The modern trend of wearing sanitary pads as shinnys
- Thread starter outoftown
- Start date
Needs to be a minimum size of shin pad to stop these clowns putting themselves in danger.
The problem is, kids are copying them now. There is no official rule on the size of a shin pad so individual clubs and leagues are going to have to come up their own policies to prevent a huge increase in leg breaks
Look at the state of these.
Law 4:
Shinguards
are covered entirely by the socks
are made of a suitable material (rubber, plastic or similar substances)
provide a reasonable degree of protection
I guess the bottom line allows the ref a certain amount of discretion to say whether or not they are going to accept a mini shin pad, but why leave it up to the referee?
Norman_Conquest
Well-known member
Come on, how many of us have turned out with an old newspaper down your socks to pull the wool over the ref's eye or is it only me? ;) 
A newspaper is safer than those things!Come on, how many of us have turned out with an old newspaper down your socks to pull the wool over the ref's eye or is it only me? ;)
SilentProf
Well-known member
Even a very thin and flexible pad covering the whole of the shin bone would be better than the matchbox sized ones they seem to be using these days. They shouldn't affect control or movement in any way either.
I was in full RoboCop Sondico get up in the hayday of 'middle of the park enforcer 'Come on, how many of us have turned out with an old newspaper down your socks to pull the wool over the ref's eye or is it only me? ;)
Looked like a stormtrooper from the knee down
LowMoorBoro
Well-known member
I think if I didn’t wear proper shin pads when I played I’d have no legs left, the amount of kicks in Sunday league particularly when your faster than the other player.
I guess it’s different in the professional game especially at the top as players have more protection.
I guess it’s different in the professional game especially at the top as players have more protection.
This is the problem though isn't it. You don't see Premier league players flying in with dangerous 2 footers (or very rarely) but it's common in the junior game or Sunday league. Players need proper protection
gregorgregorovich
Well-known member
Yours was the Sunday Times, with all the supplements. A paper boys nightmare.Come on, how many of us have turned out with an old newspaper down your socks to pull the wool over the ref's eye or is it only me? ;)
Priv
Well-known member
Come on, how many of us have turned out with an old newspaper down your socks to pull the wool over the ref's eye or is it only me? ;)
There was the odd game where I’d wear a pair front and back as you knew some one would punt you in the calf once you went past them. Never needed to resort to newspaper though
Acklam_Lad
Well-known member
I honestly don’t get the point in them or why you would risk serious injury wearing them
Norman_Conquest
Well-known member
gregorgregorovich
Well-known member
Quite a few years ago now, our Mam bought me Jeff Wayne's War of the Works LP, I thought it was ok, but she loved it.
So the following year, for her birthday I bought her a pair of shin pads.
So the following year, for her birthday I bought her a pair of shin pads.
northernrower
Well-known member
Surely a sanitary towel is the perfect thing to stop a 'nasty gash'?
Tackling is pretty much banned in the PL so they probably don't need the protection. It's just fashion to have small shinpads though. They can't be more comfortable than something fitted.
The whole socks being torn because they are too tight on the calf is the same nonsense. I even noticed a keeper doing it recently.
The whole socks being torn because they are too tight on the calf is the same nonsense. I even noticed a keeper doing it recently.