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👍 fingers crossed 🤞, the fair’s are a good place to add to a collection, a lot less hassle than eBay!

@@marcj3682 I did play out a 1970’s league that covered a lot of the big teams of the decade. It was quite a labour of love! So for a bit of variety I’ve decided to play out the first World Cup I can remember. 1974 I was a 9 year old boy taking as much of it as I could back in the day! So that’s my next project which I’m due to kick off shortly 👍

Grazie mille 👍

@@ianpatterson123 I would have liked to have been old enough to remember this World Cup. Especially the Brazilian team. I’ve seen games on TH-cam, West Germany did a job on England. Brazil were far too good for anyone though.

@ yes Brazil were a different class. I remember being allowed to stay up to see all the final and trophy presentation. Watching live football on to was so rare then, FA cup final, home internationals and the World Cup. I recently painted the Italy & West Germany teams from the semi final in Santiago HWs to play the match in Subbuteo.

@ yes, live football on TV was special back in the day. And there you have the great thing about Subbuteo, you can recreate those games in your own home.

@@aussiedevil3465 glad you liked the video, a very playable and enjoyable game. I had a set back in the day but the wicket didn’t play well on a shag pile carpet! Much better on a table 🏏👍

@@robinma2000 thanks Mark, yes I think we are a similar vintage I’m the big 60 next year 😁. The 1970 World Cup I was a bit young so 74 was my first real World Cup, remember the final well. Cruyff et el were magnificent up to the final, then blew it against the efficient and unspectacular Germans. I had a Wembley trophy ball, who didn’t back then, lol. I’ll need plenty of practice, haven’t played for a while, not sure about reproducing the Cruyff turn 😁. Let’s see how I go!

Thanks Mike, yes been a busy couple of months.

Cheers 👍 life can be like that at times you have to roll with it and hope things turn out ok. On the collectors fair front I’ve only been to one other which was at the same club and it was very good. Nice guys and not looking to rip you off. So would take it the next one will be similar. And being a casual/non competitive player I don’t get too embroiled with the competitive rules as you’ll have seen from my videos, lol.

Thanks Paul, it’s been quite a couple of months! I nearly hit the retirement button, 😁 But hopefully I’ll be back up to speed very soon 👍

Tried to add a comment about an hour ago Dean, thought I'd posted but it vanished. Anyway, glad to hear you sorted yourself out with another job mate - stressful times!! Looking forward to World Cup 74! In terms of the teams you need, I'd have a look at some Top Spin versions, you can pick them up for £17 each - I think for Haiti and Zaire, you'll be looking at paying £80-£100+ each as they are quite collectable. The Top Spin teams look as near as damn it the same as the Subbuteo heavyweights. Leicester Subbuteo fair sounds brilliant, if I hadn't broken my leg I'd be there and come and have a chat (did I tell you about my accident?) Anyway, all the best mate!

Thanks Darren, yes it’s been a challenging couple of months. Dealing with the DWP was surprisingly easy and just as I was considering early retirement I got a job! So can’t complain. And no soon as I posted the video I got myself sorted with an Haiti! So just Zaire and Bulgaria required, maybe I’ll have some luck at the collectors fair! So mainly selling but I’ll keep an eye out before the general public are let in 😊. The alternative will be one of the other player types if I draw a blank. It would have been great to have a catch up, how did the leg break come about?

@@SubbuteoFocus I've emailed you about it mate.

@@SubbuteoFocus Haiti's a great looking team. I used to own it, back in the day (ref. 175 if I remember correctly)

@ yes #175, I like the red black combo although in a couple of the 1974 games they wore Red shirts and white shorts and socks!

That must have been some game, what was the score? Wax furniture polish is a great shout, I’ll have to get some and give it a try. Be interesting to see the comparison 👍

No he killed me 11-0. I tied one of his cousins. Want to play again.

@@jamesdickey5407 👍, That’s the thing, I like to play to recreate games in a non competitive way. I wouldn’t want to play competitively, I know I’d get hammered 😁. Watching some of the tournament players brings home how quick and accurately they play.

@@SubbuteoFocus yes the USA has Denver and Metro dc for fistif. St Louis is the closest and they play their own rules at this bar . Which is impressive but not competitive. I just want to play solo to eventually build my skills. The st.louis video might be still on you tube.

@@jamesdickey5407 great stuff and great to know Subbuteo is alive and kicking in the US 👍

I meant nylon

@@jamesdickey5407 I think the new bases would work well on all surfaces due to their increased surface area. However I haven’t given them a try so can’t be 100% certain. But a well polished player I would guess would slide well on a nylon pitch, however the issue might be the ball control. In my example in the video the slide wasn’t too bad it was judging the speed of the ball contact that was the problem. I would take it that it would be similar on the newer bases.

@@stevehall5299 yes, got a decent buy there. You never know exactly how good a shape stuff will be in until you get it in your hands!

@@SubbuteoFocus well it all looked good, you can't have too much equipment!

@@stevehall5299 He must have been a good player to get into that team, but I’m guessing not a household name like most of a very good Scottish team.

@SubbuteoFocus well I guess he was a bit of an unsung hero to be fair

Thank you, glad you liked it 👍

Thank you for viewing the video, great to know there are Cricket fans in France 🏏👍

@@Benjamin00720 thank you, that’s the beauty of the game as well, some house rules really enhance the game. Have a look on some of the Facebook groups, you can get some really good house rule ideas from those. And yes cutting the base down helps with keeping the bails on if you use them. The original base is a bit cumbersome and one hit anywhere on it and the bails fly! Well worth cutting down 👍

@@Benjamin00720 great stuff, not easy to play to start with but like everything, the more you play the better you get. Great fun though and very underrated compared to the football and very playable 🏏👍

I remember it, not as detailed and not as many add ons as Subbuteo but very playable. Not easy to play solo either but a great game all in all.

Yup. The batsman had a string and the bowler had a ramp. it was a big Octogon felt field. great fun. A small ball bearing was the ball.

@@JonnieKid thank you 👍

I also found that in warm conditions the Astro started to warp in places but settled down when it got cooler. I think the plastic back to the pitch reacts too easily with temperature changes.

@@barrybradshaw675 great stuff Barry, my first set would have been early 70’s and I played on the carpet. First time I played on a table was at a mates house. I so wanted a table with a fence around it, just like his 😁. Didn’t get a pitch on a board until the 1990’s. It’s the one I still have, although the set up I have now has changed quite a bit since getting back into Subbuteo during the pandemic.

@@SubbuteoFocus Thanks for your reply. Although I don't play now I still collect Subbuteo having sets like 'The World of Sport' boxed set 'Munich' boxed set numerous 'World Cup' boxed sets and numerous boxed sets of heavyweight players, tracksuit teams and so on. I still have my Spurs early 1960's heavyweight team that I would use as my team to play with as a kid. Remarkable, as my Mother was on a mission to give away all my childhood toys LOL. When I was about 11/12 Subbuteo was so popular there were leagues everywhere and me and my mates had on own league, playing home and away at each other's houses. Ahhh....those were the days. Enjoy your Subbuteo.

@@barrybradshaw675 sounds like you have some collection there Barry. My only box sets from back in the day were the Stadium edition and the Test match cricket box set. It’s all about the nostalgia for me and remembering those days when I was kid 👍

@@SubbuteoFocus Yes I also have some Stadium sets and a few editions of the cricket boxed set. Yes, I'm sure it's nostalgia that still drives me on to collect Subbuteo although they are only really Museum pieces in my collection but I love owning them. Cheers

Phil, that would be interesting, four or five pitches might be a bit springy! But it might be great, I haven’t got that many pitches to try it!

Thank you Jacob 👍 the items I got off eBay. Price wise you can normally get a full box set between £35-50. Or you could buy the items separately but that may cost a little more. Although that wouldn’t include the stands and spectators. Each stand would set you back around £15 on average, spectators around £10 per stand. Hope that helps 👍

@@SubbuteoFocusthanks so much!

Yes, I have an Astro pitch which I place the cricket and rugby pitches on top. I find the cotton pitches generally flatten out very nicely on top. I will definitely check out your rugby videos be interesting to see them. I’ve read through the official rules and instructions so be looking to see how easy it is to follow them! I’ll check out the fb rugby group as well 👍

Thanks Dave 👍

@@jonathanwoodard6147 that’s an interesting idea, not sure what I could use, I’d have to have a think about that 👍

That sounds great, I don’t really have the skills to pull something like that off. I can just about manage what you saw in the video. But it would be satisfying knowing that you’re playing on something you made yourself, fair play 👍

@@SubbuteoFocus I've been a DIY kind of guy for a while now, and I've long been fascinated with the game watching and reading about it online. But with money being tight I couldn't afford to get the "pro" equipment. One day several years ago I ran across an Italian website on Alta Vista made by this guy who made his own Subbuteo setup using 2L soda caps mounting cardboard flats, a hand-marked fabric pitch, homemade goals, and folded paper balls (forming a truncated icsohedron, which is what the Telstar match ball is based on) weighted with crumpled kitchen towel strips and it inspired me. I'm never going to be joining any FISTF-affiliated Subbuteo group or tournament so I don't have to care about homologation of the equipment. The website vanished along with Alta Vista but I was smart enough to make English-translated .pdf copies of the pages while it was still up and running for just such an eventuality. The way I figure it, I can create my own table football empire with as many teams as I like for less than U.S. $50 using mostly recycled or upcycled materials and yes have the immense satisfaction of playing on something made by my own hand.

Thanks for that info, for me as a solo player I find blocking flicks slow the game down too much. So for me to keep the game moving quicker I only have a blocking flick when I’m about to shoot. And that blocking flick can’t be between the shooting player and the ball. Using the marked army blanket would be hard to play on I would imagine. We’re spoilt a bit with the pitches we have but I’m pleased that we do. Not having a consistent run of the player would be frustrating which I guess might happen on the old army blanket. 👍

Cheers 👍 just been adding them over a period of time. All off eBay and quite varying in price. I don’t think I’ll be adding anymore though. I like the look of it now and it works practically so that might be the finished look.

Get stadium set up. Very envious!

@@Benjamin00720 cheers 👍, took a bit of time, patience and money but happy with how it’s finished up. Not sure if I’ll make anymore changes though!

But stadium looks tip-top

Thank you 👍

Yes, I think this next video will be a bit of a challenge. Fingers crossed it might be watched by players who have their own house rules like we do for the football and cricket that they can share.

Yes managed to get it from eBay. Paid a bit for it but was worth it 👍

Thank you Paul 👍 it does look confusing to me as well so will be interesting to see how I interpret the rules!

Yes I was pleased to get hold of it 👍

Thanks Darren, the music was off iMovies, sometimes they have copyrights on them but this one didn’t.

It does to a certain degree Dave but I think having grey terracing keeps it in line with cricket. It looks less suited to the Rugby which I’ll be doing a video for shortly.

@@SubbuteoFocus Hope to see you having a go at the Rugby.🏉 Good luck on passing the ball backwards. Rules will need adjusting.

Funnily enough I was going to record a game following the Rugby rules, should be interesting 🫣

@@SubbuteoFocus Have a strong drink ready as you will need it playing subbuteo rules.😂

@@davejames1953 😁

Thanks Mike, yes I think having the corners with TV towers, scoreboard and trees makes it a bit different. With corner sections it might have looked a bit too clinical and character less.

@@robinma2000 thank you 👍

@@pitchforkcustom absolutely agree, the Cricket tidy up takes quite a while to sort out 😁

@@DavidPudney-jr4pl thanks David, I can’t see me changing it again in the short term. It sort of works now for Cricket, Football and Rugby, which is where I wanted it to be 👍

@SubbuteoFocus yes I can see the options with that set up and definitely easier to get those pitch level videos and photos, I would imagine. Like most collections, especially if they're usable, they evolve and you've hit the mark here. I enjoyed the tour 👍.

@DavidPudney-jr4pl thanks David 👍

@@armchairdetective1214 unfortunately I haven’t got that in my collection. And the all yellow team which I think is #68 is always too expensive when it comes up on eBay. But would have liked to have it!

Thank you 👍, yes the clock is just about an ok size. I’ve done a video of the football set up which I’ll be uploading in the next couple of days. It doesn’t look too bad but I think the grey suits the Cricket best. I’ve set up the Rugby ready to video as well and I must say I think the tan terracing would probably look better. But I won’t be doing a tan version 😁

@@armchairdetective1214 👍

@@soitra thanks Darren, I can’t do a 4th stand opposite as it would stop me being able to play cricket from that other side. Just about manage to reach over a single terrace. That’s probably it for a bit.

@@pauledmonds6824 thanks Paul, I’ll be showing football and rugby in the next couple of weeks. I might even have a game of rugby! That’ll be a laugh, haven’t got much of an idea how to play it 😁