TCCANARY 263 Posted November 29, 2013 I''ve just read that despite their vast wages some R Madrid players still get free cars and it reminded me of when I was growing up it was rare for one of our players to have a club sponsored card, the first player I was aware of who had such a ''perk'' was Ted McDougall because I saw it parked outside the ground and it had his name on the side.I was also reminded of the stuff my brother would tell me that was designed to confuse me, when a manager was sacked and he was replaced with a caretaker manager he told me that it was the actual caretaker who took over, I believed him for at least a week. The other one was related to players sponsored cars, he told me that as part of the sponsorship deal that if that player was driving to the ground on a match day and they saw a supporter they had to stop a give them a lift. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaun Tilly Lace 0 Posted November 29, 2013 That it was classed as entertainment and yet a good 50% of games could be as much fun as watching next door''s dog defecating on the front lawn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lappinitup 629 Posted November 29, 2013 [quote user="TCCANARY"]that if that player was driving to the ground on a match day and they saw a supporter they had to stop a give them a lift[/quote]Yep! we didn''t have many supporters in those days. [;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CDMullins 436 Posted November 29, 2013 Why out of all the teams, my dad chose Norwich bleeding City! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chip20 69 Posted November 29, 2013 I used to wonder what the England team were doing when they weren''t playing matches! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwindonCanary 455 Posted November 29, 2013 I couldn''t for the life of me, understand why we sold Hugh Curran to Wolves Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newcastle uni canary 0 Posted November 29, 2013 my brother told me in international games there was a wall for penalty kicks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
im spartacus canary 0 Posted November 29, 2013 i saw kevin drinkell once in a sponsored ford escort outside lowestoft train station in the 80s when he played for us, and i thought lucky b@stard as if he needs a sponsored car i bet he''s on £400 a week [:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,395 Posted November 29, 2013 Why did Charlie Billington look more like a fat clown than a centre half.I never did work that one out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCFC for life 1993- 0 Posted November 29, 2013 Why the heck we ever signed Steve Walsh and Tony Cottee on loan!!????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,535 Posted November 29, 2013 That zigger zagger chant at Watling. I remember saying "but he isn''t......" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iron_stan 0 Posted November 29, 2013 pretty sure i thought kevin sheedy and david speedie were the same person when i was kid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
im spartacus canary 0 Posted November 29, 2013 why were the best team in europe who played in a really cool kit and had some amazing players named after a kitchen cleaning powder [:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syteanric 1 Posted November 29, 2013 the first game i saw was against west ham, the 2nd against villa.. for a whole i wondered why every team wore Claret and we wore yellow?my next game i think was either millwall or Notts County, which soon dispelled the myth.i was 26 at the time.... ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,415 Posted November 29, 2013 Why girls used to scream when the opposition got close to scoring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Chops 7 Posted November 29, 2013 I was always confused why professional games didn''t end 8-5 or 13-4 given it was a full 90 minutes. Part of me is still confused by this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snake-eyes 13 Posted November 29, 2013 Why players cheated! I still don''t understand! [8-)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,415 Posted November 29, 2013 Slightly OT.I used to think if we scored a really (s)crappy goal, they wouldn''t show it on MOTD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubai Mark 0 Posted November 29, 2013 I went to school in Norfolk and always wondered why nobody else supported Norwich City....the only other boy in my class who did follow City also had a season ticket at Ipswich, and most of the rest followed Leeds United! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOO 0 Posted November 29, 2013 How Bobby and Jack Charlton could be brothers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 936 Posted November 29, 2013 I''m currently 65 years young - Hughton''s substititions Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zak Van Burger 0 Posted November 29, 2013 How the old boys stood around me knew what they were going to moan about before the game even kicked off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Splendid Rush 2 Posted November 29, 2013 My dad recently told me a story from the first time he took me to a game, aged 6. The conversation went like this:Me: dad, people are wearingDad: Yes, I''m afraid lots of adults do at football gamesMe: I understand that, but they are swearing at OUR players. Little did I know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Splendid Rush 2 Posted November 29, 2013 Damn you lack of edit button''Swearing'' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warren Hill 0 Posted November 30, 2013 I thought that if you finished bottom of Division 4 you got relegated into the Scottish Premier because of how the results and tables were listed in the newspapers. I asked (innocently) my Dad if this was the case in front of a Scottish work colleague of his, to this day I think he still believes I was put up to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YankeeCanary 0 Posted November 30, 2013 [quote user="Splendid Rush"]Damn you lack of edit button ''Swearing''[/quote] Now you see, I thought you had it right the first time. [:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Two penneth 0 Posted November 30, 2013 How they could play so skilfully with the heavy leather laced ball and boots with big toe caps,covered in dubbin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zemas tendon 0 Posted November 30, 2013 Why that little blue car used to be parked in the corner of the ground!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Mass Debater 1,090 Posted November 30, 2013 Ha! I remember when Kenny dalglish left Liverpool and the news said Liverpool had appointed a caretaker manager. I genuinely believed it was the guy who swept up, and also wondered who would now clean the stadium. I also remember the news reader announcing once that peter Beardsley had scored a hat-trick. I thought he''d done a bit of magic during the game involving a hat and maybe a rabbit! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Mass Debater 1,090 Posted November 30, 2013 [quote user="iron_stan"]pretty sure i thought kevin sheedy and david speedie were the same person when i was kid[/quote]I had the same problem with beagrie, bardsley and Beardsley! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites