Do you remember when footy boots were black?

[lancs blue]

I remember that when most boots were black a certain World Cup Winner who had the medal to prove it used to wear white boots.

 

[BellEnderlvl1]

Aguero collects over 1 million a season for wearing those nice green slippers.

 

[poyntonblue]

The entire squad, as a part of their uniform wearing black boots (away) or white (home), would be awesome. It would visually unite 25 individuals into a group.
But commercial aspects unfortunately makes this an impossible scenario.

I remember when Kun first came to us and played with all black boots for a while, - looked cool as hell.

Wasn't that mostly to do with him not having a current deal and he was 'trying out' Puma?

 

[Jnr Kisby]

My first pair were Puma King. Loved those fuckers.
Back in 1991 during one P.E. lesson, some fucking idiot at school forgot his boots and tried to get away with playing in cricket spikes. 'What harm are they gonna do', he asked.

these beauties (but with proper metal capped studs!)

Im still waiting for the City Puma kit....

 

[burnagelane]

Going back further the boots were brown and were named "Stanley Mathews", they had a steel toe cap and a strap across the top. Permanent leather studs, nailed in,....did they cause some injuries.
The ball seemed to weigh a ton, specially in the wet, heading it could put you out for a fortnight.
Shin guards had cane in them.
The continentals introduced the soft boots,.they were much better.

Did I hear someone say "the good old days?"

 

[Anonymous]

The entire squad, as a part of their uniform wearing black boots (away) or white (home), would be awesome. It would visually unite 25 individuals into a group.
But commercial aspects unfortunately makes this an impossible scenario.

I remember when Kun first came to us and played with all black boots for a while, - looked cool as hell.

Wasn't that mostly to do with him not having a current deal and he was 'trying out' Puma?

he certainly didn't fall over as often.

i'm never buying puma unless it's puma kings.

 

[without a dream]

Puma Kings are incredible. I always liked the look of the Adidas Copa Mundials too but my feet are too wide for Adidas :(

 

[Always Ali]

Puma Kings are incredible. I always liked the look of the Adidas Copa Mundials too but my feet are too wide for Adidas :(

Puma Kings are simply the greatest football boot ever made!

 

[bammy blue]

Short sleeves, black boots and no gloves = a real man!

 

[daztrueblue91]

In my student halls last year a few of the lads I lived with also player for the same football team. Anyway one of the lads decided he needed new football boots and bought some bright yellow illuminate Nike vapours and they looked ridiculous.

After getting some justified stick from the lads for wearing such horrific sportswear we decided to take action and we coloured his boots in with a black marker pen.

He wasn't happy and in the end we all chipped in to buy him some new boots but it was worth it to see his face when he found his boots.

Also I'm a black boots guy all the way I've still wear my black puma kings which are the best boots ever.