Comments on: 150 Years of Football in Sheffield http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2007/10/26/150-years-of-football-in-sheffield/ It's always football season somewhere. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:41:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: a different Dave http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2007/10/26/150-years-of-football-in-sheffield/comment-page-1/#comment-31453 a different Dave Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:42:48 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2007/10/26/150-years-of-football-in-sheffield/#comment-31453 IIRC the original FA laws also allowed for fair catches? Anyway the fair catch is an obvious thing to get rid of once you aren't trying for soccer/rugby compromise rules, ie, once you go for a pure kicking/dribbling game. IIRC the original FA laws also allowed for fair catches?

Anyway the fair catch is an obvious thing to get rid of once you aren’t trying for soccer/rugby compromise rules, ie, once you go for a pure kicking/dribbling game.

]]> By: Dave http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2007/10/26/150-years-of-football-in-sheffield/comment-page-1/#comment-31299 Dave Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:01:16 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2007/10/26/150-years-of-football-in-sheffield/#comment-31299 Sheffield Rules are similar in that they allowed free kicks after fair catches and such, but the Cambridge Rules would probably be the forefather to both Aussie Rules and Sheffield Rules. Sheffield Rules are similar in that they allowed free kicks after fair catches and such, but the Cambridge Rules would probably be the forefather to both Aussie Rules and Sheffield Rules.

]]> By: Ryano http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2007/10/26/150-years-of-football-in-sheffield/comment-page-1/#comment-31298 Ryano Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:57:33 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2007/10/26/150-years-of-football-in-sheffield/#comment-31298 So is Sheffield Rules the father of modern day Aussie Rules? What are the differences? Do they have any similarities? So is Sheffield Rules the father of modern day Aussie Rules? What are the differences?
Do they have any similarities?

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