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Schoolday Football Memories

Discussion in 'General Football' started by Tennesseebantam, Jun 9, 2023.

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  1. Tennesseebantam

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    Surely that caption should say “Bronco’s boots”? Sorry Dave but I imagine your first ever pair looked a bit similar, I think my first ones were below the ankle (mid 60’s). Anyway, those up there are nowt like the things they wear now,!
     
    #1 Tennesseebantam, Jun 9, 2023
  2. Old Grey Fox

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    Now they were proper boots,with leather studs that you had to hammer in,and hope the nails did not come up though the sole.You had to smother them in dubbing,to try and make them water resistant.Mind you,the leather balls we used then would reduce modern boots to tatters in ten minutes
     
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  3. Tennesseebantam

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    I remember as a lad at St. Clare’s, having to put dub in on the game balls.
     
    #3 Tennesseebantam, Jun 9, 2023
  4. Kevin1954

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    Dubbin to make em pliable too!
     
    #4 Kevin1954, Jun 9, 2023
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    Remember it well.....along with Roy of the Rovers....
     
    #5 QCFC BANTAM, Jun 9, 2023
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    Odour of Dubbin and Wintergreen in the changing room before a game was a heady mixture
    Great memories !!!
     
    #6 Bantamsteve, Jun 10, 2023
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  7. Kevin1954

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    Do you remember those glucose tablets they gave us at half time with the half orange? “Dex………”?
     
    #7 Kevin1954, Jun 10, 2023
  8. Polo-Bantam

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    Thanks to those I ended up with fillings
     
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    Sorry RT
     
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    Ooops !!!!
    Dextrosol they were quite nice
     
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    Dextrose or Dexedrine? Very different but both would provide a bit of a 2nd half boost! ;)
     
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    That’s it or something very similar. They came in a packet about the size of the old 20 packet of cigs.
    Good call Dennis.
     
    #12 Kevin1954, Jun 10, 2023
  13. Kevin1954

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    They weren’t very hard Polo? They sort of slowly disintegrated…Crikey going back nearly 60 years !
     
    #13 Kevin1954, Jun 10, 2023
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    No problem mate hard to believe my first pair of football boots were very similar to these in this picture, you always carried a hammer and spare studs in your bag, after hammering them in the same 3 holes after a while they would not hold in they has to be rotated slightly so the new studs would stay in your boots, always cleaned them after a game and gave them a good "dubbing".

    boots.jpg
     
    #14 Bronco, Jun 10, 2023
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    **so funny**so funny**so funny
     
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  17. Interested Bystander

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    Drop one in a glass of Cream Soda and watch them fizz
     
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  18. Kevin1954

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    Volcano!!

    Great win the other night . Well pleased for you !!!
     
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    Watching games and the "boots" modern day players are wearing they have little or no protection around the heal, on watching a slow motion replay is there any wonder players get foot related injuries.
     
    #19 Bronco, Jun 11, 2023
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    It's been downhill all the way since Kevin Keegan started wearing those kangaroo leather Stylo Matchmakers
     
    #20 ahar964, Jun 12, 2023
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