Friday, August 2, 2013

Retro Round-Up: 2 August 2013

Welcome aboard the good ship Round-Up where once again it's time to take another sail through the calm and pleasant waters of this week's football nostalgia on the internet...

We begin with the happy tale of a young Brighton mascot that didn't get to meet Jimmy Saville, brought to you by The Goldstone Wrap...

A mesmerising piece of skill from Ronaldo at Inter, remembered fondly by Old School Panini...

Steve Mitchell recalls some happy childhood memories of Butlins' soccer coaching camps over at Got, Not Got...

If you heard our podcast on computer football games, you'll also like Who Ate All the Pies' round-up of their own favourite football video games...

A touching tribute to a young player that sadly died this week, courtesy of 8Bit Football...

Something we just missed out on last week, Falcon of Fury is a short film all about one boy's desire to be accepted as a Subbuteo master. It's written by David Quantick and stars Michael Spicer...

eBay Buy of the Week: A classic programme from a curious football match - Watford v Vancouver Whitecaps in 1981, and yours for a starting fee of just 99p (+ postage and packing)...

...and finally, a bonus item which isn't new nostalgia but is certainly right up our street, brought to our attention by Spirit of Mirko - it's 45Football.com, the place where all bad football records go to die...