When the Green Un was the most important newspaper to us

[Silent Blade]

This photo made me smile and it reminded me of my excitement on receiving the Green Un from my dad through the post during my boarding school years between 1973 and 1979. A lady posted the below photo on a Facebook group, her dad on the right reading the Green Un in India which had been sent by his mum.

 

[Harry's Game]

I remember Bobby Knutt doing and interview on radio sheffield when he said if you were a club turn playing first spot at a Sheffield Working men’s club on a Saturday evening you would not be able to see the audience for Green un’s

 

[Paul1963]

We emigrated to Canada in 74/75,we would get sent the green un every weekend and it took 2 weeks to find out the football scores,how times have changed,now we complain if our phones don’t update the scores after 2 seconds

 

[FifeBlade]

Loved getting the green un sent out to me when serving away, gulf war 1, seeing how awful we were to then cone good, if only we could have a turn round like that again this season....

 

[Bell4]

Waiting for them to arrive at the local paper shop with much anticipation, with many many others , at 6.15 pm on a Saturday was a weekly highlight - good times . Had a couple of letters printed in the green un

 

[bornablade]

I left Sheffield in 1974 and wherever I was working my mum and dad would send me a copy of the Green 'Un.

 

[BobblesBlade]

I loved the Green Un. My dad would send us down the road to get it but we got some money for sweets as well so all happy.

 

[Rufus Smalls]

Green Un over here and when on Blades away trips to clubs in Lancashire, wasn’t their region a Pink Un ?

 

[Paisley Blade]

Me: How long will the Green Uns be?
Newsagent: (holding index fingers approx 18 inches apart) About that long.

Simpler times.

 

[Paisley Blade]

Green Un over here and when on Blades away trips to clubs in Lancashire, wasn’t their region a Pink Un ?

Newcastle had a Pink.

 

[bornablade]

As a kid I used to rush down to the shops on Lowedges and wait to see the Star van appear further up Lowedges Road.

As soon as you saw the van there was an audible shout 'He's here'.

If both Sheffield clubs had won then there was more people waiting. Driver would throw a bundle of Green Un's out of the van and a guy would appear cut open the string and start selling.

The van would disappear up to the other shops on Lowedges.

Those vans on a Saturday evening were going all over South Yorkshire.

 

[FriethBlade]

Waiting for them to arrive at the local paper shop with much anticipation, with many many others , at 6.15 pm on a Saturday was a weekly highlight - good times . Had a couple of letters printed in the green un

Agreed, I remember queuing up outside the newsagents at Bents Green waiting for the Star van to arrive.

Mum and dad used to send it to me along with cuttings from the Star when I first moved to London. Mum who is 88 now still cuts bits out of the Star and sends them down to me.

 

[LS16Blade]

Waiting for them to arrive at the local paper shop with much anticipation, with many many others , at 6.15 pm on a Saturday was a weekly highlight - good times . Had a couple of letters printed in the green un

When we lived on Norton Lees Road, I used to get to the ‘paper shop’ on Derbyshire Lane - used to be the last shop down the hill before you reached Cliffefield Road - around 5.45pm.

The Green ‘Un was never going to arrive that early but it became customary to be in place in the shop and to pay in advance to facilitate the frenzied distribution of the papers by the newsagent to the shop full of men and boys - and it did seem to be all men and boys - as soon as the Star van arrived!

The build up of tension on days when the paper was delayed to nearer 6.30pm was intense…

 

[drblade]

I miss the Green 'Un. Brings back very happy memories of my childhood.

I know they did a digital version available through an app but then that stopped.

Anyone know why?

UTB

 

[Silent Blade]

Green Un over here and when on Blades away trips to clubs in Lancashire, wasn’t their region a Pink Un ?

Yes Manchester had the Pink Un

 

[MonmouthshireBlade]

My gran spent decades posting the Green Un to our family wherever we were in the UK / world. Fond memories of receiving that every week or two.

 

[stringjunior]

Agreed, I remember queuing up outside the newsagents at Bents Green waiting for the Star van to arrive.

Mum and dad used to send it to me along with cuttings from the Star when I first moved to London. Mum who is 88 now still cuts bits out of the Star and sends them down to me.

I worked in the Hammer when the Green Un started getting delivered to the pub. It was a genius move by the pub but annoyed the newsagents somewhat, probably mid 90s.

 

[Blacksea]

The printing style was brilliant,as a kid I could spend hours just looking at the results,tables, especially our score if it we had won,always looked best in the Green Un,and the Central league and Northern intermediate league results and tables .

 

[dazzlingblade]

It still amazes me how we could leave the ground and get this magical green paper from heaven about half an hour later

It was witchcraft

 

[BalticBlade]

I miss the Green 'Un. Brings back very happy memories of my childhood.

I know they did a digital version available through an app but then that stopped.

Anyone know why?

UTB

As with any of these things it will have been because it wasn't making any/enough money.

It used to blow my mind that we would leave Bramall Lane at the end of a match, walk into town and by the time we got to High Street that evening's Green 'Un was already out! Printed and out on the streets less than half an hour after the final whistle.

 

[Cyprus Blade]

 

[Jon Bon II]

This photo made me smile and it reminded me of my excitement on receiving the Green Un from my dad through the post during my boarding school years between 1973 and 1979. A lady posted the below photo on a Facebook group, her dad on the right reading the Green Un in India which had been sent by his mum.

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That Spot the Ball entry was well out though. No £20 postal order arriving in his parcel anytime soon.

 

[Cyprus Blade]

Peter Howard was the bloke I remember for us. Quality journalist who went on to edit Jane's Defence Weekly. Tony Hardisty did the pigs.

 

[alcoblade]

Waiting for them to arrive at the local paper shop with much anticipation, with many many others , at 6.15 pm on a Saturday was a weekly highlight - good times . Had a couple of letters printed in the green un

All the lads sat in the pub reading it - great memories. What I didn’t cover I’d follow up whilst having a majestic shit the morning after.

 

[Bell4]

As with any of these things it will have been because it wasn't making any/enough money.

It used to blow my mind that we would leave Bramall Lane at the end of a match, walk into town and by the time we got to High Street that evening's Green 'Un was already out! Printed and out on the streets less than half an hour after the final whistle.

Agree

Remarkable

 

[drblade]

As with any of these things it will have been because it wasn't making any/enough money.

It used to blow my mind that we would leave Bramall Lane at the end of a match, walk into town and by the time we got to High Street that evening's Green 'Un was already out! Printed and out on the streets less than half an hour after the final whistle.

Surprised there wasn't/isn't a market for it.

I guess I'm just a dinosaur.

 

[Karaoke Blade]

Remember my mate being asked to move off the dancefloor in Turn Ups nightclub because he was reading the Green 'Un.

 

[originaltrueblade]

Picking up lates addition of Green Un back in town centre after match and getting final addition later back home .. When I moved around always got Green Un sent.
Iconic paper part of all our lives then

 

[The Hobott]

I always fancied having Blades Glory - Owls Down framed on my wall

Note to self - I should get round to that eventually

 

[Northyorksblade]

I always fancied having Blades Glory - Owls Down framed on my wall

Note to self - I should get round to that eventually

Perhaps not this season. The headline would be very different.