Do Any Of You Still Use TELEX ?

Bob Geldorf was the last know user.

The Saturday they stopped pointing a camera at the the BBC teleprinter at 4.41 pm was the day football died imo.

As much as I enjoyed using TELEX, surely none handled it with the aplomb of Coleman during the football results.

Would Stelling's calm authority have survived those nerve-wracking moments when the printer quivered but failed to deliver? No Charlie Nicholas to turn to, no Matt Le Tissier?

And how would Simon Holt et al. have fared had they been commentating off the Exchange Telegraph?

Could they have handled a telephonic interruption from Epsom with the aplomb of a Dougie Fraser or a Dave Smith?

freeview red button text? get racing results and golf scores. check lottery.

A question for the ages indeed SBW.

I lused to like the way the Grandstand teleprinter would sometimes emphasise an unusual shoreline, e.g

4-42     LEEDS UTD 7 (SEVEN) SOUTHAMPTON 0    D1

Should have used Brighton and Southampton as an example imo

Telex machines are a real blast from the past. What's alun got up his sleeve next?
What was your old CB radio handle?

Tell you what, I'll send you a telegram and reveal all..

good idea, I'll listen out for the Crossroads front door chimes

The only problem with sending telegrams these days is that just aren't enough urchins in peaked caps available, all ready to run to the Telegram Office with your message in return for a shiny sixpence.

I blame the over-generous Benefits system, which has all but destroyed incentives.   

The sooner Sir Stafford Cripps gets a grip on the economy the better.

The grandstand teleprinter would still be great today


4-49   Aston Villa 1 (ONE,yes they really have scored) Newcastle United 38

4-42     LEEDS UTD 7 (SEVEN) SOUTHAMPTON 0    D1


ha ha, fond memories indeed, alun. Even more so as I was at that game, as I was most home games in the Revie era.

Here's the highlights KM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvyJKWF5Q74

Thanks, I've viewed that about 101 times, alun.Going in for 102. What a hell of a side Leeds had back then.