Things you don’t see anymore in football

[MillisleBlue]

The pool’s panel…

 

[Gabriel]

All the players standing in a line pre-season and passing a gigantic medicine ball back over their heads. No need for a trip to Houston. Sports science indeed…

 

[RadcliffeRick]

Matches played on pitches covered in ice and snow.

Happened a few seasons ago, as I recall, the groundsman only managed to clear one half of the pitch for the second half.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Players driving down to a club on deadline day to force a transfer...okay, I only know of one incident but still.

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.

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I thought Leeds did this when we played them last season?

 

[J.G.Blue.]

The stadium looking like a huge chimney in the low winter sun because of the amount of people smoking.

 

[dickie davies]

Players driving down to a club on deadline day to force a transfer...okay, I only know of one incident but still.

I thought Leeds did this when we played them last season?

After my daughters graduation last week, we went out for a meal with her friend and family who are from York
I was chatting to the dad about football and discovered he's a Leeds supporter
I said about when we played Leeds a few seasons ago in the FA Cup at the Etihad and how Leeds brought a good few thousand but were living in the 70's by shouting the "aaaaaah, you're shit, ahhhh" chant when our keeper was kicking the ball
He said "yeah. And they still fucking do it"

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Indirect free kicks. It would solve a lot of problems especially around handballs.

 

[maccieblue]

Players driving down to a club on deadline day to force a transfer...okay, I only know of one incident but still.

I thought Leeds did this when we played them last season?

Think it was at Arsenal

 

[KS55]

Albert Quixhall

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Thugs like vinny jones stealing a living

Footballers going on to be pub landlords.

11 stud rubber moulded studs. Much better fine control of the ball imo

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

The rags win anything

 

[Kippaxpete]

Combovers. Ralph Coates’ used to drag in the mud behind him.

As a small kid, Ralph Coates looked like a 50 year old!

 

[Shirley]

Albert Quixhall

I remember him well as a kid playing for the rags

Quixall btw……

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Players getting a bus
Anywhere

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Good question. I have no idea. Everyone I’ve ever seen they all look as miserable as fuck.

Do you remember years ago some chancer ran on the field when United were having there photo done and just joined in dressed in full kit.

On 16 March 2013, Simon Brodkin ran on the pitch at Goodson in full City kit and joined in the warm up.

 

[Gabriel]

Goalkeepers kicking their feet against the post to clear the mud from their studs.

 

[Newman Noggs]

Police marching round the pitch just before the end of the match to the Laurel & Hardy theme tune being whistled by the fans

 

[DrBlueBob]

Or even Zulu's vulvas !!

Vulvas! Thousands of 'em.

 

[Big Swifty]

Teams coming out and just kicking a single ball around in the warm-up, taking turns to shoot at the keeper.

Unbelievable but true. It was the norm when I first went to a game (I go back a long way).

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Dogs on the pitch during matches.