HOBBY OR HOBBY?

Many thanks to a good friend who has deep interests in balls, organs and birds. These might even be known as HOBBIES and why not? 

The bird, the Eurasian Hobby is a small. slim falcon (Falco Subbuteo) shown left. Hobby comes from the Old French "Hobe" or "Hobet".

The species name subbuteo is from the Latin sub, meaning "near to" and buteo,  means "buzzard" . Almost a buzzard?

The name was eventually used as the trademark for the well known "table top football game"  credited by the Subbuteo games' company. 
After the word "hobby" was not available, being already used for too many other leisure activities, the creator Peter Adolf (1916-1994) made the clever decision to use subbuteo. He even has a plaque where it all happened!

Leaving the RAF after the war he adapted an already established game called "Newfooty" and the history of this can be read through this link. It is worth reading how the players changed physically for example.
Imagine flicking a lead based washer as the player base.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subbuteo

Needless to say there is always a link with another "piece of soccer" and not too long ago I brought to your attention the Subbuteo game that included the Old Carthusians in their teams. Why does such a small non-league club get attention? Well you know why! 

They won the FA Cup in 1881 and that is enough to qualify the club (founded in 1876) for a place in the Subbuteo catalogue.

http://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/flicking-marvellous.html

How do you insert a streaker into the game?

and why not chuck on the Halesowen dog to chase the ball?
Why Halesowen? read a recent blog!!