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Post by etonrifle on Jul 21, 2011 20:45:57 GMT
who remembers the clipper programme?
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Post by StoKeith on Jul 21, 2011 20:47:52 GMT
Are you talking about the LA Clippers (my chosen team in the NBA)?
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Post by happylarry on Jul 21, 2011 20:48:52 GMT
It was called The Ceramic City Clipper and had the Football League Review pull out in the middle. I miss it......
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Post by banburypotter on Jul 21, 2011 20:48:56 GMT
i have a few copies, that i used to get when i was a lad
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Post by etonrifle on Jul 21, 2011 20:54:33 GMT
i mean the stoke match day programme i remember it in the 1970's it was called the clipper
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Post by str8outtahampton on Jul 21, 2011 21:07:31 GMT
i mean the stoke match day programme i remember it in the 1970's it was called the clipper It was indeed called the Ceramic City Clipper. It is a universal truth that all programmes are dire (and unnecessary), but the CCC was less dire than most. The only one I remember which was OK was Coventry's, about the same vintage. It had a magazine look and layout, and ran a series of (tasteful) pin-ups - typically of a Cov-supporting girl (Laura from Leamington) in hot pants. The Football League Review pull out featured for many years. The one thing I remember was an advert it routinely carried for Park Drive - which featured a great crowd scene. I think SCFC should pave the way and campaign for the return of Cigarette advertising - altho' limited to unfiltered brands only.
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Post by staffsbulldog on Jul 21, 2011 21:11:26 GMT
I have some of these for sale for £1 each, if anyone wants any pm me
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Post by elystokie on Jul 22, 2011 1:01:33 GMT
I used to sell it in the Boothen, meant I missed the first 20 minutes of every game, but I got in for free and got paid
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2011 5:31:31 GMT
Got a fair few of these in my loft
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Post by kentpotter on Jul 22, 2011 6:54:07 GMT
I've got a few of these and have never been able to get to the bottom of the name; Ceramic City's brilliant, but why Clipper???
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Post by withnall on Jul 22, 2011 9:13:56 GMT
I've got a few of these and have never been able to get to the bottom of the name; Ceramic City's brilliant, but why Clipper??? Because calling it the Ceramic City C### was considered a tad indelicate.
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Post by kentpotter on Jul 22, 2011 11:20:17 GMT
So that's two of us that don't know then?!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2011 11:33:27 GMT
wasnt a clipper a fast moving ship?...always seemed to have photos of Stoke Players flying down the wing on the cover
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2011 11:35:34 GMT
Str8outta- that ParkDrive advert was magic-it seemed to caputre the atmosphere of a night game at the time brilliantly- I think the photo was of the BaseBall Ground ?
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Post by ratslair on Jul 22, 2011 11:40:51 GMT
Didn't derby use to have ''pin-up'' (fit bird in hot pants) in there programme aswell ?
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Post by manchesterpotter on Jul 22, 2011 12:28:00 GMT
I collect old Stoke programmes and have quite a few Clippers. Never been quite sure why it was called the Clipper though.
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Post by stayingupforbigbazza on Jul 22, 2011 12:42:58 GMT
Got a fair few of these in my loft same here got loads in the attic did one season have "drawings" of the players faces on the front cover was it 1968/69 ish??
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2011 12:53:39 GMT
I can certainly help with this one. The “Ceramic City Clipper” was the brainchild of Derek Hodgson, who was a freelance journalist doing some work at The Vic in the late 60’s. The “Clipper” was a reference to a “periodical” or “bulletin” which was quite a common reference in journalism circles, and probably still is. I actually edited the junior letters page at the time which was called “The Junior Voice Of Victoria”. It probably looks a bit naff now, but it was pretty groundbreaking in 1968. There was only us who had such a thing. I was 14 at the time, and this little job enabled me to meet the players, sit in the press box for home games, and also get paid a few bob. Happy days!!! Oh and it also got me a free ticket for the League Cup Final, which was such a great day. Hope that helps guys.
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Post by elystokie on Jul 22, 2011 13:32:20 GMT
I can certainly help with this one. The “Ceramic City Clipper” was the brainchild of Derek Hodgson, who was a freelance journalist doing some work at The Vic in the late 60’s. The “Clipper” was a reference to a “periodical” or “bulletin” which was quite a common reference in journalism circles, and probably still is. I actually edited the junior letters page at the time which was called “The Junior Voice Of Victoria”. It probably looks a bit naff now, but it was pretty groundbreaking in 1968. There was only us who had such a thing. I was 14 at the time, and this little job enabled me to meet the players, sit in the press box for home games, and also get paid a few bob. Happy days!!! Oh and it also got me a free ticket for the League Cup Final, which was such a great day. Hope that helps guys. Thanks for that Seato, I was wondering also. Out of interest, how did you get chosen?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2011 13:54:23 GMT
I was just a pushy kid. I stood outside the press box entrance one Saturday before a game at the Vic and stopped Mr Hodgson on his way in. I just said that I thought that the junior fans should get their own letters page in the new match day programme. It was weird, he invited me in right there and then, and took me into an office. It was surreal, I was suddenly in the den. I could hear Waddo talking to someone from through a fairly thin wall, and I could smell the linament that the players used to splatter onto their muscles. Oh, and I got to meet Terry Conroy for the first time. Mr Hodgson invited me to edit a junior letters page right there and then and asked me to come up with a name for it. I chose "The Junior Voice Of Victoria" How original was that eh? And I got to watch the game from the press box. It was ok, but I much preferred the terraces. So it was just down to some basic cheek and cockiness really!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2011 14:02:43 GMT
Nice story and some good info there.
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Post by swampySCFC on Jul 22, 2011 14:03:37 GMT
I was just a pushy kid. I stood outside the press box entrance one Saturday before a game at the Vic and stopped Mr Hodgson on his way in. I just said that I thought that the junior fans should get their own letters page in the new match day programme. It was weird, he invited me in right there and then, and took me into an office. It was surreal, I was suddenly in the den. I could hear Waddo talking to someone from through a fairly thin wall, and I could smell the linament that the players used to splatter onto their muscles. Oh, and I got to meet Terry Conroy for the first time. Mr Hodgson invited me to edit a junior letters page right there and then and asked me to come up with a name for it. I chose "The Junior Voice Of Victoria" How original was that eh? And I got to watch the game from the press box. It was ok, but I much preferred the terraces. So it was just down to some basic cheek and cockiness really!!! Ungrateful so and so. (Ive got loads in the loft)
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Post by elystokie on Jul 22, 2011 14:08:23 GMT
I was just a pushy kid. I stood outside the press box entrance one Saturday before a game at the Vic and stopped Mr Hodgson on his way in. I just said that I thought that the junior fans should get their own letters page in the new match day programme. It was weird, he invited me in right there and then, and took me into an office. It was surreal, I was suddenly in the den. I could hear Waddo talking to someone from through a fairly thin wall, and I could smell the linament that the players used to splatter onto their muscles. Oh, and I got to meet Terry Conroy for the first time. Mr Hodgson invited me to edit a junior letters page right there and then and asked me to come up with a name for it. I chose "The Junior Voice Of Victoria" How original was that eh? And I got to watch the game from the press box. It was ok, but I much preferred the terraces. So it was just down to some basic cheek and cockiness really!!! Good on yer mate, there'll be hundreds reading this wishing they'd done the same, nice one
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2011 14:23:05 GMT
If you get to see an old "Clipper" you will see what an ugly kid I was too!!
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Post by manchesterpotter on Jul 22, 2011 15:01:16 GMT
I was just a pushy kid. I stood outside the press box entrance one Saturday before a game at the Vic and stopped Mr Hodgson on his way in. I just said that I thought that the junior fans should get their own letters page in the new match day programme. It was weird, he invited me in right there and then, and took me into an office. It was surreal, I was suddenly in the den. I could hear Waddo talking to someone from through a fairly thin wall, and I could smell the linament that the players used to splatter onto their muscles. Oh, and I got to meet Terry Conroy for the first time. Mr Hodgson invited me to edit a junior letters page right there and then and asked me to come up with a name for it. I chose "The Junior Voice Of Victoria" How original was that eh? And I got to watch the game from the press box. It was ok, but I much preferred the terraces. So it was just down to some basic cheek and cockiness really!!! Cheers for the information, seato. That's a great story too - I'll have to look out for your page in some of the Clippers I've got.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2011 12:04:20 GMT
This is what my little page looked like.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2011 12:06:58 GMT
And here is a "Clipper" cover
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Post by march4 on Jul 23, 2011 12:11:01 GMT
I also have a fair few in the loft.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2011 12:12:04 GMT
So my face is getting all dusty up there eh?
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Post by march4 on Jul 23, 2011 12:14:33 GMT
So my face is getting all dusty up there eh? They are properly strored, so you should be ok.
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