashton, as part of the promotion and there was loads of us there watching, he did allsorts of tricks See what you did there Remember the chocolate box well - just across the road from Luckwell school 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjb Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Remember those and also had the orange captains ball as a kid.An uncle gave me one of the old leather lace up balls , weighed a ton when wet but our lane was lined with hedges .Punctures were no problem though , undo the laces , take out the bladder and stick a bike repair patch on and away you go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrascal2 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 9 hours ago, Roger Red Hat said: Does anyone remember those those white Frido footballs with raised dots on them.They were so light that on a windy day you could shoot towards goal and let the wind would do the rest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 has anyone mentioned jumpers for goalposts and going home covered in dogshit yet?........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenkibby. Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Remember an Orange plastic ball we played with late 60s early 70s but it seemed a lot more robust than that Wembley one. Maybe it was the same ,**** knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 5 hours ago, 1960maaan said: Bloody stupid building where the levels didn't seem to match Any truth in the rumour that the bloke who designed it’s next project was the Memorial Ground? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 10 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Any truth in the rumour that the bloke who designed it’s next project was the Memorial Ground? Well there's about as much chance of me going into Fairfax house as there is the Mem , so maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 (edited) 7 hours ago, Son of Fred said: Fairfax House... That lift! Paternoster lifts The stuff of nightmares - I think I'll take the stairs! Edited January 4 by downendcity 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 They were scarey! Health and safety would be having heart attacks if they were still about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Fairfax house, is believed to be haunted, I've read somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 8 hours ago, downendcity said: Paternoster lifts The stuff of nightmares - I think I'll take the stairs! We used to go over in our lunchtime from school, just to mess about on the paternoster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 11 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said: Fairfax house, is believed to be haunted, I've read somewhere ...by the ghosts of shoppers who died while trying to find their way out if the store! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverface Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 22 hours ago, downendcity said: Does this bring back memories of Christmas/birthday wish lists? As I remember it was a bit too bouncy on Oldbury Court school playground, , but stung like mad if it caught your thigh ( we all wore short trousers in those days!) on a cold day. Also remember trying to mend with a hot knife to weld the plastic together after a puncture on the rose bushes around the play ground. Pretty sure I had one of those around 1979-80ish. Lived in Hanham at the time, and it probably would've come from the shop opposite the old Bus Station in Hanham, which is now a Shaunaks Chemist. Can't for the life of me remember the name of the shop. It would've been like a cross between a hardware store and a B&M style shop, but on a lot smaller scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 (edited) 18 hours ago, Davefevs said: I would’ve been dead jealous if you’d have come over the school fields for a knockabout with that beaut!!! I did have this one. Didn't realise they did footballs, the Stuart Surridge we lusted after was the bat. Edited January 4 by 1960maaan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 10 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: Didn't realise they did footballs, the Stuart Surridge we lusted after was the bats. My next door neighbour had a “jumbo”…far too heavy for a young un like me. Someone mentioned “captains” footballs earlier….i recall the “captains” bat more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Dubbin, deep heat and now linseed oil. The smells of a generation. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 13 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said: Dubbin, deep heat and now linseed oil. The smells of a generation. An early introduction into looking after footwear. I was given a pair of Adidas boots towards the end of Junior school, which was massive as they were expensive . Was instructed how to clean and dubbin them to make them last. I still buy 'good' footwear and look after them now and even enjoy cleaning shoes. Not the same smell mind. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 16 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said: Dubbin, deep heat and now linseed oil. The smells of a generation. ......Horse liniment.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 minutes ago, Roger Red Hat said: ......Horse liniment.. Back in the 70s, before my AG trips, Dad took me to our local town club in the old Western League. The smell of linament when the teams ran out was over powering. Was it not the same as Deep Heat is today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 6 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said: Was it not the same as Deep Heat is today? I don't know the actual content of each, but I assume DH is basically a branded, packaged and pricier version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 13 minutes ago, Roger Red Hat said: ......Horse liniment.. As a kid going to football that smell could seep through concrete Always trying to hang around parts of grounds you shouldn't, you always knew you were near the changing rooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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