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PatrickA London 14 Nov 20 5.05pm
Back in the say Match of the Day and the Big Match would only show a handful of games. This meant that when you went to a game you had to rely on your mind's eye to recall to replay the goals scored. I wonder how many of the 30 yard screamers I recalled were in reality as I remembered them. Some may have been deflected,flukes or attempted crosses. In a way its better to remember them fondly rather than have them shown up for what they were on the TV. Best performances from opposing individual players that I ever saw at Selhurst came from Bobby Moore and Dave Mckay.
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London 14 Nov 20 5.05pm

Back in the say Match of the Day and the Big Match would only show a handful of games.
This meant that when you went to a game you had to rely on your mind's eye to recall to replay the goals scored.
I wonder how many of the 30 yard screamers I recalled were in reality as I remembered them.
Some may have been deflected,flukes or attempted crosses.
In a way its better to remember them fondly rather than have them shown up for what they were on the TV.
Best performances from opposing individual players that I ever saw at Selhurst came from Bobby Moore and Dave Mckay.

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 14 Nov 20 5.37pm
Originally posted by Eaglehamster A different world back in the day. No segregation of fans. You even applauded your opponent's goals (even though you didn't mean it). Banter in the pub afterwards. A successful Div 1 player may have put enough by to start his own business (usually a pub) when he retired from the game. No doubt the players are fitter these days but my god aren't they payed for it! The average PL player earning roughly 20X what the Prime Minister gets. I feel no such nostalgia for the hooligan era. There's still an element of this but a small minority hopefully. I don't miss the sh1tty pitches either. Only one thing remains the same: the national team's under-achievement. (OK 66-70 was the exception). I recall in the 90s meeting a former player of ours. He had long retired with more than 300 games to his name after plying his trade for a few clubs.He came to view a flat which my wife (Then my partner) was selling.He was a taxi-driver at the time. Edited by Willo (15 Nov 2020 2.54pm)
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South coast - west of Brighton. 14 Nov 20 5.37pm

Originally posted by Eaglehamster

A different world back in the day. No segregation of fans. You even applauded your opponent's goals (even though you didn't mean it). Banter in the pub afterwards.

A successful Div 1 player may have put enough by to start his own business (usually a pub) when he retired from the game.
No doubt the players are fitter these days but my god aren't they payed for it! The average PL player earning roughly 20X what the Prime Minister gets.

I feel no such nostalgia for the hooligan era. There's still an element of this but a small minority hopefully.

I don't miss the sh1tty pitches either.

Only one thing remains the same: the national team's under-achievement. (OK 66-70 was the exception).

I recall in the 90s meeting a former player of ours. He had long retired with more than 300 games to his name after plying his trade for a few clubs.He came to view a flat which my wife (Then my partner) was selling.He was a taxi-driver at the time.

Edited by Willo (15 Nov 2020 2.54pm)

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Ginger Pubic Wig Wickham de L'Ouest 14 Nov 20 7.58pm
You just need to watch games from yesteryear to understand how the soul of the game has been eroded. My son marvels at how the game was...the electricity... Add to that zero fans... If you want to live in a world full of kindness, respect and love, try to show these qualities.
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You just need to watch games from yesteryear to understand how the soul of the game has been eroded.

My son marvels at how the game was...the electricity...

Add to that zero fans...

If you want to live in a world full of kindness, respect and love, try to show these qualities.

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ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 14 Nov 20 8.10pm
Originally posted by Willo I recall in the 890s meeting a former player of ours. He had long retired with more than 300 games to his name after plying his trade for a few clubs.He came to view a flat which my wife (Then my partner) was selling.He was a taxi-driver at the time. Edited by Willo (14 Nov 2020 6.08pm) Still had to avoid Vikings then too. Red and Blue Army!
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Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 14 Nov 20 8.10pm

Originally posted by Willo

I recall in the 890s meeting a former player of ours. He had long retired with more than 300 games to his name after plying his trade for a few clubs.He came to view a flat which my wife (Then my partner) was selling.He was a taxi-driver at the time.

Edited by Willo (14 Nov 2020 6.08pm)

Still had to avoid Vikings then too.

Red and Blue Army!

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Gribbo Bromley 15 Nov 20 8.51am
....jumpers for goalposts!
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Bromley 15 Nov 20 8.51am

....jumpers for goalposts!

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doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 15 Nov 20 10.10am
Originally posted by Gribbo ....jumpers for goalposts! "That was in" "No it wasn't; it hit the post" "It hit the inside of the post and would have gone in" "No it wouldn't" And then, of course, there were those interminable arguments over whether or not the shot was over the bar. Those were the days!
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doombear

Too far from Selhurst Park 15 Nov 20 10.10am

Originally posted by Gribbo

....jumpers for goalposts!

"That was in"
"No it wasn't; it hit the post"
"It hit the inside of the post and would have gone in"
"No it wouldn't"

And then, of course, there were those interminable arguments over whether or not the shot was over the bar.

Those were the days!

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 15 Nov 20 10.20am
Originally posted by doombear "That was in" "No it wasn't; it hit the post" "It hit the inside of the post and would have gone in" "No it wouldn't" And then, of course, there were those interminable arguments over whether or not the shot was over the bar. Those were the days! I recall those halcyon days. I also recall the scenario where instead of using jumpers one used to avail of a goal on a park pitch and then hearing the bellowing voice of the park-keeper leaving one in NO doubt that one should expend energy elsewhere.
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Willo

South coast - west of Brighton. 15 Nov 20 10.20am

Originally posted by doombear

"That was in"
"No it wasn't; it hit the post"
"It hit the inside of the post and would have gone in"
"No it wouldn't"

And then, of course, there were those interminable arguments over whether or not the shot was over the bar.

Those were the days!

I recall those halcyon days.
I also recall the scenario where instead of using jumpers one used to avail of a goal on a park pitch and then hearing the bellowing voice of the park-keeper leaving one in NO doubt that one should expend energy elsewhere.

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Pete53 Hassocks 15 Nov 20 10.23am
Originally posted by Willo It terms of football, gone are the days of rosettes and rattles and standing on rain-lashed terraces watching teams playing on mud baths. After matches, a stream of supporters walking near someone with a transistor radio to attain the final scores. Bovril and Wagon Wheels are hard to find these days as well
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Pete53

Hassocks 15 Nov 20 10.23am

Originally posted by Willo

It terms of football, gone are the days of rosettes and rattles and standing on rain-lashed terraces watching teams playing on mud baths.
After matches, a stream of supporters walking near someone with a transistor radio to attain the final scores.

Bovril and Wagon Wheels are hard to find these days as well

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 15 Nov 20 10.31am
Originally posted by Pete53 Bovril and Wagon Wheels are hard to find these days as well In the days of the Holmesdale Terrace perhaps those affected by the cascading of supporters downwards to "Knees up Mother Brown" were showered with Bovril and the like.
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Willo

South coast - west of Brighton. 15 Nov 20 10.31am

Originally posted by Pete53

Bovril and Wagon Wheels are hard to find these days as well

In the days of the Holmesdale Terrace perhaps those affected by the cascading of supporters downwards to "Knees up Mother Brown" were showered with Bovril and the like.

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Teddy Eagle 15 Nov 20 11.07am
Originally posted by doombear "That was in" "No it wasn't; it hit the post" "It hit the inside of the post and would have gone in" "No it wouldn't" And then, of course, there were those interminable arguments over whether or not the shot was over the bar. Those were the days! The biggest fights we used to have were when the goalie (three goals and out) thought the opposing player had hit the ball too hard when only about a yard out. There was always a long argument about who whose job it was to go a get the ball. Also intense debate about whether it would be rush or stick goalie.
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Teddy Eagle

15 Nov 20 11.07am

Originally posted by doombear

"That was in"
"No it wasn't; it hit the post"
"It hit the inside of the post and would have gone in"
"No it wouldn't"

And then, of course, there were those interminable arguments over whether or not the shot was over the bar.

Those were the days!

The biggest fights we used to have were when the goalie (three goals and out) thought the opposing player had hit the ball too hard when only about a yard out. There was always a long argument about who whose job it was to go a get the ball. Also intense debate about whether it would be rush or stick goalie.

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The Dolphin 15 Nov 20 11.21am
For those of us of a certain age we will always have fond memories of the past and I am no different. I hate the diving, the cheating, VAR and the general dishonesty in the game at all levels especially within the clubs themselves. Football has no real moral compass anymore which is a shame. On the plus side watching skilful players is great particularly when they are being played on pitches which the likes of George Best (I saw him play live at Selhurst Park) would have thrived on. Facilities generally are better of course as well. In general though the negatives nowadays outweigh the positives for me and whilst I have put a deposit down on my Season Ticket for the 2021-2022 season I am not sure that I will take it up because it is just not as much fun anymore and that is the whole experience from leaving home to getting home again. Finally though - one thing that really struck me from last weekend - the minutes silence before the game where the players stood, heads bowed to remember those that died to them give them the freedom to kneel to support a career drug addict criminal in America. I know the kneel is about more than that but BLM is still a bad organization deep down albeit we all know that racism has to be kicked out of life. Totally absurd and that may well be the one thing that stops me going back as a season ticket holder. Edited by The Dolphin (15 Nov 2020 11.22am)
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15 Nov 20 11.21am

For those of us of a certain age we will always have fond memories of the past and I am no different.
I hate the diving, the cheating, VAR and the general dishonesty in the game at all levels especially within the clubs themselves.
Football has no real moral compass anymore which is a shame.
On the plus side watching skilful players is great particularly when they are being played on pitches which the likes of George Best (I saw him play live at Selhurst Park) would have thrived on.
Facilities generally are better of course as well.
In general though the negatives nowadays outweigh the positives for me and whilst I have put a deposit down on my Season Ticket for the 2021-2022 season I am not sure that I will take it up because it is just not as much fun anymore and that is the whole experience from leaving home to getting home again.
Finally though - one thing that really struck me from last weekend - the minutes silence before the game where the players stood, heads bowed to remember those that died to them give them the freedom to kneel to support a career drug addict criminal in America.
I know the kneel is about more than that but BLM is still a bad organization deep down albeit we all know that racism has to be kicked out of life.
Totally absurd and that may well be the one thing that stops me going back as a season ticket holder.

Edited by The Dolphin (15 Nov 2020 11.22am)

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Hrolf The Ganger 15 Nov 20 11.53am
The days of our youth are gone forever and the enthusiasm for football has diminished with time. Sadly, football itself has helped to take the shine off with too much exposure and too much cost, but it is also just more difficult to feel loyalty or fanaticism for players who are now much younger than you by several decades and with who you often have nothing in common. With Palace in particular, it is also the fact that we have failed to significantly develop out ground or win anything, apart for the ZDS Cup, in all the time I have been a fan, in my case,50 years or so. Lastly, I now live over 50 miles from Selhurst Park and have other priorities. I still enjoy watching games but I see very little to encourage me back to season ticket holder status. Oh, and don't get me started on bringing politics in to sport. Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (15 Nov 2020 11.57am)
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The days of our youth are gone forever and the enthusiasm for football has diminished with time.

Sadly, football itself has helped to take the shine off with too much exposure and too much cost, but it is also just more difficult to feel loyalty or fanaticism for players who are now much younger than you by several decades and with who you often have nothing in common.

With Palace in particular, it is also the fact that we have failed to significantly develop out ground or win anything, apart for the ZDS Cup, in all the time I have been a fan, in my case,50 years or so.
Lastly, I now live over 50 miles from Selhurst Park and have other priorities.
I still enjoy watching games but I see very little to encourage me back to season ticket holder status.

Oh, and don't get me started on bringing politics in to sport.

Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (15 Nov 2020 11.57am)

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