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Not sure that anyone plays Subbuteo any more but, if they do, how do they play out from the back when the goal keeper has a long bit of plastic on his back?
Sometimes it feels as if our keepers have a long bit of plastic on their backs, which, because the plastic is passed through a slot in the back of the goal, prevents them from moving out and catching the ball!
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Subbuteo - Playing out from the back on 15:54 - Apr 28 with 1025 views
Subbuteo - Playing out from the back on 15:54 - Apr 28 by Jules4367
There ARE videos on Youtube showing how teams SHOULD do it but not how Subbuteo players should do it!
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Looking at these Subbuteo players they all seem to just 'stand there' waiting for the ball to come to them, a bit like Saturdays game and how Dozell used to!
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Subbuteo - Playing out from the back on 18:14 - Apr 28 with 736 views
Haha good point! Back in the 70s, you could get an interchangeable goalkeepers set, comprising two stalks and six goalkeepers on semicircular bases, each base with a slot so the stalk could be attached. That meant the 'keeper could be detached and flicked in the same way as an outfield player.
The two problems with them were that they did tend to come loose quite easily and when used to kick the ball like an outfield player, they produced weak kicks because the slot in their bases made the bases lighter than those of the outfield players.
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
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Subbuteo - Playing out from the back on 18:53 - Apr 28 with 662 views
This thread reminds me that QPR managers and players are temporary and class (in this case our fans humour) is permanent. Thanks for brightening up an otherwise very difficult day in Vancouver.
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Subbuteo - Playing out from the back on 22:13 - Apr 28 with 403 views
Subbuteo - Playing out from the back on 18:53 - Apr 28 by Toast_R
Do you still get the long throw specialists?
The Striker goalies could chuck the ball a long way...
They struggled to command their penalty areas, though
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
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Subbuteo - Playing out from the back on 22:58 - Apr 28 with 331 views
Subbuteo - Playing out from the back on 22:13 - Apr 28 by R_from_afar
The Striker goalies could chuck the ball a long way...
They struggled to command their penalty areas, though
Striker was a brutal game - the number of ex-players that later suffered from chronic head and neck injuries from the constant pressure placed on their bonces is a national scandal
I had this in the early 1970s (in addition to Subbuteo) but, other than my older brother, I couldn't find anyone else who played it. I see from YouTube that they tried to bring it back.
Subbuteo - Playing out from the back on 23:35 - Apr 28 by Jules4367
I had this in the early 1970s (in addition to Subbuteo) but, other than my older brother, I couldn't find anyone else who played it. I see from YouTube that they tried to bring it back.
Wow, never heard of that one! It looks similar to Chipper.
My parents bought me this one, I much preferred Subbuteo, but my mates loved it. It was very simple to play and was ready to go straight out of the box. The pitch was made of metal and indentations sloped towards the players, so the ball - a ball bearing - would roll to their feet. The outfield players couldn't move anyway.
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
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Subbuteo - Playing out from the back on 11:08 - Apr 29 with 58 views
Subbuteo - Playing out from the back on 22:58 - Apr 28 by DannyPaddox
Striker was a brutal game - the number of ex-players that later suffered from chronic head and neck injuries from the constant pressure placed on their bonces is a national scandal
Lest we forget
I wish we could get a super striker for £9.
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Subbuteo - Playing out from the back on 11:25 - Apr 29 with 22 views
My youngest son and I still dig the Subbuteo out at Christmas. Great fun if you allow an bit of latitude with the flicking.
Casdon Soccer was another great football game from growing up. Two wheels controlled your players across a plastic mogul filled pitch. Brilliant fun. I picked one up on e-bay about ten years ago but recently discovered it in cupboard and all the string controlling the levers had come off. We just pretend that side is QPR.
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