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roberts store in the trongate

Discussion in 'TalkCeltic Pub' started by atomicvertigo, Apr 10, 2014.

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  1. atomicvertigo

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    The days before jd sports sports direct etc.......I remember going in and being in awe they seemed to have all these exotic foreign football strips.......


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    Part of intersport, I got casual gear from sports division


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  3. atomicvertigo

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    i thought they were a wee independant store,cracking gear back in the day.
     
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  4. Mr. Slippyfist

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    That the wee shoap that sells the duffel coats?
     
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  5. Gyp Rosetti Gold Member

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    Naw that's Dee's that's still open,remember going in there for clobber years ago you thought you were the baws :smiley-laughing002:
     
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  6. Mr. Slippyfist

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    Aw aye so it is.........they're dear as * now in Dees.

    Wherew was Roberts? I can vaguely picture an intersport logo in the window I think?
     
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    :smiley-laughing002: dees i remember the staff used to * hound you in there, remeber the days when my ma was buying me waffle and staypress trousers and the bold Y cardigans all burgudy i thought i was the dogs bollocks.
     
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    There was a place in the forge don't know if it was the same store.

    I always had tops that no-one else had :56:
     
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    Roberts was right across from the big clock it sat on the corner,I used to get fitbaw boots out of it and as the OP said mad continental fitbaw tops :icon_mrgreen:
     
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    mind the strips used to be all hanging behind the counter,when i was 5 i remember cutting about wearing a brighton hove albion and southhampton strips :smiley-laughing002:
     
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  11. Mr. Slippyfist

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    Aye * I remember now.

    Think its Guitar Guitar now?
     
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    Aye I remember I got the away PSG :52: those colours,and the luminous Dortmund one out of there,was a great wee shop
     
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    :50: 1984 i was in 1st yr and a guy in my class went into roberts store and nicked sergio tachinni trackies.


    aye they had cracking strips like i said it seemed so exoctic seeing all these football strips from clubs all around the world
     
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    Is that the one tht used to be in the in shops then moved up stairs, I remember I wanted a hartchester united shirt out of there when I was younger
     
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    There was a massive photo of Paul McStay doing keepy-uppies at the top of the stairs to the basement. Photo was there for years :smiley-laughing002:
     
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