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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 6:45:19 GMT
...was there one?
Or did people get things from Bournes
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Post by bigcashprizes on Jul 15, 2017 6:49:37 GMT
Used to be a converted terraced house on Gable St.(That became the programme shop i think). Then we built a big new shop behind the Stoke End near the police box
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Post by BraveSirRobin on Jul 15, 2017 6:58:49 GMT
It was underneath the stoke end.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 7:14:41 GMT
Just to the right of the big galvanized railings at the Stoke End...
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Post by keasie1863 on Jul 15, 2017 7:19:46 GMT
The old terraced shop, that brings back memories. As a kid it was magical. I can still smell it now.
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Post by orfyboothen on Jul 15, 2017 8:55:48 GMT
The old terraced shop, that brings back memories. As a kid it was magical. I can still smell it now. Same here. Love anything distinctive about football grounds. That's what's missing from modern day stadia... bastard formulaic bland features. Pissed me off. |
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Post by marwood on Jul 15, 2017 8:57:45 GMT
Part of the pre match ritual was going into that tiny shop and looking at the old programmes and plethora of pin badges
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 9:13:10 GMT
Could some of you please masterbate elsewhere as this is a family board.  Filth  |
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Post by Southstander on Jul 15, 2017 9:45:07 GMT
Yes it was in the Stoke End. I remember it being a cramped affair with a relatively crap offering.
It does, however, afford me one of my favourite Stoke-related memories - a 7 or 8 year old me physically running into the legs of an exiting Sir Stan as I hurtled towards this beacon of meagre merchandise during a half-term visit. He then held the door open for my apologetic old dear and I (true gent, etc) as I realised I'd just tackled one of the greats... An achievement not lessened by him being about 80.
I think I came away from the shop that day with a cap or pencil case emblazoned with the badge. What a day.
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Post by JoeinOz on Jul 15, 2017 10:57:21 GMT
Paul Gerkin.
I remember going in a few days after beating Man City in the banana game and a video of the aforementioned game was on. Stood watching it in fascination. It was a crazy concept in them days.
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Post by DunnetHeadMoonraker on Jul 15, 2017 11:26:13 GMT
The old shop at the Stoke end used to have a big wicker storage basket displayed in it which was used to contain the teams kit. Stoke City was written in large black letters on the front of the basket. If I remember correctly there was a notice which said that it was used in the 1930's.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 11:36:54 GMT
Memories.  |
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Post by Kjones9 on Jul 15, 2017 11:43:33 GMT
Memories. It looks like an high school from that angle. |
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Jul 15, 2017 12:30:17 GMT
Used to be a programme shop/booth outside The Boothen?
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jul 15, 2017 12:45:15 GMT
I just remember it being old programmes and pretty much nothing else. In those days there was very little merchandising and for shirts you'd need to go to the local sports shop or Bourne Sports, I remember an ex player owning a sport shop in the iron market in Newcastle. I think it was Billy Mould.
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Post by muglump on Jul 15, 2017 12:50:03 GMT
I remember it, don't remember ever going in it though
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 14:42:33 GMT
Going back to the old Stoke End days there was a tiny shop near the ticket office which had little stock apart from the odd pennant and silk scarf. Most sports shops in the city sold red and white striped football shirts, it was just a matter of sewing the Stoke badge on it if you required it. Shorts and socks were plain white, again readily available in any shop. Got my first 1972 Stoke kit from Longton, in a shop that also sold Cub Scout gear. Scarves were just red and white bars unless you bought a printed silk one.
Later on the old terraced house near the Boothen started selling stuff, programmes and badges etc and there was also a shed the behind the Boothen, where you crossed the river, which sold old programmes etc. When the new Stoke end was built they encorporated a shop, Stokes first proper club shop which sold all sorts of tat, including several thousand pink panthers. I think the ticketing dept moved into there too. The terraced shop remained for a while, still selling collectable programmes etc, the shed outside the Boothen vanished and a small kiosk in the Boothen concourse appeared, selling mainly badges ( many of which were stolen at half time as the drunken crowd swamped the area !).
After a while, the terraced shop closed ( I think the club sold the property and at one time club apprentices kipped upstairs ) leaving the only official club shop under the Stoke End. Bourne Sports still sold Stoke shirts and scarves etc until the club moved to its new home and fully furnished Stoke City store, which then opened satellite stores in Hanley and Newcastle before promptly closing them and keeping just the one at the stadium.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 14:54:37 GMT
Going back to the old Stoke End days there was a tiny shop near the ticket office which had little stock apart from the odd pennant and silk scarf. Most sports shops in the city sold red and white striped football shirts, it was just a matter of sewing the Stoke badge on it if you required it. Shorts and socks were plain white, again readily available in any shop. Got my first 1972 Stoke kit from Longton, in a shop that also sold Cub Scout gear. Scarves were just red and white bars unless you bought a printed silk one. Later on the old terraced house near the Boothen started selling stuff, programmes and badges etc and there was also a shed the behind the Boothen, where you crossed the river, which sold old programmes etc. When the new Stoke end was built they encorporated a shop, Stokes first proper club shop which sold all sorts of tat, including several thousand pink panthers. I think the ticketing dept moved into there too. The terraced shop remained for a while, still selling collectable programmes etc, the shed outside the Boothen vanished and a small kiosk in the Boothen concourse appeared, selling mainly badges ( many of which were stolen at half time as the drunken crowd swamped the area !). After a while, the terraced shop closed ( I think the club sold the property and at one time club apprentices kipped upstairs ) leaving the only official club shop under the Stoke End. Bourne Sports still sold Stoke shirts and scarves etc until the club moved to its new home and fully furnished Stoke City store, which then opened satellite stores in Hanley and Newcastle before promptly closing them and keeping just the one at the stadium. Is the club shop up Hanley closed. I remember the 1st one moving to Potteries Shopping Ctr, but it has been years since I was last in UK |
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Post by stantheman on Jul 15, 2017 16:33:51 GMT
Paul Gerkin. I remember going in a few days after beating Man City in the banana game and a video of the aforementioned game was on. Stood watching it in fascination. It was a crazy concept in them days. I remember buying an inflatable pink panther from Paul Gerkin, for the rear parcel shelf for my 1st car |
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Post by block30row19 on Jul 15, 2017 16:40:37 GMT
I remember getting the last ticket for the train (football special) from the Stoke shop terraced house. It was for Burnley away fa cup 3rd round !!
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Post by trickydicky73 on Jul 15, 2017 17:38:10 GMT
I remember getting the last ticket for the train (football special) from the Stoke shop terraced house. It was for Burnley away fa cup 3rd round !! When we lost and Durban slated the ref on TV? |
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Post by Boothen on Jul 15, 2017 18:31:33 GMT
Memories. Every time I walked past that place as small kid (between 4 and 6) I just had to have a nosey through the large brass letterbox (just behind the guy in the David Icke tracksuit top). |
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Post by block30row19 on Jul 15, 2017 18:58:16 GMT
I remember getting the last ticket for the train (football special) from the Stoke shop terraced house. It was for Burnley away fa cup 3rd round !! When we lost and Durban slated the ref on TV? The very one ☝️ |
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Post by simple on Jul 15, 2017 19:10:11 GMT
The number of times the police would stand outside the main entrance,due to us so called fans calling for the board or Waddo to be sacked,what it was like to be young and stupid.Todays fan just moans via a keyboard.
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Post by Davef on Jul 15, 2017 19:13:47 GMT
I just remember it being old programmes and pretty much nothing else. In those there was very little merchandising and for shirts you'd need to go to the local sports shop or Bourne Sports, I remember an ex player owning a sport shop in the iron market in Newcastle. I think it was Billy Mould. It was Billy Mould. Got all my Subbuteo stuff from his shop as a kiddie. Though his shop was in a shopping arcade off the High Street. |
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Post by Boothen on Jul 15, 2017 21:03:52 GMT
Going back to the old Stoke End days there was a tiny shop near the ticket office which had little stock apart from the odd pennant and silk scarf. Most sports shops in the city sold red and white striped football shirts, it was just a matter of sewing the Stoke badge on it if you required it. Shorts and socks were plain white, again readily available in any shop. Got my first 1972 Stoke kit from Longton, in a shop that also sold Cub Scout gear. Scarves were just red and white bars unless you bought a printed silk one. Later on the old terraced house near the Boothen started selling stuff, programmes and badges etc and there was also a shed the behind the Boothen, where you crossed the river, which sold old programmes etc. When the new Stoke end was built they encorporated a shop, Stokes first proper club shop which sold all sorts of tat, including several thousand pink panthers. I think the ticketing dept moved into there too. The terraced shop remained for a while, still selling collectable programmes etc, the shed outside the Boothen vanished and a small kiosk in the Boothen concourse appeared, selling mainly badges ( many of which were stolen at half time as the drunken crowd swamped the area !). After a while, the terraced shop closed ( I think the club sold the property and at one time club apprentices kipped upstairs ) leaving the only official club shop under the Stoke End. Bourne Sports still sold Stoke shirts and scarves etc until the club moved to its new home and fully furnished Stoke City store, which then opened satellite stores in Hanley and Newcastle before promptly closing them and keeping just the one at the stadium. Yeah, you mean this double terrace at the end of Lime St.?  And yes, I did just walk down and take the photo - I'm bored. |
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Post by Shut Yer Pus on Jul 15, 2017 22:34:29 GMT
This is sublime, what a place it was in them days, that Gerkin bloke was a cracking guy with his "Beeston" style tash. Panthers in Cristal Tiles shirts.
I remember just rocking up at the reception during school hols and asking the hot blonde if we could just "have a look around" to which she just let us right in, door open, no problem fill yer boots lads.
We would just walk straight into the place and walk into the home/away dressing rooms. trophy rooms, laundry rooms, and if we saw any staff/players we would just chat with them, it was surreal and unthinkable in today's lockdown world.
Sitting in Lou Macari's office seat, raking through his paperwork! then onto the pitch for a kick about - ridiculous when you think back.
Why was this allowed? Remember speaking to big Vinny Overson in the corridor "just enjoy yourselves lads and take it all in, but don't muck about!" WTF.
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Post by elystokie on Jul 15, 2017 22:58:00 GMT
Going back to the old Stoke End days there was a tiny shop near the ticket office which had little stock apart from the odd pennant and silk scarf. Most sports shops in the city sold red and white striped football shirts, it was just a matter of sewing the Stoke badge on it if you required it. Shorts and socks were plain white, again readily available in any shop. Got my first 1972 Stoke kit from Longton, in a shop that also sold Cub Scout gear. Scarves were just red and white bars unless you bought a printed silk one. Later on the old terraced house near the Boothen started selling stuff, programmes and badges etc and there was also a shed the behind the Boothen, where you crossed the river, which sold old programmes etc. When the new Stoke end was built they encorporated a shop, Stokes first proper club shop which sold all sorts of tat, including several thousand pink panthers. I think the ticketing dept moved into there too. The terraced shop remained for a while, still selling collectable programmes etc, the shed outside the Boothen vanished and a small kiosk in the Boothen concourse appeared, selling mainly badges ( many of which were stolen at half time as the drunken crowd swamped the area !). After a while, the terraced shop closed ( I think the club sold the property and at one time club apprentices kipped upstairs ) leaving the only official club shop under the Stoke End. Bourne Sports still sold Stoke shirts and scarves etc until the club moved to its new home and fully furnished Stoke City store, which then opened satellite stores in Hanley and Newcastle before promptly closing them and keeping just the one at the stadium. The shop in the Potteries Centre was open last weekend, unless I've massively missed the point here? |
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jul 15, 2017 23:09:36 GMT
I just remember it being old programmes and pretty much nothing else. In those there was very little merchandising and for shirts you'd need to go to the local sports shop or Bourne Sports, I remember an ex player owning a sport shop in the iron market in Newcastle. I think it was Billy Mould. It was Billy Mould. Got all my Subbuteo stuff from his shop as a kiddie. Though his shop was in a shopping arcade off the High Street. Subbuteo what a game that was. Remember getting World Cup edition when I was 10. Ended up with around 10 teams Brazil, England, Scotland, Hibs, Stoke and West Ham (The one with the V). Best Xmas pressie that and Freddie Truemajs test match. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 23:16:03 GMT
It was Billy Mould. Got all my Subbuteo stuff from his shop as a kiddie. Though his shop was in a shopping arcade off the High Street. Subbuteo what a game that was. Remember getting World Cup edition when I was 10. Ended up with around 10 teams Brazil, England, Scotland, Hibs, Stoke and West Ham (The one with the V). Best Xmas pressie that and Freddie Truemajs test match. I have my father's version of Subbuteo - it was called New Footy. In the original box and all in good condition. Anyone used to play Blow Football? Bloody spit everywhere!  |
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