Just what the fuck has happened to football boots?
Not only have studs been replaced by varying shapes of formed plastic, black has been replaces by every conceivable colour (other than any you can buy polish or dubbin for) and now they seem to not even have laces and have uppers that cover the players ankle!
Up until 2 years ago I was refereeing and was expected to wear black boots. It got to the point when conventional black leather boots were almost impossible to find. I remember one game where one of the team captains who was only about 19 or so and after noticing my boots actually claimed he'd only ever seen black football boots previously in old pictures and TV clips!
Not only have studs been replaced by varying shapes of formed plastic, black has been replaces by every conceivable colour (other than any you can buy polish or dubbin for) and now they seem to not even have laces and have uppers that cover the players ankle!
Up until 2 years ago I was refereeing and was expected to wear black boots. It got to the point when conventional black leather boots were almost impossible to find. I remember one game where one of the team captains who was only about 19 or so and after noticing my boots actually claimed he'd only ever seen black football boots previously in old pictures and TV clips!