3offTheTee
Tour Rookie
Very good. Yea, she only played once!Will take more care in future and you were quicker than Foxholer in pointing out the error.I didn’t know Brian’s mother played for England on the wing.
I'm Getting Old
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clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
We all do that at some time, just thought it was quite funny.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Adidas Samba boots. Thought I was the dogs nuts when I got a pair of these for Christmas. Eye watering what it costs for boots these days even for kiids
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
You must be getting old-
would you have given children £200 each when you were younger?
would you have given children £200 each when you were younger?
williamalex1
Money List Winner
You're only a Whippersnapper in comparison to someI took two of my grandchildren shopping today
Gave then £200 each to make up for the missed Covid years.
One starts off by looking fondly at a £183. pair of football boots.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
I remember Woolworth's football boots. They had the brand name Winfield. The sole and studs were one piece of moulded white plastic. I would inherit a pair from one of two older brothers if they hadn't split.
I begged and begged for my first brand new pair for my 13th birthday. Patrick - and they were £2.85. I remember the price because it was a talking point for my mother for a whole year.
I begged and begged for my first brand new pair for my 13th birthday. Patrick - and they were £2.85. I remember the price because it was a talking point for my mother for a whole year.
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williamalex1
Money List Winner
I think I remember back in 1962 petrol being 5 old shillings=2 half-crowns a gallon, = 25p a gallon now
. My weekly wage then as an apprentice was £2, 10 shillings = roughly £2.25 .fortunately I don't need new football boots
.No doubt some A/S will correct my money conversions
Foxy 
Foxholer
Blackballed
I can play the 'Ooh! When I were a lad' game too.....I think I remember back in 1962 petrol being 5 old shillings=2 half-crowns a gallon, = 25p a gallon now
fortunately I don't need new football boots
No doubt some A/S will correct my money conversions
When I first started playing Hockey - back in the very very early '60s, there was no market in NZ for Football (Soccer) style boots, so square-toed Rugby boots (leather covering metal toes) were the only real option.
The owner of the company Dad worked for either owned or was on the board of a load of clothing and household goods companies or Department Stores, so we got reduced prices for our schoolwear, shoes etc. 30/- (£1-10) was the rate for Rugby boots - made from leather, though I do remember having the fully moulded plastic ones to start with.
Hockey allowed (longer) aluminium studs, but they were banned for Rugby as potentially dangerously sharp. I think the studs had to be nailed in too. Football style boots became the norm fairly soon after I started though and one of those companies made multi-stud and 'proper' football styles under license.
I remember Premium Petrol at a fixed price of 2/6 a gallon, so much cheaper (taxed less) in NZ. £UK was fixed at $2.40NZ for a long time.
NZ went Decimal on my 14th birthday, so I did notice the 'error' you planted.
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rudebhoy
Q-School Graduate
Did they help you jump higher?
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
No , after about six games I broke my toe .
There was very little protection in them.
Much like modern boots today.
They were a must have
SocketRocket
Ryder Cup Winner
When it was cold he could keep his hands in his pouch.
GreiginFife
Money List Winner
To a degree, boots have always been expensive for the ‘top quality’ ones. Problem is nowadays is companies like Nike market all their crap as top quality when in fact they are plastic rubbish (Mercurial Vapor anyone?).
When I played I mainly used Puma King or Adidas Copas which were not cheap at around £100 a pair (mid 90s).
But in 1999 I saw and listed after the Valsport Era boots, blue and silver beauties and managed to put a bit of my then meagre pay aside and got a pair. At £130 they were expensive but I then had them for 10 years and think they are still in the attic. Beautiful, light and could stop a Rhino’s foot.
When I played I mainly used Puma King or Adidas Copas which were not cheap at around £100 a pair (mid 90s).
But in 1999 I saw and listed after the Valsport Era boots, blue and silver beauties and managed to put a bit of my then meagre pay aside and got a pair. At £130 they were expensive but I then had them for 10 years and think they are still in the attic. Beautiful, light and could stop a Rhino’s foot.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
My Joey was in there,
Vikingman
Head Pro
Then you have a doppleganger
Fromtherough
Assistant Pro
Top end football boots have always attracted a decent price tag. I used to wear Adidas Copa Mundial/World Cup or Puma King which must have set my Dad back a decent amount on a semi-regular basis. I remember when Italian football was shown on Channel 4 getting a pair of Lotto Stadio. Amazingly soft, with a fold over tongue ala Puma King’s. I left them in an away changies. Surprisingly, they weren’t there when we went back later on. Gutted.
Foxholer
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Good boots are expensive. It’s always been the case. That said. Football as a grassroots sport is relatively cheap.
If people consider football boots expensive, don’t let your kids get in to ice hockey, or high level figure skating and gymnastics. Horses would probably have been cheaper!
If people consider football boots expensive, don’t let your kids get in to ice hockey, or high level figure skating and gymnastics. Horses would probably have been cheaper!
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Watched a bit of a Billy Connelly document HID had recorded last night. He summed it up when he said when you getting old every action/motion comes with its own soundbite. Getting off a chair, tying your shoes etc
Robster59
Tour Rookie
But the ointment is helping. Actually I did. I remember when I played Union for Runcorn and was accused off playing League at the same time (ah those where the days). It wasn't me but somebody who looked like me. I've got a photo of when we played on Fairfield pitch, I think between Christmas and New Year.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
I've got a doppleganger.
Its this bloke in Leicestershire.
My real name is Robert Picardo and I played the part of the Emergency Medical Hologram on the Starship Voyager.
Its this bloke in Leicestershire.
My real name is Robert Picardo and I played the part of the Emergency Medical Hologram on the Starship Voyager.
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