Table Football Monthly: October '20 Edition
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- The story of the rise and fall of Subbuteo from '66 through to the creation of FISTF in 1992 and the sale of Waddington's to Hasbro in '94 as shared with me by many of the people who were there. We also tell the story of the various federations and associations that came and went along the way. Smiffy reviews the FT Champs table football game and Danielle brings you last month's competition results. Lastly, El Classico teams or a new muddy pitch are up for grabs in this month's competition.
The fifteenth instalment of the monthly magazine about all things table football, featuring product tests, reviews, demonstrations and a prize winning challenge.
Thanks for another great show - puts TV to shame!
It's staggering how so many of the highs and lows of table soccer mirror those of American electric football.
Stumbled across this channel and so glad I did, took me back 40 years! Great video thank you! I am going to have to get on eBay for a starter set!!!
You deliever one great shwo after another! Well done. It makes me so very happy!
Thanks Keith, that presentation about the history of Subbuteo and the various table soccer associations that came and went was superb.
Brilliant history tale of the game we love. Thanks Keith ⚽️
Great insight in Subbuteo associations history. You turned the COVID challenge into an opportunity. Compliments for your amazing show. I remember the polish mania in Italy not only among club players but everyone really.
glad to see you are back and doing well. was already getting worried
Brilliant work chaps! Thank you so much Keith for that piece. I really enjoyed it!
Complimenti!!!
Thanks for another great episode Keith, very informative as always.
Brilliant episode. So much I did not know about the history. Thank you.
Bit late to the party but as usual blimming brilliant, Great content and. An eye opener to some of the shinanagans that went on. .
Thank you!
Funny you mentioned the letters of complaint from Italy in the early 90s. Around the same time, Laurence Cummings from Belfast wrote a 12 page letter to Trevor Spencer complaining he was a victim of bias from the Bangor League which I organised at the time. After all the letters from Italy I can just imagine Trevor's reaction :)
Very well researched and presented edition as always. I first played the game in the 1967-70 period and have to say that most of my school friends did not pay much attention to any of the associations. Most kids I knew at that time created their own leagues, so I do wonder how much commercial benefit these organised tournaments brought to Subbuteo.
Great show as always Keith, nice to hear the history of Subbuteo and having an adult story told like we did as youngsters with Jackanory 🤣
Welcome back, I was getting worried!
I love your opening theme song, it's very catchy!
"Table Football Monthly! Don't mind if I do!"
Great video as always, see you next month!
Great show. Thanks very much
Keith thanks again.Carry on.excellent narrative.
Marvellous isn’t . Another great informative show. Wonder if anybody makes new flats. Subbuteo could do a Flats Tradition Edition with a few base colour combinations and celluloid players printed to order. Great track on the end too!
A really good informative and fun video. Looking forward to more videos!
Brilliant!
thats really nice to mention Peter Czarkowski from Dortmund. I have never met him though but ordered a lot of subbuteo equipment back in the eighties, as he was not only a subbuteo player but a subbuteo distributor also. By this time, subbuteo was still available in german shops - but - bits here, peaces there. At Peters, you could get everything. And it was easy, just sent a list of required items, sent a cheque and in return, he delivered promptly.
Nice touch at 53mins... very well done
Woo hoo:)
Another month come and gone!
Hope Danielle and her family are fine!
Another cracking episode, thank you so much - hope you and the team are okay. Would love to see features on stadiums and Subbuteo Rugby - I know its not football, but Ive never really understood this alternative game from Subbuteo :-)
Brilliant show, as ever. Highlight of the month in lockdown!
Un saluto da Pisa grande
Finally my favorite show is on.
RIP
Diego Armando Maradona
10 🇦🇷🏴
I need more Danielle ❤️♥️💐
Already loving you guys - Keith an amazing story teller, of football and Subbuteo history - and Danielle - what a sweet gem!
Do you ever talk about Striker? Probably played it more than subbuteo as im a bit younger.
KEEP UP UR LOVELY WORK....so cosy being on your channel!
Thanks Tommy - Striker featured a fair bit in past Editions.
@@TableTopYears cheers - ill have a look-through 👌
Anybody knows where I can find that yellow goal target board?
oi! got to love it were do you find the time gotta be love for the game so much research cheers all the best keep the faith
LOB😍😍😍 SOUBBUTEO KORINTHOS ELLADA
Great show, excellent to get a perspective from a neutral standpoint. What the game needs is a solid base, but which kind, old style flats, OO scale, modern flat :). But seriously the conundrum is, how to build the game/sport with the involvement of Subbuteo whilst at the same time being independent and not commercially tied to Subbuteo - ie is it possible for Subbuteo to be 'just another sponsor' or will the playing side of the game forever be separated from the 'parent company', And do the current owners of the brand care, or indeed need to care about that? But without that global brand - which is so much a part of the public consciousness, to back the game in some way there's clearly little chance of serious growth and a lack of the grass roots bringing new players into the game. Really enjoyable and I look forward to the concluding part in a future episode.
I don't think the global brand is anywhere near the consciousness of young people today. FISTF are trying to encourage member associations to grow the game but I confess that my club hasn't done so. We love playing but any new recruit is someone who played back in the 70s or 80s. I remember well the divisions in the subbuteo world. The problem was that the OO scale figures were such an inferior product as far as playing was concerned. Polish changed that for a while but still today subbuteo products are just not good enough. Keith mentions the two Englishmen playing in the final of the Europa Cup in 1976. One of them was in fact a Scot who was representing England by being a member of the ETSA. If you recall, Simon, it wasn't unknown for Scotland to be represented by an Englishman in those days!!
@@davidgladman7233 Good points Dave - and yes some people used to call me Simon McGoodman back then! It was a wonderful experience for me to represent Scotland at the Europa Cup in Verviers and then again in Birmingham at the team event (even if I did get totally stuffed). Scotland has had some great players over the years (me not included!).
I grew up with the heavy weights in primary school. I enjoyed the ability of the 'player' to swerve around a blocking opponent to hit the ball. Not possible with the flats. Before Subbuteo, I had my own invention of table soccer with coins as players, a button as the ball, and a chess piece as the goalie.
We, subbuteo players, should forever play by the original rules. No more talk - flick it 😉
Edit: the ball hit; It looked very fast, and of course I know the answer as I’m watching backwards ( missed the last month’s 3-4 I think) I would have guest a low number, but it was not 😄
does anyone know a good place to get subbuteo flats
The training pitch is out of stock on Subbuteo world 😥😥 hopefully they will have stock for Christmas.
And this whole time I thought I was playing table football..
Are you alright? November edition?
Next day or so. My day job has been taking up a lot of time :)