"Toe-benjy"

[stann]

Definitely not! Over the post was no goal. Bloody hell that caused some rows though, what was over and what wasn't! :D

We didn't have a "no blemmers" rule in call ball, but it was a phrase used down our way alright, must have implemented it in other games so.

[Wolfie]

..........Squares, not sure if they're the same as yours. Squares was when there were three squares, two on the flank, one in the middle and in each square was offense and defense. The ball started on one flank, the offense there had to get a certain number of passes and cross it to the other flank where they then had to get a certain number before putting in the center where the strikers had to try to score. Don't know about 3 and in.

Our game of Squares was a different game entirely.

The road was marked out into "squares" (well, rectangles to be accurate) by virue of the tar that lined out the sections of road and everyone stood in a square each.

The Ball could only bounce once in your square and you had to kick or head the ball onto an opponent in another square.

Compromise rules football tennis, in a nutshell.

[the 12 th man]

Did everyone else implement a "no blemmers" rule for such games too?



Our only rule was "big toe-no goal":)

[Wolfie]

Where do you stand on the heated issue of "Fly Goalie" or "Stick Goalie".

I always thought you got better games with a "Stick Goalie".

[red bellied]

Where do you stand on the heated issue of "Fly Goalie" or "Stick Goalie".

I always thought you got better games with a "Stick Goalie".

Usually would depend on the numbers. I was a fly goalie myself more than often. The best place to play football back then was on the street especially during the winter and street lamps acting as floodlights. A game we used to play was "gates" using the neighbours garden gates as goals. No need for keepers as the area to score was so confined. Headers and volleys was known as Wembley Knockout or Records.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Where do you stand on the heated issue of "Fly Goalie" or "Stick Goalie".

I always thought you got better games with a "Stick Goalie".
We only allowed "fly goalies" if there was uneven number and one team was a man short.

I thought games with "stick goalies" were better as well. No cheeky long range efforts going into empty goals...

[tetsujin1979]

Where do you stand on the heated issue of "Fly Goalie" or "Stick Goalie".

I always thought you got better games with a "Stick Goalie".
"last man back" usually ended in chaos
"he was further back when you caught the ball", "yeah but I'm the goalie".
"we're playing last man back"

[smellyfeet]

Toe pecker or toe poke.
goal hanger
fly keeper or stick keeper.
thats the way it was round my way.

[brianw82]

Up Sligo way, a guy hanging around the goals got the imaginative name of Goal Hanger.

The Fly keeper dilemma was usually solved by the opposing team only being allowed shoot from within the box. This could also be used as a handicap if one team was much better than the other.

[sligoman]

Where do you stand on the heated issue of "Fly Goalie" or "Stick Goalie".Neither, first man back was the best option.

[Hairy Bowsie]

Last man back

[Sheridan]

Last-man-back was the only way to go in short-sided games.

[Wolfie]

How brilliant were those closely contested games on the local green that lasted for literally hours?

I can remember one epic that was 34 all at one stage.

It was originally intended to be first to 15 - but you had to win by 2.

2 hours later and there was no way either side wanted to lose.

Having stole a lead of 35 - 34 - one of the lads on our side sensed glory.

With the oppositions goal in sight, he took aim and unleashed a thunderbolt of a shot.

It was most definitely goal bound.

On route to the goal, it struck one of the opposition full square in the ballicks.

Both sets of players then collapsed in a heap of laughter - following the collision with said players ballicks - the ball was burst.

Game declared a draw. :D

[brianw82]

How brilliant were those closely contested games on the local green that lasted for literally hours?

I can remember one epic that was 34 all at one stage.

It was originally intended to be first to 15 - but you had to win by 2.

2 hours later and there was no way either side wanted to lose.

Having stole a lead of 35 - 34 - one of the lads on our side sensed glory.

With the oppositions goal in sight, he took aim and unleashed a thunderbolt of a shot.

It was most definitely goal bound.

On route to the goal, it struck one of the opposition full square in the ballicks.

Both sets of players then collapsed in a heap of laughter - following the collision with said players ballicks - the ball was burst.

Game declared a draw. :D

Reminds me of a 5-a-side I played about 2 years ago. One of our players was a fairly large fellow (not fat, just 'big') He took the ball forward, then fell over his own feet and absolutely milled himself. He seemed to be in the air for about 5 seconds. Everyone playing hurt themselves laughing so hard. :D