Memorable returns of personal non Grattan players

[Open End Numb Legs]

5 hours ago, Oh Louie louie said:

Probably should have gone with dislikeable on reflection 

No, this is much better.

[redysteadygo]

31 minutes ago, Malago said:

Fairfax House.  That’s where my Nan use to go to spend her Green Shield stamps.

Prior to Fairfax House Mum used to drag us all to the Co-ops on Castle St. First to collect her accumulated dividend, then spend the vouchers in the Co-op stores. I can still remember Mum's and Grandad's dividend numbers   **1** and **2**( not going to divulge them on here).

One for the oldies.

[Open End Numb Legs]

Fairfax House did a very nice sausage, chips and peas pre match when I was a very young lad.

[weepywall]

Just done a bit of research 170 books of greenshield stamps got you a silver cloud motorboat unfortunately the outboard motor didn't come with it, think it was on a trailer tho

[exAtyeoMax]

2 hours ago, italian dave said:

Don’t knock it. Those were the days when we were discerning. Along came Mark Ashton who used the Players catalogue and we just ended up with anyone! 

was that Tiger Tokens? 

I'm 

[Porto Red]

We could also discuss players non Zlatan, although as that would be all of them but one, it might be rather a long thread.

[Davefevs]

23 minutes ago, weepywall said:

Just done a bit of research 170 books of greenshield stamps got you a silver cloud motorboat unfortunately the outboard motor didn't come with it, think it was on a trailer tho

Got my first Action Man through Greenshield Stamps.

[italian dave]

[Chivs]

1 hour ago, redysteadygo said:

Prior to Fairfax House Mum used to drag us all to the Co-ops on Castle St. First to collect her accumulated dividend, then spend the vouchers in the Co-op stores. I can still remember Mum's and Grandad's dividend numbers   **1** and **2**( not going to divulge them on here).

One for the oldies.

You do realise that there are people on the Internet who can tell what is written under the asterixis?

 

[transfer reader]

2 hours ago, redysteadygo said:

Prior to Fairfax House Mum used to drag us all to the Co-ops on Castle St. First to collect her accumulated dividend, then spend the vouchers in the Co-op stores. I can still remember Mum's and Grandad's dividend numbers   **1** and **2**( not going to divulge them on here).

One for the oldies.

In fairness **1** and **2** are pretty easy to remember

[redysteadygo]

1 hour ago, Chivs said:

You do realise that there are people on the Internet who can tell what is written under the asterixis?

 

Not sure if "nothing" will count when supplying your divi number. Anyway anyone is welcome to use the number if they can sus it. Will have to update the Co-op with our current details in order to reap the new rich rewards.

[stortfordred]

I had a memorable return after 8 pints of natch and the wrong door bell. 

Edited November 19, 2023 by stortfordred

[stortfordred]

Was non grata for some while

[cidered abroad]

3 hours ago, redysteadygo said:

Prior to Fairfax House Mum used to drag us all to the Co-ops on Castle St. First to collect her accumulated dividend, then spend the vouchers in the Co-op stores. I can still remember Mum's and Grandad's dividend numbers   **1** and **2**( not going to divulge them on here).

One for the oldies.

Well I never! My mother always went to the Co-op on Castle Street which looked very lonely as only four buildings left after Uncle Adolf's bombers had visited. Where I had my first football boots and every scrap of clothing.

I still use her Co-op membership number as one of my codes for use in a world where we all need endless pin numbers etc.

[Major Isewater]

6 hours ago, slartibartfast said:

I got interested when "ladies frillies" were mentioned !

You wear what you want Slarti old fruit . We don’t judge on OTIB. 
 

[pongo88]

4 hours ago, weepywall said:

Didn't they have a speedboat in the catalogue? 

A speedboat is small fry. Pepsi had a promotion where you could win a Harrier vertical take off jet (value $37.4n). When someone followed the rules and actually had sufficient points to win, the lawyers were called in and he got nothing. Just goes to show you can’t win if you take on a big corporation 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_v._Pepsico,_Inc.

[Gimme Shelton]

Brian Parkin was the Gas keeper who suffered terribly when the back pass rule came in-he was the inspiration for the 'could'nt trap a bag of cement' quote

[redysteadygo]

26 minutes ago, cidered abroad said:

Well I never! My mother always went to the Co-op on Castle Street which looked very lonely as only four buildings left after Uncle Adolf's bombers had visited. Where I had my first football boots and every scrap of clothing.

I still use her Co-op membership number as one of my codes for use in a world where we all need endless pin numbers etc.

My memory of Castle St was mainly of bombed buildings with just a few left standing. One was the cinema, think it may have been named the Regent that mainly showed cartoons and Pathe News as well as a film. 

With Christmas due shortly it reminds me of going to the Co-op to see Father Christmas. First a ride on the train. Well sat in a mocked up carriage with the scenery going around to simulate a train journey. Then see Father Christmas for our present. Boy did we look forward to these trips. At bit different to the over hyped, money grabbing, commercialised, maximum profit generating season we have to endure these days. Oh for the old days.

[Lanterne Rouge]

30 minutes ago, Gimme Shelton said:

Brian Parkin was the Gas keeper who suffered terribly when the back pass rule came in-he was the inspiration for the 'could'nt trap a bag of cement' quote

He came back to AG with Wycombe (?) and we were four up inside half an hour mostly all down to him. He got sent off for handball outside the box and his replacement went on to have a blinder. I remember us singing `We want Parkin back`!

[Sir Leigh of Somerset]

6 hours ago, southside said:

It was Brian Mills stuff at our house

It was more Mrs Mills at ours;

[Major Isewater]

2 minutes ago, Sir Leigh of Somerset said:

It was more Mrs Mills at ours;

Is that Rudolph in the background ? 

[Sir Leigh of Somerset]

8 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Is that Rudolph in the background ? 

Between you and me, he was always there at her parties, hanging around, waiting to pounce the moment Mrs M showed just a flash of a well-turned ankle.....

[Major Isewater]

1 hour ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

He came back to AG with Wycombe (?) and we were four up inside half an hour mostly all down to him. He got sent off for handball outside the box and his replacement went on to have a blinder. I remember us singing `We want Parkin back`!

I’d forgotten that I’d remembered that. 

[italian dave]

5 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

I’d forgotten that I’d remembered that. 

Comes to us all, Major. 

[bcdc]

And the thread title has got a Bristol ‘L’. Marvellous! Not enough of them everyone…shape up!

[southside]

7 hours ago, italian dave said:

 

Maybe heading for ‘old Bristol’ thread territory?! Didn’t there used to be a stand alone Green Shield shop on Castle Street? Next to one of the very first Sainsbury’s? 

You're right, it was later an Argos 

[Steve Watts]

On 19/11/2023 at 12:22, pongo88 said:

We just need someone to link it to return flights to Hartlepool, travel to and from Parson Street station and black bins 

It's bizarre enough that it could've been an NTTDS thread to be honest!