Supporters Trust National 6 a Side Tournament 29 July

The Colonel · **Joined:** Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 am **Posts:** 4891

you do realise that proper players treat 5 a side as mere practice for proper football.

Always thought it was invented to give non/poor players more a chance to compete, as there is less room to make them look stupid.

ANyone can run about like a mad lunatic for 10 minutes on a small pitch.

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Tue Jul 11, 2017 11:46 pm

Joe Mac
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returnofaido · **Posted:** Wed Jul 12, 2017 9:30 am

The Colonel wrote:

you do realise that proper players treat 5 a side as mere practice for proper football.

Always thought it was invented to give non/poor players more a chance to compete, as there is less room to make them look stupid.

ANyone can run about like a mad lunatic for 10 minutes on a small pitch.

I despise the fact that I agree with this rakxe

returnofaido · **Posted:** Wed Jul 12, 2017 9:31 am

and if chip wants to borrow me the 35 snodgers i'll play and make sure none of the opposition scores.

horden · **Posted:** Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:48 am

6/10 All rounder , but mainly a hard working and intelligent defender , able to pick a out a pass and set up an attack , or at least I could the last time I played, which to be fair was a while ago.

The Colonel · **Joined:** Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 am **Posts:** 4891

returnofaido wrote:

The Colonel wrote:

you do realise that proper players treat 5 a side as mere practice for proper football.

Always thought it was invented to give non/poor players more a chance to compete, as there is less room to make them look stupid.

ANyone can run about like a mad lunatic for 10 minutes on a small pitch.

I despise the fact that I agree with this rakxe

Its a well known fact that most intelligent thinkers agree with me more than they want to.

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Wed Jul 12, 2017 11:16 am

Anyone free next Wednesday night for a game? At the domes

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

I am joe

I'd say 7/10 5 a side ability

6ft 2 so just kinda run through people. Compared to Gareth bale by a lad over town the other week.

Ankles are a bit soft now like.

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Kolley Kibber · **Posted:** Wed Jul 12, 2017 2:48 pm

Chip Fireball wrote:

Always thought really good footballers stood out more in five/six a side.

Remember watching that Masters Six a side bollocks on the telly back in the day, and the fat cloggers looked even more like fat cloggers chugging about like headless chickens.

Remember when I first started in the over 40's playing 6 a side up at Martyrs , and Paul Proudlock was there and he was just head and shoulders above everyone else. He was seeing the game in his head 10 times quicker than the rest of us, and even in a confined space always seemed to find time on the ball to pick the right pass. That's a lot harder to do on a small pitch where space is hard to find.

Anyone with half a brain watching on the sidelines who had never seen any of us play could have picked out the former professional in under two minutes.

Not as easy to spot in an eleven a side game on a bad pitch in wretched weather in my opinion.

Spot on Chip. In my early 20s, playing 11-a-side was a breeze compared to a 5-a-side game I played every week at West View with the likes of Matty Hyson, Parko from Supporters et al. Not only did you never stop running, but every pass and every tackle had to be thought through or you would get a bollocking. Also, playing in such a tight area and seeing more of the ball, I definitely felt it helped me get sharper and more confident in terms of being calmer on the ball. It improves your technique, no doubt.

horden · **Posted:** Wed Jul 12, 2017 3:52 pm

Kolley Kibber wrote:

Chip Fireball wrote:

Always thought really good footballers stood out more in five/six a side.

Remember watching that Masters Six a side bollocks on the telly back in the day, and the fat cloggers looked even more like fat cloggers chugging about like headless chickens.

Remember when I first started in the over 40's playing 6 a side up at Martyrs , and Paul Proudlock was there and he was just head and shoulders above everyone else. He was seeing the game in his head 10 times quicker than the rest of us, and even in a confined space always seemed to find time on the ball to pick the right pass. That's a lot harder to do on a small pitch where space is hard to find.

Anyone with half a brain watching on the sidelines who had never seen any of us play could have picked out the former professional in under two minutes.

Not as easy to spot in an eleven a side game on a bad pitch in wretched weather in my opinion.

Spot on Chip. In my early 20s, playing 11-a-side was a breeze compared to a 5-a-side game I played every week at West View with the likes of Matty Hyson, Parko from Supporters et al. Not only did you never stop running, but every pass and every tackle had to be thought through or you would get a bollocking. Also, playing in such a tight area and seeing more of the ball, I definitely felt it helped me get sharper and more confident in terms of being calmer on the ball. It improves your technique, no doubt.

To be honest 5 a side games are for nancy boys.. As a youngster in the collieries we were brought up on 1 v 1 and 1 v 2 games,, that's why we have produced so many good players down the years.
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horden · **Posted:** Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:26 pm

phil wrote:

horden wrote:

6/10 All rounder , but mainly a hard working and intelligent defender , able to pick a out a pass and set up an attack , or at least I could the last time I played, which to be fair was a while ago.

I was thinking we could get you on the left wing, with Mr I on the right wing...

Good idea Phil, I can spin on a sixpence, whereas they reckon Mr I does a good U-TURN

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:40 pm

I wish I wasn't on holiday when this is on. rolf

You're all probably glad that I am. :laugh:

attackontitan · **Joined:** Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:37 am **Posts:** 269

I can have a go in goals if a keeper is needed. Both next Wednesday and in the tournament.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Mr Ripper wrote:

I wish I wasn't on holiday when this is on. rolf

You're all probably glad that I am. :laugh:

My ankles and shins are

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Joe Mac · **Posted:** Thu Jul 13, 2017 3:11 pm

Well we are up to 3 for the domes on Wednesday.. Anymore takers? Otherwise it's a game of knockouts with attackontitan in goal.

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Thu Jul 13, 2017 3:51 pm

Yubep wrote:

Mr Ripper wrote:

I wish I wasn't on holiday when this is on. rolf

You're all probably glad that I am. :laugh:

My ankles and shins are

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Supporters Trust National 6 a Side Tournament 29 July

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