Cruyff invented Cruyff turn. Smithy invented dribbling techniques as well. Let me see if any of you can name some of them.

He perfected the lane change while playing for Wrexham and popularized it worldwide

McGeady invented the McGeady spin. Players inventing new dribbling techniques isn't uncommon in football

the spring of 1871 a gigantic meteor was going to crash with planet earth but butterball´s missplaced shot hit it and adjusted its path saving thousands of ppl.

Its still a big mystery today if he did it on purpose or if it was an accident.

Giggs, you obviously made that one up.......Butterball never missplaced a shot in his career

Lex wrote:George "Butterball" Smithy. He got the nickname Butterball because, as a child, his parents couldn't afford to get him a football so he'd practice kick-ups with a knob of frozen butter

:vagi: Needless to say, I am very saddened by this.

Lex wrote:Giggs, you obviously made that one up.......Butterball never missplaced a shot in his career

Wait so he never stopped the meteor or he stopped on purpose?

Lex wrote:Giggs, you obviously made that one up.......Butterball never missplaced a shot in his career

hence the speculation that he did it on purpose

His name....Butterball :lol!:

Lex wrote:He perfected the lane change while playing for Wrexham and popularized it worldwide

Lane change from Fifa 07

Butterball Smithy visited Nigeria and was regularly called Igwe by all he met.

che wrote:

ronalessi wrote:The man invented a lot of dribbling techniques in use today. It's funny how people call themselves football fans and have no idea who he is. Sad, really.

Apparently, my great grandfather was a huge fan.

invented dribbling

like the first guy who milked a cow invented milk and otherwise there is simply no way we would ever know of this substance?

Tsk tsk Che.... (*shakes head*)


Smithy did in fact invent dribbling, or at least the concept.

You see, back then in Butterball's time, the concept of dribbling was kicking the ball to a certain distance and chasing after it, or in other words, "kick 'n rush". Which cannot theoretically be called dribbling. But then came in the Italians and the Brazilians or Germans or Argentines and refined the concept into close proximity.

But... one man has brought back the concept of kick and rush. He is a young welshman with a neanderthal-esque visage who plys his trade for a club in northern london.


His name is....



Yet

Gareth Bale.

Smithy was 10th the player Bale is today, he even assisted himself from a corner ffs.

They say he invented football...