Pictures Of Your Boots [10] - Post your pictures here.

For the sake of keeping this thread on topic.

 

There's a guy on my men's team that wears Nike baseball cleats and he's a pretty good player. Not great but definitely better than you'd expect. The funniest part is he wears Copa indoors to and from the game but I guess can't be bothered to get a proper pair of fg boots. Whatever works.

 

Which boots do you prefer?

 

It's a tough choice between the Morelia UL's and the Estrela Neos.
I would have to go with the UL's though.

 

A few years ago I played Northern League football, and in one of my first games I wore Lotto Stadios, black with lime green fold over tongue a la Gullit. I got ripped to bits for wearing them, and while I played okay, I used them sparingly for the remainder of the season, reverting back to Specialis and some cheap adidas boots I had at the time.

In professional football, coloured boots are ubiquitous, but in the amateur game it just makes you look like you're trying too hard. People assume that is compensation for a lack of ability, ergo you get the 'all the gear, but no idea' insults.

Any of you fellas not au fait with cricket sledging should give it a look, that's some serious depracating banter - but mostly in good taste. Classic bit of cricket banter was when the 6'6" Clive Lloyd was approached by a female fan who declared her love for him and asked if he was in proportion. He laughed and in his West Indian accent replied "No, if I was in proportion I'd be 8'6".

 

Jon, you're a effing tool and I for one was offended by your post about americans.

 

Not gonna lie i have nothing wrong with a player wearing flashy boots if they're a proper good player. It's much like all of you have pointed out the people who idolise players and wear all the flashy boots but never pass the ball and just try and take people on which usually ends in them ending up at the corner flag or tackled after 2 touches. I, 16, much prefer black boots but will still wear coloured boots now and then and I get lumps kicked out of me no matter what boots I wear and by no means do I have a trendy haircut or anything like that. Maybe people are jealous of my ability . On a more serious note I'm not a player who will try tricks throughout a game but i do know when they are needed. I'd consider myself to play similar to that of Iniesta in that building up play i will pretty much just play quick passes but if there is space to drive into of course i will and in the final third i will use pace to stretch a team, of course i'm not 10% the player iniesta is but i like to think i'm decent. What I'm saying is if you're shit don't draw attention to yourself by mimicking ronaldo. But if you're quite a player, by all means knock yourself out.

 

Mercurial that is a nice collection, specially the mizuno's but the blue on the nitro's stands out really nicely

 

Mercurial, where would you place the nitro charge? Have you fully broken them in? I really want them to be great boot. If their anything like an Adipower/LZ fusion ill be buying a coupe of pairs.

 

Didn't know you were a fellow Shkutz

 

Just sharing this, not looking to put it up on swapshop (YET) - Looking to sell my Puma King Finale I JR! Used them only three times and considered quite new. Bought them off Prosoccer for USD106.95 2 years ago...hoping to get a local buyer in my country to pick it up for USD73.

Photos here

 

I'm a bit surprised that (a) anybody cares what someone else is wearing and (b) the person wearing the boots cares what anyone else thinks of them. I wear what I want, not what someone else wants or expects me to wear.

Nice collection Mercurial4991.

 

Varies on location.

Another anecdote from me here. I played in a Five a side tournament recently in quite a rough area. There was this one team, who had come across from Spain and wanted to experience 'British football'. Boy they got a shock. I was one of the culprits, I must admit. There was this one guy, Arsenal shirt with 'Cazorla' on the back, Mercurials, rolled down Arsenal socks. He looked the part I must admit. Our team wasn't scheduled to play first round of games, so sat out. This Spanish team played against these rather large 30+ year olds.. And this one 'professional' guy stood out like a sore thumb. First time he got the ball, guy came in and shoulder barged him and he went flying. He went off alarming, claiming to the ref; 'That is a foul. You are not allowed to do that.' In a thick Spanish accent and everyone found it hilarious. They carried on, he kept getting physical tackles put in on him and in the end ended up walking off the pitch.

When we got around to his team, we were all laughing saying we wonder who he's going to have a go at first. It turned out to be me. I got stuck in a few times, he went off alarming, and after that I was like 'Right, I want to mark him'. By the end, he'd ended up shoving me in the chest and refusing to play. At that point, a guy on the side shouts at him saying; 'This is England mate. Come here acting like you do, with your fancy gear on and you'll get the sh*t kicked out of you. You're sh*t too you f*cking primadonna, get on with the game'. I've never played against a Foreign individual in my leagues that can stand up to British football in general. I've heard its the same in the States. But I couldn't imagine playing in Spain, or Germany, where any contact is deemed a foul. Seems part and parcel to me in football.

I think that sums it up. Certain areas/leagues aren't bothered about what you wear. Others will purposely target you and attempt to hurt you because of it. Believe me, I've been on the receiving end of nasty tackles far too many times because of it. Count yourself lucky that you can get away with it mate.

 

In my league, its pretty ethnically diverse. A lot of Mexican, Central and South American guys as well as most European countries (but mostly the former Soviet countries) and some Carribean guys. And of course your standard Anglo-Americans like myself. It's really interesting between the different styles of play, what is and isn't deemed a foul, etc.

 

Was it this guy who said it?

 

As a man of science (student) I can neither stop myself.
Physical appearance is (from nature) determined by genetics. Race simply isn't (just) a social construct. Punto, finale.
Hope we can get back on topic now and holden if you have and extreme urge to discuss this further then do so per PM.

 

1. Mizuno Morelia UL
2. Mizuno Estrela Neo
3. adidas Adipower
4. Nike Vapor VIII SG-PRO
5. adidas Nitrocharge
6. Mizuno Wave Ignitus
7. Nike Vapor III

The Nitrocharge is a pretty rigid boot in my opinion and is going to require some break in time, at the moment our season is pretty busy with games during the week and such and I don't think it would be a good time to try and break a boot in.

I was considering selling them but I really want to give them a try, so far I have only worn them three times and they still need some more use before I can consider using them in games.

Also I have a question about the hot water trick, what is the exact purpose to it? Molding the upper or softening the sole? If anyone with experience using the hot water trick could explain the process I might give it a go.

 

I see many rating the Vapor III super highly, why did you put it so low on the list? Also what do you like best about the two/three best boots of yours? What shape is your foot and which surface do you play on?
Thanks and awesome boots man

 

I feel that the Vapor III is a bit overrated, the break in period was dreadful with blisters, cramps, etc. I just consider the boots listed above it to be much better than the Vapor III overall.

Both Mizuno boots are the best football shoes I have ever worn I don't really want to go into too much detail but the barefoot concept behind the two shoes is fantastic. They both offer a great fit, comfort, and of course durability. I really hope Mizuno continues producing great products because I plan on using their boots till I can no longer play football..

The adiPower was a great release from adidas, on this particular boot I went half a size down to a 8.5 US and had a tough time breaking them in. After the break in period the boots fit like a glove and it is the best fitting boot I currently own, they lasted me a full season until the upper began to tear apart. Great boots though.

The shape of my foot is pretty average maybe a little narrow. If I could give you an idea of what the shape of my foot is it would be a bit narrower than Vujojosh's foot, I base most of my boot sizes off of him and always have a perfect fit.

I play on natural grass for mostly all of my games, have only played on turf about three times in the past 2 years.

 

Looks like him.

 

Yes, he's 13. You may have seen me post about this before.. But he trolls my articles on the website. Saying stuff like 'You're completely wrong, you don't deserve to write' and things like that. Obviously, I delete the comments. Don't mind criticism, but when it comes constantly from the same source.. It's a bit annoying.

But while we're on this topic. The thing about 'religion' is ridiculous. Many people don't 'choose' to do it. Parents encourage them/force them at times, and it's often a tradition that passes through many generations. But there is absolutely no right for anybody to abuse people because of a religion. I personally, don't agree with religions. But I don't hate like some people do.

Let people have their own choices. Neither me or JC have been racist, and it appears noob-bob has a little something for challenging individuals who are considered 'more powerful' than he is. So to speak. JC in the fact he's a mod, and me in the fact I write for a website.