Premier Table Soccer - Table Football - The Footballers' Football Game

Calling all Table Football (and Subbuteo) enthusiasts!

We recently completed a very thorough research and evaluation programme involving 120 footballers, coaches and fans of all ages.

They were specifically asked to review our new game(in writing) and in particular to compare it with Subbuteo and other similar games played with a real ball. The results were pretty conclusive in our favour, with just four players preferring Subbuteo!

Quite naturally, in view of the enthusiastic plaudits being received (some players even describing it as addictive) we were puzzled.

Upon investigation, we discovered that despite printed warnings not to, these guys played it on the floor. In view of the pace at which the game should be played, requiring quick movement around the table, this was not in our opinion a fair trial (so you can forget we mentioned those four minor hiccups!).

Why not play it for yourself? In many cases it will become a family friend for life (that is providing you don’t play it on the floor!)

It’s easy to play, based on skilful, accurate passing and intelligent off-the-ball movement, no frustratingly difficult ‘spinning’ or ‘shoving’ the man in order to get to the ball. Football-wise it’s educational, it’s realistic, fast moving with lots of exciting goal-mouth action, goalkeeping skills, disciplined defensive play, shooting (easy to raise the ball). Crossing the ball in the air, tackling, fouls, free-kicks, penalties, throw-ins, corners, offsides, shirt pulling….? Err… no… (but we’re working on that one).

The Comments:

The game was a real pleasure to play
Coach 45yrs and 13year old son

A real game for ‘thinking’ footballers. Excellent.
Coach 40yrs 12year old son

A great challenge for any footballer, demands good discipline.
Coach 43, sons 13, 12, 10

It’s like football itself, an adult game that kids can play.
P.E. Teacher and 10 yr old son

If you know your football, this game is a real pleasure to play
Headmaster, coach and 13year old son

Thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to play the game
Youth team coach 46 with two sons 12 & 14 years

Like all good games it can be played at many levels
Dad 40 and 9 year old son

This is the best football game ever!
Youth team coach 46 with two sons 12 and 14 years

A great game for big ones to teach little ones about tactics and positional play - 16 year old

I think it’s a great idea to create such a game, it really teaches you about football - 12 year old

Once picked up it’s quite addictive
13 year old. This view expressed many times

My 8 yr old twin sons quickly picked up the basics. We really enjoyed it - 40yr old ex footballer

Great fun game! Both the boys loved the game and we want to buy it
Ex-pro. ‘Keeper and sons aged 12, 14

Much better than Subbuteo, thoroughly enjoyed it
53yrs P.E. Teacher, FA coach and 10 yr old son

A fantastic game to play for all ages
32 year old mum and two sons 13 and 11

Once you get the hang of it, it’s a very good game
13 year old

In a short time we were really enjoying the game, tackling idea very good - Coach 41, son 10 years

My 7 year old son took to the game very well and we really enjoyed it - 51 year old ex-footballer

It was really fun to play, good game
12yr old, said many times

Refreshingly simple to pick up/definitely better than Subbuteo
41 year old and 9 year old son

Once understood, the game is fun and quite addictive
12 year old

Like real football it can be played at many levels, great fun
44 year old footballer and 10 year old son

Premier Table Soccer is really, really great and better than subbuteo
11 year old footballer

Once I got the hang of it I found it amazing, I love it, really sorry to see it returned - 12 year old

A more tactical game than Subbuteo, more skill, it’s really fun
41 year old and 11 year old son

We enjoyed it, good fun, rules well written and easy to follow
16 an 14 year old brothers

Rules easy to follow, DVD a good idea, fast flowing, realistic
45 year old Youth Coach, 12 year old son

This game was fun and cleverly constructed, we enjoyed it
Brothers 12 and 10 years

What a great game, fun to play and well thought out
Father 42 and 12 year old son

Really good game, we will definitely buy it.
55 year old Football Club Manager and 11 year old son

We had good fun playing the game, it even kept him off his PS3!
Coach 45 years and 11 year old son

We had some very tight matches… it can be very addictive
13 year old and father

I really love this game
11 year old

I really, really like this game. Great for anyone who likes football. I give it 9/10 - 10 year old

I think that this game was very fun, and definitely better than Subbuteo 8 year old

I would like to find this in my Christmas stocking
45 year old

It really mirrors the real game
12 year old

The more you play the better it gets
Footballer 39, son 12

As you will have seen from the above, the feedback received has been very positive indeed. We must emphasise here that in the main, everyone involved was a ‘football person’, several with many years experience in Association Football. Such people love their sport, therefore they are genuine in their views on that subject. So with respect, we hope that those views will warrant serious consideration.

Most young players have known only computer generated football games, so this is something entirely new to them. Real footballing situations continually occur and need to be addressed in a realistic manner.

There are many things that young players can do in this game, however, one thing they cannot do is to slouch on the settee, fiddling with tiny buttons and joysticks where the only thing being exercised is their fingers! It also burns calories and adrenalin, not electricity. From a parents point of view that can’t be bad!

Tom Waterman, Inventor

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