Chigwell 3:24 Thu Jan 16
The end of headers?
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Although I'm not so tall, heading was one of my favourite parts of playing football. The best goal I remember scoring was with a header. It's hard to imagine football if heading is banned (which is a realistic possibility, given the recent results of medical research). I like watching professional 5-a-side so maybe a game without aerial clashes could still be popular.
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Queens Fish Bar
1:00 Fri Jan 17
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Anyway, we've women's football.
In about 30-40 years if heading significantly increases your chance of getting dementia.
In the meantime you just question the various pieces of research that propose causation.
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Queens Fish Bar
12:57 Fri Jan 17
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Its more about the % of men with dementia that played football.
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4ever-blowin-bubbles
12:10 Fri Jan 17
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we do not cross the ball to head so our players are safe lol
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zebthecat
11:54 Thu Jan 16
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Last one that sticks in my mind is a beauty of a diving header from Ilan.
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Takashi Miike
11:37 Thu Jan 16
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chigwell, did you ever see alan shearer's documentary on this subject? it's a great watch if you haven't seen it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vMoDtIJ_b8I
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Chigwell
11:33 Thu Jan 16
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Women live longer and age is a contributory factor in dementia. Plus women beat their head against brick walls in frustration at their husbands.
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Stickleback
8:21 Thu Jan 16
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If it is true that heading footballs causes dementia then why are there not more men than women with dementia?
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Eric Hitchmoe
5:38 Thu Jan 16
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When was the last time we scored a headed goal? Must have been Antonio.
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Far Cough
4:14 Thu Jan 16
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Yep, it was like heading a Medicine ball
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zebthecat
4:08 Thu Jan 16
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only1billybonds 3:49 Thu Jan 16
I do. Those sodden leather balls bloody hurt.
The heavy as fuck thick rubbery orange ones that replaced them at my school weren't much better either.
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ted fenton
4:08 Thu Jan 16
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only1billybonds 3:49 Thu Jan 16
I certainly do billy and it also left the lace mark on your forehead !!
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only1billybonds
3:49 Thu Jan 16
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FC.
Do you remember the old lace up balls with the bladder inside? They would retain water and hurt like fuck when you headed em.
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Sven Roeder
3:30 Thu Jan 16
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The Scots are banning players up to 12 heading I thought.
Who knows if that will go any further
They are ground breakers
The Scottish National team has banned kicking the ball in the net several years ago
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Far Cough
3:28 Thu Jan 16
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Oh and Martin Peters
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southbankbornnbred
3:27 Thu Jan 16
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I think we are a LONG way from banning heading - despite the medical evidence.
Look at boxing.
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Far Cough
3:26 Thu Jan 16
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The thing is, when Jeff Astle was playing, the balls were twice the weight of the current beach balls they are using
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