Gone are the days.. When boys were real boys.
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Rules of football when we were kids;

1. The fat kid was always the goalkeeper.

2. The owner of the ball decides who plays.

3. If you didn't participate in repairing the ball you were given a match ban.

4. The guy who's never picked was to fetch the ball from the trees or bush when it got stuck, under the car or tunnel to play in the next game.

5. When the owner of the ball got annoyed, game over.

6. When you hit your toes against a stone and you notice blood, you quickly cover the area of injury with sand as a form of first aid and play continues.

7. You can't dribble the owner too much, this may lead him to stop the game by taking away his ball.

8. No matter how many goals you scored, the winner would be determined by the last team to score.

9. No offsides.

10.There is no referee.

11.There is fault only if the fault is serious.

12.The 2 best players can not play in the same team so everyone chooses their players.

13.If you are chosen last it is a humiliation and you will remain in defense.

14.If there is a penalty the goalkeeper is replaced by the best player of the team.

15.The best player on the field is always in the same team as the owner of the ball.

16.To differentiate the teams, one of the teams pulls off their shirts.

17.There is always a house where when the ball fell there, we knew that the game was over. so be careful !!

18.Game over when its dark and we can barley see the ball, we all disperse in groups teasing one another until we get home to face another punishment from our parents.

Share yours!

Picture of how we always look after our "El Classico"

We were never deterred by the punishment we usually received afterwards.

We damned the consequences as we always returned the next day, and the day after that, same way and assumed same postures awaiting same disciplinary measures.

We were legends!!!

Then we call it :

*penarity not penalty

*lefree not refree

*all shots that went outside the net the 2 goal posts and the bar we call it 'over the bar'

I can actually relate. For some weird reason I played football for a bit while growing

MrBachelor:
Picture of how we always look after our "El Classico"

We were never deterred by the punishment we usually received afterwards.

We damned the consequences as we always returned the next day, and the day after that, same way and assumed same postures awaiting same disciplinary measures.

We were legends!!!

@bold:

What made you not afraid of punishment?

MrBachelor:
Picture of how we always look after our "El Classico"

We were never deterred by the punishment we usually received afterwards.

We damned the consequences as we always returned the next day, and the day after that, same way and assumed same postures awaiting same disciplinary measures.

We were legends!!!

I am going to sound like a spoilsport

BUT:

If a boy damned all consequences & punishment and played ball everyday, and did whatever he wanted to do everyday, why do you think he will grow into a respectful adult?

If he really liked to play ball, why didn't he learn to negotiate with his parents or release the outlet for football in other ways?

Why do you think he will respect you or care about your feelings to the detriment of inconveniencing himself or point of sacrificing something of value?

We aren't ready to change the narrative of men/women relations in Nigeria

Let's keep ranting online.

johhbekeboh09:
Then we call it :

*penarity not penalty

*lefree not refree

*all shots that went outside the net the 2 goal posts and the bar we call it 'over the bar'

I don't know if you grew up in Anambra but the boys around me here in Lagos called it 'refree'

bukatyne:


@bold:

What made you not afraid of punishment?

His quest for 'legend' status, apparently.

bukatyne:


@bold:

What made you not afraid of punishment?

Seriously?

You take everything too seriously!

Ishilove:

His quest for 'legend' status, apparently.

Mariangeles:


Seriously?

You take everything too seriously!

Of course, I take everything seriously.

Every training you received formed Mariangeles of today.

So even the tiniest input is important.

bukatyne:


Of course, I take everything seriously.

Every training you received formed Mariangeles of today.

So even the tiniest input is important.

Is your name bukatyne for real?

Mariangeles:


Is your name bukatyne for real?

A combo of my names.

Do you think I would pick a moniker that doesn't speak to me?

bukatyne:


A combo of my names.

Do you think I would pick a moniker that doesn't speak to me?

Are your names Bukola Tina?

Mariangeles:


Are your names Bukola Tina?

Maybe, Maybe Not.

bukatyne:


@bold:

What made you not afraid of punishment?

It's not like we weren't afraid, but for some reasons we always forgot we'd be punished until after we were done playing.

It's on the way home, just a few blocks from the house before it'll dawn on us that we've "sinned" and penance awaited us.

bukatyne:
I am going to sound like a spoilsport

BUT:

If a boy damned all consequences & punishment and played ball everyday, and did whatever he wanted to do everyday, why do you think he will grow into a respectful adult?

If he really liked to play ball, why didn't he learn to negotiate with his parents or release the outlet for football in other ways?

Why do you think he will respect you or care about your feelings to the detriment of inconveniencing himself or point of sacrificing something of value?

We aren't ready to change the narrative of men/women relations in Nigeria

Let's keep ranting online.

Your argument is flawed on all grounds, pun intended.

That a boy finds joy in doing things boys his age enjoyed doing, undeterred by the possibility of him being punished for it, is not sufficient reason to conclude that such a boy will grow up into a disrespectful adult who has no regards for people's feelings.

Such line of reasoning is both myopic and fallacious.

At the risk of sounding vain, I grew up to be a very well behaved, respectful and concietious adult. I am an altruistic, fair and kind gentleman.

Once more, my friend, your assertion is very flawed.

Mariangeles:


Are your names Bukola Tina?

Hahahahahahahah!!

I don't know why whenever I see bukatyne's username my mind flies to all these bukas that sell cat fish peppersoup and nkwobi.

MrBachelor:



Your argument is flawed on all grounds, pun intended.

That a boy finds joy in doing things boys his age enjoyed doing, undeterred by the possibility of him being punished for it, is not sufficient reason to conclude that such a boy will grow up into a disrespectful adult who has no regards for people's feelings.

Such line of reasoning is both myopic and fallacious.

At the risk of sounding vain, I grew up to be a very well behaved, respectful and concietious adult. I am an altruistic, fair and kind gentleman.

Once more, my friend, your assertion is very flawed.

I can't see the pun here

Ishilove:

I can't see the pun here

I can't help you with that, sorry.

Ishilove:

Hahahahahahahah!!

I don't know why whenever I see bukatyne's username my mind flies to all these bukas that sell cat fish peppersoup and nkwobi.

Ishilove:

I don't know if you grew up in Anambra but the boys around me here in Lagos called it 'refree'

Ishilove:

I don't know if you grew up in Anambra but the boys around me here in Lagos called it 'refree'

@ishilove
The reason we spoke those jargon words was due to our ignorance because we were at the infancy of learning to speak english language.....smiles

Ishilove:

I don't know if you grew up in Anambra but the boys around me here in Lagos called it 'refree'

In my case,reasons for wrong pronounciations then was due to:

*sports vocabulary not popular

*English was not widely spoken then as now etc.

I'm not a guy but I don't know why this got me laughing so hard. Lol...

MrBachelor:
Picture of how we always look after our "El Classico"

We were never deterred by the punishment we usually received afterwards.

We damned the consequences as we always returned the next day, and the day after that, same way and assumed same postures awaiting same disciplinary measures.

We were legends!!!

This set are the erekpa United group. Lol..

India beat Nigeria 99-1 and the player that scores the lone goal died on the field

And Okocha taught Ronaldinho how to dribble and do leg over.