de-Griz Posted 31 October, 2020 Share Posted 31 October, 2020 I'm interested to know opinions of how the new ball may or may not have had an affect on the game; has it had a positive effect on some and negative on others? Average goals/game 2020 is 3.29 so far, next highest was 2011-12 of 2.81. I used to play with a brown lace up leather ball that was suicidal to head if it was raining and the ball had soaked up the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 31 October, 2020 Share Posted 31 October, 2020 3 hours ago, de-Griz said: I used to play with a brown lace up leather ball that was suicidal to head if it was raining and the ball had soaked up the water. Ah,the Mitre Match "T" Ball memories. You could hardly kick it either when it was wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 31 October, 2020 Share Posted 31 October, 2020 Modern footballs, pah. You can't beat the good ol' 1970/1974 World Cup Adidas Telstar. A straight forward black and white 32 panel leather ball, a joy to behold. And you've never headed a ball until you've had several layers of skin removed from your forehead by the abrasive, coarse-sandpaper-like texture of a Wembley Trophy whilst playing in the street. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 31 October, 2020 Share Posted 31 October, 2020 Don't see many piledrivers from distance anymore as they've made the balls way too light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 31 October, 2020 Share Posted 31 October, 2020 It’s not a proper ball unless it’s got laces that stick out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 31 October, 2020 Share Posted 31 October, 2020 1 hour ago, Saint_clark said: Don't see many piledrivers from distance anymore as they've made the balls way too light. It’s surely more to do with the ‘technology’ used in the ball than the weight? Pretty sure there’s a fairly small weight range that balls have to be within. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Kent Saint Posted 31 October, 2020 Share Posted 31 October, 2020 Remember the new swervy world cup ball that the Germans practiced with but the rest of the world , esp goalies , found out in matches that it moved all over the place ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintquin Posted 31 October, 2020 Share Posted 31 October, 2020 1 hour ago, for_heaven's_Saint said: It’s surely more to do with the ‘technology’ used in the ball than the weight? Pretty sure there’s a fairly small weight range that balls have to be within. Think I read once that the newer balls were slightly heavier than the old laced balls when dry. Newer balls don't soak in the wet so stay at a consistent weight where as the old laced one could break your neck when heading on a wet day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 31 October, 2020 Share Posted 31 October, 2020 Should go back to those Mitre balls used in School where on a nice cold winters day, if it smashed against your thigh left a nice imprint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Saint Posted 31 October, 2020 Share Posted 31 October, 2020 Mitre Delta every day of the week .. "Av it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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