Off Topic Worlds Gone Mad-Shinnys

£2,150 quid for a pair of shin pads GTF. The world has gone mad. Whats wrong with a pair of Lispro from Asbestos.

BUTLAND'S SUITCASE
1. Nike Lunaracer trainers, £90

2. Nike Hypervenom football boots, £230

3. Solarsoft II Flipflops, £16

4. Shinpads, £2,150

5. Nike Vapour Grip 3 gloves, £60

6. Xbox One, £300

7. NBA 2K15, £40

8. FIFA 2015, £40

9. Passport, £72.50

10. Apple TV, £60

11. Nike flyknit racer trainers, £130

Total: £3,188.50

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...hips-England-21s-including-2150-shinpads.html

 

Maybe they are custom pads just for him? It seems an insane price.

 

I had a pair of New Balance Brian Robson as a kid.

White plastic and no ankle protection.

Cheap and nasty as ****.

 

Maybe the answer's in the article.

(Translation: read it, you lazy sod!)

 

Well I was right anyway.

 

price of his passport.. he's bloody living it up, worlds gone mad

 

I couldn't afford shin pads when I was a kid so I cut up pieces of cardboard and shoved them down my socks. Bloody prima donnas these days.

 

Luxury....second hand Daily Mirror fish & chip wrappings me. Try telling the kids today, they won't believe you.

 

i had these

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while playing with cooper

 

And in those days, boots were boots; thick leather with a solid toe, almost like steel toe capped industrial boots. When you got a kick off them, you felt it.

 

It was the exposed nails that got me - in the shins & through the bloody soles of my own boots.
http://www.phillysoccerpage.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Mansfield-Hotspurs-310x206.png

Plus the laces in the balls ruined my good looks !!

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Happy days !