Dandyman
In London village.
It wasn't just allowed. It was a skill that was practised.
I was TAUGHT how to shoulder barge goalkeepers when I was at primary school.
... by an Irish nun, who took our training sessions.
And that's another thing that's missing from modern football.
Exactly. It's a little know fact that in the old days when the Albion used to train in Hove Park, a local Rabbi used to supervise the more physical aspects of the training. The tradition survives today as the training facilities have been carefully sited using the advice of a feng shui expert.