Cheeky Scousers

[Harv]

Was anyone aware of this?

Its the first i've ever heard of it

1965

Shankly’s famous Liverpool team stopped off at the Gola factory on their way to the FA Cup final at Wembley for some free boots. Adidas approached the team at Wembley and paid them to wear their boots. The cheeky scousers took Adidas’ money but did not wear their boots, instead they painted Adidas stripes onto their Gola boots and went on to win the cup.

Taken from http://www.golaclassics.com/History.asp

[Kenneth]

I wasn't aware of it. Sounds like bollocks to be.

[Dhav]

That does sound a bit dubious. Why the **** would you wear boots you got for free as opposed to ones you wear paid to wear, especially when the boots are ****ing Gola as opposed to Adidas?

Granted I know nothing about football boots and the relative perception of those two brands at the time, but who the **** wears Gola? And who the **** goes to the lengths of painting their boots?

[PLY]

That does sound a bit dubious. Why the **** would you wear boots you got for free as opposed to ones you wear paid to wear, especially when the boots are ****ing Gola as opposed to Adidas?

Granted I know nothing about football boots and the relative perception of those two brands at the time, but who the **** wears Gola? And who the **** goes to the lengths of painting their boots?

Liverpool had an association with Gola at the time I think. There's a cracking picture of Shankly and Paisley together wearing Gola t-shirts

[PLY]

That does sound a bit dubious. Why the **** would you wear boots you got for free as opposed to ones you wear paid to wear, especially when the boots are ****ing Gola as opposed to Adidas?

Granted I know nothing about football boots and the relative perception of those two brands at the time, but who the **** wears Gola? And who the **** goes to the lengths of painting their boots?

Liverpool had an association with Gola at the time I think. There's a cracking picture of Shankly and Paisley together wearing Gola t-shirts

PS. And while looking for the picture on Google I found this

[johnp]

That does sound a bit dubious. Why the **** would you wear boots you got for free as opposed to ones you wear paid to wear, especially when the boots are ****ing Gola as opposed to Adidas?

Granted I know nothing about football boots and the relative perception of those two brands at the time, but who the **** wears Gola? And who the **** goes to the lengths of painting their boots?

Think it's about which are more comfortable for the player, whether you're paid to wear them or not.

[redstaralex]

during the seventies or eighties there was a rugby scandal involving players being paid by one sponsor but wearing another painted boot, so could easily be true, also el macca stopped having a boot sponsor cos the only boots he liked were adidas copa mundial and before someone questions why not take adidas sponsorship it was because they offered but they wanted to stipulate that he had to wear whatever new boot they were promoting and he only wanted copa mundial

[knockers]

i've heard this story somewhere else although I thought it was in King Kenny's autobiography. Then again it might of been a ex England player saying something similar about the 66 world cup. My memory isn't that good unfortunately.

[Bob]

The kids who wore Gola to football in my day were picked last for football.

This is usually cause they were ****, and their folks (quite rightly) refused to waste their hard-earned korn for puma kings.

I remember the look of blind-panic on my face* when my mum brought home a replacement pair for me.



*I was near a mirror at the time.

[Kenneth]

This story has urban myth written all over it.

[Dhav]

This story has urban myth written all over it.

Certainly the implication that Gola were more reputable than Adidas gives me that impression.

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

This story has urban myth written all over it.

Can find out off my uncle, his brother is Gerry Byrne.

[Bob]

Can find out off my uncle, his brother is Gerry Byrne.

Funny, mine is called Pete Byrnes. Small World.

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

Funny, mine is called Pete Byrnes. Small World.

But did he play in the 65 FA Cup final?


I'll think you'll find my uncle's brother did.