Goldstone Wonder Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/06/17/shoot_closed_down_what_next_th.html That's part of my childhood they're getting rid of! League Ladders, miscellaneous likes/dislikes, favourite pre-match meals, You are the Ref, all no more. Anyone else got any fond memories of this mag? Used to love seeing the Scottish team photos cos they would have the home and away strips alternating in the club photo. They always looked a lot more exotic than boring English teams like Mansfield Town or Orient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 It is a sad day. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jun/17/ipc.pressandpublishing?gusrc=rss&feed=media Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_R Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I read it when i was much younger but didn't take me long to realise I got alot more for my money buying Calcio magazine, I was a tight fisted wee b*gger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 That's part of my childhood they're getting rid of! League Ladders, miscellaneous likes/dislikes, favourite pre-match meals, You are the Ref, all no more. Anyone else got any fond memories of this mag? I saw the news on popbitch earlier. When I saw your thread I was going to reminisce about league ladders too. My Uncle used to buy me it every week (along with the Eagle) and the annual every year. I remember a cardboard cut-out Kerry Dixon I got from Shoot. It had a flap you folded over underneath which made it 'stand'. I used to have on a desk in my room. Every time I walked past it the breeze knocked it over but I thought it was ace. The cut-out was similar to this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Tarts 1874 Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 It is a shame to see it go. I don't have any sons, but if I did I would have been making sure they read it. I suppose that the demise of Shoot! is a sad reflection on what kids do now as opposed to what other generations did with their time. No wonder they are all fatties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I remember a cardboard cut-out Kerry Dixon I got from Shoot. It had a flap you folded over underneath which made it 'stand'. I used to have on a desk in my room. Every time I walked past it the breeze knocked it over but I thought it was ace. The cut-out was similar to this You kept THIS on your desk? Did you not have a responsible adult telling you that it doesn't exactly scream "Man" at me. As for the demise of Shoot - I wasn't a very regular reader but used to enjoy most of the features. "Meet the players" was a favourite that in later years I incorporated into internal staff newsletters so that new staff could learn a thing or two about their managers & directors. Great fun but I suppose I should really have asked those directors the questions themselves rather than making up all the answers myself... Times change. Kids have web access to most of the stuff we used to read in Shoot. It's a shame that they don't have the fun of waiting until the next issue comes out and the excitement of belting down the shop to buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldstone Wonder Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 The league ladders in Shoot! were one of the best bits of late summer. I used to do them religiously until about the last week in September when the cardboard would start wearing down and the team names would fall apart. Happy days. Loved that Kerry Dixon Chelsea strip from the days when the height of their ambitions was a crack at the Simod Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldstone Wonder Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 "Meet the players" was a favourite that in later years I incorporated into internal staff newsletters so that new staff could learn a thing or two about their managers & directors. Great fun but I suppose I should really have asked those directors the questions themselves rather than making up all the answers myself... There were about half a dozen questions which almost always got the same answers: Favourite Pre-Match Meal: Steak & Chips Biggest Influenc on careers: My Dad Who would you most like to meet: The Queen/the Pope (one for each half of the OF) Professional Ambition: to win things Personal Ambition: to be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Tarts 1874 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 There were about half a dozen questions which almost always got the same answers: Favourite Pre-Match Meal: Steak & Chips Biggest Influenc on careers: My Dad Who would you most like to meet: The Queen/the Pope (one for each half of the OF) Professional Ambition: to win things Personal Ambition: to be happy. Same answers in all the Hearts' programmes from the 70's too, along with favourite pop band: Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, The Who (and Led Zep for the cool guys.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 There were about half a dozen questions which almost always got the same answers: Favourite Pre-Match Meal: Steak & Chips Biggest Influenc on careers: My Dad Who would you most like to meet: The Queen/the Pope (one for each half of the OF) Professional Ambition: to win things Personal Ambition: to be happy. That's the very one. Hobbies/Interests outside football: Golf. (when we all know that the real answer was "Alcohol abuse, marital infidelity and wife-beating" They never asked, 'What's your favourite drink?' did they? Cinzano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 You kept THIS on your desk? Did you not have a responsible adult telling you that it doesn't exactly scream "Man" at me. To be fair Ivan, I was only about 9 at the time. I don't imagine playing with lego men or Star Wars figures while wearing my Superman pajamas was screaming 'Man' at anyone either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I'd buy Tiger and Scoop, my mate bought Roy Of The Rovers and Shoot, and we'd sit on his bed covered in mud and snotters with a 10p mixture each and read them all. Them was the days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviefrailspants Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I seem to remember the Jimmy Greaves letters page where the most ridiculous letter was given "Wally of the Week" status. There was also a similar magazine by the name of Match! although I always preferred Shoot. Always used to get a Shoot annual at Christmas which was a good read. To be fair they did always cover Scottish football fairly well, compared to magazines like 4-4-2 nowadays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I seem to remember the Jimmy Greaves letters page where the most ridiculous letter was given "Wally of the Week" status. Well remembered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flimsy Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Used to get Shoot!, Match and Roy of the Rovers ordered in advance from the newsagent. I used to get the wee football monthly comics as well. There were army monthly comics as well if you were into that sort of thing. Didn't realise Shoot! was still on the go, it doesn't surprise me that it's on the way out what with the Internet and 24 hour sports channels giving you up to the minute football news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyBalboa Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Anyone else like Match a lot better?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldstone Wonder Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 Anyone else like Match a lot better?!? Showing your youth there I think. Match didn't exist in my heyday. There was Shoot and Goal until about '75. then Shoot incorporating Goal. Match came after I had discovered the joys of onanism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 ..."Meet the players" was a favourite ... This suprised me at the time... RANGERS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Spackler Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Is Hot Shot Hamish out of contract then or was he in Roy of the Rovers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 This was suprised me at the time... RANGERS!!!! Biggest Disappointment: Failing to reach the Skol Cup final. Little did you know at that time what else was in store for you mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Is Hot Shot Hamish out of contract then or was he in Roy of the Rovers? He was. Tiger and then Roy of the Rovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 To be fair Ivan, I was only about 9 at the time. I don't imagine playing with lego men or Star Wars figures while wearing my Superman pajamas was screaming 'Man' at anyone either! too right. nor would having a Starsky and Hutch poster on your bedroom wall. erm, just to have pulled a..er...completely random example from thin air... characters and scenes depicted in the foregoing analogy are entirely fictional and any resemblance to true wotsits is entirely coincidental... What happens on JKB stays on JKB I blame the parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecjambo Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I was more of a Match man myself. The league tables was amazing. You would get half the teams one week then wait until the following week to get the rest of them. Is Match still going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyBalboa Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Showing your youth there I think. Match didn't exist in my heyday. There was Shoot and Goal until about '75. then Shoot incorporating Goal. Match came after I had discovered the joys of onanism. Sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Biggest Disappointment: Failing to reach the Skol Cup final. Little did you know at that time what else was in store for you mate. Yup. I think his answers would be a wee bit different if asked nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I saw the news on popbitch earlier. When I saw your thread I was going to reminisce about league ladders too. My Uncle used to buy me it every week (along with the Eagle) and the annual every year. I remember a cardboard cut-out Kerry Dixon I got from Shoot. It had a flap you folded over underneath which made it 'stand'. I used to have on a desk in my room. Every time I walked past it the breeze knocked it over but I thought it was ace. The cut-out was similar to this JoH Looking at the cardboard chart frightens me.I can remember updating my chart every week even English League Div 4.Must be 40 odd years ago. What I do remember is that Scottish players were given a token spot each week , nothing substantial, usually the same as the European slot (which wasn't a lot). It was better than Match or Goal. As for the Eagle, not even close to the Valiant or the one which had a war story on the front which continued on the back (Victor?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieboy Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Is Hot Shot Hamish out of contract then or was he in Roy of the Rovers? he is in the sunday mail magazine every week !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Spackler Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 he is in the sunday mail magazine every week !!!!!! That's the huns' best signing since Laudrup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tynie Bubbles Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/06/17/shoot_closed_down_what_next_th.html That's part of my childhood they're getting rid of! League Ladders, miscellaneous likes/dislikes, favourite pre-match meals, You are the Ref, all no more. Anyone else got any fond memories of this mag? Used to love seeing the Scottish team photos cos they would have the home and away strips alternating in the club photo. They always looked a lot more exotic than boring English teams like Mansfield Town or Orient. I can't believe anybody would ever consider Mansfield Town to be anything other than exotic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Superb mag.Topical Times and Hugh Taylers books at xmas only better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interista Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 If I'm not mistaken, the original Scottish football column was Tartan Talk. One week it was written by John Greig, the next by Danny McGrain. I've still got tons of these magazines in the attic at my parents' house. One day, I'll get round to looking through them. Hearts and Stoke posters will be missing, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest S.U.S.S. Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 A sad day, really puts things invperspective. Why are the good stopped so young. yada yada yada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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