Oh the times, they are a changing....

**DmanDmythDledge** · 04/05/2007, 4:13 PM

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.

**sligoman** · 05/05/2007, 12:09 PM

What about a game of Kirbs/Curbs? Used to always play that out on the street. Bonus points for hitting it over a car

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**strangeirish** · 05/05/2007, 1:14 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

What about a game of Kirbs/Curbs? Used to always play that out on the street. Bonus points for hitting it over a car

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Right there with ya buddy.
http://foot.ie/showpost.php?p=677706&postcount=43

**sligoman** · 05/05/2007, 1:24 PM

Originally Posted by strangeirish

Right there with ya buddy.
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

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**Sheridan** · 05/05/2007, 1:26 PM

Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

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.

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.

**strangeirish** · 05/05/2007, 2:02 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

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

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LOL...You're on.

**joeSoap** · 07/05/2007, 10:49 PM

Perhaps we could start a Foot.ie league........

**paul_oshea** · 08/05/2007, 10:39 AM

Did anyone play "on the volley"?

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.

**joeSoap** · 09/05/2007, 9:39 AM

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?

**jebus** · 09/05/2007, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by joeSoap

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.

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 test

Originally Posted by joeSoap

Rounders was another one you don't see any more. We used to play it with a hurley and a tennis ball....

We used to play that in school the whole time, great great game, damn cricket seems to have overtaken it over here

**BohsPartisan** · 09/05/2007, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by joeSoap

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.

We had something similar called Belfast. You ring the bell and run fast.

**kingdom hoop** · 09/05/2007, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by jebus

I've been calling it knock-a-dally for years! Why didn't anyone tell me I was wrong?!

Have you not noticed? People like to laugh at your expense

**paul_oshea** · 09/05/2007, 11:20 AM

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

**joeSoap** · 09/05/2007, 11:40 AM

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.....

**Dodge** · 09/05/2007, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by joeSoap

Rounders was another one you don't see any more. We used to play it with a hurley and a tennis ball....

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...