You're right...
...about players continuing, and about heading the old ball repeatedly over years being potentially damaging - I don't think Dunc's dementia has been directly linked (my father and grandfather both have/had dementia and neither headed footballs) though, but it's certainly plausible.
These days the balls are not a lot more than beach balls though. It's not clear to me how you actually play football without heading it.
Posted By: Old Man on August 29th 2014 at 22:04:34
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- FFS (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 29, 20:50:15
- vvv amazed vvv (Other Football) - norway, Aug 29, 21:31:40
- You're right... (Other Football) - Old Man, Aug 29, 22:04:34
- We're not living in the times of 1kg, thick leather balls... (Other Football) - Dog, Aug 29, 21:38:32
- yer your right (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 29, 21:37:02
- "No, I'm sorry, you've reached your header quota for this game..." (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Man, Aug 29, 21:13:08
- easy answer is to kick the USA out of FIFA (Other Football) - emmaroyds, Aug 29, 21:05:41
- yes please (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 29, 21:27:18
- Sorry, what? (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Aug 29, 21:03:32
- vvv amazed vvv (Other Football) - norway, Aug 29, 21:31:40
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