In this article in the series of 5-a-side stories, it’s a triple-bill of incidents. A cracking set of three weird and wonderful events, sent in by one of our readers, Dan (twitter: @Dandineen). For information on how to submit your stories, just see the bottom of the page. Amateur Medics Pretty much the same group […]
Story: Why Won’t He Pass?
We play 5-a-side regularly and most of the time we have the same players, but every now and then, either through injuries or other commitments, we need replacements. One time we had a new guy come in and play. He was late 20’s, left footed and seemed decent standard, so all looked good. Anyway, weeks went […]
Story: Stop Kissing Me…
No sooner had we posted an article about First Aid than a particularly excellent story was shared with us about that very subject. It was brought to you by Pat Tuffy and needs no introduction, other than to say that, if it’s not obvious from reading it, there are some serious points included in the […]
Football Memories
A while back, I wrote a post titled Am I Too Old for 5-a-side. It was a real success, and an article that brought a fair few of the older players out of the shadows and sharing their experiences of getting on the with the game whilst no longer being in our physical prime. Since […]
Story: Brolly to the Throttle
It was a few years ago now, we were playing in a 5 aside tournament in Perth (Scotland). A couple of guys lived locally but most lived about 30 miles away. Anyway we had a company car so we drove there. The tournament was going well, we played some good football and made the quarter […]
Champion Hurdler
About 10 of years ago I played in a team of mates, in a local league. We weren’t a bad side actually. When we were in the mood we could be a match for absolutely anyone, although inconsistencies, blunders and a squad rotation policy resembling one large game of musical chairs usually ended up meaning we coasted in as mid-table […]