The Green-un newspaper...

poppins · 24-09-2005, 21:50

Is the Green-un still sold in Sheffield, a late day Star i think it was, only i remember the man use to come around the streets after tea and shout GREEN-UN, people would come out of their houses to buy it....... us kids would go out before he came and shout GREEN-UN then hide behind the privets hedges and whatch to people come out looking all over the place, that was a real dare for us back then.

feelinolder · 24-09-2005, 22:43

Yes the Green'un is printed every Saturday night - it is a local sporting paper.

sweetdexter · 24-09-2005, 23:54

I am glad to see the 'Green Un' is still printed.
I remember when it came out after WW11.It is hard to find an analogy in today's world to describe the expectation and anticipation of the printing of the Green Un.
I remember standing outside the paper shop on Penistone road opposite the Park gates waiting for the delivery of the first edition (unless there was one before the war), on Saturday night.
Before the advent of the internet .My mother used to mail it to me here in Canada

exhatter · 25-09-2005, 06:32

It was actually on green paper if my memory serves me well, and yes the man did come up the st shouting Green un. We also had a pub nearby called the Green. It was in Darnall on the right before you got to High Hazels Park

viking · 25-09-2005, 06:40

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Originally posted by poppins
I remember the man use to come around the streets after tea and shout GREEN-UN, people would come out of their houses to buy it

If someone shouts "Green-un" nowadays, It probably means they are about to sneeze and cough a snotter.

matsalleh · 25-09-2005, 08:30

If Owls won (they did sometimes then) loads were sold in S6and S5 and very few when they lost,and vice versa in Bladeland.So a seller told me,they used to come round the pubs selling them.

pattricia · 25-09-2005, 19:52

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Originally posted by poppins
Is the Green-un still sold in Sheffield, a late day Star i think it was, only i remember the man use to come around the streets after tea and shout GREEN-UN, people would come out of their houses to buy it....... us kids would go out before he came and shout GREEN-UN then hide behind the privets hedges and whatch to people come out looking all over the place, that was a real dare for us back then.

Didnt they also have a "pink Un" or am I imagining things ?Im sure it was a racing paper. Might be wrong.

peterdo · 26-09-2005, 04:45

I think the pink one was called THE RACING PINK.

RADISHES · 26-09-2005, 06:42

Used to live on Firth Park Crescent ...late 50's ..early 60's....
.....Dad used to send me down to the corner at Bellhouse Road and Firth Park Road...to pick up the Green-Un...
....I didn't check the sports too much.....but I think it had the cartoon..."The Tyke"?.......
....a long time ago.....
...here in California after all these years....
...some fond memories.

Buster · 26-09-2005, 13:21

Definitely the Green Un................I used to go on my paper round on Hackenthorpe estate on Saturdays. I had perfected the call Green-UuuuN!! and yes they sold like hotcakes so I always had some spares. I think they were most popular because they had all the football results for the Pools....Vernons, Littewoods etc. Are they still around?

awoollen · 27-09-2005, 16:24

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Originally posted by RADISHES
Used to live on Firth Park Crescent ...late 50's ..early 60's....
.....Dad used to send me down to the corner at Bellhouse Road and Firth Park Road...to pick up the Green-Un...
....I didn't check the sports too much.....but I think it had the cartoon..."The Tyke"?.......
....a long time ago.....
...here in California after all these years....
...some fond memories.

i lived on bevercotes road at that time delivered coop milk
ont crecent an the avenue i was only the mate frank lilly was the driver
all the best a woollen

oldpomona · 27-09-2005, 23:09

The Green"Un was published well before the war. On resuming publication it became a "must read' and carried full page reports of both Sheffield Clubs together with reports of other local teams. Copies were eagerly awaited by sevicemen, and Sheffielders living out of town and each week I had to post out at least three copies. One I bought and the other two I scrounged from neighbours after they had read them.
The main reporter, post war was Fred Walters who covered the home games of both the Blades and the Owls.Each set of supporters were convinced that Walters supported the other lot!! There was a brilliant cartoonist called Harry Heap who always gave us a laugh with his Alf sez cartoon and theMark the Ball competition could make you rich to the tune of Fifty pounds sterling.
Best wishes O.P.

nanrobbo · 29-09-2005, 04:07

I know The Star is on-line- would any one know if the Green Un is?