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Didnt they have a red sole? also what about Royals? and if you were really flush Doc Royals and always from McNultys
I was a rebel. Got my Royals from Isherwood’s next door. Library Street, wasn’t it?
Who remembers Clarks Pathfinders and who had a pair ? I did !
Forget the usual Space Hoppers and Choppers stuff that has become trite lets think a bit more out of the box for a change !If your talking about those shoes with animal footprints on the sole and a compass inside the shoe eel, they were called wayfinders not pathfinders.[/quote]
Path Finders !! http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/01/repo-shoes/
Google the name and you will see more links to Path Finders “!
Cricket beltsThose stretchy elastic belts with metal S shaped ends that you linked together.
Lunes
I had a pair of lunes that were light blue at the top and purple at the bottom worn with 10 inch platform shoes.
The colours changed in a v shape at the knee.Gold top milk bottles
Carona pop
Home made brew kits
Jimmy Saville :ohmy:
The belts you talk of were called ” Snake belts ”
They still have gold top milk
That pop was called Corona and it was sold door to door
Its Home Brew not Home Made !!
ha ha ha Well you started it ! :cheer:
Didnt they have a red sole? also what about Royals? and if you were really flush Doc Royals and always from McNultys
I was a rebel. Got my Royals from Isherwood’s next door. Library Street, wasn’t it?[/quote]
Griff, did you also have the proper school uniform? Barrathea,black parallels royals. If you wore straight leg pants you was a prize pranny when i was at school.
Griff, did you also have the proper school uniform? Barrathea,black parallels royals. If you wore straight leg pants you was a prize pranny when i was at school.Oh aye, but I never fastened my top button and always used to take my blazer off at break-time ;)
I am ashamed to admit it but I once bought a pair of yellow parallels !! :huh:Having seen your recent headgear, I am not surprised in the slightest!
I remember ripping the arse out of my new electric blus parallels sliding down the stairwell surround in the main stand at dear old Springy mam went doo-lally. Also i had a pair of bottle green cords with 40ins bottoms jacket to match with the required Smiley patches.
Cricket belts
Those stretchy elastic belts with metal S shaped ends that you linked together.
Lunes
I had a pair of lunes that were light blue at the top and purple at the bottom worn with 10 inch platform shoes.
The colours changed in a v shape at the knee.Gold top milk bottles
Carona pop
Home made brew kits
Jimmy Saville :ohmy:
The belts you talk of were called ” Snake belts ”
They still have gold top milk
That pop was called Corona and it was sold door to door
Its Home Brew not Home Made !!
ha ha ha Well you started it ! :cheer:[/quote]
At least I got Jimmy Saville right. :dry:
From Matlock to ManU
What a journey!I remember shops having X-ray machines that you could look down and see how well your feet fitted in the shoes. Would be considered a Health and safety nightmare now though.I once nearly bluffed my way into a job at our local hospital in the radiography department but at the final interview they saw right through me !! :silly:
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