Giles sports ram raid!!

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The West Glamorgan contingent of the cardiff city fan base were always well dressed in pringle and those Patrick blue and black zip ups due to , its alleged, a number of raids on sports shops in Porthcawl, Port Talbot and Neath

I had a Patrick top but I paid for mine

[Jordi Culé]

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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.

Bolwells had all sorts of goodies. Apart from Gazelles I had a pair of Keglar, Grand Slam and Lendl daps from there. It was an Aladdin's cave for Adidas stuff.

Getting to Blackwood was a pain in the arse mind. Had to catch a Red & White or a Islwn Borough bus from Treharris square. Inevitably Blackwood was full of weirdos who hail from Gwent.

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Bolwells had all sorts of goodies. Apart from Gazelles I had a pair of Keglar, Grand Slam and Lendl daps from there. It was an Aladdin's cave for Adidas stuff.

Getting to Blackwood was a pain in the arse mind. Had to catch a Red & White or a Islwn Borough bus from Treharris square. Inevitably Blackwood was full of weirdos who hail from Gwent.

Gwent is full of weirdos, granted, Caerphilly is proper ****ed up Bolwells had a stack of dead stock, back in the day when a pair of daps would stay on the shelf for a couple of years. Got myself a pair of Trimm Trabbs for next to nothing because one of them had been on display for a year and the sun had bleached it Howells and David Morgan had their own little sports department with the odd bit of kit that stuck in the store room for a few years. Allders had a massive box where they sold off seconds Farah trousers. I bought some disasters, Light blue, cream etc

[valleys caveman]

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Gwent is full of weirdos, granted, Caerphilly is proper ****ed up Bolwells had a stack of dead stock, back in the day when a pair of daps would stay on the shelf for a couple of years. Got myself a pair of Trimm Trabbs for next to nothing because one of them had been on display for a year and the sun had bleached it Howells and David Morgan had their own little sports department with the odd bit of kit that stuck in the store room for a few years. Allders had a massive box where they sold off seconds Farah trousers. I bought some disasters, Light blue, cream etc

Gwent is full of weirdos, says the man who used to walk round with different coloured daps on each foot

[Jordi Culé]

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Gwent is full of weirdos, granted, Caerphilly is proper ****ed up Bolwells had a stack of dead stock, back in the day when a pair of daps would stay on the shelf for a couple of years. Got myself a pair of Trimm Trabbs for next to nothing because one of them had been on display for a year and the sun had bleached it Howells and David Morgan had their own little sports department with the odd bit of kit that stuck in the store room for a few years. Allders had a massive box where they sold off seconds Farah trousers. I bought some disasters, Light blue, cream etc

The little basement sports place of David Morgan always had a flood of Le Coq Sportif in it. It's weird how you remember these things. When David Morgan closed 2000+ something, they had on sale loads of Ronnie Corbert style Pringle for next to nothing. Wandered in on the closure run up and bought a few jumpers which I sold on Ebay to wannabe 80s football freaks.

Cardiff was a much more interesting place to shop years ago. It had loads more character. You mentioned Olympus Sports, I loved that place.

[Tuerto]

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Gwent is full of weirdos, says the man who used to walk round with different coloured daps on each foot

[Tuerto]

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The little basement sports place of David Morgan always had a flood of Le Coq Sportif in it. It's weird how you remember these things. When David Morgan closed 2000+ something, they had on sale loads of Ronnie Corbert style Pringle for next to nothing. Wandered in on the closure run up and bought a few jumpers which I sold on Ebay to wannabe 80s football freaks.

Cardiff was a much more interesting place to shop years ago. It had loads more character. You mentioned Olympus Sports, I loved that place.

I was looking at Le Coq Sportif stuff the other day, i think that they must've downscaled and their stuff is a bit shit now anyway. Remember c-17? Had a pair of Patch jeans that i bought in London, they brought out the flares in the late eighties, big mistake, i looked a bigger twat than usual and (rightly) took some stick over wearing them. Chevignon was nice stuff, as was Chippie, nice jeans.

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The West Glamorgan contingent of the cardiff city fan base were always well dressed in pringle and those Patrick blue and black zip ups due to , its alleged, a number of raids on sports shops in Porthcawl, Port Talbot and Neath

I had a Patrick top but I paid for mine

Patrick tops were cheap, they weren't the choice of the discerning 'dresser'.

I remember travelling up to Sharp Sports in London to buy a Tachini tracksuit (1982).
It was only a small shop, but it was absolutely rammed with designer wear.
You had to ring the doorbell first, then the owner, an Asian guy, would only let people in one at a time.
There were stories of scousers, in particular, who would carry small razor blades and cut off the logos from the merchandise whilst in the shop.

[jeepster]

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The West Glamorgan contingent of the cardiff city fan base were always well dressed in pringle and those Patrick blue and black zip ups due to , its alleged, a number of raids on sports shops in Porthcawl, Port Talbot and Neath
in the east of the city.
I had a Patrick top but I paid for mine

Llanrumney was pringle jumpers from a certain golf club

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Edwards Sports hasn’t had a mention, in Church St, if I recall. Welsh Sports in Quay St and, as mentioned, Gilesports on the corner of Caroline St opposite The Cambrian.They were the popular three in the 60s, although you could get Olivers Spot Kick from ..erm..Olivers on the corner of Church St & High St, where the Co-Op bank is now.

[valleys caveman]

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Some nice stuff on here for those who'd like to relive their youth

https://www.80scasualclassics.co.uk/

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Edwards Sports hasn’t had a mention, in Church St, if I recall. Welsh Sports in Quay St and, as mentioned, Gilesports on the corner of Caroline St opposite The Cambrian.They were the popular three in the 60s, although you could get Olivers Spot Kick from ..erm..Olivers on the corner of Church St & High St, where the Co-Op bank is now.

Edwards sports! that's the one that i called Inter sports-don't know why! Olivers 'Sizzler' trainers, two stripes on them i think, we called them Adidas stingies where i grew up-if you had the four stripe shoe shop own brand, then you had Adidas generous

[valleys caveman]

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Edwards sports! that's the one that i called Inter sports-don't know why! Olivers 'Sizzler' trainers, two stripes on them i think, we called them Adidas stingies where i grew up-if you had the four stripe shoe shop own brand, then you had Adidas generous

[Michael Morris]

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Can you remember when JJB Sports in Queens West Arcade had a basketball court in it?

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Can you remember when JJB Sports in Queens West Arcade had a basketball court in it?

I think that i can. That place died on it's arse. When it first opened, wasn't it all food outlets like spud u like and that kind of thing? The Capitol at the bottom of Queen St is finished as well, like a ghost town.