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The Final.

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-c ... Portsmouth

BaffinsBlue wrote:The Final.

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-c ... Portsmouth

Thanks for this - great to watch - our third goal is hilarious - talk about GK error!

Great stuff. Probably quite difficult to play football in those weighted diving-boots they laughingly call football boots.
My dad made me wear the things as a kid when everyone else had the new 'football slippers'.

From the Ashes wrote:Great stuff. Probably quite difficult to play football in those weighted diving-boots they laughingly call football boots.
My dad made me wear the things as a kid when everyone else had the new 'football slippers'.

Lace up ball wasn't much fun either.

From the Ashes wrote:Great stuff. Probably quite difficult to play football in those weighted diving-boots they laughingly call football boots.
My dad made me wear the things as a kid when everyone else had the new 'football slippers'.

But the experience was character building I expect

Good find Baff. IVe copied this post to the Wembley part of the site for posterity

Moderators in "Actually Doing Something" shocker....

itsaintfunny wrote:

From the Ashes wrote:Great stuff. Probably quite difficult to play football in those weighted diving-boots they laughingly call football boots.
My dad made me wear the things as a kid when everyone else had the new 'football slippers'.

But the experience was character building I expect

No it wasn't, ISF. The experience was my first one of losing street cred!

BaffinsBlue wrote: Lace up ball wasn't much fun either.

Absolutely, BB....and don't forget the hygroscopic ability of the ball - if the pitch was wet, the ball weighed about three and a half metric tonnes by the time the final whistle pierced the air! Head that f****r and stay conscious!