Changes in Football Since You Started Watching

[maccieblue]

Bog rolls thrown on the pitch, never did understand why, also air horns they were good to get the atmosphere going but a bastard to your eardrums if you were stood next to them

 

[Shirley]

We used to nick the ticket rolls from the bus on the way to the game, got a better trajectory than bog rolls.

 

[Blue and still suffering]

Catching the 76 special from Aytoun Street

 

[Oh YeahOh Yeah]

Boiled burgers from from push along trolleys.

That were a disturbing shade of pink. Never mind,extra onions did the trick.

 

[Oh YeahOh Yeah]

Getting to the ground to see the tv van outside and knowing you could watch it again on Sunday.

Remember a game at Goodison. Saw the tv vans outside,then walked into the ground next to Gerald Sinstadt. Asked him his prediction for the game,he laughed and diplomatically said 1-1. What ever happened to him? ;-)

 

[Andy TheCatalyst Morrison]

Singing as the teams came out (or even before)
Indirect free-kicks for obstruction
Foul throws
Linesmen
Socks around ankles with no shinpads

 

[BrianW]

Players much fitter and more athletic now. Cannot be ale cans like they used to be.
No more "characters" like Frank Worthington.
Tackling barely exists these days. You get sent off for stuff that the likes of George Heslop did every ten minutes.
Crowd atmosphere practically dead to what it used to be. I don't remember when I last grinned at something someone shouted out. Probably because no one really does the one-liners any more. In the dearer seats it's like being in a morgue at times, except a morgue would be more fun.

 

[urban genie]

• Goalies wore the same shorts and socks as the outfield players
• Offside was offside not the nonsnse it is now
• Not every offence in the pen area was a pen, it could be an indirect free kick

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

England games at Wembley not being televised live but having to stay up till half 10 on a school night to watch the highlights on bbc sportsnight.

Football pools x 1 and 2s next to the results on final score on Saturday afternoon.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Used to be decent journalism and punditry