Site Supporter MickyD Posted May 4, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted May 4, 2022 Oh, joy, someone brought a fly-away ball when we were kids! Best thing about them was they could curve in both directions when kicked hard. Worst thing about them was they only had to be kicked within a yard of a rose bush to pop. But when they popped, we’re they now useless? Hell no! Which kid didn’t become the pope by carefully cutting so the valve was in the middle? A bit like this chap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Cuppies. Not Wembley Doubles. Fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted May 4, 2022 Members Share Posted May 4, 2022 Decent for playing on holiday but it had to be a Casey or a mitre Every now and then some cunt would have one of those rock solid ones that had the texture of braile. Tanned you in the face and you had cheeks like Bryan Adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted May 4, 2022 Members Share Posted May 4, 2022 This fucker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Cheese Posted May 4, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted May 4, 2022 (edited) Bought one in Wales a few weeks ago, and me and the lad played on the beach for a couple of hours with driftwood for goalposts. We both scored some proper worldies thanks to the wind. They're fucking brilliant, and cheap as fuck. Haven't got a bad word to say about them. Got a bit sick of anything above the 10-year-olds shoulder being classed as "OVER!" though. No such thing as "top bins" on the beach. Edited May 4, 2022 by Cheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morizio Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Them swerve balls are good. I can circle it and knuckle it. Apparently 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Rudy said: Decent for playing on holiday but it had to be a Casey or a mitre Every now and then some cunt would have one of those rock solid ones that had the texture of braile. Tanned you in the face and you had cheeks like Bryan Adams Those size 3 mitres we had at primary were like cannonballs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Fly aways... Last a week at best. Usually bought by a well meaning tight as cramp auntie that you no longer speak to as a birthday gift. Mid plastic balls. More or less solid. Usually illiminous yellow and will last until an elderly neighbour loses their rag and pops it after it lands in their garden for the 75th time in a day. Cost £5 from the corner shop. Still some on the shelf unsold from 1994 now still priced at a fiver. Half decent mitre with all the panels ripped or rubbed off on the bones of its arse but lasts most of your childhood and weighed a ton in the rain as it became 30% water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Biggish Dave Posted May 4, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted May 4, 2022 We usually had a decent ball. We were all keen footballers who usually ended up with 5 new balls for birthdays etc. Didn't make any difference, we were still shit give or take James Beattie - and he was usually a keeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radcliffe white Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 The ball that turned players into roberto Carlos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted May 4, 2022 Moderators Share Posted May 4, 2022 Them white fridos were good cheap balls The orange wembley trophy wasnt bad I copped for a minerva casey from the club about 1980 Frank wouldve kicked it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Heda Balls made in Leigh in the 60s, it became an insult to anyone who were disturbed or off their trolley's when I was a teen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royal white Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 What were the best balls? For me The Mitre Delta Gold and Mitre Delta Multimax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 9 minutes ago, royal white said: What were the best balls? For me The Mitre Delta Gold and Mitre Delta Multimax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C86 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Traf said: Best ball ever. Sports shop in Benners has every Adidas world cup ball including this one, on display behind a glass case 🙄 EFA , the 1978 one used in Argentina is the original, from wiki Adidas Tango Durlast. Mario Kempas and ticker tape all over the place. Edited May 5, 2022 by C86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Yeah '78 to about 2000? were just variations on the Tango theme, then they changed the design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted May 5, 2022 Members Share Posted May 5, 2022 9 minutes ago, Traf said: Yeah '78 to about 2000? were just variations on the Tango theme, then they changed the design. Brought it back about 10 years ago as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C86 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Traf said: Yeah '78 to about 2000? were just variations on the Tango theme, then they changed the design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 I've got the Brazilica and did have this but lost it. Will be buying it back as its ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazBob Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Was always a truly sad day when someone's casey bit the dust. The orange bubble of death growing out of one of the panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deane koontz Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Never pleasant doing a glancing header with those cheap leather jobbers that was shedding its skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deane koontz Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, DazBob said: Was always a truly sad day when someone's casey bit the dust. The orange bubble of death growing out of one of the panels. The sound of it getting its final kicks is haunting. Will never leave me. Blothlle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 6 hours ago, stevieb said: I've got the Brazilica and did have this but lost it. Will be buying it back as its ace Telstar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Traf said: Telstar? Yeah. Think it was black until the quarters or semis. I got the orange one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Egg Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 The Tango is a thing of beauty. The fido fly aways used to have all the 1st division sides listed on the panels. It was quite exciting in 1978 when our name was included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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