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Back in the day , early 80’s when I just left school I use to go out in the knocking van. We would usually meet up outside the Princess Alice boozer in Forest Gate and drive all over London selling household items, such as ironing board covers, pegs, dusters, dish’s clothes etc.

we had some dodgy fake ID from the “youth employment scheme” we would pull out and use as our pitch. There’d be about 10 of us and did we get into some shit. Some fucking hilarious stories. Did it for a while, more for a laugh than for the money but we use to make a few bob.

I remember we kicked off with some Tottenham fans in Broxbourne. we also threw a few punches at the Elephant and Castle with a little firm we ran into.

we were out of control back then.

Anyway, a different world back then, couldn’t get away with anything like that now. Not with all the camera’s everywhere.

Anyone else on here ever go out on a knocking van?

joe royal" wrote: ↑20 Dec 2024, 14:51 Had a mate (of sorts) that did this up until he got nicked for flashing to a teenager. 

was pretty famous at the time in Ilford/Loxford as he had at least 3 drop dead gorgeous sisters .

harry is his name. 

Had a mate (of sorts) that did this up until he got nicked for flashing to a teenager. 

was pretty famous at the time in Ilford/Loxford as he had at least 3 drop dead gorgeous sisters .

harry is his name. 

If Nutsin lives in America, then he's not telling stories. 

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑20 Dec 2024, 11:47

Bungo wrote: ↑20 Dec 2024, 11:40 When I was a lad we dropped some litter in the park, and then Dave stole some crisps from a corner shop, ALL IN THE SAME AFTERNOON!

I'm just amazed that plod never caught up with us we were such out of control delinquents!

You clearly needed to calm the fuck down. 

When I was a nipper on the streets I always made sure I never left the house without being armed with a pair of feather dusters. No cսnt was ever going to mess with me or I'd tidy it up. 

Bungo wrote: ↑20 Dec 2024, 11:40 When I was a lad we dropped some litter in the park, and then Dave stole some crisps from a corner shop, ALL IN THE SAME AFTERNOON!

I'm just amazed that plod never caught up with us we were such out of control delinquents!

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When I was a lad we dropped some litter in the park, and then Dave stole some crisps from a corner shop, ALL IN THE SAME AFTERNOON!

I'm just amazed that plod never caught up with us we were such out of control delinquents!

Nutsin wrote: ↑20 Dec 2024, 02:40 Why bring it up?

because it was mental when I look back at it. Some real characters on the van, lost touch with most of them.

I know we weren’t the only ones doing it at the time, just throwing it out there, you never know.

We’re all West Ham fans after all.

Nutsin - a few year ago, grant flemming was going to write a script or book about this, with some help from Irvin Walsh I think. Guess it didn’t happen though. 

Our very own Ginger Bob.

Monsieur merde de cheval" wrote: ↑20 Dec 2024, 03:25

One Sunny Day" wrote: ↑20 Dec 2024, 03:16

Nutsin wrote: ↑20 Dec 2024, 02:40 Why bring it up?

because it was mental when I look back at it. Some real characters on the van, lost touch with most of them.

I know we weren’t the only ones doing it at the time, just throwing it out there, you never know.

We’re all West Ham fans after all.

 Its the names ...bad darts



you realize this was over 40 years ago now? I think we’re beyond the statute of limitations don’t you?

Gary Strodders shank" wrote: ↑18 Dec 2024, 10:21

fraser wrote: ↑18 Dec 2024, 02:09 Yeah I did. 

There was a documentary about in the 80s 'a knockers tale' I think it was called? with Andy Swallow and a couple of others I knew.

Ironing board covers where the best to sell.. Oven gloves, pegs, dish cloths, tea towels   Christmas cards, dusyers. Could earn some decent money. Could also get nicked. 

Bob Mills featured extracts from that knockers documentary on his In bed with me dinner show in the nineties including the fight with convenient sticks scene when they come across some muggy boneheads knocking on their patch.

I think there was also a follow up documentary ten years on.

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Nutsin wrote: ↑20 Dec 2024, 02:40 Why bring it up?

because it was mental when I look back at it. Some real characters on the van, lost touch with most of them.

I know we weren’t the only ones doing it at the time, just throwing it out there, you never know.

We’re all West Ham fans after all.

One Sunny Day" wrote: ↑20 Dec 2024, 03:16

Nutsin wrote: ↑20 Dec 2024, 02:40 Why bring it up?

because it was mental when I look back at it. Some real characters on the van, lost touch with most of them.

I know we weren’t the only ones doing it at the time, just throwing it out there, you never know.

We’re all West Ham fans after all.

Why bring it up?

because it was mental when I look back at it. Some real characters on the van, lost touch with most of them.

I know we weren’t the only ones doing it at the time, just throwing it out there, you never know.

We’re all West Ham fans after all.

Yeah you could say that.

stabbing people and throwing acid on people was never my thing. I never used weapons once. Not that kind of cսnt.

so I decided to get a career and grow up instead.
haven't come close to a scrap in almost 40 years.

Stopped going over West Ham shortly after. 

 

Nutsin wrote: ↑19 Dec 2024, 21:43 All true I’m afraid ladies.

I got my collar felt and was fined at Stratford magistrates court for fighting with skinheads outside the princess Alice, Animal was with me.

The fight at Elephant and castle was at a big roundabout that had an underground footpath to cross the busy road. Jason Pearman was there.

it all ended for me after I got stabbed in the back had my lung punctured and had acid thrown on me in the space of 12 months. You can ask your boy Tony Caron about it all.
We all use to go over West Ham together back then. Yeah juvenile delinquents I know.

a few names I’m sure some on here might know. Feel free to ask them if you like.

Nothing made up about any of it. As I said we were out of control back then.

 

Mad Ferret" wrote: ↑19 Dec 2024, 20:39 Seamus is a top geezer.

Still occasionally see him around Wapping.

If you don't  know who's - who  and what's- what by now you're either  a dimlow  ..too young..or a fisherman .



 

Yeah I see my fat fingers missed the t

I didn’t say he was misbehaving. I said ask him, he knows.

I bet TC loves having his name put on the internet for misbehaving, even if you did spell it wrong

All true I’m afraid ladies.

I got my collar felt and was fined at Stratford magistrates court for fighting with skinheads outside the princess Alice, Animal was with me.

The fight at Elephant and castle was at a big roundabout that had an underground footpath to cross the busy road. Jason Pearman was there.

it all ended for me after I got stabbed in the back had my lung punctured and had acid thrown on me in the space of 12 months. You can ask your boy Tony Caron about it all.
We all use to go over West Ham together back then. Yeah juvenile delinquents I know.

a few names I’m sure some on here might know. Feel free to ask them if you like.

Nothing made up about any of it. As I said we were out of control back then.
 

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