The Oldies Thread

[tommytowne]

Not so much just for the Oldies, but just how did football teams not so long ago, take the field of play then with the minimum of warming up and stretching then kick off?
As we know a full on session of sprints, agility and stretch exercises in full view of the crowd. Goodison Park had the smallest of rooms in which the home team could warm up.
I'm trying to recall if teams took it very easy once the game started just to warm up.

 

[Methuselah]

Not so much just for the Oldies, but just how did football teams not so long ago, take the field of play then with the minimum of warming up and stretching then kick off?
As we know a full on session of sprints, agility and stretch exercises in full view of the crowd. Goodison Park had the smallest of rooms in which the home team could warm up.
I'm trying to recall if teams took it very easy once the game started just to warm up.

The secret was they had a fag or two in the dressing room before they came out.

 

[kev]

The secret was they had a fag or two in the dressing room before they came out.

and a couple of tots of whiskey.
Wimps these sayslol

 

[summerisle]

Halcyon days. lol

 

[Joey66]

The secret was they had a fag or two in the dressing room before they came out.

Roy Vernon accidentally ran on the pitch with a ciggie in his hand just clicked it away in time ...... lol
Alex Young stated the only player who could smoke a Cigarette in the shower after the game ....

He also stated if he had not been a chain smoker he would have been a better player than Law plus Greaves .'

As he was so quick over 12 yards he stated if he had not smoked he would have had that stamina plus pace all over the pitch ......

 

[summerisle]

lol

 

[tommytowne]

Oh the trials and tribulations of being an old arse!
After a lifetime of working in heavy industry, lifting, shifting, climbing wind turbines and suchlike add to that years of playing amateur football, then road running and so on, I somehow manage to avoid injuries.
Yesterday, simply coming down the stairs, I heard an almighty pop, followed by intense pain behind my knee. Torn hamstring ffs.
Unless my mobility improves I'm a doubt for tomorrow's game.

 

[welshtoffee]

Oh the trials and tribulations of being an old arse!
After a lifetime of working in heavy industry, lifting, shifting, climbing wind turbines and suchlike add to that years of playing amateur football, then road running and so on, I somehow manage to avoid injuries.
Yesterday, simply coming down the stairs, I heard an almighty pop, followed by intense pain behind my knee. Torn hamstring ffs.
Unless my mobility improves I'm a doubt for tomorrow's game.

That's just great, I had you on the teamsheet to replace Holgate !!!

 

[tommytowne]

That's just great, I had you on the teamsheet to replace Holgate !!!

I'd still be better than him even in my condition.
Shame really as I thought his spell at WBA was the making of him.

 

[summerisle]

Innocent time. lol

 

[Bluerover]

The secret was they had a fag or two in the dressing room before they came out.

Have you seen the clip of Willie Duggan throwing away his fag as he came on for an international rugby game.

I got to know Willie when I moved to Kilkenny. I made it clear I was not a rugby fan so I would not BS him. We got on great from there.

I have so many stories from him, but one was where he arrived late for training and the coach told him to do a couple of laps to warm up. Willie replies "l'm grand I had the heat on in the car".

 

[Alan Whittle]

That's just great, I had you on the teamsheet to replace Holgate !!!

He is Holgate.. (joke that, lids )

 

[summerisle]

Trying to remember through the memory fog, when I was a kid I'm sure there were only around ten types of cereal.

 

[blueloon]

This may be too young for some, but very apt ….

 

[summerisle]

Enjoyable nonsense.