Gibbo
Well-Known Member
I thought
it was a pseudonym for DH which they did away with. Nimrod for rugby, Nemo for football
it was a pseudonym for DH which they did away with. Nimrod for rugby, Nemo for footballBring Back Nemo ! (For us oldies who remember his reports in the Pink - much better than Derek Henderson !)
This. Warm glow when I saw the title thread!Loved the pink, still do :0
seriously though, would love to see back in the shops, whilst your at it, ask him about moving the telegraph back to it rightful place as an evening.
NEMO becomes OMEN ......?I thought
it was a pseudonym for DH which they did away with. Nimrod for rugby, Nemo for football
remember it, I used to deliver it!
Used to sell all my 'spares' at the side door of the Albany pub as well.
I used to deliver it for the newsagents opposite the side door of the Albany Pub
Eventually getting sacked from the round for not getting back from Highfield Road on time to deliver it
remember it, I used to deliver it!
Used to sell all my 'spares' at the side door of the Albany pub as well.
As I got older remember the fella selling them on Cov station and everyone piling off the train to get one after an away day. No internet and instant access to the results in those days!
edit - just read West countrys post, that's the guy I'm on about as well.
That was Maurice.Anyone remember the guy at Cov train station selling it when we got back after an away game,Black/Half cast guy?
Also in Cov city centre with the telegraph shouting “City Final” always made me laugh and smile!!!
Maurice is still about. Many moons ago he would pop into the Open Arms bar and sell the last few. Well he would t sell it he would give you one and when you went to pay him he would say “just get me a pint!”.That was Maurice.
That was him!That was Maurice.
If the Telegraph fancied some easy money I'd definitely but a 'best of the Pink' book. Go back through he archives and dig out the match reports from our biggest games.
Was in the pink many times through the 90s as I used to score alot of goals for whitley juniors.. Used to love seeing my name in the paper
I’ve got this,It’s mainly Mirror match reportsThere is a book full of headlines. More than just the pink I think. I have it somewhere....
Bring Back Nemo ! (For us oldies who remember his reports in the Pink - much better than Derek Henderson !)
Maybe just a one off when we win the F. A. Cup in MayThe Pink was quality and a must buy on a Saturday evening.
However, with the internet offering instant match reports I would fear that there wouldn't be the take up needed to make it a profitable venture.
They did have some good players. Always tough when my lads team played them, especially when happy reffed.. (cough*homer*cough)
Mine was religiously mailed to Canada and took about 10 days to arriveI was away at board school as a kid and my mum used to post me a copy of the pink every week. I used to love getting it every week, brilliantgreat memories
I picked mine up at Dale’s newsagent in Hen Lane ( a spit from the Ricoh) the queue was often up to about thirty by the time it arrivedThe Pink used to be a ritual when I was a lad - there'd be about 30 of us all waiting at our local newsagents, and we all used to pay for it in advance. Then when the delivery driver screeched to a halt and offloaded the bundle, we'd carry it into the shop - the newsagent would cut the string and hand them out. Sometimes it was even delivered before 6.00. The first half report was usually longer than the second half, because it was 'phoned through from the ground at half-time. The second half had to be 'phoned through and typeset before printing - a headline also had to be composed. Happy memories of better times for CCFC!
It was. And the rugby equivalent was Nimrod, who was Michael Austin (mostly, but others too). The Speedway guy was Broadside, but I can't recall the real name.I thought
it was a pseudonym for DH which they did away with. Nimrod for rugby, Nemo for football
Me and me dad always bought it from the newsagent in Bell Green. Win or lose.I remember waiting in the newsagent for it around six o'clock, there were always at least half a dozen waiting, usually to check the pools. Never bought it if we lost tho
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