The Independent Subbuteo Forum (est. 2002)

Welcome to the forum, Rob. May your return to the game prove to be enjoyable and rewarding. My introduction to the game was possibly a little earlier than yours, but I only became acquainted to the joys of playing with flats about eighteen months ago, and instantly became hooked! Good luck, and plea...

Elsewhere: Div One: Greyston Town 2-0 Eastroke Utd; Mill Ahletic 1-1 Aberdither Utd; Blackridge Town 1-1 Mill Town; Brimpton Rov 1-2 Melchester Rov. DivTwo: South Barsham 2-2 Blundell City; Iveley Park 2-1 Bullford; Western Villa 2-1 Alsworth; Pressley Rang 1-2 Reiver Forest; Flimside 1-1 Hinton Utd...

Highwood Rescue Point Highwood Athletic 1, Hodwell 1. We begin our coverage of the League season with a match between two of the lesser heralded Division One clubs, who will be hoping to raise their profile in 09. Is is considered that Hodwell, even on their limited budget, have made excellent use ...

Shield Shared. Aberdither United 1, Iveley Park 1. Aberdither had slightly the better of the early exchanges, although for much of the opening quarter, both sides appeared to be sparring. The first attacking move which brought a keeper into play occurred after twenty minutes, when Aberdither played...

Welcome, or welcome back, to our new season. There may not have been any matches recently, but during the close season the clubs' finances have been audited, and the transfer window has been open. Between them, the clubs have been involved in 167 transfers, including 55 from the Player Pool, from wh...

Just some end-of-season ramblings. Iveley Park are the 2nd. division two team to win the Cup, in this era. The other one was Blundell City in 02. No team has yet won it twice, whilst three of the previous winners were relegated in the same season. Next season, four of the cup winners will be playing...

Welcome to the Forum, Cam. Hope you find information about the lightweights, as well as some teams you're looking for, and also, possibly, some good reads about the Subbuteo scene, past and present. Perhaps I could suggest, as a start, the SubbuteoWorld website, if you're not already familiar with i...

Late Drama Decides Cup Final. Iveley Park 2, Molton United 1. The early exchanges were even, as the game began to settle into its contrast between Iveley Park's close passing game, and Molton taking the more direct route, relying, most of the time, on long passes for one or more of their pacy front...

Final League Tables. Division One: ----------------------Pld------W----D----L-----F-----A------Pts. Aberdither Utd....18.......11....3...4....23....11.....25 Brimpton Rov......18........7....8...3.....23....16.....22 Blackridge Town..18........8....5...5.....25....19.....21 Eastroke Utd......18........

Elsewhere: Div One: Greyston Town 0-0 Eastroke Utd; Brimpton Rov 1-0 South Barsham; Bullford 2-2 Hodwell; Blackridge Town 2-1 Hodwell; Highwood Ath 0-2 Aberdither Utd. Div Two (as the results came in) : Alsworth 0-0 iveley Park. Cup finalists Iveley Park definitely safe. Reiver Forest 2-1 Danefield....

Nervous Waits for Both Teams. Flimside 2, Mill Athletic 0. Our final Featured League Match of the season began with the visitors, who requited a point to guarantee promotion, making the more positive start. An attack down their left produced an early chance for Ebanks-Blake, whose shot went wide. F...

Accommodation booked. Looking forward to it, as usual.

Am I not entitled to play my game as I wish, without being persistently challenged? Which era do you come from? You appear not to approve of my project, but you claim to have been playing forty-five years and your favourite goals, which you express a working knowledge of, have not been available as ...

There appears to be some confusion, which is entirely my fault. Please accept my apologies. Regarding the keeper. He is entitled to be positioned, by hand, anywhere within his own box (i.e. the goal area) whenever a shot, or back pass, is about to be taken. This is in addition to any defensive flick...

Point taken regarding the chance element of holding keeper with one hand and shooting with the other. I'm a little surprised that a rules historian such as yourself isn't familiar with the 'Organising' rule. It certainly appeared in the sixties sets of Advanced Rules, which I'm still playing to at p...