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Football nostalgia – “Big League Soccer”

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
And comedians in 1960s England.
Nix, Leyton Orient and Alloa Athletic supporting schmuck.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
What ever happened to Subbuteo?  Its probably a video game now and if it is I'll be looking for a version to shove into my Playstation.
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
There use to be Subbuteo leagues in the UK.
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
There were even real Internationals played.
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
There were Subbuteo leagues here in NZ too. We had one called the South Auckland Subbuteo League. I know of at least one other league that was based in Onehunga too.
The most players we had were two leagues of seven players each. We'd meet every Sunday and play, and sometimes had midweek games if you were playing someone who lived handy and someone else from the league could ref. We took it pretty damned seriously. At least one of us went on to play for the All Whites too, but that's another story.
I've still got all my stuff - in fact I still buy and paint teams in my spare time. I used to make quite a tidy amount out of painting teams for other people, at least it was a tidy amount for a fourteen year old. It's a great game, how many other games like it involve such a high level of skill?
Nix, Leyton Orient and Alloa Athletic supporting schmuck.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
It ruled jam, it ruled the table footie!
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I got Subbuteo too

i got Celtic and the original Blue and Red teams

is it too geeky to suggest aYf league?


erm yes i think it is

Salmon swim upstream

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I think there was a Subbuteo thread in Football Gaming at one point.  Search it up.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Hard News wrote:
I think there was a Subbuteo thread in Football Gaming at one point.  Search it up.


Mrs Salmon: "Who are those crusty blokes"
Mr Salmon: " just the YF Subbutteo crew-clear the table will you love"

Sound of crickets in the night and distant babies sobbing


Salmon swim upstream

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
original point of thread- Big league soccer was my gateway to footie

Saturday morning goal celebrations featured reenactments of that theme song

da da da dooo dododo!

Salmon swim upstream

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
my favourite trick-replying to myself

It just occured to me that the classic Subbutteo dichotomy of Red team V Blue team is a perfect foreshadowing of tomorrows epic clash- the power of plastic to prefigure flesh

Ok, im raving now- -sleep deprived-so off to bed


Salmon072008-05-21 22:00:38

Salmon swim upstream

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I remember having the Shoot edition that profiled Trevor Francis as the first million pound footballer........

Peanuts by todays transfers and wages!

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Salmon07 wrote:
original point of thread- Big league soccer was my gateway to footie

Saturday morning goal celebrations featured reenactments of that theme song

da da da dooo dododo!
 
Then it was moved to Sundays at 12:01pm
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Lonegunmen wrote:
Salmon07 wrote:
original point of thread- Big league soccer was my gateway to footieSaturday morning goal celebrations featured reenactments of that theme songda da da dooo dododo!


Then it was moved to Sundays at 12:01pm


I'm sure it was Sundays 11am - 12 noon.
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Wongo wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:
Salmon07 wrote:
original point of thread- Big league soccer was my gateway to footieSaturday morning goal celebrations featured reenactments of that theme songda da da dooo dododo!


Then it was moved to Sundays at 12:01pm


I'm sure it was Sundays 11am - 12 noon.
 
I remember it being midday-1pm - it seemed to take ages on a Sunday morning for midday to arrive....
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