Advantages: comfort, price, protection, length of life Disadvantages: colour fades quickly
...Being very serious about my football I have been known to make a few impulse purchases when out and about to try and protect myself from injury while playing the beautiful game, something I do semi-pro.
Most football injuries occur through lack of a warm up but there is nothing you can do to reduce the clumsiness of your opponents or the plain filthy play that can leave you in a heap on the floor feeling like a sniper has just blasted a hole in your leg when they 'miss' the ball and take most of your leg with their studded boots. Since the age of 7 I have used Nike shin pads in varying forms and have never paid anything more than £10, and indeed, my Nike Tri Shield pads were only £7.99 from JJB Sports some years ago. I have to admit, I haven't seen these in any sports shops for about 12 months but a quick glance at the net does confirm...
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