KBB - Keep Boots Black

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

this is a very "international break" article but it's good - 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/mar/27/puma-king-football-boots-umbro
 

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The Umbro Speciali have a beautiful unfancied clogger centre-back vibe to them. They could work in the centre of the park – just getting it on the half-turn, taking half an hour to half-turn the other way and giving it simple.

 

LOL

 

Always Adidas for me, really. Beckenbauer when I was about 10, I had some '2000' I think they were, navy blue but looked black and had the same sole as the World Cup with that red bit in the middle of the sole

[Murphman]

Puma 300's, my first boot with no toecap age 13 (fck off Kahnee) . Adidas La Paz next, as an adult I had Chausseres Ours allegedly made out of buffalo skin also Adidas Gerd Muller and Puma Dalglish Silver.

https://www.google.com/search?q=adidas+gerd+muller+boots&sca_esv=1fe3e7095f1a8e23&rlz=1C1ONGR_en-GBGB962GB962&sxsrf=AHTn8zpoHSdU1jjoPSnk6zbCo3nzFMU4aQ%3A1743095175248&ei=h4XlZ-_3DqaxhbIPsZCV4Qs&ved=0ahUKEwiv1-vF36qMAxWmWEEAHTFIJbwQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=adidas+gerd+muller+boots&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGGFkaWRhcyBnZXJkIG11bGxlciBib290czIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBTILEAAYgAQYhgMYigUyCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBTILEAAYgAQYhgMYigUyCBAAGIAEGKIESOQWUNMFWKkTcAF4AJABAJgBZKABkASqAQM1LjG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgegAuMEwgIIEAAYgAQYsAPCAgcQABiwAxgewgIJEAAYsAMYCBgewgIFEAAYgATCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICCBAAGKIEGIkFmAMAiAYBkAYKkgcDMy40oAfXJbIHAzIuNLgH0wQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#vhid=pL4SsSPt94ZjZM&vssid=_lIXlZ7-XJrSEhbIPwfvUoQs_43

Edited March 27 by Murphman

[Benzo-13]

Nike Tiempo were mine when schoolboy but I was an Ian Rush fanboy.

Then switched to Patrick in the 90’s. Jean-Pierre Papin’s. Jesus I loved them boots. 
 

[Nebraska Red]

Black Boots Matter.

As a kid, I used to go into town and drool at all the boots in Jack Sharp on Whitechapel.

My parents could only afford the cheaper ones, which I got every birthday and Christmas.

As soon as I saved enough from my various part time jobs, I bought myself a pair of the fancy new side lacing boots.

Edited March 27 by Nebraska Red

[Murphman]

11 hours ago, Nebraska Red said:

Black Boots Matter.

As a kid, I used to go into town and drool at all the boots in Jack Sharp on Whitechapel.

My parents could only afford the cheaper ones, which I got every birthday and Christmas.

As soon as I saved enough from my various part time jobs, I bought myself a pair of the fancy new side lacing boots.

Stylo's? They were s***, George Best promoted them, almost as bad as the white boots Bally wore with side lacing.

[D.Boon]

Always had cheap Adidas plus one stripe. Then the World changed when I got my Puma Dalglish silver swipe. 

After them my mum got me some knock off fancy Adidas, maybe World Cup?

About 2 sizes too small and crippled me but I didn't care I was a Professional footballer in them

[libero]

14 hours ago, Murphman said:

Puma 300's, my first boot with no toecap age 13 (fck off Kahnee) . Adidas La Paz next, as an adult I had Chausseres Ours allegedly made out of buffalo skin also Adidas Gerd Muller and Puma Dalglish Silver.

 

???

[Murphman]

1 hour ago, libero said:

???

You can laugh, when I started playing at age 10 football boots for little kids still had toecaps. I got my first proper boots when I went up to secondary school. 'Modern' boots were for the famous players, new fangled lightweight boots worn by  fancy dans from Italy and such like, hence they were called 'Continental'boots and I so desperately wanted a pair.  The thing with toe cap boots when you are starting out, you could kick it further and toe poking was the thing, we all had to learn what an instep was later on.

Edited March 28 by Murphman

[Nebraska Red]

3 hours ago, Murphman said:

Stylo's? They were s***, George Best promoted them, almost as bad as the white boots Bally wore with side lacing.

They were in thing, side laces to improve your shooting and passing.

Was back in Gola's pretty soon after that.

My problem was that I outgrew my boots ridiculously quickly as a young teenager. Luckily my feet stopped growing when I got to a size 13 at age 14.

[Murphman]

10 hours ago, Nebraska Red said:

They were in thing, side laces to improve your shooting and passing.

Was back in Gola's pretty soon after that.

My problem was that I outgrew my boots ridiculously quickly as a young teenager. Luckily my feet stopped growing when I got to a size 13 at age 14.

Why didn't you switch to scuba diving?

[Nebraska Red]

12 minutes ago, Murphman said:

Why didn't you switch to scuba diving?

My parents couldn't afford decent boots, imagine if I'd asked for a wet suit and oxygen tanks.

[Ed the Wool]

My first real pair were also Dalglish silver. I think i got them for my 10th birthday during the 1982 World Cup. 

[Murphman]

10 hours ago, Nebraska Red said:

My parents couldn't afford decent boots, imagine if I'd asked for a wet suit and oxygen tanks.

My point is, with feet as big as yours you wouldn't need to buy flippers.

[Flasher]

Puma super kings, as worn by Kenny.  Paper thin leather for real soft touch.. 

I had normal Puma Kings for soft ground and Adidas Copa Mundial hard ground. The latter is the best boot ever made, still.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

On 04/04/2025 at 09:38, Flasher said:

Puma super kings, as worn by Kenny.  Paper thin leather for real soft touch.. 

I had normal Puma Kings for soft ground and Adidas Copa Mundial hard ground. The latter is the best boot ever made, still.

it is

annoying a load of refs wear them because refs are generally d****eads

Would be funny if a ref came out in some of the mad colour boots like players - orange predators or something

[charlie clown]

On 28/03/2025 at 07:33, Murphman said:

Stylo's? They were s***, George Best promoted them, almost as bad as the white boots Bally wore with side lacing.

My first pair were those George Best ones. Bought from my mum's catalogue I think. I then progressed on to McGregors.