That I do remember....corner of Albion Street and ??? that was what I was referring to when I asked some days ago about my grandfather's business at 2 Albion Street.....I, as a 10-yearold bought that that green paper.
----- Original Message ----- From: Graham Thirkill <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:27 Subject: Re: [LU] Oldies To: Steve Gillen <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] > Who remembers the Yorkshire Evening Post and Yorkshire Evening > News trucks > banging out the football results on the stop press on the backs > of the newspapers. > And later on in the streets all round Leeds blokes yelling and > selling "Green Final". > What a great paper that was for YorkshireSport. It was all > printed and sold within a > couple of hours of the games finishing. > Thirkers > > http://web.mac.com/thirkers_leeds/iWeb/Site/Photos%205.html > > > > On 24 Feb 2010, at 20:04, Steve Gillen wrote: > > > > > I am 55 and have had to look up the details of my first game - > I thought I > > was about 7 or 8 at the time but it turns out I was 9 - I can > still clearly > > remember the vivid colours of the opposition shirts > (Blackpool) when we > > played them on 7th September 1964 and I was watching from the > boys pen - > > just next to where all the bus drivers and conductors used to > stand watching > > before they left 10 minutes from the end to get the busses started. > > > > Stotty you mentioned the loss of Jabba's statto pages - until > this can rise > > phoenix like back amongst us - you might like to try this one.... > > > > http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leeds-united > > > > Thirkers, I too remember those "free" tickets given out at > school to get > > into games, I managed to get away with freebies for a god 3 or > 4 years > > before they either called a halt to it or I left school one or > the other > > > > Steve G (yet another OGOTL) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list > administrators accept no liability for the personal views and > opinions of contributors. > > Leedslist mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > www.leedslist.net > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list > administrators accept no liability for the personal views and > opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > www.leedslist.net > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist www.leedslist.net
