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Subbuteo
Jul 11, 2020 5:29:42 GMT
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jul 11, 2020 5:29:42 GMT
Had it as a kid and it seems to be becoming popular again with a couple of really good You Tube sites.
Does anyone still have there’s?
I remember getting a number of teams from Billy Moulds shop in Newcastle and Menzies.
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Moosehead
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Location: Nottingham
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Post by Moosehead on Jul 11, 2020 5:55:33 GMT
I remember getting a Stoke team from the club shop at the Stoke End of the Vic. They had the official team name printed on the box, (I think Vicenza), and 'Stoke City FC' written below in black biro.
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Jul 11, 2020 6:11:23 GMT
Had it as a kid and it seems to be becoming popular again with a couple of really good You Tube sites. Does anyone still have there’s? I remember getting a number of teams from Billy Moulds shop in Newcastle and Menzies. Still got mine,despite the other half's best efforts to get shot of it. And having looked at the prices for vintage space Lego on ebay,I wish I still had all of that in my possession.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jul 11, 2020 6:37:17 GMT
I got World Cup edition back in the late 70s got 3 teams red, blue and orange Scoreboard, tv tower, floodlights. Ended up getting loads of teams remember having England, Brazil, Scotland, Hibs, West Ham and of course Stoke
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Post by Northy on Jul 11, 2020 7:44:14 GMT
Yes, still got mine up in the loft
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Post by dave1 on Jul 11, 2020 8:29:33 GMT
I played in a couple of tournaments, pretty sure it was people all over the country playing.
They used to play with men who bases were massive (they wouldnt fall over like the standard ones). The goalkeppers were huge and they used to polish the bases, so they used to fly across the pitch.
Felt normal back then, but very strange looking back. Some right odd balls
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Post by marylandstoke on Jul 11, 2020 8:31:47 GMT
Leeds ground looked like a subbuteo games with those cardboard cut outs.
Didnt see Osama though!
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Post by telfordstoke on Jul 11, 2020 8:58:10 GMT
Had the floodlight set and loads of teams , would basically buy the 2 FA cup finals teams every year, call me an anorak lol. Sadly binned the bloody lot when moved out
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jul 11, 2020 12:26:35 GMT
I've just bought Brazil, Argentina and England. If anyone's interested in selling any of there stuff ping me a PM.
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Post by NassauDave on Jul 11, 2020 12:46:17 GMT
I've just bought Brazil, Argentina and England. If anyone's interested in selling any of there stuff ping me a PM. Paint Argentina in red and white and sell them to Peter Coates. They can’t be any worse than the cunts we already have.
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Post by innocentbystander on Jul 11, 2020 12:56:51 GMT
Aged about 12 I was in a Subbuteo league of twelve. We used to go round each others houses on Saturday mornings, home and away, as each house seemed to have slightly different interpretations of the rules. Some even had mismatched teams and Mum-made pitches. Until now I've had to bury these traumatic memories as I had to play as Crystal Palace - it was a team I had that no one else had.
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Post by AlliG on Jul 11, 2020 13:12:11 GMT
Aged about 12 I was in a Subbuteo league of twelve. We used to go round each others houses on Saturday mornings, home and away, as each house seemed to have slightly different interpretations of the rules. Some even had mismatched teams and Mum-made pitches. Until now I've had to bury these traumatic memories as I had to play as Crystal Palace - it was a team I had that no one else had. Me too. I was in a similar league back in about 1970 though I think it operated from one house, which I think was in either Alberta Street or Leveson Street in Longton. I went with my mate Pete from school though I think it was mixed ages. Can't remember which team I used, though I know had Inter Milan & Spurs teams, so I think I might have used those as my Home & Away strips. The only thing I can remember is that I would sometimes call at the chippy on Trentham Road on the way home and that I won a tiny plastic trophy that I still have in a cupboard.
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Post by marylandstoke on Jul 11, 2020 14:02:43 GMT
I was always beaten by my cousin Kevin.
He flicked to kick, but I didn’t know.
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Post by yeokel on Jul 11, 2020 18:08:43 GMT
I was always beaten by my cousin Kevin. He flicked to kick, but I didn’t know. Yes, I remember that little swot too. Economics, Maths, Physics and Bionics my arse.
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Post by BuzzB on Jul 11, 2020 21:50:25 GMT
Had my pitch pinned to a piece of chipboard, always better than laid on a tablecloth or carpet. There were some cheats about though, flicking, using the side of the finger to drag the little man ha! Spent many happy hours and yes we had our own mini tournos, we made a trophy with a tiny silver plastic cup on top of an upside down stork margerine tub painted black to resemble a plinth. Well it was Meir in the 70's. My first team I bought was Partick Thistle for some strange reason. Very happy times.
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Jul 12, 2020 4:08:16 GMT
All courtesy of Brookfields for those essential Subbuteo purchases...I had your basic pitch, adorned with TV Tower & one curved stand. Low level facing going around pitch with the old fashioned half time score board. Can remember having 2 dugouts, a set of old bill & corner flags (with on inevitable getting the sellotape treatment after being trod on), and also ball boys who did bugger all. Orange balls (set of 6). Team wise I still have a 80s World Cup winning Germany side & 70s Stoke City, although I used to bizarrely play with a 70s Norwich City team as one player only had 1 arm (it was a sold as seen Brookies special)
Oh and played for the FA Cup & original European Cup which no doubt in mint condition would be worth a shit load more now!
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Post by mattador78 on Jul 12, 2020 5:09:05 GMT
Remember playing my cousin in the early 90’s Stoke vs Vale. Took a shot with my Gleghorn which generated more power that the bomb at Hiroshima and snapped his Musslewhite in goal off his stand. Won the match by default after we couldn’t find and glue fix him and my cousin wouldn’t stop moaning about how I’d killed one of his players 😂. You just don’t get that entertainment on FIFA or Pro Evo
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Subbuteo
Jul 12, 2020 7:24:54 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2020 7:24:54 GMT
Bloody loved it as a kid. Did anyone else used to polish the underneath so they glided better?
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Post by somersetstokie on Jul 12, 2020 7:55:53 GMT
Aged about 12 I was in a Subbuteo league of twelve. We used to go round each others houses on Saturday mornings, home and away, as each house seemed to have slightly different interpretations of the rules. Some even had mismatched teams and Mum-made pitches. Until now I've had to bury these traumatic memories as I had to play as Crystal Palace - it was a team I had that no one else had. Me too. I was in a similar league back in about 1970 though I think it operated from one house, which I think was in either Alberta Street or Leveson Street in Longton. I went with my mate Pete from school though I think it was mixed ages. Can't remember which team I used, though I know had Inter Milan & Spurs teams, so I think I might have used those as my Home & Away strips. The only thing I can remember is that I would sometimes call at the chippy on Trentham Road on the way home and that I won a tiny plastic trophy that I still have in a cupboard. If that happened today, with lots of kids regularly visiting a popular address, you'd soon have a full scale Police drugs raid in operation.
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Subbuteo
Jul 12, 2020 9:33:04 GMT
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Post by teenagefanclub on Jul 12, 2020 9:33:04 GMT
I had all the usual teams England, Stoke, Italy, Brazil etc and randomly a boxed New York cosmos.
No idea where it all it now.
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Post by werrington on Jul 12, 2020 10:51:48 GMT
Never took to Subbuteo ....I was more a “ super striker” with the diving keepers or “ test match” kid
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Post by Davef on Jul 12, 2020 10:55:07 GMT
Never took to Subbuteo ....I was more a “ super striker” with the diving keepers or “ test match” kid Too much skill involved. Billy Mould's was the best shop ever.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2020 11:07:34 GMT
Never took to Subbuteo ....I was more a “ super striker” with the diving keepers or “ test match” kid Test Match remains the greatest ever game to this day. Costs upwards of £100 online to buy if it’s in pristine condition. Owzthat was quality as well, I tried to explain to my kids how many hours I spent with two little bits of metal and a scorecard and they looked at me like I had two heads.....
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Post by AlliG on Jul 12, 2020 11:11:43 GMT
Never took to Subbuteo ....I was more a “ super striker” with the diving keepers or “ test match” kid Test Match remains the greatest ever game to this day. Costs upwards of £100 online to buy if it’s in pristine condition. Owzthat was quality as well, I tried to explain to my kids how many hours I spent with two little bits of metal and a scorecard and they looked at me like I had two heads..... Well that's my pension fund sorted then.
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Subbuteo
Jul 12, 2020 11:43:07 GMT
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Post by lordherefordsknob on Jul 12, 2020 11:43:07 GMT
Never took to Subbuteo ....I was more a “ super striker” with the diving keepers or “ test match” kid Me and my brother used to spend hours playing test match cricket he hated football so we never played subbuteo much.
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Post by werrington on Jul 12, 2020 11:45:14 GMT
Never took to Subbuteo ....I was more a “ super striker” with the diving keepers or “ test match” kid Me and my brother used to spend hours playing test match cricket he hated football so we never played subbuteo much. The bat was more like a Hoover than a bat 😂
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Post by marylandstoke on Jul 12, 2020 15:03:52 GMT
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Subbuteo
Jul 12, 2020 15:11:34 GMT
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jul 12, 2020 15:11:34 GMT
Never took to Subbuteo ....I was more a “ super striker” with the diving keepers or “ test match” kid Test Match remains the greatest ever game to this day. Costs upwards of £100 online to buy if it’s in pristine condition. Owzthat was quality as well, I tried to explain to my kids how many hours I spent with two little bits of metal and a scorecard and they looked at me like I had two heads..... I had the Freddie Trueman version and it was brilliant till one day my bowlers slide broke. I glued it and it began to bowl spinners as the speed went down by 50 percent. Great game agreed
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Post by marylandstoke on Jul 12, 2020 17:24:03 GMT
Never took to Subbuteo ....I was more a “ super striker” with the diving keepers or “ test match” kid Test Match remains the greatest ever game to this day. Costs upwards of £100 online to buy if it’s in pristine condition. Owzthat was quality as well, I tried to explain to my kids how many hours I spent with two little bits of metal and a scorecard and they looked at me like I had two heads..... www.crownandandrews.com/product/test-match/Thirty American $ Thrash the Grandbabies using tech we know, a spring and a trigger (seem to remember it was a rubber band in our version and it would always snap at the worst time) Now with improved, heavy balls!
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jul 12, 2020 17:44:07 GMT
Test Match remains the greatest ever game to this day. Costs upwards of £100 online to buy if it’s in pristine condition. Owzthat was quality as well, I tried to explain to my kids how many hours I spent with two little bits of metal and a scorecard and they looked at me like I had two heads..... www.crownandandrews.com/product/test-match/Thirty American $ Thrash the Grandbabies using tech we know, a spring and a trigger (seem to remember it was a rubber band in our version and it would always snap at the worst time) Now with improved, heavy balls! 30USD is a steal though I'm not sure the bowling looks too easy without the slide shame you cant get it over here.
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