Heading the ball ...

[Yankee_Jack]

... unfortunately a diminishing art. And, clearly a cause for concern when not done properly and perhaps even then ... PFA to create dementia taskforce

I wasn't aware that Jeff Astle is now the the poster boy for this. He was WBA's center forward in the '68 FA Cup when they beat Everton.

I used to be a prolific header of the ball in my youth ... perhaps that explains a few things

 

[Victoria Swan]

Seems to me there's a world of difference between heading those monstrously heavy wet leather balls of our youth and the lighter non-absorbing balls of today. Perhaps our willingness to head such rain-soaked balls in our youth indicates that there was a pre-existing condition!

 

[Jackflash]

Seems to me there's a world of difference between heading those monstrously heavy wet leather balls of our youth and the lighter non-absorbing balls of today. Perhaps our willingness to head such rain-soaked balls in our youth indicates that there was a pre-existing condition!

Yes, remember it well, one of your school tasks in pupil rotation was to dubbing the football, making it waterproof. you were lucky if it lasted half the game on a wet day, always had dubbing at home for your boots (togs) which had toecaps equivalent to steel. you got a kick off them and you knew al about it.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

You know ... perhaps this explains all the daft quotes from ex-players on the Football Quotes thread

 

[Borini]

You know ... perhaps this explains all the daft quotes from ex-players on the Football Quotes thread

No, they are just thick !