Best Ever Footy

[Jairzinho]

I think we called that cuppies. Ace.

 

Actually that name rings a bell as well. Has been about fifteen years since I played football.

[thegreatelephant]

 

 

soft spot for the old Stuart Surridge when it used to nestle in the corner with the red stripe spinning around. true to form looking up a pic, i always remembered Ipswich using them with that class side they had back then

 

 

good player, Eric Gates

[Harry Squatter]

Some bird who used to babysit me when I was a kid brought her fella round one time and he brought his 1982 Tango round to have a game with me and my brother in the back garden.

 

He said his dad went the England V France game in Bilbao and somehow got his hands on one of the balls used in the kick around before the match.

 

I can remember it being ridiculously solid and seemed to have a plastic sheen over it and it looked indestructible. It was obviously a lot more expensive than the footy's we used to play with. You could probably boot it at a bus and knock it over.

[Rushies tash]

The Surridge always makes me think of the League Cup final..

 

[Jay86]

 

I loved playing with that one 2002 World Cup ball, I got a proper topline version of it on holiday in about 2003 and when you caught it sweet the ball just flew. You can how the professionals make the ball dip and move when you play with a proper match ball.

[an tha]

The Surridge always makes me think of the League Cup final..

 

That Sturridge ball was also made by Mitre and Minerva as well which confused me...I posted it earlier - The mitre one.

[VladimirIlyich]

The Tango is a good shout.

 

I liked the 1970's Adidas Telstar too. White mainly, with a few all black patches too.

The adidas telstar is the king,or should I say kaiser?,of footballs.

[Soleilrouge]

That league cup final footage would bring a tear to your eye

 

Ronnie Whelan - what a player to bring through

[Ipplfc]

Not sure about best ever ball, but we used to play with one of these in school. Used to 'ping' when you toe-ied it, and on cold days it would sting like fuck and leave a big red imprint on your legs when it hit you.

And when it burst heating one of your ma's knives up to solder the hole.

She used to go fuck'n mental when she found the burnt knife

[lifetime fan]

That ball was shite.

 

Cheap, nasty plastic coating and flew all around the place like a petrol station plastic fantastic.

[VladimirIlyich]

And when it burst heating one of your ma's knives up to solder the hole.

She used to go fuck'n mental when she found the burnt knife

I dont think we had an 'unburnt' knife left in our cutlery drawer. I was a dab hand at it.

[Tony Moanero]

Coca-Cola Italia 90 mini footballs were boss.

[chris71]

My ball signed be the 82/83 team. Needs a bit of air.

 

[The Midnight Rambler]

Anybody who ever played centre back will never forget the Mitre Multiplex. Having to head that bastard after the keeper launched it, did more damage to my swede than any bong I've ever smoked.

[Harry Squatter]

I remember my Sunday league team had those Mitre Multiplex balls. The manager forgot to put air in them after a few months use so went down to the nearest petrol station and used the tyre inflator to pump them up. I headed the ball away from a corner in the first few minutes and I felt like I'd been twatted by Ivan Drago. Must have damaged everyone's feet as well as it felt like kicking a massive stone.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Not sure about best ever ball, but we used to play with one of these in school. Used to 'ping' when you toe-ied it, and on cold days it would sting like fuck and leave a big red imprint on your legs when it hit you.

The great Wembley Trophy. You were posh if you had one of them. Remember these old bastard neighbours in Norris Green the Parkinsons curtain twitchers, if your ball went in their garden and they got there first it got a knife in it, only happened a few times as we were quick.

They made the mistake of doing it to a lad from one of the rougher families, didn't end well. The lads ma ragged the old girl around the garden and every year after their front fence went on the bomby.

They even paid for a " No ball games " post to get up on the greens infront of their house. It was used as a post and then a centre post for said bomby.

[thegreatelephant]

hacky ballsack

 

 

fuck sake Mr Moanero is slipping

[Red74]

https://footballrelics.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/football-relics_FB-BL-020_balls_adidas-tango-durlast-river-plate-world-cup-argentina-1978-soccer-ball-orange-9.jpg

 

 

Invincible

[Red74]

Can someone fix that link for me please

[Jenson]

When I was about 9 I ran onto the pitch before the game from the first row of the Kemlyn and Ronnie Whelan gave me one of the plastic balls the players used to kick into the crowd before matches.

Kept it for about 20 years until I lost it when I moved house. Gutted and can I fuck find a picture of them on google.

[an tha]

When I was about 9 I ran onto the pitch before the game from the first row of the Kemlyn and Ronnie Whelan gave me one of the plastic balls the players used to kick into the crowd before matches.

Kept it for about 20 years until I lost it when I moved house. Gutted and can I fuck find a picture of them on google.

Like in these titles?

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Ai8q_0e8o

[magicrat]

Rooney had his hair transplant modeled on the worlds oldest football 

 

 

 

 

[Atticus Finch]

This thread reminds me of a home game back sometime in the early 80's, every home game we'd drive over on Saturday morning and park in the Stanley park car park and we used to have a kick about before the car park started filling up before going on for a pre match pint at the supporters club then in to the Kop for it opening at 1pm. This particular day, we finished playing and there was a group of young lads about 8 or 9 years old and they asked if they could borrow our ball, gave them the ball as it was only an old one I kept in the boot of the car and jokingly said "make sure you bring it back mind" as we walked off, never expecting to see it again. After the game and back to the car, it was dark so must have been winter time and there's this one young lad waiting by the car with the ball in his hand. "Brought your ball back mister" he says, felt a bit of a twat so I made all my mates chip in and we gave this young lad a pound note each (which shows how long ago it was), off he went in to the night with a handful of pound notes and I let him keep the ball.

[VladimirIlyich]

This thread reminds me of a home game back sometime in the early 80's, every home game we'd drive over on Saturday morning and park in the Stanley park car park and we used to have a kick about before the car park started filling up before going on for a pre match pint at the supporters club then in to the Kop for it opening at 1pm. This particular day, we finished playing and there was a group of young lads about 8 or 9 years old and they asked if they could borrow our ball, gave them the ball as it was only an old one I kept in the boot of the car and jokingly said "make sure you bring it back mind" as we walked off, never expecting to see it again. After the game and back to the car, it was dark so must have been winter time and there's this one young lad waiting by the car with the ball in his hand. "Brought your ball back mister" he says, felt a bit of a twat so I made all my mates chip in and we gave this young lad a pound note each (which shows how long ago it was), off he went in to the night with a handful of pound notes and I let him keep the ball.

Cool story bro. Give yourselves a pat on the back for brightening up a young lad's weekend.

[Jenson]

Like in these titles?

 

 

Exactly! Repped.