Things you miss in football

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Fri May 12, 2017 7:15 pm

Being able to move when you farted so someone else got the blame.

Flatline · Post by **Flatline** » Fri May 12, 2017 7:24 pm

Standing with my mates and like minded folk,singing,drinking and smoking while watching Burnley,it hardly gets better than that.

Duffer_ · Post by **Duffer_** » Fri May 12, 2017 7:25 pm

Looking at the 'team for next season' thread it looks like a lot of people missed the new contract Dale Stephens signed at BHA.

UTC!

Burnleyareback2 · Post by **Burnleyareback2** » Fri May 12, 2017 7:50 pm

Yellow card for obstruction

Paul Waine · Post by **Paul Waine** » Fri May 12, 2017 8:31 pm

If this was a family fortune's question my answer is "the goal."

Could also try: "port-a-cabin changing huts;" "pitch marked out in sawdust;" and "oranges at half-time."

Goal posts for jumpers, anyone?

BFCmaj · Post by **BFCmaj** » Fri May 12, 2017 8:40 pm

Chris Pearce dancing
The smell of deep heat
The old vidiprinter
Black boots
Old fashioned action replays that were just the normal footage but slowed down with a white flashing R in the top corner
Goalies with glove bags

john'sroseyspecs · Post by **john'sroseyspecs** » Fri May 12, 2017 8:59 pm

Lighting a fag to 'smoke a goal in' It worked! Well sometimes

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Fri May 12, 2017 9:02 pm

Tackling

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Fri May 12, 2017 9:04 pm

Not having to read Internet forums with cry babies demanding the manager is sacked after every defeat!

boyyanno · Post by **boyyanno** » Fri May 12, 2017 9:30 pm

KRBFC wrote:Anything?
I miss the old AC Milan side, Shevchenko, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Seedorf.

The game isn't the same without Sir Alex.

Another thing, Keane v Vieira, where it actually seemed to mean something between the players. I don't think the foreign players quite understand the English game.

I miss all of those, Totti hangs up his boots this year at the age of 9000 as well. Literally just Buffon left from probably the best era of football in my life.

I tell you what I really miss though. Watching Thierry Henry. I literally remember having to watch MOTD just because you knew he would do somthing. He was absolutely fxxxin quality.

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Fri May 12, 2017 9:32 pm

Honesty

Man of Kent · Post by **Man of Kent** » Fri May 12, 2017 10:11 pm

Victory V lozenges - before the EU ruined them

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Fri May 12, 2017 10:16 pm

Interesting footballers

Because they all media trained, they have the really dull personalities

Man of Kent · Post by **Man of Kent** » Fri May 12, 2017 10:22 pm

Orange balls being used on frozen hard, snowy pitches with the touchlines brushed clear. Oh and penalties actually being given for grappling in the box.

cloughyclaret · Post by **cloughyclaret** » Fri May 12, 2017 10:28 pm

Going to see my son play for his school

If it be your will · Post by **If it be your will** » Fri May 12, 2017 10:34 pm

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Fri May 12, 2017 10:38 pm

The Claret nets of the early 90s

Having 'corner flags' on the halfway line.

Goalkeepers only wearing green (or yellow)

The magic sponge

Subs wearing boiler suits

TheOriginalLongsider · Post by **TheOriginalLongsider** » Fri May 12, 2017 10:40 pm

Dogs running on the pitch

john'sroseyspecs · Post by **john'sroseyspecs** » Fri May 12, 2017 10:42 pm

Man of Kent wrote:Victory V lozenges - before the EU ruined them

My uncle worked there. Used to go rat hunting at night on the production line with a torch and an air pistol. How did they taste?

Noble Peter · Post by **Noble Peter** » Fri May 12, 2017 10:45 pm

Buying chips at half time under the cricket field stand in the early 70's

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Fri May 12, 2017 10:58 pm

The Victory V references are interesting... my grandad was the manager at Victory V in Nelson for several years.

jurek · Post by **jurek** » Fri May 12, 2017 11:24 pm

Standing on the terraces even though support the move to all seater stadiums.
Watching us beat MAn U, Chelsea, Leeds, Spurs and the like.
The Longside in full voice when it was all standing.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat May 13, 2017 12:01 am

bfcjg wrote:Being able to move when you farted so someone else got the blame.

kritichris · Post by **kritichris** » Sat May 13, 2017 12:07 am

The **** running out the bogs behind the Bee Hole end, the half time scores in the wooden boards in front of the cricket field end, getting a pint to sup on the longside, being able to wander about, smoking, having your own little standing area with your mates, jumping up and down to keep warm, not just because you were winning then the Saturday evening "Pink" being read after the match outside Woolworths with a bag of chips.

kritichris · Post by **kritichris** » Sat May 13, 2017 12:09 am

That's the first time I've neen censored, guess I should have said "p!ss"

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat May 13, 2017 12:12 am

The woman that sold pies on the beehole end I never got to sample her Cornish pasties !

kritichris · Post by **kritichris** » Sat May 13, 2017 12:15 am

tim_noone wrote:The woman that sold pies on the beehole end I never got to sample her Cornish pasties !

Is that a weird sexual inference.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat May 13, 2017 12:21 am

kritichris wrote:Is that a weird sexual inference.

Well I'm not sure what to think now... It could have been my animal instincts kicking in! It was her or the strong smell of p!ss from the beehole toilets....,

MT03ALG · Post by **MT03ALG** » Sat May 13, 2017 12:24 am

Honesty and a good, fair, hard tackle accepted by the player being tackled...

icu81b4 · Post by **icu81b4** » Sat May 13, 2017 12:42 am

Going back to my Grandma's house in Godley St after the game to eat some black pudding whilst watching the teleprinter to see the final scores come in.

No Ney Never · Post by **No Ney Never** » Sat May 13, 2017 12:42 am

Half the people in the ground changing position at half time.
I also miss:
The patch left on your forehead after heading a wet casey.
Playing walley.
Playing one and you're through.
Playing headers and volleys.
Having an agreement in place for determining who would have to fag the ball if it went over a wall or fence.
Trying to get the ball from under a car.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Sat May 13, 2017 1:34 am

boyyanno wrote:I miss all of those, Totti hangs up his boots this year at the age of 9000 as well. Literally just Buffon left from probably the best era of football in my life.

I tell you what I really miss though. Watching Thierry Henry. I literally remember having to watch MOTD just because you knew he would do somthing. He was absolutely fxxxin quality.

I miss football from my childhood, it seemed so much better maybe because I was young.
I loved Ruud Van Nistelrooy, I even had a Vodafone United kit just to get his name on the back when I was a school kid

Italian football was great back then, in fact I think football in general was better.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sat May 13, 2017 1:45 am

Tackles where a player who got caught, would not show his pain and just carry on. No free kick.

and....

Defenders who defended properly. No shirt pulling and no arms wrapped round an opponent.

HiroshimaClaret · Post by **HiroshimaClaret** » Sat May 13, 2017 7:07 am

Physically attending Burnley games!!!!!!

WestMidsClaret · Post by **WestMidsClaret** » Sat May 13, 2017 8:05 am

Playing it! Retired 2 years ago at the age of 37 and missed it since. Decided to quit when I was playing one time and was 15 yards in front of the defender and got caught up

used to be a whippet! I could've played in defence or in the nets but I was a striker and loved it.

Watching football Italia in the early 90's. Being in awe when a team came to the turf and they had a well known striker, still the same now but nowhere near as much. Hoping to beat a team in the cup from the prem/1st division. Going to games with my dad. Listening to radio lancs when I was a kid when we were away. It being relatively cheap to go to games! Now with 5 of us costs a flaming fortune

HatfieldClaret · Post by **HatfieldClaret** » Sat May 13, 2017 9:01 am

Hitchhiking from Giggleswick, watching the match, popping in to my grans for a cuppa and then getting back before it was too late. Only got caught out once.

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Sat May 13, 2017 9:04 am

Cleaning boots after a match and applying a good coat of dubbin.

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Sat May 13, 2017 9:06 am

Players living in the same world as fans.
Less diving and cheating.
The terrace banter and humour of yesteryear.
The vidiprinter.
Not the Beehole toilets.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat May 13, 2017 9:15 am

kentonclaret wrote:Cleaning boots after a match and applying a good coat of dubbin.

Really ? After playing on a Saturday we used to go to the pub for the obligatory ten pints, my boots where still in my bag the following Saturday wet threw and mould growing on them...happy days.

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Sat May 13, 2017 9:24 am

Steve1956

Obviously you either started playing football very late in life or had parents that cleaned your boots for you.

beeholeclaret · Post by **beeholeclaret** » Sat May 13, 2017 10:33 am

Bin Ont Turf wrote:I miss before Dyche came to Burnley, when we were a mid table Championship side playing that wonderful football where we'd score 3 goals and the opposition would score 4 goals.

Or during Stan's time as manager when we scored 4 and the opposition scored 7 (at home as well).

chekhov · Post by **chekhov** » Sat May 13, 2017 10:43 am

BFCmaj wrote:Chris Pearce dancing
The smell of deep heat
The old vidiprinter
Black boots
Old fashioned action replays that were just the normal footage but slowed down with a white flashing R in the top corner
Goalies with glove bags

Black boots I predict are about to make a comeback.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat May 13, 2017 10:49 am

kentonclaret wrote:Steve1956

Obviously you either started playing football very late in life or had parents that cleaned your boots for you.

No I played from around 16 years of age to about 34 years of age,my parents didn't clean my boots they stayed in my kit bag for a week and I would put them on wet through and mouldy from the previous week,that's if I hadn't lost my kit bag due to having ten pints after a game and leaving it in some pub somewhere stinking!

RocketLawnChair · Post by **RocketLawnChair** » Sat May 13, 2017 10:50 am

The ball boys being introduced and running into the centre circle and waving.

Then the teams came out separately to the roar of their own fans and boos of the opposition fans, and then warmed up with 4 or 5 balls with the mascot shooting in at the keeper.

I cannot abide this handshake with the oppo and then into your own half for a cuddle with your team mates.

RingoMcCartney · Post by **RingoMcCartney** » Sat May 13, 2017 11:24 am

Stimrol Chewing gum.

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Sat May 13, 2017 11:29 am

The football 'Pink', the only way you could see all the results and tables within an hour or so of the games.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sat May 13, 2017 2:09 pm

kentonclaret wrote:Cleaning boots after a match and applying a good coat of dubbin.

Dublin...
Such memories!

Man of Kent · Post by **Man of Kent** » Sat May 13, 2017 2:18 pm

john'sroseyspecs wrote:My uncle worked there. Used to go rat hunting at night on the production line with a torch and an air pistol. How did they taste?

They tasted medicinal, with something like menthol, and they really cleaned out 'the pipes'. Then one of the additives was banned by the EU and they never tasted the same again.

timshorts · Post by **timshorts** » Sat May 13, 2017 4:06 pm

Being able to go to places like Bournemouth away without having a season ticket or n000 loyalty points or even getting a ticket in advance at all.

Pundits and others calling a cheat a cheat. Yes that's what you are alli, zaha, vardy.

A 3 strikes and you are deported policy would fix it. Almost worth voting for brexit for save of course that the above 3 belong here. Retrospective deportation for Francis lee, Vince hilaire, dalglish.

7decades · Post by **7decades** » Sat May 13, 2017 7:13 pm

unsegregated crowds