interwebme 52 Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) I'm interested in getting a paper Pink un and I'm wondering if anyone knows if there is a subscription and delivery service? I've tried googling unsuccessfully. I live away from the fine city so need it delivered. If anyone is interested as to why I would want a paper copy I've been inspired by this podcast to reduce my digital time. Edited July 31, 2021 by interwebme Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,262 Posted July 31, 2021 They stopped printing paper copy PinkUn years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzar 1,616 Posted July 31, 2021 Yeah, when demand was strong, it kept getting jammed in the printing press, usually at the weekend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,185 Posted July 31, 2021 2 hours ago, interwebme said: I'm interested in getting a paper Pink un and I'm wondering if anyone knows if there is a subscription and delivery service? I've tried googling unsuccessfully. I live away from the fine city so need it delivered. If anyone is interested as to why I would want a paper copy I've been inspired by this podcast to reduce my digital time. Think there are plans for a digital subscription, sadly physical papers are a dying breed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 2,326 Posted July 31, 2021 I really miss it. As a kid we used to hand around near Davey Place to get it - well, if we won! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greavsy 2,345 Posted July 31, 2021 Cashless football grounds......... no printed pink un....... No gambling sponsors on the shirts........... No local derbys............ Waas Gorn Orn Buh?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Moss 2,165 Posted July 31, 2021 9 minutes ago, Badger said: I really miss it. As a kid we used to hand around near Davey Place to get it - well, if we won! Yeah I used to love waiting for it later on a Saturday, there was no internet then so the paper was the only place we could get our City fix! Weirdly I used to enjoy reading the match reports more when I was a kid, yet for some reason I rarely read them now, though I do like Ricardo’s take on things when he posts after the match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellowhammer 82 Posted August 1, 2021 Remember waiting for the van carrying the pink un to arrive at the local fish and chip shop on a Saturday night , there would be a line of people waiting ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,282 Posted August 1, 2021 The Pinkun used to get loaded onto the 1750 (723) to Sea Palling from the city, if the paper was late arriving, the bus was late leaving, dropping bundles at Villages on the way, so many people at Stalham would be gathered to pick it up then into the F&C Shop and then home. So much so that non pinkun readers would avoid 7pm at the Fish shop as it was so busy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Moss 2,165 Posted August 1, 2021 2 hours ago, wcorkcanary said: So much so that non pinkun readers would avoid 7pm at the Fish shop as it was so busy. Ha ha that’s a great memory, Corkio Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,219 Posted August 1, 2021 If I remember rightly, it used to arrive just after 6pm on a Saturday at Fletcher's newsagents at Ormesby... I would be waiting for it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,262 Posted August 1, 2021 3 hours ago, wcorkcanary said: The Pinkun used to get loaded onto the 1750 (723) to Sea Palling from the city, if the paper was late arriving, the bus was late leaving, dropping bundles at Villages on the way, so many people at Stalham would be gathered to pick it up then into the F&C Shop and then home. So much so that non pinkun readers would avoid 7pm at the Fish shop as it was so busy. Those of a younger age on here will read that post wcorkio with utter disbelief but that story happening in towns and villages all over Norfolk on a Saturday evening. Of course there were a few lazy individuals who couldn't be bothered to get a copy until they collected their Sunday morning papers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,282 Posted August 1, 2021 1 hour ago, TIL 1010 said: Those of a younger age on here will read that post wcorkio with utter disbelief but that story happening in towns and villages all over Norfolk on a Saturday evening. Of course there were a few lazy individuals who couldn't be bothered to get a copy until they collected their Sunday morning papers. And those lazy individuals who lived up Yarmouth Rd, most now sadly passed, who'd get me to drop a copy in to them on the way home, the guy in the papershop would add the pinkun to their regular bill. ....the same guy who'd sell me ciggies when I was fourteen ...and he knew it. Thems were't days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,282 Posted August 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Alex Moss said: Ha ha that’s a great memory, Corkio Then a guy opened a second chip shop in the middle of the High St.......problem solved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
