Memories of Subbuteo.Some kids at school pronounced it Subb you tay oh. They were wrong.The art of Subbuteo was a deftly timed SBD carpet slipper released just as you advanced on goal. Short trousers enabled the unfiltered gas out into the opposition penalty area.Anyone who played the Offside rule was weird.I'm convinced I have some part of George Best circulating around my body after I kneeled on him in 1969. We never did find the head and shoulders. Some players had been mended so many times that 50% of their body weight was glue. See also balls.A mate of mine converted his blue team into a Blues team by adding a white stripe. He should've used a smaller brush.I found flicking and nudging annoying.You could add a washer under the player base for better traction.I really hated untangling the nets and would often forgo the nestling in the onion sack for a missing ball hurtling under the cooker.
I had my pitch taped down on a piece of hardboard to keep it flat and uncrumpled.
I believe you could spot a serious player as they would grow the fingernail on their forefinger!