Fan's View Those Good Old Days!

[UTM]

The web is 30: How people had to 'do' football before the web

Imagine a world before football banter memes, if you can

www.bbc.co.uk

“let’s check out how Oxford United are getting on” - no doubt you'll have already received a push notification telling you exactly how The U's are getting on.
Not sure if anyone as seen this , but worth a look!The days of Ceefax , nice to see us been talked about.
And , also always make friends with the chap , with the radio!
And , checking out the final scores in TV shops down London Road , with your fish and chips before going back to the Brit!
These were the days before this The World Wide Web!

 

[Sarge]

The green mail too

 

[UTM]

The green mail too

Ah , I had forgot about that!

 

[tonto]

amazing on the streets by about 6 after a match with a full report

 

[Oldham]

The web is 30: How people had to 'do' football before the web

Imagine a world before football banter memes, if you can

www.bbc.co.uk

“let’s check out how Oxford United are getting on” - no doubt you'll have already received a push notification telling you exactly how The U's are getting on.
Not sure if anyone as seen this , but worth a look!The days of Ceefax , nice to see us been talked about.
And , also always make friends with the chap , with the radio!
And , checking out the final scores in TV shops down London Road , with your fish and chips before going back to the Brit!
These were the days before this The World Wide Web!

Of course the fish and chips would be from the Windsor ?

 

[Cass63]

I forgot about the people around the telly shops in headington looking through the window getting the final scores.

 

[Oldham]

I forgot about the people around the telly shops in headington looking through the window getting the final scores.

And the rest running around to the cuckoo lane end...?

 

[UTM]

Of course the fish and chips would be from the Windsor ?

Oh of course , smarts was not in the same league!

 

[UTM]

amazing on the streets by about 6 after a match with a full report

When you think of it , it was amazing! Such a quick turn around!

 

[Oufcrealist]

amazing on the streets by about 6 after a match with a full report

Yep. I remember lads delivering it as well and some local shops would stay open for an extra half hour or so to sell it.

 

[Sarge]

Yep. I remember lads delivering it as well and some local shops would stay open for an extra half hour or so to sell it.

got our green mail off a fella punting em out next to the subway at Green Road/ London rd roundabout , usually around 6pm

 

[Malc]

I used to wait for the green 'un outside the Black Boy on Rose Hill at 6pm.

 

[AbbeyOx]

who needs this modern technology stuff?
From the ox mail archives:

https://www.Oxfordm**l.co.uk/news/10983870.a-look-back-at-the-green-un-sports-newspaper/

 

[UTM]

“I had to take the papers to Newbury and the big challenge was always to be there before the rival paper, the Swindon Pink, arrived.”

I do not recall , the Swindon Pink getting anywhere near Newbury!?

 

[Blox21]

In Banbury we had sports Argus ( pink ) containing all midlands football .

 

[Paul Cannell]

In Newcastle we had a pink football paper and a green racing paper. Hit the street about 5.45 in North Shields.

 

[bicesterox]

The Argus was a great paper, used to hop off the train from an away game at New St, grab a paper, then try and get back on the same train, if missed it was to station bar, pint and a read whilst waiting for the next one

 

[windmill]

Remember the Green Un headline after beating Bristol City 4 nil at Ashton Gate. "Just Sensational, United". Would like more of the same...…..some chance!!

 

[Oldham]

Remember the Green Un headline after beating Bristol City 4 nil at Ashton Gate. "Just Sensational, United". Would like more of the same...…..some chance!!

It’d be a bloody miracle if we won 4-0 at Bristol City now ?

 

[joshua]

And it said we played like Brazil