Does anyone recall those old guys who stood around the town centre late of an afternoon peddling the late version of the Star? They used to shout out something that was supposed to sound like "late night Star" but it just seemed to be a one long word that barely sounded like late night Star. Back in the '70s that would have been.

Does anyone recall those old guys who stood around the town centre late of an afternoon peddling the late version of the Star? They used to shout out something that was supposed to sound like "late night Star" but it just seemed to be a one long word that barely sounded like late night Star. Back in the '70s that would have been.

I work with a guy whose Grandad sold the Star in Fitzalan Square for 40 years. I am told he used to shout "seelaynifi" translated meaning "city late night final"

I remember the guy used to stand at the corner of Leopold Street and Barkers Pool shouting "Siddylay".. it took me years to work out that this meant City Late.. as I thought he should be shouting "The Star".. it does remind me of the old Morecambe & Wise sketch where Eric in his flat cap and brown coat, is the newspaper seller shouting "Morny Stannat" and Ernie, in pinstripe suit and bowler, teaches him slowly to pronounce the words "Morning Standard" and then when Ernie buys a paper it says "Morny Stannat" on the top hahahahaha (can't get the smilies to work)

My own favorit was the young woman who sold the 'Green Un' on Ladys Bridge. It would sound like 'GreenUuuuuuuuuuun', rising up toward the end.

We use to go out in the street and shout "Green un" then hide behind a hedge, people would come out looking all over the place...that was about the most daring thing we did back then.:o

When I was young the call used to be, late night final , and my Dad used to send me to get a "final" which I thought was a name for a newspaper.
I'm sure it was dark at the time so the fnal was printed quite late.
hazel

I remember the cries from the sellers of "citeee- layte-niiiiiiiiiiiiite!"

re :- the green-un:-

when my mum and dad were courting, (back when Adan was a lad :lol:!) my mum decided to act "all posh" (no, she didn't go all stick thin with a ridicuously artificial looking bosom!)

So, she went up to the vendor, and in her best "I don't come from Attercliffe, me!" accent said:- "Can I have a Greeen-Wonne please?"

The vendor looked 'daft' at her, and said:- "It in't a green wun, luv, it's a Green'un!"

Mother blushed madly, handed over the coppers to pay for the paper, and skulked away in huge embarassment.

ps, eric and Ernie's "morny stannit" sketch:- pure class! almost as good as their "breakfast to 'The Stripper Song' sketch"

in the early seventies i occasionly sold the star at southey outside the housing office for ron who ran the newsagents which was just around the corner on galsworthy road i have to say things are different now though my star gets delivered as early as 12 noon very much tempted to cancel my order.