Shackletons High Seat Chairs

Quoted from MaccaBilk

Yes, that's what we had. To change channels, instead of doing it on the TV (this was before remote controls were invented), you had to turn this switch on the wall to one of 3 settings. I'm 95% sure it was Tyne-Tees though, not Anglia and the set was from Radio Rentals.

We're talking 1977 or so, and I was only a toddler.

Just as a history note: In the early days of commercial tv, the various ITV companies had to work hard to get the population to switch to them. Therefore many ITV companies established TV rental chains - obviously Granada (North of England) and Rediffusion (London weekdays) created chains named after themselves. The largest chain, Telefusion, worked in reverse - they got an ITV licence and created Yorkshire Television.

Rediffusion was owned (indirectly) by British Relay, the first piped TV service. Radio Rentals, as the name suggests, goes back to the 1930's and rented out radio sets. RR eventually fell into the ownership of Thorn who merged with EMI who in turn owned Thames Television. In the mid 1990's RR merged with Granada Rentals to form BoxClever, which was eventually sold to its' management team.

I'm a wow at parties y'know  

Quoted from Civvy at last

for some strange reason, the minibus of Town fans I used to travel with had our own unique chant. cant remember how it started  but it went to the tune of "we urine on yor fish yes we do, yesd we do"

MY NIECE BOUGHT THIS YOU KNOW, SHACKLETONS, SHACKLETONS.  If you ever heard a bunch of looneys singing this walking into a pub at away games it was us.  

That was Kev and Al Fuller, Feet and the lads. I remember us all singing it on the way to Rotherham in the early 80s:

"First we sent for the brochure, Shackleton's, Shackleton's."

"It's so easy to get in and out of, Shackleton's, Shackleton's..."

We also used to do, "Jocky Wilson Says..." quite a bit.

Happy days. I usually see Kev and Al when we play in the North West. I think they both live that way on now.

Quoted from Bagshaw99

That was Kev and Al Fuller, Feet and the lads. I remember us all singing it on the way to Rotherham in the early 80s:

"First we sent for the brochure, Shackleton's, Shackleton's."

"It's so easy to get in and out of, Shackleton's, Shackleton's..."

We also used to do, "Jocky Wilson Says..." quite a bit.

Happy days. I usually see Kev and Al when we play in the North West. I think they both live that way on now.

You have a P.M.

Kev lives in Town still. He travels to ALL away games on the (in)famous white mini-bus.

Quoted from barralad

You have a P.M.

Kev lives in Town still. He travels to ALL away games on the (in)famous white mini-bus.

Thanks for the PM. Nice to be able to put a face to the name, mate. Small world, eh?

Altogether now: "Arthritis can be fun, Shackleton's, Shackleton's..."  

The kids today just don't have the songs any more.