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by **Leggie43** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 10:01 am

Arthur Pickering.

by **Snowy** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 10:52 am

Leggie43 wrote:Arthur Pickering.

I wonder if he really existed or it was a name they used for all the sports reporters like ‘Sentinel’…he could have been the offspring of a one night stand between Chipper and ‘The Docker’ off the Footy Mail.

by **Kenny Bottles** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 1:19 pm

Brian Arrundale.

by **Leggie43** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 4:43 pm

Snowy wrote:
Leggie43 wrote:Arthur Pickering.

I wonder if he really existed or it was a name they used for all the sports reporters like ‘Sentinel’…he could have been the offspring of a one night stand between Chipper and ‘The Docker’ off the Footy Mail.

by **Leggie43** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 4:43 pm

Ronnie Pickering rolf

by **Snowy** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 4:51 pm

Leggie43 wrote:Ronnie Pickering

Imagine meeting him at the traffic lights. :laugh:

by **Grayhoundend** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:45 pm

"Do you know who i am"

by **Leggie43** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:56 pm

Grayhoundend wrote:"Do you know who i am"

Yes your Ronnie Foooking Pickering :laugh:

by **Snowy** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:29 pm

Grayhoundend wrote:"Do you know who i am"

No, but I can phone the home if you have their number.

by **Grayhoundend** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:08 pm

I am not a number, Did you see the size of that chuddy ball rolling down the beach.

by **Leggie43** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:14 pm

Yosser Hughes

by **Kenny Bottles** » Sun Sep 24, 2023 1:07 pm

Showaddywaddy

by **Bluestreak** » Sun Sep 24, 2023 3:58 pm

Arthur played squash at West Rugby Club and often wore a tee shirt with "Iraqi Army" on the back of it.

by **Stomper409** » Sun Sep 24, 2023 4:18 pm

Leggie43 wrote:Arthur Pickering.

I often see Arthur walking to Throston shops to buy a newspaper.

by **Grayhoundend** » Sun Sep 24, 2023 6:47 pm

Stomper409 wrote:
Leggie43 wrote:Arthur Pickering.

I often see Arthur walking to Throston shops to buy a newspaper.

Toilet paper

by **Leggie43** » Sun Sep 24, 2023 7:51 pm

Saddam Hussan

by **Stomper409** » Sun Sep 24, 2023 8:02 pm

Grayhoundend wrote:
Stomper409 wrote:
Leggie43 wrote:Arthur Pickering.

I often see Arthur walking to Throston shops to buy a newspaper.

Toilet paper

I don’t think that he buys the Hartlepool Mail!!

by **Mctee1908** » Sun Sep 24, 2023 8:33 pm

Go Ask Alice wrote:Brian Arrundale.

Never heard of him.

by **Kenny Bottles** » Sun Sep 24, 2023 8:56 pm

Mctee1908 wrote:
Go Ask Alice wrote:Brian Arrundale.

Never heard of him.

He was Arthur Pickering's rival as the Pools correspondent for BBC radio Cleveland/Tees for a long time. Those were the days when live commentaries weren't allowed and he phoned into the studio when goals were scored.

Those crackly phone lines often sounded like he was on the other side of the world rather than places like Rochdale or Tranmere.

by **Leggie43** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 3:57 pm

Go Ask Alice wrote:
Mctee1908 wrote:
Go Ask Alice wrote:Brian Arrundale.

Never heard of him.

He was Arthur Pickering's rival as the Pools correspondent for BBC radio Cleveland/Tees for a long time. Those were the days when live commentaries weren't allowed and he phoned into the studio when goals were scored.

Those crackly phone lines often sounded like he was on the other side of the world rather than places like Rochdale or Tranmere.

True very crackly lines back then in the 80s 90s but wait that cannot be true ...Neil Armstrong got a live phone call from the President of the USA it was so so clear no crackly sounds and was only 250,000 miles away :laugh:

by **Snowy** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 4:00 pm

Leggie43 wrote:
Go Ask Alice wrote:
Mctee1908 wrote:
Go Ask Alice wrote:Brian Arrundale.

Never heard of him.

He was Arthur Pickering's rival as the Pools correspondent for BBC radio Cleveland/Tees for a long time. Those were the days when live commentaries weren't allowed and he phoned into the studio when goals were scored.

Those crackly phone lines often sounded like he was on the other side of the world rather than places like Rochdale or Tranmere.

True very crackly lines back then in the 80s 90s but wait that cannot be true ...Neil Armstrong got a live phone call from the President of the USA it was so so clear no crackly sounds and was only 250,000 miles away

But we had BT…Bloody Busby shitting all over the telephone lines.

by **Leggie43** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 6:07 pm

Snowy wrote:
Leggie43 wrote:
Go Ask Alice wrote:
Mctee1908 wrote:
Go Ask Alice wrote:Brian Arrundale.

Never heard of him.

He was Arthur Pickering's rival as the Pools correspondent for BBC radio Cleveland/Tees for a long time. Those were the days when live commentaries weren't allowed and he phoned into the studio when goals were scored.

Those crackly phone lines often sounded like he was on the other side of the world rather than places like Rochdale or Tranmere.

True very crackly lines back then in the 80s 90s but wait that cannot be true ...Neil Armstrong got a live phone call from the President of the USA it was so so clear no crackly sounds and was only 250,000 miles away

But we had BT…Bloody Busby shitting all over the telephone lines.

What I would like to know is how we managed to fit a telephone line to the moon :laugh:

by **Kettering Poolie** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 7:38 pm

Go Ask Alice wrote:Brian Arrundale.

Ivan Ash - or was it Ivor Nash?

by **Leggie43** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:32 pm

Think it was Ivan

by **Leggie43** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:33 pm

Henry " splash it all over " Cooper

by **Leggie43** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:34 pm

Leggie43 wrote:Think it was Ivan Nash

by **Snowy** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:12 pm

Wasn’t Ivor Biggin was it…?

by **kevin pooles gloves** » Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:41 am

Texans n Curly Wurleys.
Stretchable chocolate bars.

Snorkel coats.

2 points for a win.
Games finishing at 4:40 on Saturdays with 10 mins for halftime.

The good old days.

by **Snowy** » Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:02 am

Most important of all was your positioning on the final whistle to leg it over the car park to make sure you actually got on the No6 bus.

by **Kenny Bottles** » Tue Sep 26, 2023 11:06 am

Clackers.

by **Leggie43** » Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:30 pm

Wooden football rattles

by **Leggie43** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 12:52 pm

Jimmy Clitheroe

by **Stomper409** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 1:04 pm

Leggie43 wrote:Jimmy Clitheroe

A bit of nostalgia for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv5wqsiTLHM

Never realised that Mrs Slocombe played his mother :laugh:

by **Snowy** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 1:05 pm

The Navy Lark and Round the Horn.

by **Stomper409** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 1:06 pm

Workers Playtime.

by **Stomper409** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 1:08 pm

Two way family favourites.

by **Johnjo1** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 1:26 pm

Had to get the wireless battery charged up at the bike shop in Oxford St.

by **SLowdown** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 1:45 pm

Snowy wrote:Most important of all was your positioning on the final whistle to leg it over the car park to make sure you actually got on the No6 bus.

I’d run down Clarence Road to the United Bus Garage on the final whistle for the ‘Special’. It left when crammed. Always home near Rossmere Park for the 5 o’clock results on BBC.

by **Stomper409** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 1:58 pm

Pools v Darlo.

by **Bluestreak** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 2:04 pm

Johnjo1 wrote:Had to get the wireless battery charged up at the bike shop in Oxford St.

Wilf Spence?

by **Bluestreak** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 2:06 pm

Its 50 year since the Likley Lads.
Did you know Thelmas Aunt Elsie lived in Hartlepool?

by **Johnjo1** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 4:15 pm

Wilf Spence did the same service but he was up Oxford Rd the Oxford St name was something like Yuil (not the builder)

by **Leggie43** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 4:17 pm

Throston Bridge

by **Snowy** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 4:31 pm

The market in Lynn Street and the smell of toffee apples.

by **Leggie43** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 6:30 pm

The bakery in Murray Street and that wonderful noise pulling smell of fresh bread buns :razz:

by **ToTheHartlepool2-0** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:33 pm

Everything Morrels

by **Snowy** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:40 pm

Leggie43 wrote:The bakery in Murray Street and that wonderful noise pulling smell of fresh bread buns

Aaaah Balmers mince pies. :laugh:

by **Leggie43** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:45 pm

Snowy wrote:The market in Lynn Street and the smell of toffee apples.

Only ever went to Lynn Street once as a nipper but how strange you mention toffee apples because I only remember two things from that day one was these huge strippy canopies above every shop that amazed me as a nipper and two that smell of toffee apples. :laugh:

by **Leggie43** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 10:20 pm

Lawrence what a character what a nice bloke.

by **Snowy** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 10:58 pm

Leggie43 wrote:Lawrence what a character what a nice bloke.

Remember his funeral, one of my sons knew him through the police , he was always getting chew, anyway he said I don’t know if anybody will turn up so what say we turn up..
Nice sunny afternoon, we turned up, you couldn’t get near the place.

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