Joseph Charles Gardner

[congo_red_49]

My favoutite boots in my playing days were my Pumas.
I cant remember which style - they were mainly black with a white flash front outside, and a leaping black puma on the white tongue.
I felt like a top pro when I put them on in the changing room.
Shame the feeling wore off as I entered the field of play.

I remember the 'colour revolution' when, after previously only black boots were a thing, maybe with a little bit of a coloured trim, suddenly white boots were a thing...and a cool thing, followed by every other colour you could image. I went and got myself a lovely gold-coloured pair - and my old-school coach was like "there's no way you're wearing them, I need you to look like a hard tackling defender, not a fancy-dan striker, when you've got the skill to wear gold boots, you can wear gold boots."

 

[Captain Sinister]

I remember the 'colour revolution' when, after previously only black boots were a thing, maybe with a little bit of a coloured trim, suddenly white boots were a thing...and a cool thing, followed by every other colour you could image. I went and got myself a lovely gold-coloured pair - and my old-school coach was like "there's no way you're wearing them, I need you to look like a hard tackling defender, not a fancy-dan striker, when you've got the skill to wear gold boots, you can wear gold boots."

I suppose the gold boots are still in the tissue paper in the box then?

 

[congo_red_49]

I suppose the gold boots are still in the tissue paper in the box then?

Yep. Never been worn.

 

[Captain Sinister]

Young man's interview is solid viewing for all football fans - especially fans of Ratface FC et al.

Articulating exactly what Forest means to be a part of and play for. Love it.

I think he probably gets paid... and possibly more than he would have earned for a shift down the pit, or at Player's factory.
Still, it is a brilliant interview, and I hope the lad continues and his obvious love of playing, and of forest, isn't sacrificed on the altar of money, and over-coaching.

 

[Rockabilly]

My favoutite boots in my playing days were my Pumas.
I cant remember which style - they were mainly black with a white flash front outside, and a leaping black puma on the white tongue.
I felt like a top pro when I put them on in the changing room.
Shame the feeling wore off as I entered the field of play.

The lucky kids at our school got to wear George Best branded boots back in 1971

Me, I had to wear plastic football boots from Woolworths.

I remember getting my first ever pair of 'screw in studs' from the Army and Navy stores when I was 14yrs old, I was on top of the world.

 

[Captain Sinister]

The lucky kids at our school got to wear George Best branded boots back in 1971

Me, I had to wear plastic football boots from Woolworths.

I remember getting my first ever pair of 'screw in studs' from the Army and Navy stores when I was 14yrs old, I was on top of the world.

We used to "rough" the studs up on the concrete before games... you wouldn't get away with these namby-pamby days.

 

[Notcher]

My favoutite boots in my playing days were my Pumas.
I cant remember which style - they were mainly black with a white flash front outside, and a leaping black puma on the white tongue.
I felt like a top pro when I put them on in the changing room.
Shame the feeling wore off as I entered the field of play.

Possibly the Puma King as pictured then C'ptn.

I started out with New Balance solely down to Collymore wearing them. Copa mundials then became my boot of choice, copas were the moulded version and World Cup were studded. Interestingly (or maybe not) the world cups didn't have the same comfort fit as the sole was different so pros would have the copas drilled either by the kit man or sometimes by the YT's if they knew what they were doing to enable screw in studs rather than switching to the world cups

 

[Captain Sinister]

Possibly the Puma King as pictured then C'ptn.

I strarted out with New Balance solely down to Collymore wearing them. Copa mundials then became my boot of choice, copas were the moulded version and World Cup were stuuded. Interestingly (or maybe not) the world cups didn't have the same comfort fit as the sole was different so pros would have the copas drilled either by the kit man or sometimes by the YT's if they knew what they were doing to enable screw in studs rather than switching to the world cups

Did Puma make the "King" back in 1970?

 

[Notcher]

Did Puma make the "King" back in 1970?

Apologies, I forgot to attach the picture, obviously these are the modern version. Yes they launched in 1968

 

[Captain Sinister]

Apologies, I forgot to attach the picture, obviously these are the modern version. Yes they launcher in 1968

Mine were very similar... I think the sole was different though in those halcyon days.

 

[Notcher]

Mine were very similar... I think the sole was different though in those halcyon days.

Possibly more like these

 

[Strummer]

I had Copa Mundial:

Didn't everyone have Copas??

 

[Captain Sinister]

Possibly more like these

Those are the beauties!
Thanks, notcher... I need to find a pair on EBay, to be put on my coffin lid , with my forest scarf and photos of my 3 wives and kids.

 

[Notcher]

Those are the beauties!
Thanks, notcher... I need to find a pair on EBay, to be put on my coffin lid , with my forest scarf and photos of my 3 wives and kids.

My pleasure. They've held up well for a 50 year old boot. There's a couple of pairs kicking about on ebay. Just pop in "vintage puma king"

 

[Captain Sinister]

I think my first pair of boots were like this:

 

[Notcher]

I had Copa Mundial:

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Didn't everyone have Copas??

When I started playing (around 1990) the proper players wore copas, puma king, umbro speciali or Lotto

 

[Notcher]

I think my first pair of boots were like this:

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Still worn by Matt Turner

 

[Strummer]

Still worn by Matt Turner

No mate, Turner wears these:

 

[Otis Redding]

I think my first pair of boots were like this:

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Mine definitely were, being hand-me-downs from one of my older brothers. I also clearly remember getting my first pair of new boots, 'Stanley Matthews Goal Getters' with side-stripes and everything, when I was 11 or 12 from Redmayne & Todd on Carrington Street, and thinking I was the dog's wotsits.

 

[Strummer]

Mine definitely were, being hand-me-downs from one of my older brothers. I also clearly remember getting my first pair of new boots, 'Stanley Matthews', when I was 11 or 12 from Redmayne & Todd on Carrington Street, and thinking I was the dog's wotsits.

I remember getting some Bryan Robson Pro-Lite shin pads from Redmayne and Todd, and also thinking similar!

 

[congo_red_49]

I sense another thread title change coming..."Joseph Charles Gardner + Football Boots thread"

 

[Otis Redding]

By the time I was playing men's football in the late '60s, I was wearing stream-lined Gola boots, which was a hugely popular brand at that time.

 

[Rockabilly]

By the time I was playing men's football in the late '60s, I was wearing stream-lined Gola boots, which was a hugely popular brand at that time.

I remember Peter Shilton wearing Gola boots when he played for Stoke City.

 

[Otis Redding]

I remember Peter Shilton wearing Gola boots when he played for Stoke City.

Yes, Gola was a brand that was heavily marketed back then Gary due to a lot of the top players wearing them. They were quality boots as I remember.

I also recall trying a pair of Stylo George Best side-lace boots around that time, but I couldn't take to them.

 

[Morpeth]

My first pair was Gola and then I went Puma King, Lotto and then the original Predator with the fins.

Second outing in the Predators and I ruptured my cruciate. After 12 months and maybe the fifth or sixth outing I reptured the same cruciate again.

Each wear of the predators cost me about £20!