Stopped Cocks

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Rugby Gooner
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Stopped Cocks

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A clothes shop in Alnwick, Northumberland has been told it can continue calling itself "Hotspur" despite Tottingham trying to throw their weight around by claiming that they "owned" the copyright to the name/word. (B.T. News).
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clockender1
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wasn;t there a comic called Hotspur in the 70's ? - like Victory & Battle etc - full of war stories ?

these clubs are mental.

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Anyone from Alnwick has far more right to Henry Percy's nickname than a tinpot club in the slums of N17.

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clockender1 wrote:wasn;t there a comic called Hotspur in the 70's ? - like Victory & Battle etc - full of war stories ?

these clubs are mental.
Yeah there was,Didnt one of the soldiers carry a cricket bat? :rubchin:

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Sorry couldn't resist!

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As for the comic Hotspur...they even had articles on steeeeveeee meee back then!

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They used to do 'cut out' footballers....I remember my older brother used to collect them

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I used to prefer the Beano - which came much later -

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with Dennis the Menace and his Dog Gnasher :D


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