Football was actually shit in the 50s, 60s,70s, 80s

[Battered Sausage]

Your collective memories are shot to bits and your continual rose tinted view of the world back then has turned your brains to mush, so a proper thread to debunk your myths.


I will start


1. The pitches were awful through winter, if god had wanted us to play football in a mud bath he wouldn’t have made the ball round, he would have made it egg shaped, able to be carried and played by twats.

2, At some games, it took the whole police force of a county to keep two sets of fans apart.

3. Pre 1975 , the world was black and white, must have been very dull.

4. Football manager hasn’t been invented so no one knew anything about tactics.

I’m sure there will be more to add.


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[Rockabilly]

Your collective memories are shot to bits and your continual rose tinted view of the world back then has turned your brains to mush, so a proper thread to debunk your myths.


I will start


1. The pitches were awful through winter, if god had wanted us to play football in a mud bath he wouldn’t have made the ball round, he would have made it egg shaped, able to be carried and played by twats.

2, At some games, it took the whole police force of a county to keep two sets of fans apart.

3. Pre 1975 , the world was black and white, must have been very dull.

4. Football manager hasn’t been invented so no one knew anything about tactics.

I’m sure there will be more to add.


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[Bonfy177]

fuel To the fire

 

[Eddie Yates]

Absolutely Tiff

Football was shit without fireworks & f*** me I couldn't stand the cup final at 3pm on a Saturday

 

[Bonfy177]

@Tiff

original football management game …..it was the nuts ……caused more arguments and nigh on punch ups than any other

 

[Eddie Yates]

@Tiff

original football management game …..it was the nuts ……caused more arguments and nigh on punch ups than any other

Fink I had that for me spectrum 128k

Took about 3 days to load

 

[Cloughie1975]

Absolutely Tiff

Football was shit without fireworks & f*** me I couldn't stand the cup final at 3pm on a Saturday

Absolutely,Eddie-I really couldn’t stand the relatively level playing field for all clubs.

 

[Bonfy177]

Fink I had that for me spectrum 128k

Took about 3 days to load

C64 version we played……two of the lads had a sort out over a transfer I seem to remember……it had to do with a dodgy transfer involving “a real quid” …..next minute board is flipped over and there’s “ell on”

 

[Rockabilly]

Fink I had that for me spectrum 128k

Took about 3 days to load

Mine’s still loading!

 

[Bryn Gunn]

Your collective memories are shot to bits and your continual rose tinted view of the world back then has turned your brains to mush, so a proper thread to debunk your myths.


I will start


1. The pitches were awful through winter, if god had wanted us to play football in a mud bath he wouldn’t have made the ball round, he would have made it egg shaped, able to be carried and played by twats.

2, At some games, it took the whole police force of a county to keep two sets of fans apart.

3. Pre 1975 , the world was black and white, must have been very dull.

4. Football manager hasn’t been invented so no one knew anything about tactics.

I’m sure there will be more to add.


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Haha

Dont forget the fashion, mullets, flared trousers, star jumpers… admit it Tiff, you had a Star Jumper in the 70’s didn’t you?

 

[Bonfy177]

Football specials …….most of the windows knocked out……don’t matter it’s only for 70’s 80’s football fans

 

[Battered Sausage]

Absolutely Tiff

Football was shit without fireworks & f*** me I couldn't stand the cup final at 3pm on a Saturday

Are fireworks a weekly thing across all premier league clubs ?


We now have a wide choice of games to watch at home , expert analysis and super HD , nkt some crap resolution screen in black and white with some sex offender telling you about the game.

There’s another nail on the coffin of the halcyon days, fewer sex offenders around.


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[Battered Sausage]

Haha

Dont forget the fashion, mullets, flared trousers, star jumpers… admit it Tiff, you had a Star Jumper in the 70’s didn’t you?

They didn’t reach Oakham until the the 80s…


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[Cloughie1975]

Football specials …….most of the windows knocked out……don’t matter it’s only for 70’s 80’s football fans

Ah,the old football special-I remember being in the cattle truck going to Bristol Rovers.

 

[Battered Sausage]

Ah,the old football special-I remember being in the cattle truck going to Bristol Rovers.

Sounds amazing , I wish I had been there, I bet you had a fantastic ham sandwich on it too, whst a time to be alive.

Did it break down? Most diesel units hauling passenger trains in the 60 & 70s were crap and broke down a lot , were expensive to run and service and had appalling steam heating
Now you have luxurious multiple car into a that are faster and break down far far less.

Or you can drive on the network if modern motorways we have now , double de-clutch anyone ?


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[Cloughie1975]

Sounds amazing , I wish I had been there, I bet you had a fantastic ham sandwich on it too, whst a time to be alive.

Did it break down? Most diesel units hauling passenger trains in the 60 & 70s were crap and broke down a lot , were expensive to run and service and had appalling steam heating
Now you have luxurious multiple car into a that are faster and break down far far less.

Or you can drive on the network if modern motorways we have now , double de-clutch anyone ?


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Yes,it was great-especially after a load of Watney’s ‘Red Barrel’ on the way down.

 

[Battered Sausage]

Yes,it was great-especially after a load of Watney’s ‘Red Barrel’ on the way down.

I do have fond memories of sticking my nose in an empty tin of party seven on a Sunday morning, still like the smell of stale beer now.


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[Omar Devone Little]

On a serious note, I've watched old football a fair bit on the Big Match on ITV4 and I have to say the standard is often horrendous, not helped obviously by the state of the pitches and the fact the opposition could commit GBH before even a yellow card was shown.

Even since we were last in the Premier League 23 years ago you can see just how the standard is at the very highest level compared to then nevermind the 70s and before.

Of course I am purely comparing the product on the pitch, rather than the overall match day experience for fans.

 

[Farmer Jack]

Your collective memories are shot to bits and your continual rose tinted view of the world back then has turned your brains to mush, so a proper thread to debunk your myths.


I will start


1. The pitches were awful through winter, if god had wanted us to play football in a mud bath he wouldn’t have made the ball round, he would have made it egg shaped, able to be carried and played by twats.

2, At some games, it took the whole police force of a county to keep two sets of fans apart.

3. Pre 1975 , the world was black and white, must have been very dull.

4. Football manager hasn’t been invented so no one knew anything about tactics.

I’m sure there will be more to add.


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[Morpeth]

On a serious note, I've watched old football a fair bit on the Big Match on ITV4 and I have to say the standard is often horrendous, not helped obviously by the state of the pitches and the fact the opposition could commit GBH before even a yellow card was shown.

Even since we were last in the Premier League 23 years ago you can see just how the standard is at the very highest level compared to then nevermind the 70s and before.

Of course I am purely comparing the product on the pitch, rather than the overall match day experience for fans.

This is all true but football matches (the product) were still better then.

 

[Bryn Gunn]

Football specials …….most of the windows knocked out……don’t matter it’s only for 70’s 80’s football fans

Went on the Special to Brum for the 80’s FA Cup game, seemed to be thousands of us on it. Arrived at New Street and there were already running battles taking place between the two sets of fans outside the station.

Ah, the good old bad old days…

 

[Omar Devone Little]

This is all true but football matches (the product) were still better then.

It's such a completely different spectacle nowadays. It's almost like watching a different sport, with different pitches, fitness regimes, balls, boots, tactics and even rules.

It's why it's virtually impossible to compare Messi with Pele, Puskas with Maradona, Ronaldo with Cruyff etc etc

 

[JohhnyM]

Went on the Special to Brum for the 80’s FA Cup game, seemed to be thousands of us on it. Arrived at New Street and there were already running battles taking place between the two sets of fans outside the station.

Ah, the good old bad old days…

The return journey on the Sheff Wednesday special was my stand out after we won 3-0 and relegated them on the last day of the season in 90 or 91. It was a battle just to get back to the station, it left with about half as many Forest as it brought, and the coppers were shitting themselves as we approached “Bomb Alley” and tried to insist that everyone got down on the floor.

 

[Bryn Gunn]

The return journey on the Sheff Wednesday special was my stand out after we won 3-0 and relegated them on the last day of the season in 90 or 91. It was a battle just to get back to the station, it left with about half as many Forest as it brought, and the coppers were shitting themselves as we approached “Bomb Alley” and tried to insist that everyone got down on the floor.

I didnt go to that, did they march you all the way down Penistone Road or put buses on? It’s a right treck walking to Hillsborough from the station.

We went one year on the service train, all the wrong uns were there, we filled a couple of double decker buses from near the Penny Black pub that the police pulled over before we got to Hillsborough Corner and the Blue Ball pub. We got marched around the back to Leppings Lane without incident.

 

[alabamared]

I didnt go to that, did they march you all the way down Penistone Road or put buses on? It’s a right treck walking to Hillsborough from the station.

We went one year on the service train, all the wrong uns were there, we filled a couple of double decker buses from near the Penny Black pub that the police pulled over before we got to Hillsborough Corner and the Blue Ball pub. We got marched around the back to Leppings Lane without incident.

I remember coming out of Lime Street after 'that match' and the train was pelted with stones from both sides of the embankment.