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Norpig.
Just quickly, could anyone back me up on this one? During the days of the inflatable Norpig, I had one the club did. I'm sure it was called a "Happy Wanderer". My mate just think there was just Norpig. I think he's talking shite.
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Norpig was the unofficial inflatable. Happy Wanderer was the official club one, which was basically a smiley football head on a cartoon body. It was shite.
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It was shite. But I was happy with it. Thanks mate!
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[quote="Andy Waller"]Just quickly, could anyone back me up on this one? During the days of the inflatable Norpig, I had one the club did. I'm sure it was called a "Happy Wanderer". My mate just think there was just Norpig. I think he's talking shite.[/quote
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It was a simpler time, before Lofty and before t'internet.
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Norpig was definitely separate from 'Happy Wanderer' as I had the Norpig and was gutted when I left it behind at Wembley in '89
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Re: Norpig.
There was the happy wanderer, but I can't recall the club doing an inflatable of this, they put the thing on various merchandise, it was a mans body with a football as its head.
Norpig was an inflatable pig in a wanderers kit, and I remember taking one to Wembley when we beat Torquay 4 1. I think these were sold in the old club shop, but could be wrong they may have been unofficial.
Norpig was an inflatable pig in a wanderers kit, and I remember taking one to Wembley when we beat Torquay 4 1. I think these were sold in the old club shop, but could be wrong they may have been unofficial.
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The Norpig was a Joe Smith (RIP) brainchild
His was the sports shop at Tong Fold
I don't think you could buy them anywhere else, though something in the back of my mond is saying there was a stall on the market - s'pose it may have been Joes
His was the sports shop at Tong Fold
I don't think you could buy them anywhere else, though something in the back of my mond is saying there was a stall on the market - s'pose it may have been Joes
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Joe Smith's on Bury Rd? I'd forgotten about that, got my first Bolton kit thereCAPSLOCK wrote:The Norpig was a Joe Smith (RIP) brainchild
His was the sports shop at Tong Fold
I don't think you could buy them anywhere else, though something in the back of my mond is saying there was a stall on the market - s'pose it may have been Joes
He did have a stall on Bolton Market as well.
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Yes, you're correct again sir, I remember getting it there.TKIZ! wrote:Joe Smith's on Bury Rd? I'd forgotten about that, got my first Bolton kit thereCAPSLOCK wrote:The Norpig was a Joe Smith (RIP) brainchild
His was the sports shop at Tong Fold
I don't think you could buy them anywhere else, though something in the back of my mond is saying there was a stall on the market - s'pose it may have been Joes
He did have a stall on Bolton Market as well.
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I really am quite goodTKIZ! wrote:Joe Smith's on Bury Rd? I'd forgotten about that, got my first Bolton kit thereCAPSLOCK wrote:The Norpig was a Joe Smith (RIP) brainchild
His was the sports shop at Tong Fold
I don't think you could buy them anywhere else, though something in the back of my mond is saying there was a stall on the market - s'pose it may have been Joes
He did have a stall on Bolton Market as well.
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I knew Joe - didn't know he had died though. When did that happen? It's a bit of a bugger, moving away from Bolton.
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Re: Norpig.
Norpigs definitely unofficial. Happy Wanderer inflatables were the club's less popular response. I had one, took it to Wembley. '89 was big for inflatables, but you try telling kids that these days...Turkish Trotter wrote:There was the happy wanderer, but I can't recall the club doing an inflatable of this, they put the thing on various merchandise, it was a mans body with a football as its head.
Norpig was an inflatable pig in a wanderers kit, and I remember taking one to Wembley when we beat Torquay 4 1. I think these were sold in the old club shop, but could be wrong they may have been unofficial.
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I'm sure i took an inflatable banana to that one.
I'd probably get arrested for racism now.
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Must be a good 10 yearsZulus Thousand of em wrote:I knew Joe - didn't know he had died though. When did that happen? It's a bit of a bugger, moving away from Bolton.
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Indeed it was. I remember a few of us selling the Norpigs for Joe at the SVT Northern Final second leg at Blackpool. Good bloke!CAPSLOCK wrote:The Norpig was a Joe Smith (RIP) brainchild
His was the sports shop at Tong Fold
I don't think you could buy them anywhere else, though something in the back of my mond is saying there was a stall on the market - s'pose it may have been Joes
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There was a rumour at the time that the club didn't want to be associated with the Norpigs because they thought it may offend a Jewish bloke on the board, or Jews as a whole - I forget which - so they plumped for the happy wanderer inflatable instead. Am sure it was BS
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