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Post by jackaitch on Nov 3, 2011 10:19:54 GMT -1
This morning I lay in bed,suddenly "Football Poools" came into my
head..are they still in operation or did they bite the dust when UK
lottery started??/I remember Littlewoods,Vernons and Zetters and
I am sure there were more...some of my hard earned money was
donated to Vernons over the years...I guess the post office would
suffer too from the sale of stamps.
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Post by cabbyjohn on Nov 5, 2011 8:49:37 GMT -1
I'm not sure if Littlewoods or Vernons pools are still going. Zetters I think bit the dust years ago. Like you said, with the advent of the National lottery, the football pools were virtually wiped out overnight. However I think that you can still do the pools in local bookies shops on a kind of a fixed odds coupon. Having just done a quick check, you can also play the pools online.
A little bit of trivia. Littlewoods pools were started by John Moores and two friends who all donated £50. each to get the ball rolling so to speak.. John at the time lived in Holly St. Droylsden. He started off by standing outside Old Trafford Football Ground and promoting his "Pools coupon".
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Post by jackaitch on Nov 5, 2011 10:05:35 GMT -1
I'm not sure if Littlewoods or Vernons pools are still going. Zetters I think bit the dust years ago. Like you said, with the advent of the National lottery, the football pools were virtually wiped out overnight. However I think that you can still do the pools in local bookies shops on a kind of a fixed odds coupon. Having just done a quick check, you can also play the pools online. A little bit of trivia. Littlewoods pools were started by John Moores and two friends who all donated �50. each to get the ball rolling so to speak.. John at the time lived in Holly St. Droylsden. He started off by standing outside Old Trafford Football Ground and promoting his "Pools coupon&quo Thanks CabbyJ...why on earth would that subject enter my mind I have no idea..interesting to know that Littlewoods were started in Manchester.....gosh this website is full of interesting,knowledgeable educated people ( I wish I belonged to that group) |
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Post by Lisa on Nov 5, 2011 11:16:27 GMT -1
There you go Cabbiejohn......just as I always suspected.......Interesting, Knowledgeable, and Educated. Your teacher at St. Willibrords would be proud.   I'm not sure if Littlewoods or Vernons pools are still going. Zetters I think bit the dust years ago. Like you said, with the advent of the National lottery, the football pools were virtually wiped out overnight. However I think that you can still do the pools in local bookies shops on a kind of a fixed odds coupon. Having just done a quick check, you can also play the pools online. A little bit of trivia. Littlewoods pools were started by John Moores and two friends who all donated �50. each to get the ball rolling so to speak.. John at the time lived in Holly St. Droylsden. He started off by standing outside Old Trafford Football Ground and promoting his "Pools coupon&quo Thanks CabbyJ...why on earth would that subject enter my mind I have no idea..interesting to know that Littlewoods were started in Manchester.....gosh this website is full of interesting,knowledgeable educated people ( I wish I belonged to that group) |
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Post by cabbyjohn on Nov 5, 2011 11:49:27 GMT -1
There you go Cabbiejohn......just as I always suspected.......Interesting, Knowledgeable, and Educated. Your teacher at St. Willibrords would be proud.
Thank you for your flattering comments Lisa and Jack. However most people who know me tell me that I am a mine of useless information........... ;D
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