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First Gola black and green football trainer. Best Adidas samba (blue suede) a timeless classic. Notable mention for Adidas Wimbledon Trim Trab and Gazelles

Nike air flight as they were the cheapest bike airs I could afford aged 10 (£40) Reebok c85 in off white/green

First? Haven't got a fucking clue Best. Out and about. Adidas gazelles. Got a few (including a claret and blue pair.. that I don't wear to games anymore) Sport and comfort. asics gel nimbus. Like wearing marshmallows on your feet

First I recall are Adidas Rom. Best were a pair of adidas’s with good year soles. Never seen them since .

Use a pair of Joma for indoor football. Might have to dig them out at some stage.

"Gazelles, Sambas etc are bloody uncomfortable ! It took me a few months to realise why my feet were always aching until someone told me to steer clear of flat trainers! First - Diadora Gold stripe Best - Nike Air Max 90’s"

"Black Nike high top baseball boots with the Velcro fastning. None of this casual football crap, this was essential footwear for the 80's Metal fan. Worn with stretched black jeans and my Maiden top with Leather bike jacket, I looked mustard and not to dismaliar to a set of gold clubs.."

"First pair - No idea, can't remember. Best pair - Not really sure what qualifies as ''best'' pair, and doubt I'd remember anyway. I have a pair of blue/gold stripe adidas milano's that are pretty smart."

"best pair I had were in the mid 80sish. no idea of the name, tried finding them a few times with no joy. nike used to do plain white boots with a diadora style sole. again, no idea the name of them but they were perfect"

My son got me a pair of Dolce and Gabbana black trainers 5 years ago but I started to split one as I have one foot one size bigger and pretty wide feet. My son went mental when I told him I wore them to the gym. Then I saw the retail price….fuck me !!!!! 500 quid I had them repaired and if I wear to the gym it’s strictly no cardio.

"Can a mod be prepared to lock this thread after defjam, the king of sneakers, posts? Ta."

i fucking hate Adidas sambas - they look awful. first pair of proper trainers was a pair of Reebok hexalite. had a beautiful pair of the original air max - the ones that are grey/orange/black. also had a pair of nike air hurrache and air 180s. best ever though has to be the original reebok pumps.

"I remember adidas kick although it could have been a pair of Gola’s before that. Diadora Borg would have definitely been the best! Funnily enough, I went past the old sport shop in Walthamstow where I purchased all these as a kid, and although the shop is long gone, the sign above it is still there advertising all the makes they sold. Halcyon days!"

"First pair - black daps from Woolworths, best has to be Travel Fox Italia's, worth a fortune now"

"First pair - black daps from Woolworths, best has to be Travel Fox Italia's, worth a fortune now"

ONs are the absolute bollocks.

Wearing my trusty pair of red and white Sambas at the gym right now. No idea they were a collectors’ item till my son asked if he could sell them on eBay - cheeky sod!