Rules of Football when we were kids!

[drfc1951]

I used to be a speccy kid at school, never stopped me playing footy,even played for school team.

[roversdude]

Jumpers for goalposts

Wasn't there a rovers forum called jumpers for goalposts

[Bentley Bullet]

did anyone used to used to have a 'no blasting' rule? We did!

[Dagenham Rover]

did anyone used to used to have a 'no blasting' rule? We did!

Strange that one, we used it EVERY game AFTER  somebody copped it full on in the mush.

[Filo]

did anyone used to used to have a 'no blasting' rule? We did!

Strange that one, we used it EVERY game AFTER  somebody copped it full on in the mush.

The only shot John Oster ever had wasn't it?

[Dagenham Rover]

did anyone used to used to have a 'no blasting' rule? We did!

Strange that one, we used it EVERY game AFTER  somebody copped it full on in the mush.

The only shot John Oster ever had wasn't it?

Thank you very much for reminding me   

I must admit the club, Dave Parker, Steve Utley  were great after  the incident, paid for my glasses  nice bit of hospitality one of the games after, probably even they were so amazed JO had a shot (even in the warm up) they had to do something to mark the occasion 

although Dave Parker was happily telling everybody my Missis did it for going to Rovers on Valentines night   

[Bentley Bullet]

DR, a similar thing happened to my brother way back in the sixties at Belle Vue. He and I were stood at the town end, against the perimeter wall just to the left of the goal. The players were having their pre-match warm up and Trevor Ogden blasted the ball (wide) right into my brothers face.

Goalkeeper Fred Potter came over and asked if he was alright. Our kid, not wanting any fuss, said that he was. Potter said we could go and sit in the main stand if we wanted. "Go on Phil, lets go"! I said, having never been in the 'posh bit' before!  But alas he refused the kind gesture..........Selfish bugger.

[Lesonthewest]

He really was a first class t__t Filo, I only lived across from Arthurs shop on Ramskir View so it was an easy gettaway for me when he turned up.

I remember playing in the snow at the bottom of Ellesmere Grove Filo, & if we sneaked onto Catholic school proper pitch it could be owt up to 17 a side on a Sunday afternoon, happy days.
We erected some goalposts and a crossbar made from scaffolding on the side of the pit tib on Kirton Lane in Stainy, the goalkeeper could touch the crossbar at one side, but needed a step ladder to touch the crossbar at the other side, great for scoring goals in the top corner though!

Les, done that as well, bottom of ellsmere, behind Mayfield Avenue, Flat top field which is now Kirton Lane school field and the Catholic school field, the caretaker there was a bit of a t**t though

[1879Rovers]

DR, a similar thing happened to my brother way back in the sixties at Belle Vue. He and I were stood at the town end, against the perimeter wall just to the left of the goal. The players were having their pre-match warm up and Trevor Ogden blasted the ball (wide) right into my brothers face.

Goalkeeper Fred Potter came over and asked if he was alright. Our kid, not wanting any fuss, said that he was. Potter said we could go and sit in the main stand if we wanted. "Go on Phil, lets go"! I said, having never been in the 'posh bit' before!  But alas he refused the kind gesture..........Selfish bugger.

I remember it happening to a lad at Exeter, must have been mid 90's. A ball it him flush in the face during the warm up. It sounded bad but he took it well and just stood there. Five minutes into the game he collapsed into an heap and was taken off by the first aid people. Can anyone else remember this incident? I would say it was about 1996, I remember Rovers lost 1-0.

[Bentley Bullet]

“Where’s my white satin gloves gone”?  I heard my mam ask my dad when she was sorting out her clothes for a forthcoming wedding......Time to make me’sen scarce, I thought, before I got the blame for losing them. After all, I always got the blame for everything.

Soon we were playing footy in the street and because I was in goal, playing against my brother, the rule of no blasting went out of the window in his eyes.  He came close to taking my head off frequently on such occasions. I suppose, like many a big brother, he could inflict painful revenge on a little brother without retribution, if he did it in a football match.

Next thing he was placing the ball down to take a penalty against me.  He then walked backwards about 50 yards staring me in the eyes all the way. He then stopped, puffed a few great blasts of steam from his nose, and ran towards me like a demented bull. He then let fly with a toe-ender that was going right between my eyes. I didn’t have time to get out of the way of it so I put my hands up in desperation to prevent the ball from caving my face in..........Next thing- WHAT A SAVE!  I heard from my team mates! 
Miraculously, my hands felt nothing as they stopped the thunderbolt in its track.

I still swear to this day that any goalie worth his salt should always have a pair of satin gloves handy.

[roversdude]

DR, a similar thing happened to my brother way back in the sixties at Belle Vue. He and I were stood at the town end, against the perimeter wall just to the left of the goal. The players were having their pre-match warm up and Trevor Ogden blasted the ball (wide) right into my brothers face.

Goalkeeper Fred Potter came over and asked if he was alright. Our kid, not wanting any fuss, said that he was. Potter said we could go and sit in the main stand if we wanted. "Go on Phil, lets go"! I said, having never been in the 'posh bit' before!  But alas he refused the kind gesture..........Selfish bugger.

I remember it happening to a lad at Exeter, must have been mid 90's. A ball it him flush in the face during the warm up. It sounded bad but he took it well and just stood there. Five minutes into the game he collapsed into an heap and was taken off by the first aid people. Can anyone else remember this incident? I would say it was about 1996, I remember Rovers lost 1-0.

My mate got hit by a brick thrown into ground at OBV on pop side, went down in installments