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Looks like those pitches in some of the Greaves clips.....I noticed EX said modern pitches really take a toll on players these days but I think trudging through the mud in my day used to do the same...and of course the ciggies and booze before the games.Couldn't find a thread for this but worth a laugh!
https://news.sky.com/video/storm-dennis-what-happens-next-11936459
Love the way the commentators keep referring to them as the best club side in the world....hmmmmWhat with their not so impressive win against Norwich and this, perhaps the wheels are a bit shakey, hope they fall off, becuase they are becoming so arrogant and above themselves ...as for their beying supporters what a bunch of self centred .........'s
Looks like those pitches in some of the Greaves clips.....I noticed EX said modern pitches really take a toll on players these days but I think trudging through the mud in my day used to do the same...and of course the ciggies and booze before the games.
Looks like those pitches in some of the Greaves clips.....I noticed EX said modern pitches really take a toll on players these days but I think trudging through the mud in my day used to do the same...and of course the ciggies and booze before the games.
Yes but they said it was postponed for the safety of the fans travelling to the game...given the strength of the wind and rain up here on the day it was probably a good call.True.
As for the video, may be I should've put it on the refs and refereeing thread. How the ref allowed that game to go on is beyond me. Didn't Dennis affect City v Spammers?
That’s interesting about the slide tackle...I remember seeing Norman Hunter put Harry Redknapp into the crowd at West Ham first bounce with one of his sliding tackles....shouts of ‘Hit him with your handbag, Harry” were heard from the crowd.The old pitches would just make you leg-weary, and when you needed a break, you'd hoof it into row Z.
Today's watered mirror surfaces cause the ball to bounce higher/faster/long, turns can be treacherous (it's why we get so many knee and groin injuries now. The surface is faster, so collisions can do far more damage (and do) etc..
in the 'old' days a sliding tackle was acceptable because you'd be going so slow if you caught him you and the ball could just skip over him - the only danger with this pitches was in the winter when the ground got frozen, then it was akin to playing on a modern surface!
Certainly gave Pool a game and a fright, without leaving it 'til the last 15 mins.Shame le arse are not down there with them