Things you don’t see anymore in football

[Gabriel]

In an almost empty stadium, the half-hearted but seemingly obligatory booing of the opponents as they came out in their ‘civvies’ to inspect the pitch.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

The trolley of bovril being pushed around the edge of the pitch where you could buy wagon wheels and those industrial strength mints that came in packaging that made them look like horse tranquilliser tablets.

 

[The perfect fumble]

Proper donkey jackets and duffle coats.

 

[Spanishbob]

World Cup the Brazilian samba drums drumming faster and faster has the players went through the gears.

 

[Nellies left peg]

Tickets

Unless you get to a champions league final then you can make your own

 

[Bill the Blue]

Piles of horse manure outside the stadium as you make your way in..

The sandwich board man marching up and down telling one and all that the 'End Of The World Is Nigh' and 'Repent Your Sins'

 

[KS55]

Advantage given to the attacking side in marginal offside situations.

 

[Gazza]

Piles of horse manure outside the stadium as you make your way in..

The sandwich board man marching up and down telling one and all that the 'End Of The World Is Nigh' and 'Repent Your Sins'

That's only on derby day now but to be fair, the police have got United's coach in quite fast recently.

 

[Blue Til Death]

Indirect free kicks in the penalty area after an obstruction.

Goalkeepers drop kicking the ball out of their hands.

Players shaking hands after a goal has been scored.

Toilet roll being thrown on the pitch.

At a World Cup or cup final players with socks rolled right down.

Players wearing black football boots.

Goalkeepers having a glove bag with them to go in the net or a spare pair of gloves on the nets.

Keepers marking out the posts with their studs on the six yard box.

442

There’s loads of toilet roll chucked on the pitch when the rags play at Old Toilet

 

[jimharri]

Tickets

Not necessarily needed, depending which cult team you support.