My 18 year old is looking to buy a pair of Adidas Predator Mania football boots off EBay costing £299. He's a pretty good footballer but I find it hard to justify spending this amount of money on boots. Any views?
IIRC, They are a boot from the early 2000s. He'd be buying them for nostaligia (but he seems young enough). 299 sterling is far too much for a pair of boots that he's going to actually play in. I'm a big fan of the early versions of the Predator (new ones are pure shite) but not paying through the nose for them.
300 quid for a pair of boots! Are you wise :o. :-\
Quote from: Dougal Maguire on May 07, 2013, 11:31:52 PM
My 18 year old is looking to buy a pair of Adidas Predator Mania football boots off EBay costing £299. He's a pretty good footballer but I find it hard to justify spending this amount of money on boots. Any views?
Can he not get a part time job if he wants to splash £299 on a pair of boots?
Make sure they are a matching pair 8)
Anyone wearing the current Adidas Predator Instincts? Looking to purchase a pair for new season ahead... "the black-outs" version.
I've always been a Nike Tiempo/Puma Kings man of your neutral black colours.. but feel the Puma Kings are now too heavy a boot compared to the others available.
Also, i take it you buy FG as opposed to SG? the soft ground ones wouldn't cut it in the summer on dry surface with the studs.
That's insane Dougal. I'd say the total price for all the boots I've owned wouldn't add up to £300! I still use a 13 year old pair of puma kings. Cleaned and vaselined regularly. Still the best boot around!
Dougal have you learnt nothing about your own days playing football?
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Quote from: CD on March 04, 2015, 08:09:59 PM
I still use a 13 year old pair of puma kings.
I take it you stay on the bench a lot? I'd have looked for a transfer by now.
Quote from: foxcommander on March 04, 2015, 08:33:37 PM
Quote from: CD on March 04, 2015, 08:09:59 PM
I still use a 13 year old pair of puma kings.
I take it you stay on the bench a lot? I'd have looked for a transfer by now.
Hah! Retired 10 years ago. only get them out for the odd masters game!!
Quote from: CD on March 04, 2015, 09:33:02 PM
Quote from: foxcommander on March 04, 2015, 08:33:37 PM
Quote from: CD on March 04, 2015, 08:09:59 PM
I still use a 13 year old pair of puma kings.
I take it you stay on the bench a lot? I'd have looked for a transfer by now.
Hah! Retired 10 years ago. only get them out for the odd masters game!!
You should never say you've retired. Hold out hope of a call-up to the county panel. It theoretically
could happen