ekbear
Well-Known Member
We used to play with tennis balls at school. There were 50 pitches at 50 pitches - now there are 2.
We used to get the bus to the other side of Glasgow and play for the school then back again to play for the boys club in the afternoon.
We used to go down the 'Pubbie' park every day after school and play 3 and in or Headies.
We used to play in the street - kerbie or cross and score on the gate.
Since my son left home I've not seen a football in this street
The fifty pitches sprung to mind and there was a load of pitches out next to the airport which was taken away to build a motorway and airport car parks.
The public park we used to play in was ash for years then they put grass down but come the summer put chains across the goals so we couldn’t use them.
Now as mentioned above the goals are taken away every summer. There is a small AstroTurf pitch at the school at the end of my street which to be fair has access from the street outwith school hours and kids are regularly kicking a ball about but I’d imagine they’re few and far between around the country.