Fanzines

We were reminiscing about the (good) old days, pre-stadium, pre-internet and pre-Tan. Fanzines came up. I used to have a huge collection of these until a few years back, and I was trying to remember the titles. Here's what I've got for CCFC:

Oh Bluebird of Happiness
Intifada

And that's where my memory stops. I know, pathetic! But I know there were loads more just for Cardiff. For sale outside the ground (home and away) for 50p, or you might get a glossy one for a quid!

What other titles did we have and are any still going?

Bluebird Jones

I did a few articles for OBOH, there was another one to I wrote for but can't remember title!

I also wrote for Flashing Blade, a Sheffield United fanzine, I wrote about the day they beat us 6-1 at NP.

I think watch the BLUEBIRDS fly WTBF was one I bought a few times

My favourite was The Thin Blue Line.

Used to really look forward to each new issue and still have a few dozen copies in the attic somewhere.

The guy who produced it (Andrew was his first name I think?) used to stand outside the gates of Ninian Park with his copies to sell and later copies had a "Private Eye" type front cover.

Unfortunately most fanzines were rendered obsolete by the Internet and the immediacy of news and gossip that came with it.

Shame really - loved the old fanzines.

My favourite was The Thin Blue Line.

Used to really look forward to each new issue and still have a few dozen copies in the attic somewhere.

The guy who produced it (Andrew was his first name I think?) used to stand outside the gates of Ninian Park with his copies to sell and later copies had a "Private Eye" type front cover.

Unfortunately most fanzines were rendered obsolete by the Internet and the immediacy of news and gossip that came with it.

Shame really - loved the old fanzines.

Loved them too, thanks for filling in some of the gaps. Fanzines had loads more humour than the shouty tones of messageboards IMHO.

I used to love the Echo football results paper that used to come out after Saturdays games, think it was orangey in colour.

I used to love the Echo football results paper that used to come out after Saturdays games, think it was orangey in colour.

I loved the Pink one. Amazing to think that when I waited for my dad to come home from the pub around 10, it would be my first look at the results and the updated tables.

I've still got pretty much everything blue line published, serial horder

My favourite was The Thin Blue Line.

Used to really look forward to each new issue and still have a few dozen copies in the attic somewhere.

The guy who produced it (Andrew was his first name I think?) used to stand outside the gates of Ninian Park with his copies to sell and later copies had a "Private Eye" type front cover.

Unfortunately most fanzines were rendered obsolete by the Internet and the immediacy of news and gossip that came with it.

Shame really - loved the old fanzines.

Loved them too, thanks for filling in some of the gaps. Fanzines had loads more humour than the shouty tones of messageboards IMHO.

Wrote for a couple of Rangers fanzines back n the day. Internet killed them.