Happ Hazzard Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I know it was never the most reputable of newspapers, and it's always had it's knockers, but it's still a shame to see a British institution like this go tits up. The writing was on the wall once they went to an all soft-porn format and dropped the wacky stories, what with the internet being omnipresent now, but I was still shocked to hear they'd gone bust. It will not be the same to walk past white vans and not see a copy of the Sport lying on the dashboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperion Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Haha I had a few good wanks to that paper in the early 90's, it was hardest porn I could get back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 Their finest moment may have been their headline when Gianni Versace was murdered, "Shoots You, Sir". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WU LYF 4 LYF Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I was wanking over a copy only the other day. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members nfc90210 Posted April 2, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 2, 2011 A sad day for journalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted April 3, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 3, 2011 When's the last edition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 When's the last edition? Already been and gone, not sure if it was Thursday or Friday. But there was no Sport in the newspaper racks when I went to the local shop earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted April 3, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 3, 2011 While it's been a fair while since I've read a copy, the idea of a world without The Sport makes me sad. There was a guy on my Sunday paper round when I was a kid that ordered the Sunday Sport (along with every other fucking newspaper in print. He had half the fucking bag to himself). Being able to see so many tits in one go, without paying some 18 year old to go buy you a porno at some stupid mark-up was simply wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 I remember the countdown they had to Lindsey Dawn McKenzie's 16th birthday, when she could legally get her tits out in the paper. Seemed perfectly reasonable to me at the time, since I was around the same age, but in retrospect, it's dodgy as hell. I assume they kayfabed her birthday as they'd have had to have taken photos days before her 16th for them to be in the paper on the day. Â The "at the courts" section they used to have was really dubious as well. I don't know who exactly would enjoy reading about stuff like that but it certainly wasn't the casual reader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted April 3, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 3, 2011 I think the story was that at the stroke of midnight, the tits came out, the shots were taken, rushed down to the labs, and then whacked on the presses ready for the morning edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 I think the story was that at the stroke of midnight, the tits came out, the shots were taken, rushed down to the labs, and then whacked on the presses ready for the morning edition. I find that very hard to believe. Football matches that go to extra time are often left without a final score in the first edition of the following day's papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I know it was never the most reputable of newspapers, and it's always had it's knockers, but it's still a shame to see a British institution like this go tits up. The writing was on the wall once they went to an all soft-porn format and dropped the wacky stories, what with the internet being omnipresent now, but I was still shocked to hear they'd gone bust. It will not be the same to walk past white vans and not see a copy of the Sport lying on the dashboard. Â OH NO HE DI'INT!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 i work in a newsagents, the daily sport went into administration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted April 3, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted April 3, 2011 Very sad day. By the time I saw a copy I was largely used to tits, but some of the stuff printed in it was still amazing to a young lad. I remember vividly when they did a Linsey Dawn agony aunt page, accompanied by a nice pic of her mams. Some of her explicit advice on all things rutting, combined with the piccy, caused me to retain that copy in my loft for years. Â It's probably still there, nestled between my circular railway track, every Beano annual from 1975-1995, Autobots v Devastator and Pirranhacon battle scene, all my old school art projects, and pile of old FHMs with Tina Hobley, Melinda Messenger and Caprice on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Good riddance. Hopefully the recent trouble that the NotW have been facing will see them go the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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