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Feck! They don't have move around a lot don't they? Hitting a cross field pass is hit or miss because they curl away into the distance.
The bend seems to vary with speed but it doesn't appear to matter how you hit them, in terms of actually trying to put some curl on it, they bend like a bendy thing bending.
Madness. 30 yd shots it is then. Could be just the ticket for England. No need for neat passing, get within 35 and hoof it. Owen can snaffle up the rebounds.
The bend seems to vary with speed but it doesn't appear to matter how you hit them, in terms of actually trying to put some curl on it, they bend like a bendy thing bending.
Madness. 30 yd shots it is then. Could be just the ticket for England. No need for neat passing, get within 35 and hoof it. Owen can snaffle up the rebounds.
I'm sure it's only been getting incrementally worse over the years, rather than these balls being substantially worse than any other competition ball ever used. If it makes for more spectacular football, we should be happy. Long range shots, goalies diving all over the place, and our favourite footballers wont go and die of brain diseases early in life, all good things.
I thought it was something to do with the actual shape of the ball, apparently the balls in the 60's, 70's, 80's & 90's weren't actually round, they didnt have the technology to make a perfectly round ball, but now the technology is there to make round balls and this is what make them swerve more.
staceyb said:
I thought it was something to do with the actual shape of the ball, apparently the balls in the 60's, 70's, 80's & 90's weren't actually round, they didnt have the technology to make a perfectly round ball, but now the technology is there to make round balls and this is what make them swerve more.
I admire your knowledge of balls
ZR1cliff said:
staceyb said:
I thought it was something to do with the actual shape of the ball, apparently the balls in the 60's, 70's, 80's & 90's weren't actually round, they didnt have the technology to make a perfectly round ball, but now the technology is there to make round balls and this is what make them swerve more.
I admire your knowledge of balls
Its legendary.
staceyb said:
ZR1cliff said:
staceyb said:
I thought it was something to do with the actual shape of the ball, apparently the balls in the 60's, 70's, 80's & 90's weren't actually round, they didnt have the technology to make a perfectly round ball, but now the technology is there to make round balls and this is what make them swerve more.
I admire your knowledge of balls
Its legendary.
Wahey
I remember seeing Stevie Nichol hit a lightened ball at Anfield in the late 80's,the bloody thing screamed into the net
ZR1cliff said:
staceyb said:
ZR1cliff said:
staceyb said:
I thought it was something to do with the actual shape of the ball, apparently the balls in the 60's, 70's, 80's & 90's weren't actually round, they didnt have the technology to make a perfectly round ball, but now the technology is there to make round balls and this is what make them swerve more.
I admire your knowledge of balls
Its legendary.
Wahey
I remember seeing Stevie Nichol hit a lightened ball at Anfield in the late 80's,the bloody thing screamed into the net
probably would have but was it straight or did it swerve?
staceyb said:
ZR1cliff said:
staceyb said:
ZR1cliff said:
staceyb said:
I thought it was something to do with the actual shape of the ball, apparently the balls in the 60's, 70's, 80's & 90's weren't actually round, they didnt have the technology to make a perfectly round ball, but now the technology is there to make round balls and this is what make them swerve more.
I admire your knowledge of balls
Its legendary.
Wahey
I remember seeing Stevie Nichol hit a lightened ball at Anfield in the late 80's,the bloody thing screamed into the net
probably would have but was it straight or did it swerve?Cant really say as i was to one side but it looked like it went as straight as an arrow and at a very fast pace.
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