Ameritoon Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 You Johnny-come-lately yanks don't know what you are missing with a mitre ball. I played with Mitre and Umbro throughout my childhood, never again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Mitres are by far the best footballs to play with IMO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Don't think I ever had a branded football, just dodgy ones from local sports shops where the hexagons fell off one by one. And possibly cut you as they came loose and flapped about. A ball wasn't done with until it was basically a cloth bag with no panels around it at all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapo Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Don't think I ever had a branded football, just dodgy ones from local sports shops where the hexagons fell off one by one. And possibly cut you as they came loose and flapped about. A ball wasn't done with until it was basically a cloth bag with no panels around it at all Could get great curl on them when they reached that state. Uncontrolable but it looked great when it worked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Don't think I ever had a branded football, just dodgy ones from local sports shops where the hexagons fell off one by one. And possibly cut you as they came loose and flapped about. A ball wasn't done with until it was basically a cloth bag with no panels around it at all Cut my forehead on one of those flaps one time taking a header on a rainy day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Don't think I ever had a branded football, just dodgy ones from local sports shops where the hexagons fell off one by one. And possibly cut you as they came loose and flapped about. A ball wasn't done with until it was basically a cloth bag with no panels around it at all Nah, the ball would last until the orange balloon thing inside burst/stuck out like a hernia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Got one of these for Christmas along with a pair of Reusch keeper gloves and a goal for the back garden. Best Christmas ever. http://www.lovelfc.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/profimedia-0001962736.jpg A proper football. Those little chevrons, remember always drawing them on when I drew footballs, they're just part what a ball is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 There was something weirdly special about a Mitre Delta like. It's probably just me thinking that my generation is the best though. The France '98 ball was brilliant as well like, as I said before. It was just before they started going akka with them and they started swerving all over the place, but you could still get loads of curl on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Don't think I ever had a branded football, just dodgy ones from local sports shops where the hexagons fell off one by one. And possibly cut you as they came loose and flapped about. A ball wasn't done with until it was basically a cloth bag with no panels around it at all This one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 When the stitching used to start coming apart on the ball and the orange balloon inside became visible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Don't think I ever had a branded football, just dodgy ones from local sports shops where the hexagons fell off one by one. And possibly cut you as they came loose and flapped about. A ball wasn't done with until it was basically a cloth bag with no panels around it at all This one? Ar memories man. Get off me ball man, you'll pure egg it man! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 The tricolore from WC98 >>> * http://www.soccer.com/channels/worldcup-ball-collection/img/france98.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yhntfA6yYw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7N-tTWIlDQ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 When the stitching used to start coming apart on the ball and the orange balloon inside became visible Still get a couple of days playing heads n volleys in the backlane with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Sky prices going up again. Clearly trying to get it in before too many people realise they've lost the Champions League, cynical as you like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 The tricolore from WC98 >>> * http://www.soccer.com/channels/worldcup-ball-collection/img/france98.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Mags Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Parma - Gone http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31971955 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Sky prices going up again. Clearly trying to get it in before too many people realise they've lost the Champions League, cynical as you like. A mass boycott of Sky would be great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/9767037/louis-van-gaal-to-quit-management-at-end-of-manchester-united-stay Interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I'm starting to warm to Sherwood. I mean, he's an idiot and whatnot, but he's at least our idiot. And he has some interesting ideas. Last week at Sunderland, he put Rushian Hepburn-Murphy on for the last 15 mins or so. A 16 year old even people who watch our youth team had barely heard of. I think what I like about Sherwood so far is he renders things at least very interesting. He said this about it on our official site: Tim Sherwood insists the inclusion of Rushian Hepburn-Murphy was his way of sending a message to the club's academy - and aspirational young players generally. Sherwood was only too happy to reward the 16-year-old with a call-up - and eventual participation for the final few minutes at Sunderland. He says this gives a signal to other starlets in the youth set-up that they, too, could get their chance if they work hard and impress. But the boss insists it also shows young players generally that Villa is a place to flourish if you're good enough at an early age. He said: "It's about bringing your own through. "That's what I did at Tottenham and pretty much five of them are first on the team sheet every week now. That is a good success for Spurs. "I took a few young boys up to Sunderland. Rushian has done very well. "The youth set-up have told me he's done very well with the U18s. I said I would put him on the bench and if we were 3-0 up, I'd put him on. "That was in my dreams. I didn't expect it to happen. "Sometimes you need to send a message out to the academy - not only to the academy but to the local area. "If you want to play and you want to play in someone's first team - even at a massive club like Aston Villa - you come to this place because I am going to give you an opportunity. No danger of that. "If you are good enough no matter how young you are, you are going to play. "Why would you waste your time going somewhere else? Come here! "I know all the young boys here. They are good lads and very respectful. "I tell them that every day they are on that training field and every time they put an Aston Villa shirt on that they are on trial. You never know who's watching! "Rushian was fortunate it was him this time. It might be someone else next time." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 #Yewtree Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 #Yewtree *salutes* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Kane, Bentaleb, Mason (who never played for Spurs last season) and... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Graduate of Joe Kinnear School of Maths Sherwoodcaptainbellend.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsted Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I'm starting to warm to Sherwood. I mean, he's an idiot and whatnot, but he's at least our idiot. All that has just been said is valid, but I don't hate him. Surely it's a good thing to bring young players through? Stuffing the mackems like that made me warm to him too. I'm a bit conflicted with Villa, like, after the bedsheet brigade incident, so (no malice, Brummie) I'd like to see them go down and someone ask if Nigel fucking Kennedy or Prince fucking Wills is your next Messiah. Or the Lizard King Cameron. Also the wife has a wet spot for them as her first match was at the Holte End back in the 60s with some twat I haven't punched yet. So conflicted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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