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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 😂😂😂
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Expect a knock on your door in the morning
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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.
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Always enjoyed Bolwells in Blackwood. Pretty sure they had another branch in Monmouth too.
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Tuerto
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 :hehe::hehe::hehe:
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BlueArmy 86
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.
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Was Giles sports anything to do with David Giles and his family?
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valleys caveman
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.
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Toadstool
Was Giles sports anything to do with David Giles and his family?
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/busine...d-deal-2353983
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I remember Austin Reed in Queen St getting done by the Docks boys.
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valleys caveman
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
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Took a few trips up to Bolwells. It was the only place you could get Gazelles at one point.
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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
Argh those were the days when we could shop freely for non essentials without old bill chasing you about :-)
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insider
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 😁
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NYCBlue
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 :hehe:
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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
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Tuerto
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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Jordi Culé
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 :hehe: 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 :hehe: 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
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Tuerto
Gwent is full of weirdos, granted, Caerphilly is proper ****ed up :hehe: 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 :hehe: 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 :hehe:
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Tuerto
Gwent is full of weirdos, granted, Caerphilly is proper ****ed up :hehe: 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 :hehe: 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.
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valleys caveman
Gwent is full of weirdos, says the man who used to walk round with different coloured daps on each foot :hehe:
:hehe: :thumbup:
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Jordi Culé
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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SLUDGE FACTORY
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'. :hehe:
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.
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SLUDGE FACTORY
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.
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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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splott parker
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 :hehe:
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Tuerto
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 :hehe:
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Can you remember when JJB Sports in Queens West Arcade had a basketball court in it?
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Michael Morris
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.
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Tuerto
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.
yeah both had food courts. The Capitol Arcade became a white elephant before Covid, at one time it had massive Virgin music shop, Boots, the food court - it was thriving
Town has been dying retailwise for a while. And now this pandemic is going to ruin it even more. Queen St is phone case shops, christmas pop ups and even has a chip shop on it!!
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Michael Morris
yeah both had food courts. The Capitol Arcade became a white elephant before Covid, at one time it had massive Virgin music shop, Boots, the food court - it was thriving
Town has been dying retailwise for a while. And now this pandemic is going to ruin it even more. Queen St is phone case shops, christmas pop ups and even has a chip shop on it!!
The lack of pubs on Queen St always puzzled me, of course there was the Taff Vale but can’t remember any other traditional type boozers there, a few were dotted about off Queen St like The Marchioness of Bute and The Park Vaults but they weren’t actually on the main drag. There was one on the corner of Station Terrace, The Alexandra which after years under that name eventually became The Pig & Whistle which, in the big picture, didn’t last that long. Wonder why this was when other city centre streets had numerous pubs?
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splott parker
The lack of pubs on Queen St always puzzled me, of course there was the Taff Vale but can’t remember any other traditional type boozers there, a few were dotted about off Queen St like The Marchioness of Bute and The Park Vaults but they weren’t actually on the main drag. There was one on the corner of Station Terrace, The Alexandra which after years under that name eventually became The Pig & Whistle which, in the big picture, didn’t last that long. Wonder why this was when other city centre streets had numerous pubs?
The Lexington at the bottom of Queen St (Dumfries place) and that god awful night club where the Cinema was. Neither were pubs though.
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Tuerto
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.
C17 Jean's been reissued, bought etc and available now. They were my preference although I stayed well clear of flares.
I remember the cup game with QPR and watching a bit of a kerfuffle between City and the Cockneys from the Players lounge. I was amused to watching people running back and fore with a pair of gold and white Barker Baggies on. It was pissing down to so their Jean's must have held loads of water which soaked up from the jeans bottoms. Imagine getting pulled for that and being identified because you had such utter shit taste in clothing.
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Tuerto
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.
Many a trip to bolwells 1990 ish....what a gold mine that was on our doorstep
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insider
I remember Austin Reed in Queen St getting done by the Docks boys.
You definitely couldn’t go and buy anything Lacoste, film or ellesse in Olympus on Queen street if you were a young lad mid 80’s it would be kindly taken off you outside....
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Tuerto
The Lexington at the bottom of Queen St (Dumfries place) and that god awful night club where the Cinema was. Neither were pubs though.
Shivers (later The Night Owl) club.
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jeepster
Llanrumney was pringle jumpers from a certain golf club
Radyr? No cctv or alarm at one point in time. Think the Ely boys liked the place
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Tuerto
I used to take the train over to Bristol, fiver return. Got myself some Wine red Gazelle, and some Pink Adidas Jeans :hehe:
I had pink Adidas jeans....and purple gazelles
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goats
Radyr? No cctv or alarm at one point in time. Think the Ely boys liked the place
Nah St Mellons