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[Maurice Maurice]

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Bellhouse WMC FC v Marshall Sports FC, Sheffield Junior cup final 1958. Some crowd

I played for Bellhouse WMC a couple of times in the 70's. Unfortunately I was always hung over to hell from the Friday night Crazy Daisy sessions of my youth so my contribution was very questionable.

 

[LSF]

I played for Bellhouse WMC a couple of times in the 70's. Unfortunately I was always hung over to hell from the Friday night Crazy Daisy sessions of my youth so my contribution was very questionable.

Broke my tib & fib against Bellhouse WMC, April 1974 in Concord Park.
Kin huge fat goalie went straight through me, apparently a pig fan too which made the pain even worse 🫩

 

[Maurice Maurice]

Footballers today show some incredible ball skills and despite being a bunch of pampered Nancy boys, they can be quite skilful. Looking at pitches today, and the technology that goes into them, they very rarely 'get a bobble' like they used to. Same with boots, with todays offering being little more than a soft shoe with studs on, no wonder the pretty boys fall down so easy when their foot gets touched. All the talk about modern footballers being better is bollocks, if the players from my era had the advantages that today's players have they'd easily match them, and probably surpass them in every department.

Anyway, here's some boots from over the years, both good and bad with some being the dogs bollocks and things I could only dream of when I was younger. Yes Adidas 2000's, I'm talking about you, you beautiful bastards. My personal favourites were the Puma Kings and Adidas World Cup, or Copa Mundial that makes them sound so much more glamorous. I stopped at Predators as that's when they started getting gimicky for me, kids running about in 6" of mud weren't going to suddenly get good and start bending it like Beckham because they had £100 boots on. Concord Park pitch 3 being one of the great levellers for example

 

[Sean Thornton]

Puma King. Best boots ever.

 

[PrestwichBlade]

Footballers today show some incredible ball skills and despite being a bunch of pampered Nancy boys, they can be quite skilful. Looking at pitches today, and the technology that goes into them, they very rarely 'get a bobble' like they used to. Same with boots, with todays offering being little more than a soft shoe with studs on, no wonder the pretty boys fall down so easy when their foot gets touched. All the talk about modern footballers being better is bollocks, if the players from my era had the advantages that today's players have they'd easily match them, and probably surpass them in every department.

Anyway, here's some boots from over the years, both good and bad with some being the dogs bollocks and things I could only dream of when I was younger. Yes Adidas 2000's, I'm talking about you, you beautiful bastards. My personal favourites were the Puma Kings and Adidas World Cup, or Copa Mundial that makes them sound so much more glamorous. I stopped at Predators as that's when they started getting gimicky for me, kids running about in 6" of mud weren't going to suddenly get good and start bending it like Beckham because they had £100 boots on. Concord Park pitch 3 being one of the great levellers for example

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Adidas World Cup.... absolute perfection

 

[Cheesebored]

Puma King. Best boots ever.

1. Patrick kangaroo skin
2. Adidas World Cup
3. Puma king
All great boots mind.

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

Mine were from Timpsons with dubbin from the local shoe repair shop.

 

[Bell4]

Mine were from Timpsons with dubbin from the local shoe repair shop.

Mine were my grandmothers , she was a very keen footballer and played left back for Woodhouse Mill Rodman Street mixed team from 1947/55

 

[Speedracer]

I played for Bellhouse WMC a couple of times in the 70's. Unfortunately I was always hung over to hell from the Friday night Crazy Daisy sessions of my youth so my contribution was very questionable.

I could have written this post myself, as so did I, but I can't actually remember if it was the late '70's or very early '80's. Possibly the manager was Mick Green?

 

[diode_blade]

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Wasn't that on wet a Wednesday night, was at the old Stocksbridge college taking my Class A (as it was then) radio license exam, we finished about 9pm, rushed out the car, turned radio on for the commentary just in time to hear him score.....happy trip all the way home then to pub to celebrate.
Yes I did pass the exam
..-/.- -. -/..../. -.../.-../.-/-.././...

 

[Bert]

Wasn't that on wet a Wednesday night, was at the old Stocksbridge college taking my Class A (as it was then) radio license exam, we finished about 9pm, rushed out the car, turned radio on for the commentary just in time to hear him score.....happy trip all the way home then to pub to celebrate.
Yes I did pass the exam
..-/.- -. -/..../. -.../.-../.-/-.././...

Bert's garage.

 

[DifferentClass]

Wasn't that on wet a Wednesday night, was at the old Stocksbridge college taking my Class A (as it was then) radio license exam, we finished about 9pm, rushed out the car, turned radio on for the commentary just in time to hear him score.....happy trip all the way home then to pub to celebrate.
Yes I did pass the exam
..-/.- -. -/..../. -.../.-../.-/-.././...

Wun't know, I were too busy shitting my nappy.

 

[diode_blade]

Wun't know, I were too busy shitting my nappy.

Ehhh you young un's, in our day we didn't have nappies, just a shovel in our pram, if we saw another pram that was blue or the thing that was in it had a blue and white shirt on that's were the shit went......

 

[HarryHaslam]

 

[Bert]

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He only played for us for 18 months, but left a big impression on Bert.

We should never have sold him.

 

[Valley Blade]

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What a player he was.

 

[Revolution]

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8 October 1985. Glenn Cockerill in goal for the last 20 mins of our 2nd round 2nd leg league cup tie at Luton. We lost 3-1 and 5-2 on aggregate, Cockerill conceding once. King Keith scored for us.

Cockerill was our best player as soon as we signed him and he remained so until we sold him. Class.

 

[Tickhill Blade]

8 October 1985. Glenn Cockerill in goal for the last 20 mins of our 2nd round 2nd leg league cup tie at Luton. We lost 3-1 and 5-2 on aggregate, Cockerill conceding once. King Keith scored for us.

Cockerill was our best player as soon as we signed him and he remained so until we sold him. Class.

Our first ever game on a plastic pitch I think?

 

[Hilly]

Why has Glenn Cockerill got goalie gloves on? dont hate me, I am a young un - only born in 71!

 

[Sean Thornton]

Why has Glenn Cockerill got goalie gloves on? dont hate me, I am a young un - only born in 71!

He was playing in goal?

 

[Revolution]

Our first ever game on a plastic pitch I think?

First competitive game, yes.

 

[Hilly]

He was playing in goal?

Alright, alright - nobody like a smart arse!

 

[Cheesebored]

See post

Why has Glenn Cockerill got goalie gloves on? dont hate me, I am a young un - only born in 71!

See post 617. No sub goalies.

 

[diode_blade]

Who else played in goal as an emergency keeper
A very famous car did, I think twice.

 

[davey1889]

Was it John Pemberton who went in goal against Liverpool first day of 1990/91 when Tracey got injured?

 

[bornablade]

Favourite football boots from th 1960's / 1970's were ADIDAS SANTIAGO and because Eusibio always looked cool it was PUMA boots.

The game at Hillsborough in 1992 - their fans were trying to offset the defeat after the game by claiming at least they were qualifying for Europe (that went well)
Walking back to the car after the game and getting a shower of glasses and bottles from those outside the Park Hotel.

 

[Bell4]

Was it John Pemberton who went in goal against Liverpool first day of 1990/91 when Tracey got injured?

Yes

 

[Calistros]

Broke my tib & fib against Bellhouse WMC, April 1974 in Concord Park.
Kin huge fat goalie went straight through me, apparently a pig fan too which made the pain even worse 🫩

lol

 

[Silent Blade]

Who else played in goal as an emergency keeper
A very famous car did, I think twice.

Woodward had 5 stints totalling over 160 minutes between 1967 and 1973, conceded just one goal which was an unlucky own goal by Bill Dearden.

v Leeds for 81 mins in November 1967

 

[ancientblade]

Woodward had 5 stints totalling over 160 minutes between 1967 and 1973, conceded just one goal which was an unlucky own goal by Bill Dearden.

v Leeds for 81 mins in November 1967

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1 - 0 mick hill ?