Just came across these on ebay, can anyone remember seeing these in the 1970's ?
Were they specially made/burnley printed on the side or was their a 'Burnley' collection for the public to buy.

I would have got a pair if i had seen them back in the day,my favourite Adidas of the early 70s were Adidas rom

Thought it was an AdeolaFriday breakaway!

Look like footie boots minus the studs

4midable wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 13, 2023 3:23 pm

Look like footie boots minus the studs

They were only released as footy boots when I looked into em a bit ago - so someone has deffo resoled them.

They’re horrible, probably looked a decent football boot 50 years ago though

If they had 2 stripes and said Gola instead of Adidas 100% of people would think they were awful.

Because they have 3 stripes and say Adidas instead of Gola this is reduced to 99% of people thinking they are awful. They look like something you would see tied together with their laces in a reduced to clear basket at the entrance to a Tommy Balls or Winfields

bfccrazy wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 14, 2023 8:13 am

They were only released as footy boots when I looked into em a bit ago - so someone has deffo resoled them.

Think they’re just missing the screw in studs rather than having been re-soled. Most decent boots had screw in studs back in the day.

bfccrazy wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 14, 2023 8:13 am

They were only released as footy boots when I looked into em a bit ago - so someone has deffo resoled them.

Have they not just had the studs unscrewed? You can see what looks like raise bits in the first picture that look like the bit you screw them in

claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 14, 2023 8:27 am

If they had 2 stripes and said Gola instead of Adidas 100% of people would think they were awful.

They look like something you would see tied together with their laces in a reduced to clear basket at the entrance to a Tommy Balls or Winfields

Aaah winfields ,the best footballs you could buy for a game in the park ,they were white and at a guess had winfields written on them

Don't remember these, look similar to the iconic Beckenbauer super, boots by Adidas.

The fact they still look pristine shows how different things were when quality came before quantity. Being a 1950's born lad I think they are great!

JohnMac wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:48 am

The fact they still look pristine shows how different things were when quality came before quantity. Being a 1950's born lad I think they are great!

People also tended to look after what they had a bit better, it was less of a throw away society.

They look unworn- the print on the insole is completely intact

Are these still for sale? Couldn’t find them?

I bought them, just need to find some studs for them, will be going in a display unit with some other memorobilia in a town centre shop that is opening in a few weeks

i'd forgotten all about tommy balls.

Tommy balls, don't they sell pond stuff there now?

Tommy Tucker

Bukta.