Subbuteo

[Gwylan]

I've just been given a subbuteo set (Barca v Real Madrid) and the kids and I had great fun playing with it before bedtime - my first time for about 40 years.

Of course, my first thought was to look for a Brighton team set but was shocked to see that it was one of the four Championship teams not available. How come not all teams are available?

What's more bizarre is that you can get a streaker set - available in male and female. Who on earth would want to buy one of those?

Subbuteo's changed since I was a kid.

 

[Richard Reynold's Haircut]

Jealous!

 

[Lord Bamber]

I still have an original brighton team. Subbuteo used to sell generic colours which were used for more than just one team. For example the sticker on my team is

Subbuteo 552
Brighton
Sheff Wed
Kilmarnock.

It was bought with xmas money from Gamleys in imperial arcade circa 1982

 

[hitony]

I used to play Subbuteo back in the late 60s in Sussex square with my best mate, awesome times

 

[The Large One]

TLO v [MENTION=2139]Soul Finger[/MENTION] at Sporting Colours, 2007.

Epic flicking.

 

[Elvis]

I remember as a kid when the subbuteo players changed from having bent knees to total straight legs IMO and of most subbuteo fans they were never as good (obvisoly cheaper to manufacture). I used to spend hours playing with my mates, does anyone remember the extras; the TV crew on a tower, the manager in the sheepskin, the strecher bearers........... God it takes me back!!!!!

 

[Richard Reynold's Haircut]

Annoyingly, Brighton/Sheff Wed/Hudds subbuteo teams always seem to be quite expensive on Ebay

 

[Barrel of Fun]

You can sometimes pick up Subbuteo stuff in Snoopers Paradise. I never found a Brighton team in the late 80s/90s, so ended up playing as Man City.

I did have an all weather pitch, which was daft, as I only ever played it indoors.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

 

[maresfield seagull]

have you ever wondered how you get triangles from a cow
you need butter milk n cheese an equilateral chainsaw

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

At our Bowling and Tennis Club in Glasgow we have a Subbuteo Cub including Scottish and Hungarian internationalists. They all start all matches will 11 across the park in the middle. Very serious it is too.

TNBA

TTF

 

[Sompting_Seagull]

I still have an original brighton team. Subbuteo used to sell generic colours which were used for more than just one team. For example the sticker on my team is

Subbuteo 552
Brighton
Sheff Wed
Kilmarnock.

It was bought with xmas money from Gamleys in imperial arcade circa 1982

Loved that shop, did the same in about 84. Floodlights and World cup trophy too.

 

[Lord Bamber]

Loved that shop, did the same in about 84. Floodlights and World cup trophy too.

You legend. Getting the 1978 World Cup Balls was as far as I went on the extras.

 

[Seasider78]

The astroturf pitch was awesome as did not need ironing! I had a stand with fans in it as well.

However the set was sold as Tomy released this little gem which elipsed subbuteo

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Haven't played subbuteo since TLO packed away the free play table upstairs in his shop. Took me ages to realise that he sold T-Shirts as well as being a place to play games

 

[Gwylan]

My kids are really excited by the idea of real floodlights.
I have seen a S/H Brighton set from the 80s but it's £70 which is a bit steep for me

Still, don't know who'd buy a streaker set though

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Oh boy. I had flood lights, grandstand, terraces, tv tower thing, score board, corner kickers which were about 3 times the size of regular players and replica cups which were about 10 times the size of players. I never figured out what the latter was about. Fun times.

 

[pasty]

Nearest I get to subbuteo now is watching the Albion form the back of the WSU

 

[Barrel of Fun]

My kids are really excited by the idea of real floodlights.

I must still have my floodlights up in the loft. My old man is keen to have a sort through. I can't imagine they would have been thrown away. I'll have a browse and on the off chance they have survived, they are yours. Probably best not to tell the kids just yet!

 

[Leosayer]

I used to play subbuteo all the time I wish we'd kept it all now my kids are at an age that they would like it.

I also remember another game with bigger players at the time where you used to press the players heads down to make them shoot. Can't remember the name?