Tom 14011 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 That sounds like a fun job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince 0 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I am surprised these footballs havn' t been named yet as the daddy of all footballs. I remember using these at school and it felt like you were kicking a brick wall, but if you caught one nice and sweet the amount of power you could get behind the ball was unbelievable. btw i prefer the old school Mitre ball better than these new age Nike footballs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 91 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 i don't mind either way. one of my finest moments was scoring a 30 yard free kick with a tango, when they re releaed them in the late 90's. its all been downhill since then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1224 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Those Tango's were the mutts nuts like. I used to have a Derby Star that were used in Scotland and in Europe until it was savages by a dog. Can't find a photo though (of the ball not the dog bursting it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser 1207 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I always thought they were Mitre Delta Magma's which were the business. Caseys round our end. The better quality of ball meant the leather stayed on rather than them becoming a soggy carcass. When we ended up losing them, someone would always bring out a floater or one of those other plastic balls which were a bit heavier but still shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy 17 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 the delta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Leather ball: casey plastic ball: flyaway footy The swerve you could get (unintentionally) with a flyaway in a slight breeze was ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6682 Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 the delta That's the daddy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxtico 0 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 we'll be back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM4 0 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 More N-O cross posting Its been mentioned in a couple of other threads but I’ve been it holding off until I had a decent image of the completed ball. I had thought of doing a panel by panel reveal but fortunately the ball arrived in the office today so here is the official Mitre Newcastle United Championship Matchball for the 2009/10 season … As part of my placement at Mitre, it has been one of my roles over the last 6 months to work alongside the Football League and the individual clubs to create all 72 (and several possible relegation/promotion teams) ball designs for the forthcoming season. Unfortunately that meant creating the designs of our ball way before the season ended. Come Villa Park on the last day, obviously I was hoping for Premiership survival but seeing the club I support using the ball I designed came a close second. Whilst others had to face piss taking work colleagues on that Tuesday morning, I had the responsibility of finalising the design and seeking approval from the club. Not great! On another note, Sky Sports have chosen to run a specific feature about the Newcastle ball and this should be aired within the next few days – further details will follow. And unlike the Chronicle’s story on the ball the other day, this will actually be about the right matchball, the Mitre Revolve. I hope you like it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4721 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 thats niiiiice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7009 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I think il give that TV show a miss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 10 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Any idea how much this would cost to buy? 10/15 quid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Yeah a replica would probably cost around £10-15 but I'm not sure they will stock them. The actual ball will be a daft £60-70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 10 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Yeah replica for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I bet most people (including me) could barely tell the difference anyway! It's not like I'll be meticulous with the placing of a 30 yard free kick, I'll be concentrating more on actually striking the thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Pingel 0 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I am surprised these footballs havn' t been named yet as the daddy of all footballs. I remember using these at school and it felt like you were kicking a brick wall, but if you caught one nice and sweet the amount of power you could get behind the ball was unbelievable. btw i prefer the old school Mitre ball better than these new age Nike footballs those were the balls used for the premierships 2nd/3rd season weren't they? great balls. you lads thought getting hit with casers were bad? we only had an all weather pitch (gravel...) in school so we used those rubber all weather balls for football/gaelic etc the only thing that stung more than getting twatted with one of those on a cold wet day was getting hit with one of these playing hurling http://img.alibaba.com/photo/101065956/Wat...urling_Ball.jpg (they're like a cricket ball basically) In the 80's, we played on the school yard with very heavy and durable plastic balls, orange I think. Possibly called "Captain". They lasted ages unless you kicked them in front of a car or into a thornbush. I went through a few of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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