Ninian Park Memories

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Same bloke, same spot on sloper road, just before the canton stand

Every home game

Money spinner lottery tickets!

Probably dead now

Poor old sod

[tforturton]

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I didn't sit in the grandstand very often (Cup games mainly), but I can still recall this guy wandering round, shouting "Programmes, Lottery tickets, and the book!". I think this was one of John Crooks' books of players.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I didn't sit in the grandstand very often (Cup games mainly), but I can still recall this guy wandering round, shouting "Programmes, Lottery tickets, and the book!". I think this was one of John Crooks' books of players.

John Crook from Abergavenny?

[UNDERHILL1927]

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The buzz I used to get walking down Sloper Rd and then walking up the steps into the Grange End and then Block A Grandstand, can't be replicated.

I miss that place so badly

[cardiff55]

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John Crook from Abergavenny?

John Crooks died about 10 years ago.

[Mario Miethig]

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John Crooks died about 10 years ago.

I’m lucky to have his history of Cardiff City book he wrote. An excellent read! I also have TOBW follow up book, another excellent read!

[Mario Miethig]

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Always remember the program seller on corner of Leckwith Close. Was there every game for years. Also seeing John Reynolds on his bike. Still see him ride away from the CCS on match day. Always before the game for some reason though.

[stan butler]

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Same bloke, same spot on sloper road, just before the canton stand

Every home game

Money spinner lottery tickets!

Probably dead now

Poor old sod

I remember him shouting money spinner tickets.
The fella in the police hat
A short fella with a dai cap and big side burns wearing bicycle clips on an old push bike by ther Canton

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I remember him shouting money spinner tickets.
The fella in the police hat
A short fella with a dai cap and big side burns wearing bicycle clips on an old push bike by ther Canton

The fella with the plastic police hat was from ely hospital . The police riot van used to pick him up before home games

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Always remember the program seller on corner of Leckwith Close. Was there every game for years. Also seeing John Reynolds on his bike. Still see him ride away from the CCS on match day. Always before the game for some reason though.

he did a lot of running in his string vest

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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John Crooks died about 10 years ago.

the one from Abergavenny?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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The buzz I used to get walking down Sloper Rd and then walking up the steps into the Grange End and then Block A Grandstand, can't be replicated.

I miss that place so badly

I never thought I would say it but so do I

All that rust

[Mario Miethig]

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he did a lot of running in his string vest

He did. He was on the bins I believe? When being a bin man was hard graft. Fit as a fiddle!

[Tuerto]

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I remember him shouting money spinner tickets.
The fella in the police hat
A short fella with a dai cap and big side burns wearing bicycle clips on an old push bike by ther Canton

The bloke in the coppers hat was a patient at Ely Hospital. Apparently, the police would pick him up on their way to a game. This at a time when up and dab was a regular occurrence at NP. Could you imagine the NHS and South Wales Police sanctioning something similar today Brilliant!

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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He did. He was on the bins I believe? When being a bin man was hard graft. Fit as a fiddle!

often saw him running along the road by Llandaff tech