Herman Hessian Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 10 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said: "Lanerossi Vicenza", wow - that's serious old-style stuff, right there ! the cat-eating fuckers.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 'Mind this : 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I took a few hours to do this. But I think it was worth it. We'll have to agree to disagree. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nightfly Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Did anyone run their own Scottish cups, doing the draw then drawing the goals scored for each team out of a hat too? Asking for a pal. Yes, my "pal" did that too, over many seasons [emoji106]. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nightfly Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 My mate used to use the Shoot soccer ladder tabs things for that. His British Cup draws were phenomenal (unseeded of course). He also used to use the old Soccer Dice (which he recently found again at his Dads house) to play the QF, SF and finals. He would sometimes use a desk lamp to pretend it was "under the lights". He did't do it in his Aberdeen jammies though as that would just be sad and ridiculous. Magnificent! [emoji38] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoonsYouthTeam Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 This thread has brought back so many memories!I used to lay out all the slips of Scottish team names from my subbuteo scoreboard on the floor in separate columns representing the league tables. Sometimes I'd do the 4x10 team league tables, sometimes I'd create my own league structure and sometimes I'd make a British league system.I'd then drag my hand along the carpet from the top of the column to the bottom then drag it back up, whichever slip ended nearest the top of the now mixed up column won the league, 2nd top runners up and so on. Once I'd done this for all leagues I'd do promotion and relegation then repeat the whole process for a new season. Season upon season of excitement, thrills and spills and wouldn't you just know that Forfar somehow ended up in the premier league.I'd make up cup draws using my subbuteo scoreboard teams too but had a different way of deciding the scores.I used my casio stopwatch which I'd start then stop without looking at it. Whatever the two millisecond numbers were, the lowest number of these would be the number of goals scored.However, if this gave an unrealistic figure such as Cowdenbeath scoring 8 at Parkhead I'd do it again. If it was unrealistic a 2nd time I'd repeat it but would then have to accept it the 3rd time. Made for some cracking cup ties.Despite all of this sadness I never considered combining the two, imagine a team being able to celebrate the double in the Bedroom Football League. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Dave Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I collected "powerpods" which you bought from tesco in 1's or 3's and came with chocolate. I's line them up on a football rug and use bingo balls as footballs! Even had wee goals but I can't remember how I came to get them. Still have the powerpods somewhere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 better here than the other football games thread (well - "better" may be pushing it...) a subbuteo "curva" with cotton wool smoke - fucks' sake 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 i note that Rab's kept very quiet so far with this whole subbuteo thing time for him to 'fess up... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 20 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: Anyway in hindsight it seems this was an early education in the negatives and inequities of conspicuous consumption and the capitalist system. Rich Bazzas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Quality: Madness: Insanity: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTheDuck Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 22 hours ago, The Mantis said: Did anybody ever play Subbuteo on their own? i.e. playing both teams turn about? If so were you inherently biased towards one side and how did you try to instill a bit of fairness? Also shooting in at a goalie who was basically helpless. A friend of mine had to grapple with these major issues. I had a game called Chad Valley Soccer Stadium, which was a tinny fucking thing with the individual players operated by triggers at the end of the table. A minute each way, I could play the whole Scottish Cup in a single rainy afternoon. A whole league season took longer, maybe a week 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Herman Hessian said: i note that Rab's kept very quiet so far with this whole subbuteo thing time for him to 'fess up... That’s never Rab’s work. Where are the 5 European Cups? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 3 hours ago, Herman Hessian said: i note that Rab's kept very quiet so far with this whole subbuteo thing time for him to 'fess up... ... I'm away to dig my old subbuteo stuff out I've got a few Liverpool teams from the early 90s. Ive been looking on eBay recently got my eye on building a stadium with floodlights etc much to the missus's delight 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 hour ago, The Mantis said: That’s never Rab’s work. Where are the 5 European Cups? see at 1:22 - that's the official subbuteo trophy presentation party (as below) - the queen had one of them, but some thieving scally's had it away..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 The Pie And Bovril Cup 2017 FIRST ROUND Arbroath 6 Montpellier 5 Raith Rovers 1 Kaizer Chiefs 2 Yeovil 2 North Korea 1 Scotland 1 Estonia 3 Seville 4 Hibernian 2 Qatar 2 Crawley Town 3 Cholera FC 1 Dysentery 2 Forres Mechanics 2 Spartans 0 QUARTER FINALS Dysentery 5 Yeovil 0 Kaizer Chiefs 3 Estonia 5 Seville 0 Crawley Town 2 Forres Mechanics 1 Arbroath 0 SEMI FINALS Crawley Town 2 Dysentery 4 Estonia 1 Forres Mechanics 5 FINAL Forres Mechanics 2 Dysentery 5 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 4 hours ago, Herman Hessian said: better here than the other football games thread (well - "better" may be pushing it...) a subbuteo "curva" with cotton wool smoke - fucks' sake 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 They'd a great runs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayr_United_1910 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 There's a shop in Kilmarnock recently opened stocking Subbuteo stuff I hear. I keep meaning to nip up for a look. I've still got the majority of my collection, unfortunately I've no one that's interested in playing it with me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Have to say one of my favourite subutteo teams was : Still in the loft somewhere. Being an old c**t I can tell you that these 3D plastic figures were known as ‘Continental’. They were the very latest and cost a bit extra. My first set was about 1970 and the players were flat sort of celluloid things. You had to glue them into a slot on the base. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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