Not sure if serious... Mainly because your name has two sons.
Learning little things in football that make you feel ancient
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I'm 40 lift weights for years felt crap through drinking too much. But recently got into cardio bike and is best thing I've done in years feel better in every way.
I do it at home. Got a rack with plate weights with bench plus a good exercise bike can do most of it without the noise of the gym which I can't take being mildly autistic. Got 2 boys and baby girl born yesterday.
Congratulations man!! But why the feck are you on the Caf then?
Glad to read that; I'm a recreational drinker myself after drinking "too much" in my late '20s...
I was 15 years old when we won the treble in 1999, (23 years ago) it doesn't feel that long ago and the game seems pretty much the same, but if you go back 23 years from 1999 it's 1976, and the game was completely different. Why does it feel like this?
15 year olds now will feel like 1999 is ancient, just like I did about 1976 and that just feels weird.
15 year olds now will feel like 1999 is ancient, just like I did about 1976 and that just feels weird.
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My birth is closer to the tragedy in Munich than the treble is to now. That makes me feel old.
Professionalism. Better training/diet/habits/fitness/cardio; better stadiums/pitches.
Yeah the game was much slower back then. I remember my da, who's not much of a sports fan, seeing a game in the late 90s after not having seen football in about 20 years and he was shocked at the pace of the game.
Congratulations man!
You should see D'Margio's son, Yonglern, the best 12 year old in the country. Also, we young people of today do not use "yong" and "lernin" in a non-ironic way.
Don't forget D'Bartio, he really is special.
D'Sön is better
I would get really angry when the tv weekly mstch of Italian Serie A was not Napoli with Maradona and Careca.
That's right. We were winning 2-1 when Wright came on. He equalised to forced extra time then scored another in extra time. Thankfully Hughes scored to make it 3-3 and force the replay. Dropping Leighton for the replay was so ballsy. The guy had been with Ferguson since Aberdeen.
What the feck is 'yong and lernin' all about?
feck.
Never stop believing. I hear United scouts occasionally attend seniors 5 a side leagues to spot unearthed talent.
Goal celebrations have also evolved (or regressed in some people's eyes). Back in those days a goal was usually celebrated with a jump in the air, arms aloft or a good old fashioned handshake.
No knee sliding, dabbing, funky hand shakes or dancing.
Had a proper old man yells at cloud moment watching the Youth Cup final and noticing that every single last white player on the pitch had the exact same haircut. Fecking kids these days.
Offside rule was introduced in 1863
Ohh yes!! I'm 35 and most days I usually have some sort of ache. Yesterday I struggled to get out of the car as my back was completely gone, I had to crawl out FFSI like how most people in here are in their late 30's.. But does it make us middle aged people?. Hands up who suffers from aches and pains and is in this age bracket!. I'm 37.5 and nursing a trapped nerve from almost 2 weeks ago now so I'm definitely old
Yes, and three grandchildren. D'Bartio, D'Lisio and D'Maggio
Thanks!
Cheers!! And yea sleep is a bit hard at the moment, it's fine though.Congratulations man!! But why the feck are you on the Caf then?
To think I was already a teenager back then... crazy. At times it all still feels like it was yesterday to me.
Congratulations, sensational!
The new start in my team is a Leeds fan who has been "told" about the rivalry with us. Doesn't remember it, just knows about it through his dad who is a United (the proper one) fan.
He says one of his earliest football memories is the United-Chelsea CL final.
We had a competition to see who could jump the highest from a standing start and I beat him. Made me feel less of an old man for about twenty seconds then I realised my knee was fecked and I hobbled about the rest of the day. Prick.
He says one of his earliest football memories is the United-Chelsea CL final.
We had a competition to see who could jump the highest from a standing start and I beat him. Made me feel less of an old man for about twenty seconds then I realised my knee was fecked and I hobbled about the rest of the day. Prick.
Yea she's perfect thanks
We signed Cristiano Ronaldo 19 years ago.
Jesus.
Still remember very well how fecking excited I was when he came on for his debut against Bolton.
I wasn't used to see such flair and trickery, it was ridiculous.
Eric Cantona retired 25 years ago. He could of easily gone on for another 5 years and been apart of the treble team.
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Feck, this thread is depressing...
For those in their early 30s or younger like myself, Lionel Messi, born in 1987, is still the youngest Ballon d'Or winner to date. Probable next winner Benzema is younger than Messi, but still born in '87. Hope that helps some of you feel less like a geriatric bastard after reading this thread.
As someone born in late 1991, it's hard to tell who will be the first player younger than I am to win the thing. The two players currently battling it out are Lewandowski and Benzema, both younger than Messi, but older than myself. Neymar and Mbappe both looked set to take over the crown after Messi and Ronaldo at some point, but I can't see either of them winning it at PSG. Maybe Haaland if he proves to be the missing piece for City in the Champions League next year? There's actually a chance that no player born in the '90s will ever win the Ballon d'Or, which is pretty wild.
For those in their early 30s or younger like myself, Lionel Messi, born in 1987, is still the youngest Ballon d'Or winner to date. Probable next winner Benzema is younger than Messi, but still born in '87. Hope that helps some of you feel less like a geriatric bastard after reading this thread.
As someone born in late 1991, it's hard to tell who will be the first player younger than I am to win the thing. The two players currently battling it out are Lewandowski and Benzema, both younger than Messi, but older than myself. Neymar and Mbappe both looked set to take over the crown after Messi and Ronaldo at some point, but I can't see either of them winning it at PSG. Maybe Haaland if he proves to be the missing piece for City in the Champions League next year? There's actually a chance that no player born in the '90s will ever win the Ballon d'Or, which is pretty wild.