Old Skool Sports Kit

Was reminiscing with a friend earlier about the sports kit we had when younger. Seemed an idea for a thread!

Cricket – I had a Magnum. I wanted to be Sir Viv. It was a LUMP of a bat, but when it connected, boom!

Hockey – DFV Blue. Another lump of a thing, like the one on the left.

The short taped section was oh so pro!

Rugby – Well, obviously it was Adidas Flankers.

Just an iconic boot back then. Now? Oh my they look glorious, but I can’t imagine playing in them!

4 STRIPE!

SS Jumbo

Adidas Predators with metal tipped studs! And those Mitre footballs with the premier league logo in the middle.

Adidas Ivan lendl tops.

Man I really wanted one but we were poor up north!

SS Jumbo

Nods in agreement.

See also the Scoop.

The most glorious running shoes of the 80s…

Jnr asked me to play for his 6 a side team a month or so back as they were short. I got out my trusty Asics moulded boots, the boots were last worn in anger 13 years ago but the sole had cracked and disintegrated.

Now I’m scared to check up on my beloved Puma Kings in case they have gone the same way (also last worn 13 years ago!).

Those heavy cotton rugby jumpers and ickle shorts in nylon that were ‘in’ during late ’80s

Danny Dunlops. All the other kids were jealous. And by jealous I mean relentlessly took the piss.

This website is great for reminiscing… http://www.80scasualclassics.co.uk/

Mitre delta fireball. What a ball.

Wasn’t the scoop a Gray Nichols?

Yep, GN100 Scoop and then the odd Twin Scoop and more variants.

Used to walk past the gray nicolls factory on the way to my mates house. I’m guessing the don’t still make them in a shed in Sussex anymore.

Airtex shirts
Dunlop blue flash for squash – anyone remember squash?
Adidas Flankers +1
Duncan Fernley
Karrimor Joe Brown rucksack, troll climbers “belt”, hemp, Willans sit harness
Dunlop maxply fort x2 (tennis and squash)*
Cotton, not man made materials in shirts for active sport
atomic arc 203s
The original Helly Hansen navy fleece versus Javelin?
Prajapatti hockey stick *

* all still used for fun in past 12 months (ok not squash)

The global hypercolor t-shirt deserves an honourable mention surely…

Always fancied a scoop but was out first ball with first try and never went back

And not forgetting….

Wintergreen (and jockstraps!!)

The Adidas rugby ball the the Frech played with – was it the wallaby?

Great to watch with a spiral kick…or in the hands of Serge Blanco

HH everytime.
Kids still wear black daps today.

I’ve been scanning a lifetime of slides and negatives recently. A windsurfer with a fluo sail, a fibreglass climbing helmet (and huge nuts), caving in a boiler suit, enormous pink and green plastic mountain boots and straight axes, a mountain bike with semi-slick green 1.95 tyres, a Bell triathlon helmet designed around a pudding basin (and kit coulours similar to the windsurfer sail), some very long and very straight skis, sunglasses machined out of curved perspex, Boréal Firé climbing boots and pink lycra climbing shorts, Selle Italia Turbo saddle, waffle-soled running shoes… .

Which should I post first? The pink lycra shorts are particularly fetching, modeled on the boulding on Sitges beach no less.

Nike Agassi pink lycra liner shorts (assuming not school sports equipment from the olden days – in which case it’s pants and vest for the days you left your kit at home).

Boreal Lasers

Dunlop Max200G, the first injection moulded tennis racket…

I gave mine away, about 20 years ago; collectors items now apparently…

Adidas Copa Mundials for outdoors, Sambas for indoors.
Uhlsport Dino Zoff gloves

Rock Shox Judy XL’s.

The Adidas rugby ball the the Frech played with – was it the wallaby?

Yes, used to have one, may still be somewhere in the garage. Fair bit lighter than the Gilbert Match especially in the wet. First boots where the, sadly gone, Cotton Oxfords. Shop is still there.

Still have a Maxply, but not used. My Grays Karachi King from the early 90s is still used at Hockey practice, but crumbs the new stick are so much better.

Used the modern version of the scoop, in my view it is for sentimentalists as modern bat design has made it irrelevant.

Ladies and gents, welcome to the kayak section of this thread.

Firstly, we have the peerless Perception Dancer:

Team with the Schlegel Extreme paddle (in de-riguer yellow and orange)

Top with an Ace helmet:

Accessories include a leaky nylon deck, spray top and fluffy Helly Hansen over a black rubber surface set of LongJohn wetsuit…

Yes, it is 1990 all over again. Yes it was chuffing cold. 8)

North Cape fleece.
HiTec squash shoes
as above, Karrimor Hot Ice rucksack, bombproof
Karrimat sleep mat
skis – oof, too many to aspire to, what were the pairs made in Aviemore?

[ yes, I didn’t really do team sports ]

Puma Match
Adidas Kick
Patrick Liverpool
Nike Tiempo turf

Puma King
Adidas World cup/Copa Mundial

I had a twin scoop from my uncle who played for Essex. Was ok with it but better with these:

My great uncle played for WI in the 60s (and threw to the stumps to bag the first tied test against the oz at the gabba) and we have some of his kit in the family.

as above, Karrimor Hot Ice rucksack, bombproof

Ooh, that’s what my rock climbing pack is (still) I think.

Nice bats Perchy, i loved my Ping 1 iron, i was happy knocking that 250 yards and barely ever missed a fairway.

Ping Anser II was my putter of choice too

Wooden framed tennis & squash racquets – and the squash racquets had round heads.
White tennis balls – before yellow became ubiquitous.

Fiery jack & dextrose tablets – used separately.

Gray Nicolls powerspot for me. Turned many a forward defensive into a boundary.

What were those utterly pointless batting gloves called? White with green pointy rubber bits I think.

For slalom in the 90’s
My god they were hot for skiing in the summer on dry slopes in this country.

as above, Karrimor Hot Ice rucksack, bombproof

Ooh, that’s what my rock climbing pack is (still) I think.

Please not the 60l purple beauty here. Still in use, just needs a new pocket zip. Old Codura Karrimors never die – and mine is still uber comfy…
Dunuish bothy trip May 2016 by Matt Robinson[/url], on Flickr