WORLD CUP STANCHION THREAD

Step · Post by **Step** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:15 pm

Not expecting too many replies on this subject but so far I have been very disappointed.

Standard Euro style nets with no imagination.

At present S Korea V Greece is on and I have to say that these stanchions are the worst yet.

The corners sag to a ridiculous degree. Sort it out groundsman!!!

selsdon · Post by **selsdon** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:19 pm

The net has to bulge and the ball has to nestle in, none of this bouncing out malarky.

Step · Post by **Step** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:41 pm

Yes but there's nestling and suffocating!!!

merson_is_god · Post by **merson_is_god** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 5:37 pm

FINALLY! I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE ON THIS MATTER!!!
I used to love the stanchions at Highbury after they were painted red in 91 92.

USA 94 had great goals, soo deep and the ball seemed like it went on forever!!!

Red Snapper · Post by **Red Snapper** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:47 pm

OOHHH, stanchions again! Yep, very boring, homogonised ones yet again. They`ve been showing some old world cup footage and those ones in Argentina were odd.

merson_is_god · Post by **merson_is_god** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:12 pm

with the black at the bottom of the goalposts, exotic!

MegaGooner · Post by **MegaGooner** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:20 pm

Red Snapper wrote:OOHHH, stanchions again! Yep, very boring, homogonised ones yet again. They`ve been showing some old world cup footage and those ones in Argentina were odd.

I agree.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanchion

merson_is_god · Post by **merson_is_god** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 2:50 pm

Still remember the Clive Allen Phoenix from the Flames when Baddiel and Skinner laughed at Jimmy Hill for referring to it as a Stonchion!

Pillock!

northbankbren · Post by **northbankbren** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:25 pm

merson_is_god wrote:Still remember the Clive Allen Phoenix from the Flames when Baddiel and Skinner laughed at Jimmy Hill for referring to it as a Stonchion! Pillock!

Classic!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZEyEYfPKgM

merson_is_god · Post by **merson_is_god** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:40 pm

Me and Dad still refer to the stanchions and stonchions to this day!!

Would'nt it be interesting if Arsenal changed something about their goalposts, change of net colour didnt go down too well against Glazier FC, but was used again in Brazil vs Ireland. Possibly a different type of net or deeper nets?