New Posts For Thread: 70's childhood memorieshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31888713/70s-childhood-memoriesscalextric, meccano, space hoppers, bean bags, colouring books, football sticker albums, conkeringAny more?Saturday 21st December 1971Attendance 30,600 Goalscorers Kit Napier Peter O' Sullivanhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31888713/70s-childhood-memories?post_id=565090951#565090951Saturday 21st December 1971Attendance 30,600 Goalscorers Kit Napier Peter O' SullivanFri, 21 Nov 2025 08:26:59 -0600Phil Bowyer, not Phil Boersma.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31888713/70s-childhood-memories?post_id=565090943#565090943Phil Bowyer, not Phil Boersma.Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:24:58 -0600Brighton beating Bournemouth 2-0 in a top of the table 3rd division clash, around Christmas time,maybe 1972 or 73, about 30,000 at the Goldstone Ground. Ted McDougal and Phil Boersma up front for Bournemouth, great atmosphere, magical days.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31888713/70s-childhood-memories?post_id=565090927#565090927Brighton beating Bournemouth 2-0 in a top of the table 3rd division clash, around Christmas time,maybe 1972 or 73, about 30,000 at the Goldstone Ground. Ted McDougal and Phil Boersma up front for Bournemouth, great atmosphere, magical days.Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:15:56 -0600The price on the football coupons. At a time when Rangers were a lot better than Celtic so they would have been well odds on to score 1st. I had heard the 2 main strikers Mcoist and Hateley would miss the game. The great winger Brian Laudrup was 8/1https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31888713/70s-childhood-memories?post_id=565090375#565090375The price on the football coupons. At a time when Rangers were a lot better than Celtic so they would have been well odds on to score 1st. I had heard the 2 main strikers Mcoist and Hateley would miss the game. The great winger Brian Laudrup was 8/1Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:36:00 -0600jimnast & DixieDean60 -- you are right about the impact of the internet (and the exchanges) but also in the old days bookies were protected by the minimum 5-fold rule. It was not uncommon to see different favourites to win a football match but diffichttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31888713/70s-childhood-memories?post_id=565090285#565090285jimnast & DixieDean60 -- you are right about the impact of the internet (and the exchanges) but also in the old days bookies were protected by the minimum 5-fold rule. It was not uncommon to see different favourites to win a football match but difficThu, 20 Nov 2025 17:10:52 -0600I was pretty amazed that the local bookie had a big board outside with 6/4 on offer to stay up (which gills did quite easily) as Corals were just a stones throw away with their coupons showing the 5/2 relegation. I'm told they opened up at 2/1 ! Theyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31888713/70s-childhood-memories?post_id=565089959#565089959I was pretty amazed that the local bookie had a big board outside with 6/4 on offer to stay up (which gills did quite easily) as Corals were just a stones throw away with their coupons showing the 5/2 relegation. I'm told they opened up at 2/1 ! TheyThu, 20 Nov 2025 13:14:38 -06006/4 and 5/2 no draw can never happen again Dixie due to the internet almost everyone the same price,only yesterday I saw in the post regarding the ashes every single bookmaker was 2/1 England absolutely incredible not one odds compiler took the viewhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31888713/70s-childhood-memories?post_id=565089729#5650897296/4 and 5/2 no draw can never happen again Dixie due to the internet almost everyone the same price,only yesterday I saw in the post regarding the ashes every single bookmaker was 2/1 England absolutely incredible not one odds compiler took the viewThu, 20 Nov 2025 11:33:51 -0600Jimnast, that is a conversation that i have had with many a fan since that fateful day at Wembley. City i think would have remained in the doldrums but for that cruel (for Gills) ending. For the first 80 minutes not much happened then two quick goalhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31888713/70s-childhood-memories?post_id=565089711#565089711Jimnast, that is a conversation that i have had with many a fan since that fateful day at Wembley. City i think would have remained in the doldrums but for that cruel (for Gills) ending. For the first 80 minutes not much happened then two quick goalThu, 20 Nov 2025 11:22:22 -0600And then you discovered betting shops.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31888713/70s-childhood-memories?post_id=565089649#565089649And then you discovered betting shops.Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:42:04 -0600I dearly remember Mama and Nanny putting me to bed in the winter of 67. The sky was clear and you could still see red whatever knocking on my small window pane. Mama and Nanny would cuddle me to sleep and kiss me and each other. Happy childhood. RIPhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31888713/70s-childhood-memories?post_id=565089635#565089635I dearly remember Mama and Nanny putting me to bed in the winter of 67. The sky was clear and you could still see red whatever knocking on my small window pane. Mama and Nanny would cuddle me to sleep and kiss me and each other. Happy childhood. RIPThu, 20 Nov 2025 10:27:44 -0600