| Things that have disappeared from football 22:07 - Feb 13 with 9039 views | Plums |
What happened to the centre line flags? I haven't just noticed they've gone but I've been pondering the big issues in life today and for some reason they crossed my mind.
When did they go?
What else has gone from the game? |  |
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| Things that have disappeared from football on 01:12 - Feb 14 with 1537 views | ParisBlue |
Away crowds being kept in for 20 mins after the game. Every game.
Coming out of the stadium trying to overhear the person with the radio to hear the other full-time results. |  |
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| Things that have disappeared from football on 03:21 - Feb 14 with 1491 views | Illinoisblue |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 23:20 - Feb 13 by Fixed_It |
Waiting for the Green'un to go on sale about ten minutes after the final whistle. |
Man, the kids today will never know the thrill of waiting for the delivery van to turn up at the newsagents. Or coming back from an away game hoping one of the green un sellers would be at the train station. T really WTD. |  |
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| Things that have disappeared from football on 04:37 - Feb 14 with 1468 views | flykickingbybgunn |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 22:37 - Feb 13 by Garv |
Half time entertainment...or is that just ITFC? |
Ahh yes.
Swede selling golden goal tickets.
The brass band marching up and down at half time. They would get soaked now.
Pretty dancing girls on the pitch. Much more interesting than sprinklers wetting the grass and trying to spot where they pop up.
Did I mention the pretty dancing girls .....
I'll get my coat. |  | | |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 05:10 - Feb 14 with 1460 views | Benters |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 04:37 - Feb 14 by flykickingbybgunn |
Ahh yes.
Swede selling golden goal tickets.
The brass band marching up and down at half time. They would get soaked now.
Pretty dancing girls on the pitch. Much more interesting than sprinklers wetting the grass and trying to spot where they pop up.
Did I mention the pretty dancing girls .....
I'll get my coat. |
I remember the pretty girls Southend away was a good one if you liked that sort of thing..😳 |  |
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| Things that have disappeared from football on 05:29 - Feb 14 with 1455 views | Wacko |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 23:36 - Feb 13 by vapour_trail |
Riyad Mahrez is as skinny as they get.
Mo Salah never tracks back.
You’ve got me on unfit though. |
Kalvin Phillips?  |  |
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| Things that have disappeared from football on 05:45 - Feb 14 with 1448 views | ellaandred |
Toilet rolls thrown from the crowd. |  | | |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 06:14 - Feb 14 with 1428 views | iamatractorboy |
Page 302 on Ceefax | | | |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 06:51 - Feb 14 with 1379 views | Len_Brennan |
Cardboard league ladders & team tabs, free with Shoot magazine in the weeks before a new season kicked off. Now that was a gift that kept on giving, in a world where personal computers, smart phones & 24 hour news tv stations didn't yet exist. [Post edited 14 Feb 8:33]
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| Things that have disappeared from football on 07:18 - Feb 14 with 1345 views | EuanTown |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 06:51 - Feb 14 by Len_Brennan |
Cardboard league ladders & team tabs, free with Shoot magazine in the weeks before a new season kicked off. Now that was a gift that kept on giving, in a world where personal computers, smart phones & 24 hour news tv stations didn't yet exist. [Post edited 14 Feb 8:33]
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you can still get these from etsy, |  | | |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 07:21 - Feb 14 with 1348 views | BrandonsBlues |
mixing with players in local pubs and clubs after a game (and during the week)
being warm standing, not being cold sitting in the ground.
Buying gum, crisps and chocolate from the vendor walking around the edge of the pitch with the tray.
cash | | | |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 07:35 - Feb 14 with 1318 views | Reuser_is_God |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 22:53 - Feb 13 by le2blue |
Crowd surges, back to front in the north...oh, and air horns. |
We often have an air horn in A Block |  |
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| Things that have disappeared from football on 07:41 - Feb 14 with 1278 views | Churchman |
Football shirts with 1-11 numbers on the back and no stupid adverts ruining them. Ahhh those glorious 70s kits.
Mullet hair do’s and bad perms
Proper tackling
The idea you took your place on the terrace an hour or more before kick off and wouldn’t move again
The fetid sh£thouse behind Churchmans
The cherry picker behind Churchmans that told you we’d be on Match of the Day
The little St John Ambulance man and the big one with their WW2 stretcher [Post edited 14 Feb 7:56]
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| Obstruction. (n/t) on 07:47 - Feb 14 with 1286 views | SimonBatfordITFC |
| Obstruction. (n/t) on 22:40 - Feb 13 by PhilTWTD |
Funnily enough, there was one in the U21s this week or last, forget which. Ref arm in the air and everything. |
Unlikely as it no longer exists as an offence. If an indirect free kick was awarded then it was more likely for dangerous play (non-contact). | | | |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 07:52 - Feb 14 with 1246 views | Stadiumofdark |
Checking other scores in Currys / Tandy / Rumbleows window [Post edited 14 Feb 7:55]
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| Things that have disappeared from football on 08:05 - Feb 14 with 1213 views | Churchman |
The teleprinter on Grandstand
Chunk, chonk conk……..finish the b score you b’stards!. And if you got six it was printed in letters in brackets. | | | |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 08:43 - Feb 14 with 1174 views | vapour_trail |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 08:05 - Feb 14 by Churchman |
The teleprinter on Grandstand
Chunk, chonk conk……..finish the b score you b’stards!. And if you got six it was printed in letters in brackets. |
I thought 7 (seven) was the entry level for having your goals spelled out? |  |
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| Things that have disappeared from football on 08:47 - Feb 14 with 1162 views | bsw72 |
The back pass to the keeper - noticeable that sides that had relied on it to win title after title failed to adjust for a number of years after '92 . . . |  | | |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 08:48 - Feb 14 with 1158 views | BloomBlue |
Goalkeepers not wearing gloves.
Fullbacks.
Muddy pitches.
Proper tough players, a player who will happily break another player's legs with a horrendous tackle from behind. [Post edited 14 Feb 9:04]
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| Things that have disappeared from football on 08:59 - Feb 14 with 1147 views | Scuzzer |
The Dolly Birds plying their soveniers and programmes.
Swede.
Muddy pitches and the groundsman with his tin of touch up paint. |  |
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| Things that have disappeared from football on 09:06 - Feb 14 with 1129 views | Churchman |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 08:43 - Feb 14 by vapour_trail |
I thought 7 (seven) was the entry level for having your goals spelled out? |
Hmm I thought it was 6 (six). You might be right with (seven). Anyone remember? | | | |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 09:11 - Feb 14 with 1130 views | iamipswich |
Players running out of the tunnel holding a matchball and hoofing it in the air as they enter the pitch |  |
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| Things that have disappeared from football on 09:16 - Feb 14 with 1121 views | bluelagos |
Coppers with big helmets
Open terraces
Toilets that were basically a brick wall and pools of piss
Pay on the gate
Vouchers for ticket priority in the big cup games
Milk crates
Singing 30 mins ahead of kick off
The whole terrace culture is pretty much dead compared to the 80s when it was truly a magical occasion. We get the odd moment for sure (Sarmiento goal) but back in the day every match day was an immersive occasion where you were swept away with the atmosphere / tension and the trepidation of the walk back to the car/station.
The gentrification of the game is relentless and continues apace. |  |
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| Things that have disappeared from football on 09:19 - Feb 14 with 1108 views | bluelagos |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 09:16 - Feb 14 by bluelagos |
Coppers with big helmets
Open terraces
Toilets that were basically a brick wall and pools of piss
Pay on the gate
Vouchers for ticket priority in the big cup games
Milk crates
Singing 30 mins ahead of kick off
The whole terrace culture is pretty much dead compared to the 80s when it was truly a magical occasion. We get the odd moment for sure (Sarmiento goal) but back in the day every match day was an immersive occasion where you were swept away with the atmosphere / tension and the trepidation of the walk back to the car/station.
The gentrification of the game is relentless and continues apace. |
A plug for my mate Ade's book - details how the game was changed with the introduction of the Premier league. Great nostalgia and also clearly dissects the changes driven by the money men at the expense of our great game.
Well worth a read for anyone interested in the topic.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sun-Shines-Now-Hillsborough-Premier/dp/0571295118 | |
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| Things that have disappeared from football on 09:22 - Feb 14 with 1096 views | brazil1982 |
Any sense of humour on the pitch. Alf Bushk. Not having to buy a ticket in advance. North stand doors open at 4.30. |  | | |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 09:23 - Feb 14 with 1091 views | ADStephenson |
| Things that have disappeared from football on 09:06 - Feb 14 by Churchman |
Hmm I thought it was 6 (six). You might be right with (seven). Anyone remember? |
They certainly do it for 7 now. I always assumed it was because a 7 could be mistaken for a 1 on a vidiprinter. |  |
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