Definitely something to do with the new balls
Balls these days are veritable beach-balls in comparison to ones from the past
That's why you get so many 30-40 year rocket shots
A bit different to the cannonball from Ted Drake's day
Burney "I've just imagined him trying to say 'jelly babies' and it's made me chuckle."
"helly beebeeth"
Well there's a more confident flow to his conversation but once I stumble to understand what he's saying I usually zone out
With effort, one can fit the pieces of his jigsaw puzzle speech correctly
Oh and he's definitely upped the hair grease quotient of late
Very likable Head Coach
The new balls have a coating on them that is a bit 'grippy'.
Add that to more 'grippy' boots nowadays...there is a little longer connection time with foot on the ball. You can impart loads more spin than you used to on the old Mitre Multiplex or Adidas Tango (for example) balls.
Burney "To be fair, Trevor Brooking was the same. It was impossible to retain interest all the way to the end of a Trevor Brooking sentence."
"Yeah well you say....Romance of The Cup.....in fact, some Arsenal fans think I was trying to get out of the way....difficult game with Liverpool 15 points ahead and 12 wins on the trot....Coventry can't buy themselves a goal these days.....so I'm gonna go for a draw"