Ah, Wembley. When I was playing it, the preference was for teams of two, allowing for something very slightly less than chaos, and, dare one say it, tactics. Of course, tactics simply meant ensuring that you have the best dribbler on your side!
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Ah, Wembley. When I was playing it, the preference was for teams of two, allowing for something very slightly less than chaos, and, dare one say it, tactics. Of course, tactics simply meant ensuring that you have the best dribbler on your side!
the key to world cup, was stayin on/near the goal line, so the others would tire out messing around and more importantly you could just way for the rebounds. that was the smart way of playing.
does anyone remember the "invisible" line, where if you were too close to the keeper - to counteract the above scenario happening the whole time - your goal was disallowed so as to prevent "goal hanging". Or was that just a west of ireland thingie? That line was basically the keepers discretion when one thinks about it, or else the most vocal/soarest loser/bully in the group!
Similair to the height of the 'crossbar'.
Depended on the height of the keeper.
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Originally Posted by noby
Also, Big toe (the ball)= No goal.
We had a word for people like you - LODGER! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
we called them stoickcovs in memory or yer man who played for barcs scored 400 goals all in the 6 yard box...... no stoickin allowed
Yes very true.Quote:
Similair to the height of the 'crossbar'.
Depended on the height of the keeper.
BP, we call it he is just a "goal-hanger"
Did people not call it "toe-boggin" , i was class at that, best actually. bout the only thing i was good at though unfortunately. that and clapping really loud :D
We called it "being on the suck"
Cant remember why
We called them a "Hatcher" or a "Bleedin Hatcher" if the individual continually "hatched". :DQuote:
Originally Posted by BohsPartisan
Did you know Justin Fashanu?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
I just let everybody else go through until there is me and someone else left (almost always the worst player) so I use hardly any energy to get through which helps for the later rounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Anybody currently part of a team at Astro Park?
I was for a while there. Loved the way nature of the games are end to end, generally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfie
Yeah - really enjoying getting back playing (that's a fairly loose use of the term!!). Hadn't played any sort of organised footie in about 6 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge
The games are usually fairly close run - the standard aint bad - and, in the least, its a "bit of a run out" as the man says.
Started back last August and tended to be completely knackered after 10 minutes for about 2 months!!
Same here, although I had a much shorter break from playing. Going to start playing 11 a-side again when the new season starts- can't wait!:ball: :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfie
Did anyone play "on the volley"? 3 or 4 players, 1 in nets. the keeper started on 12 points and the rest on 10.....the keeper got 2 points taken away for a header being scored past them or 1 for a volley and the person in nets switched if the ball was caught without bouncing or got put wide.
Yeah always play that. We include a bonus point for a 'family' where every outfielder touches the ball before a goal being scored.Quote:
Originally Posted by nui-harp
Cruel as teenagers can be - "on the volley" used to be a fairly unenviable scenario for the unfortunate keeper to be in. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by nui-harp
Extra points if you decapitate the keeper!!!!
Forgot a few rules that are different. One is that we don't allow blasts as then whoever is stuck in goal ends up on zero very quickly. Also when someone reaches zero you have to score a kick and a head to finish the game. Also you can only score a header inside the box.
That all makes good sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge
The real grudge matches involved matches against the kids from the neighbouring estates :mad:
I can remember one match was 32 all and the tension was unbearable - who would win this Titanic battle? :D
We'd played for 3 hours and you had to win by 2. There was a fitting end to the stalemate when someone hit a shot, hit an opposing player in the balls and burst the football. Game over. :D
That's like the opposite of 21. One in goals and the rest can only score with a header or volley. Headrer could be socred from anywhere and volleys from outside the "agreed" line. Three points for a goal and three points for a save where the ball didn't touch the ground. Differing areas had different rules such as keeper gets to 12 he's outfiled for the next game. With each subsequent 3 points showever gave them away would be in for the next game till one side reached 21. Other areas didn't have the 123 point and you're out rule. 3 games in a row was the most you'd be in for.Quote:
Originally Posted by nui-harp
Anyone ever play '10 and 4'? Usually only two outfielders, but presumably it's been done with more. It's the same rules as heads and volleys except the keeper has to make 4 catches to win and the outfielders have to score 10 goals to win.
What about a game of Kirbs/Curbs? Used to always play that out on the street. Bonus points for hitting it over a car:D.
Right there with ya buddy.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
http://foot.ie/showpost.php?p=677706&postcount=43
Sorry, thread so long I must have missed that post. Class game isn't it? Must play it again soon. I challenge you to a game SI:D.Quote:
Originally Posted by strangeirish
Another variant was 60 Seconds. Basically heads and volleys ("no blemmers") with the additional constraint that a stated number of goals (increasing in increments of one with each round) had to be scored in the space of sixty seconds; if the outfielders failed, the last player to touch the ball before the minute expired would replace the now liberated goalkeeper. Timekeeping was left to the keeper, who counted down aloud. Given the levels of numeracy in my area, this was often the most taxing element of the game for some players.Quote:
Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge
LOL...You're on.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Perhaps we could start a Foot.ie league........;)
ya thats what we called it, and whoever went in goals first got an extra 1 point i.e. 10 and everyone else got 9.Quote:
Did anyone play "on the volley"?
Kids don't play the simple old games any more...like 'knock-a-dolly' where someone in a gang gets nominated to go up and knock on someones door that they don't like and run away. Hilarious when the 'victim' opens the door, looking around for who's there.
Rounders was another one you don't see any more. We used to play it with a hurley and a tennis ball....
Queenie I O....Anyone remember that?
I've been calling it knock-a-dally for years! Why didn't anyone tell me I was wrong?! What I loved about it though was when the chosen kid knocked on the neighbour's door and turned around just in time to see us locking him in to the garden. It would be easy to open in normal circumstances, but given the blind panic that overcomes you when you realise you might get caught it suddenly becomes something like a Crypton Factor testQuote:
Originally Posted by joeSoap
We used to play that in school the whole time, great great game, damn cricket seems to have overtaken it over hereQuote:
Originally Posted by joeSoap
We had something similar called Belfast. You ring the bell and run fast.Quote:
Originally Posted by joeSoap
Have you not noticed? People like to laugh at your expense:pQuote:
Originally Posted by jebus
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We had something similar called Belfast. You ring the bell and run fast.
Better version of that is when you are walking up the street and you start walking a little faster than those behind you, then you knock on the door, leg it and by the time they have copped and gone to move its too late. priceless.
Great example of that story was we made about 20 yards on the lads walking behind us ( they were lazy and walked slow ), we started to run, they copped on and hid behind a wall, then the fella came out and the boys stuck their heads out to see where he was and if he had come out. Spots the lads behind the wall and chases after them, catches them up and they go "it wasn't us". Garda station was right across from them and yer man goes right lads come with me!!! Priceless. still laughing at that thinking about it now. To be honest if i thought i could get ( catcht them out ) the lads i would do it right now!!!!
another good one is hiding behind walls stickin up fingers or roaring at drivers/throwing snowballs through the windows ( not breaking them )!!! great fun till you get caught :(
We used to hang around near a particular set of traffic lights (Hassetts Cross for anyone who knows Limerick) and keep pushing the button for the green man. The lights only let one or two cars through at a time. Priceless....getting roared out of it by irate motorists... brilliant....although I now am one of those motorists.....
Rounders is an official gaelic game. Along with handball and the other 2 more prominent games. Think it still gets played in the community games and the like. We played it with a tennis racket...Quote:
Originally Posted by joeSoap
thats cos ye were crap dodge ;) Bloody jackeens :D
we only let the wimin use tennis rackets
Anyone remember a cartoon called 'Secret Squirrel', or another one that had a dog who played a guitar...can't remember the name of that one though...
Or El Kabong, Hong Kong Phooey or Quick Draw McGraw?
Pure class
Bonzo The Dog?Quote:
Originally Posted by joeSoap
was this a limerick only cartoon?