| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street 09:36 - Dec 24 with 7004 views | MaySixth |
is it still there? |  |
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| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 09:44 - Dec 24 with 6047 views | hype313 |
Yeah, just down from Peachy Sports and New Era. |  |
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| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 09:46 - Dec 24 with 6034 views | Dubtractor |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 09:44 - Dec 24 by hype313 |
Yeah, just down from Peachy Sports and New Era. |
Thinking of shops from that era, Everybody's Hobbies was the one. |  |
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| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 09:49 - Dec 24 with 6023 views | hype313 |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 09:46 - Dec 24 by Dubtractor |
Thinking of shops from that era, Everybody's Hobbies was the one. |
Town went downhill when Essential Selection, Phunk Chunk and RedEye departed. | |
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| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 10:01 - Dec 24 with 5974 views | Funge |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 09:49 - Dec 24 by hype313 |
Town went downhill when Essential Selection, Phunk Chunk and RedEye departed. |
POTD.
You had Mannas Cafe on the corner near Red Eye; Tony Vaughan and Neil Thompson regular breakfast attendees there...
Red Eye now occupied by Glen Dale hairdressers; Glen arguably the nicest bloke in the world. |  | | |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 10:02 - Dec 24 with 5969 views | Chondzoresk |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 09:49 - Dec 24 by hype313 |
Town went downhill when Essential Selection, Phunk Chunk and RedEye departed. |
Went down hill after Mintz and Davis disappeared, couldn’t get a Lyle and Scott or a Pringle Jumper anywhere then. |  | | |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 10:07 - Dec 24 with 5961 views | Keno |
Talking of Tacket Street
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| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 10:07 - Dec 24 with 5943 views | clive_baker |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 10:01 - Dec 24 by Funge |
POTD.
You had Mannas Cafe on the corner near Red Eye; Tony Vaughan and Neil Thompson regular breakfast attendees there...
Red Eye now occupied by Glen Dale hairdressers; Glen arguably the nicest bloke in the world. |
He’s a ledge. Used to be at Francesco’s.
I’ve asked this before on here but does anyone remember Brian Page sports in town? |  |
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| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 10:09 - Dec 24 with 5927 views | hoppy |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 10:07 - Dec 24 by Keno |
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It was a shame when the one on the extreme right closed down, but I guess Tom Watts for no-one… |  |
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| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 10:14 - Dec 24 with 5882 views | hype313 |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 10:01 - Dec 24 by Funge |
POTD.
You had Mannas Cafe on the corner near Red Eye; Tony Vaughan and Neil Thompson regular breakfast attendees there...
Red Eye now occupied by Glen Dale hairdressers; Glen arguably the nicest bloke in the world. |
Mannas cafe on a Saturday morning was a weekly staple of mine.
Outrageous breakfasts. | |
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| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 10:27 - Dec 24 with 5830 views | thebooks |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 10:01 - Dec 24 by Funge |
POTD.
You had Mannas Cafe on the corner near Red Eye; Tony Vaughan and Neil Thompson regular breakfast attendees there...
Red Eye now occupied by Glen Dale hairdressers; Glen arguably the nicest bloke in the world. |
Ian Marshall, too; he loved the bacon buttie. |  | | |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 10:43 - Dec 24 with 5759 views | BloomBlue |
More importantly is Price’s Shoe shop still there? The only place in Ipswich which sold top quality shoes at ridiculously cheap prices.
Often buy shoes from there and then pop to Coes of Ipswich to buy a smoking jacket |  | | |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 11:02 - Dec 24 with 5673 views | Scuzzer |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 10:07 - Dec 24 by Keno |
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And if the camera was pointing 90° to the right...you would see Jonty's. David Johnson mk1 shop. Where I bought a rather natty black zip up cardy... |  |
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| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 11:16 - Dec 24 with 5616 views | Menton |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 10:09 - Dec 24 by hoppy |
It was a shame when the one on the extreme right closed down, but I guess Tom Watts for no-one… |
This deserved more love |  |
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| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 11:23 - Dec 24 with 5553 views | azuremerlangus |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 10:07 - Dec 24 by Keno |
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Some great shops along that street, with Martin & Newbies around the corner.
I bought a direct-drive Sansui turnable from a tiny little electrical store near the 1st Floor club entrance back in the 80’s. Was like going back in time even then. |  |
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| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 11:27 - Dec 24 with 5533 views | Radlett_blue |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 09:44 - Dec 24 by hype313 |
Yeah, just down from Peachy Sports and New Era. |
Surprised. I thought most of the independent sports shops & even the small chains like Intersport had been driven out of business by Mike Ashley (and his predecessors such as JJB. |  |
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| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 11:31 - Dec 24 with 5507 views | DJR |
I remember a time in the 1960s when Sainsbury's was a delicatessen, and was more like the following shop in Colchester. Indeed, I think there were two such Sainsbury's in the town, before the supermarket in Upper Brook Street opened.
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/568509152961420876/ |  | | |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 11:33 - Dec 24 with 5501 views | Matt_Netherlands |
What a shop. Even better if you had a members card. Best selection of Puma and Umbro boots to be found in there.
What’s the best sports shop the town has had?
Mick’s has to be up there
Total football on the one way system?
JJB sports in town with the cage?
The big warehouse on the west of town that you had to have a members card? (Can’t remember the name! Late 90s??) |  | | |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 11:38 - Dec 24 with 5471 views | DJR |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 09:46 - Dec 24 by Dubtractor |
Thinking of shops from that era, Everybody's Hobbies was the one. |
I remember getting my clothes from Barnaby Rudge in Carr Street in the 1970s. | | | |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 12:01 - Dec 24 with 5393 views | Dubtractor |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 11:27 - Dec 24 by Radlett_blue |
Surprised. I thought most of the independent sports shops & even the small chains like Intersport had been driven out of business by Mike Ashley (and his predecessors such as JJB. |
He was taking the pee. All of those are long gone. | |
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| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 13:03 - Dec 24 with 5234 views | Bluespeed225 |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 11:33 - Dec 24 by Matt_Netherlands |
What a shop. Even better if you had a members card. Best selection of Puma and Umbro boots to be found in there.
What’s the best sports shop the town has had?
Mick’s has to be up there
Total football on the one way system?
JJB sports in town with the cage?
The big warehouse on the west of town that you had to have a members card? (Can’t remember the name! Late 90s??) |
They sold Subbuteo stuff as well which made it a magical trip in the mid 70’s, then come 79’ they were also a go to for Fred Perry’s. I was a hockey player in the past and my Karachi King stick came from Micks. Part of Ipswich folklore! |  | | |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 13:05 - Dec 24 with 5196 views | hoppy |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 11:16 - Dec 24 by Menton |
This deserved more love |
Thanks 😠| |
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| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 13:33 - Dec 24 with 5076 views | blueislander |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 11:33 - Dec 24 by Matt_Netherlands |
What a shop. Even better if you had a members card. Best selection of Puma and Umbro boots to be found in there.
What’s the best sports shop the town has had?
Mick’s has to be up there
Total football on the one way system?
JJB sports in town with the cage?
The big warehouse on the west of town that you had to have a members card? (Can’t remember the name! Late 90s??) |
Rovian Sports. | | | |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 13:58 - Dec 24 with 5011 views | Radlett_blue |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 13:03 - Dec 24 by Bluespeed225 |
They sold Subbuteo stuff as well which made it a magical trip in the mid 70’s, then come 79’ they were also a go to for Fred Perry’s. I was a hockey player in the past and my Karachi King stick came from Micks. Part of Ipswich folklore! |
I'm amazed to have just discovered that Pope & Smith in Chelmsford is still going. I used to get my sporting gear from there in the 1970s. I've also just found out that the founders - Dudley Pope & Peter Smith (I'd heard of the latter) were both Essex cricketers. | |
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| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 14:40 - Dec 24 with 4908 views | ITFC_Forever |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 11:33 - Dec 24 by Matt_Netherlands |
What a shop. Even better if you had a members card. Best selection of Puma and Umbro boots to be found in there.
What’s the best sports shop the town has had?
Mick’s has to be up there
Total football on the one way system?
JJB sports in town with the cage?
The big warehouse on the west of town that you had to have a members card? (Can’t remember the name! Late 90s??) |
Total Football was run by Terry Westley (I think) and his wife and was the best for proper football gear.
Clayton Sports and Mick McNeil’s were staples in the early 90s
As for fashion, Club in the Buttermarket centre (late 90s-ish) opposite where Superdry is now) was decent. |  |
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| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 14:56 - Dec 24 with 4881 views | Dubtractor |
| Mick McNeil Sports, Tacket Street on 11:33 - Dec 24 by Matt_Netherlands |
What a shop. Even better if you had a members card. Best selection of Puma and Umbro boots to be found in there.
What’s the best sports shop the town has had?
Mick’s has to be up there
Total football on the one way system?
JJB sports in town with the cage?
The big warehouse on the west of town that you had to have a members card? (Can’t remember the name! Late 90s??) |
I bought a pair of Quasar boots from there in the early 90s. A very short lived boot brand, endorsed by Gary Lineker, which were actually pretty crap. | |
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