Spec me some shin pads!

TripleT

TripleT

TripleT

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Right I've done a bad bad thing... I've lost my shin pads! :eek:

This may sound like something trivial but I've had those bad boys since first year high school (11/12 years ago!) and have become used to them and any others just don't feel right.

They were the proper old style Puma ones with ankle protection and those good old plastic rib inserts :p They're not the safest I know but I don't really wear them for safety, purely because the rules say I have to (I'm a 5-a-side 'keeper so I don't really need them imo).

Can you still get this type of shin pad? If not can anyone recommend me the lightest, thinest shin pad which has an ankle support as possible! All the ones I see now are really bulky.

When browsing online you can't really tell that much about the pad sadly.

Stupid thread I know but cheers ;)
 
As I said, I would but the rules say everyone has to wear shin pads :rolleyes:

You sure andy? Most modern ones I've seen are bulky *******s.

I'll speak to our shin pad buyer tomorrow in work anywho and see what he's got lying round :p
 
TripleT said:
As I said, I would but the rules say everyone has to wear shin pads :rolleyes:

You sure andy? Most modern ones I've seen are bulky *******s.

I'll speak to our shin pad buyer tomorrow in work anywho and see what he's got lying round :p
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Well I bought some about a year ago and there was a big variety, I'm sure there the safest around (with ankle support) so I'd imagine there's still loads around.

If you don't get any just stick newspaper down there, ref will never know!

Not sure why you should need them anyway, on 5-a-side, you should never come into contact with players?
 
On ours players can enter areas but just not score in them so I often come into contact, mostly face first though :p

Must admit I haven't had a proper look around, I've had no need as these have lasted me 10years! :p Just most of the ones I've seen have been made of big thick foam and sheets of plastic. All I want is cloth really.
 
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