Chulla 4,946 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 I seem to remember that there was another Saturday sports newspaper in the 1950s, 1960s, that had green pages. The seller would shout 'green 'un', 'green 'un'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted July 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Agree with Merthyr Imp. The Football Post was a pink broadsheet in the sixties and changed to a white tabloid, in early mid-seventies if I recall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 My memory coincides with Chullah, and you were either a Pink 'un or Green 'un fan on Saturday evening, for the life of me can't remember what the Green 'un was called, but summat like Football News perhaps? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Think it was called just that, 'green un' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 If there was a 'green un' in Nottingham it must have been before my time - i.e. pre-1963 when I got interested in football. The Sheffield Star 'Green un' was well-known in the Sheffield area, and may have been on sale in Chesterfield. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Early 50s my 1st interest in football and i think the 'green un' was just a sheet produced with just the days results on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Before papers printed fixtures and tables,I used to go into sketchleys and grab handful of free forest fixtures and tables and sell them round the pubs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
firbeck 859 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 I have a copy of the Football Post dated 28th October 1967 relating to the Forest v Man Utd game. It's pink and has all the little figures on the front page, my father used to get it from our local newsagents every week without fail for as far back as I can remember. I don't ever recall it being white at all, perhaps that was a later edition, I also used to think that the figures on the front page were very sinister when I was very young !!! I actually got a write up in it once, as a 16 year old I was drafted into the mighty Highcliffe FC team from the Midland Amature Alliance, their left winger had sprained his ankle and, as my brother was their accountant and man with the sponge and bucket, I got volunteered to play with all these big 20 odd somethings in a preliminary County Cup tie against the Combined Colleges on Bulwell Forest. We noticed a reporter standing on the side making notes and I scored the opening goal just before half time, that meant that I made the Football Post that night, I was well impressed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Did the post used to put some results under stop press on the back page, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Yes late kick-offs, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 I used to like the letters page and. crossword in the FP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 At the Forman st offices i remember men collecting a bundle of Football posts or news,then set off running in different directions shouting 'FOOTBALL' .i remember one in particular (and he was no spring chicken) used to run down Parliament st past Sneinton Market and onto sneinton dale,such was the popularity of the 'Football papers' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 609 Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 I've just seen an ad. on eBay for some old Nottingham football papers from May 1959 when Forest won the cup. The Football Post is pictured and it's a white tabloid with the Thomas Henry characters across the top. The Football News is also featured and it's a broadsheet and appears to be pink. I can't remember when The Football News ceased publication but is it possible The Football Post became pink for a short while in the 60s which is creating the confusion? I used to love the Nottingham Football papers on Saturday teatime. I also used to look forward to The Guardian Journal which came out on Monday mornings and contained some great pictures from Saturday's games. I've recently picked up an old Post Football Guide from 1915 which makes for amazing reading. The Leicester character with top hat, check trousers, specs and pipe is referred to as Fosse and most interestingly Notts County are simply referred to as Notts throughout the publication. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FOREST-WIN-THE-CUP-Nottingham-FOOTBALL-EVE-POST-FOOTBALL-NEWS-2-5-1959/372406095363?hash=item56b5220e03:g:ApsAAOSwgetbRhQq 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,674 Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 Funnily enough I had been looking on eBay if there were any FPs from the 50s 60s . Some of my childhood playmates were connected to Peppers the hairdresser's and that cropped up last week on a Facebook page as they are closing the Trinity Sq branch . My playmates dad was a Ted Duncan and that name crops up as a sketch artist in 1950 for the Football Post. They sent him to cover such exotic events as Netherfield Albion v Rufford Colliery . Of course could be another Ted Duncan nothing to do with my pals but was interested to see any sketches . Â P.S.someone else is selling a job lot from the mid 70s for a tenner ! Â https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/FOOTBALL-POST-NOTTINGHAM-1974-75-INC-FOREST-COUNTY-DERBY-MANSFIELD-26-COPIES/173505068342?hash=item2865b53d36:g:-KoAAOSwinlbh~BX Â 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smiffy49 590 Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 I'm trying to find out about the old Nottingham Football Post newspaper, issued after the Saturday afternoon matches. From memory it was pink? Also remember a green version and come to think of it white too?  Does anyone have any information on this, or maybe a photograph of the pink/green/white paper?  Thanks - Smiffy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 I remember my father reading the pink version when I was a child. He had no interest whatsoever in football but used to do the pools every week. He had a number of reasonable wins. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 Reckon the 'Pink' one was the '''Football news'''and the ''Football post'' was always white,, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 One of my jobs as a kid, to make sure the pink one was fetched so my dad could read it before tea-time. Â Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 I seem to recall the Football Post being pink in the 50s and 60s and just looked at my Dad’s football album which has newspaper cuttings (referring to him) and in the early 50s those snippets are pink.  Before the war the newspaper cuttings are white.  Suppose they may have been from different football papers though.  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 956 Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 My dad had the football post which was always pink. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,217 Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 When I used to deliver papers in the early sixties the Football Post was pink and the Football News was white. Always good for some tips when calling in the local pubs on the round. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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