Giles sports ram raid!!

[William Treseder]

Was anyone else on here, in or around St Marys St on that night? Think it was a Friday. Can’t remember what yr either, but it must have been late 80’s?
Me and a few mates were heading to the Philharmonic, when all of a sudden, this car just reversed straight into the windows of Giles Sports.
The following 10/15 minutes were complete mayhem. I’ve never seen a place get emptied as quick as that!!
The place was overwhelmed in minutes, with folk grabbing what ever they could.
I got some golf clubs, trainers and a baseball bat 😂😂😂

[BlueArmy 86]

Re: Giles sports ram raid!!

Expect a knock on your door in the morning

[Tuerto]

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Sports shops of the eighties-in cardiff-think there were four in the centre, Giles sports (Caroline st?) Olympus sport (Queen st) What was the one in St Johns square called-Intersport? And there was that Welsh sports ? By the City Arms. Sportsflair in Canton and Wellfield rd, Cardiff sporrtsgear in Whitchurch rd. Bolwells in blsckwood was great for those into their Adidas Gazelle, Jeans etc, the locals didn't seem as enthusiastic about purchasing them as the football boys from cardiff.

[valleys caveman]

Re: Giles sports ram raid!!

Always enjoyed Bolwells in Blackwood. Pretty sure they had another branch in Monmouth too.

[BLUETIT]

Re: Giles sports ram raid!!

Sports shops of the eighties-in cardiff-think there were four in the centre, Giles sports (Caroline st?) Olympus sport (Queen st) What was the one in St Johns square called-Intersport? And there was that Welsh sports ? By the City Arms. Sportsflair in Canton and Wellfield rd, Cardiff sporrtsgear in Whitchurch rd. Bolwells in blsckwood was great for those into their Adidas Gazelle, Jeans etc, the locals didn't seem as enthusiastic about purchasing them as the football boys from cardiff.

An there's me, thinking all the "sports gear", was supplied at the back of Mill Lane Fruit Market Stalls, for cash

[William Treseder]

Re: Giles sports ram raid!!

Expect a knock on your door in the morning

It’s ok. Guilt got the better of me and i took it all into Canton police station the following morning.
That’s me just out of clink yesterday morning.

[Toadstool]

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Was Giles sports anything to do with David Giles and his family?

[Armitage Shanks]

Re: Giles sports ram raid!!

Always enjoyed Bolwells in Blackwood. Pretty sure they had another branch in Monmouth too.

Me too, spent most Saturdays in there.
They sold random football stuff such as a Norwich City winter coat, which I thought was odd in blackwood.
They used to have a rail outside where football shirts were a fiver.
I remember getting a 1985 blue man utd 3rd shirt.
Hated man utd but the shirt was cool as.

[Maxim]

Re: Giles sports ram raid!!

Was Giles sports anything to do with David Giles and his family?

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/gilesports-sold-in-multi-million-pound-deal-2353983

[insider]

Re: Giles sports ram raid!!

I remember Austin Reed in Queen St getting done by the Docks boys.

[life on mars]

Re: Giles sports ram raid!!

Always enjoyed Bolwells in Blackwood. Pretty sure they had another branch in Monmouth too.

Gosh I remember them , orientated towards Rugby and Canterbury gear wasn't it ?? had some great bargains though ,different stuff to your normal sport shops , independent look about it

[NYCBlue]

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Took a few trips up to Bolwells. It was the only place you could get Gazelles at one point.

[life on mars]

Re: Giles sports ram raid!!

Was anyone else on here, in or around St Marys St on that night? Think it was a Friday. Can’t remember what yr either, but it must have been late 80’s?
Me and a few mates were heading to the Philharmonic, when all of a sudden, this car just reversed straight into the windows of Giles Sports.
The following 10/15 minutes were complete mayhem. I’ve never seen a place get emptied as quick as that!!
The place was overwhelmed in minutes, with folk grabbing what ever they could.
I got some golf clubs, trainers and a baseball bat ������

Argh those were the days when we could shop freely for non essentials without old bill chasing you about

[The Bloop]

Re: Giles sports ram raid!!

I remember Austin Reed in Queen St getting done by the Docks boys.

Its always advisable to be well dressed for an appearance before the judge 😁

[Tuerto]

Re: Giles sports ram raid!!

Took a few trips up to Bolwells. It was the only place you could get Gazelles at one point.

I used to take the train over to Bristol, fiver return. Got myself some Wine red Gazelle, and some Pink Adidas Jeans