tim-sanchez wrote:Still crazy to me that we can livestream Morecambe, if I didn't watch Morecambe you used to have no idea of the score. I remember it was exciting when we used to come through on the videprinter on Soccer Saturday, at least it was live updates!
Martin wrote:Going back to the late 60s and 70s, the scores came up on the teleprinter on TV but for Morecambe's away matches you had to nip round to the newsagents at about half five to buy a copy of the Football Pink paper. Although not wholly accurate, it did a remarkable job in getting all the results printed and distributed within an hour of full time.
SimplyRed MFC wrote:Anyone remember those big metal numbers used for showing the latest half time scores at grounds ?
When we were really bored we would put a “1” before the “0” to make it look like we were winning 10-0 instead of the usual dull 0-0. Well, we thought as kids it was funny !
Andy D wrote:hhhmm 80s
Ceefax for the latest scores(booking family holidays too)
Saint & Greavsie (before Soccer AM)
Stuart Hall on the radio on a Saturday with all the final scores
Footballers wore short shorts like Hot Pants.
Admission prices were cheap as chips, in comparison with the average wage
It was a Working Man's game no Snowflakes,but in a,lot of ways its improved and for the right reasons like stamping out racism(bullying)
FA Cup was magical back then, it was like the Grand National we only had 3 Television channels so every household almost had it on.
I thought he scored 4! Was that the game that Clive Walker had his penalty saved by Craig Mawson? The only time in his career he missed a pen! Could be wrong was a while ago!Freez wrote:Junior Hunter hat trick in that one for Woking, absolutely brilliant game of football!!!
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