What's your oldest Millers shirt, hat, scarf etc that you own?

[Jocksgloves1]

1967 woollen scarf, complete with supporters club badge from that era sewn on.

[Steve Miller]

Well you got me wondering whatever happened to my pompom hat, scarf and rattle that I had from circa 1963...
Some bustard in my family clearly ladles em quietly in the bin after I left home...
Though I had been banned from taking the rattle to Millmoor from about 65... we had seats in the stand and them around us hated it. Literally came to a head when the top flew off and banjaxed an old gimmer two rows in front...
I'm a gimmer myself now so I'll pose another question: when and why did rattles die out???

[Brin]

Well you got me wondering whatever happened to my pompom hat, scarf and rattle that I had from circa 1963...
Some bustard in my family clearly ladles em quietly in the bin after I left home...
Though I had been banned from taking the rattle to Millmoor from about 65... we had seats in the stand and them around us hated it. Literally came to a head when the top flew off and banjaxed an old gimmer two rows in front...
I'm a gimmer myself now so I'll pose another question: when and why did rattles die out???

I recall rattles in the late 60’ or very early 70’s for some reason or, I may well have handled one back then.

Suppose they died out under Health and Safety regs so I’d say pre 80’s.

[CTMilller]

Excellent post!

Googling suggests they were banned in the 1970s as they were seen as something of a weapon in the hands of hooligans. They were beginning to die out anyway. I think you've largely answered the question why!

I may still have mine that I bought from Suggs in 1960. I think it was 7/6 and was painted in our colours. I added 'UP THE MILLERS' in capital letters on one of the slats with Humbrol paint and was dead proud of it standing in Kids Corner with mates from school. I was 9. I'll be clearing out the garage at my UK place in the next few months and will look for it.

[Brin]

Excellent post!

Googling suggests they were banned in the 1970s as they were seen as something of a weapon in the hands of hooligans. They were beginning to die out anyway. I think you've largely answered the question why!

I may still have mine that I bought from Suggs in 1960. I think it was 7/6 and was painted in our colours. I added 'UP THE MILLERS' in capital letters on one of the slats with Humbrol paint and was dead proud of it standing in Kids Corner with mates from school. I was 9. I'll be clearing out the garage at my UK place in the next few months and will look for it.

Good luck with that pal, hope you find it. I also recall someone painting their's red and white and, maybe that's why I recall handling one as a kid. Felt quite heavy at the time to hold and swing about but the noise was great. A bit akin to sticking a lollipop stick through your rear brakes so it made a din coming off the spokes of your wheel, only the rattle was a hundred times louder!

[CTMilller]

Cheers, Brin! I'd forgotten about the lolly sticks on bicycle spokes. Good memory!

[Brin]

Cheers, Brin! I'd forgotten about the lolly sticks on bicycle spokes. Good memory!

Well done with the PL this weekend.

[CTMilller]

Well done with the PL this weekend.

LOL - thanks. I was almost as surprised by that as I was by our brilliant win yesterday!


You might like this. With one of my 'Halikon Days, Pidge' stories in mind, I chalked up a French Hopscotch grid in my front drive recently and had a go. The moves involving two feet were fine but I found it nearly impossible to hop with two knee replacements - so had my kids and grandkids join in and learn all the moves. After a more than six decade hiatus we're back with intergenerational hopscotch!

[millertop]

Well you got me wondering whatever happened to my pompom hat, scarf and rattle that I had from circa 1963...
Some bustard in my family clearly ladles em quietly in the bin after I left home...
Though I had been banned from taking the rattle to Millmoor from about 65... we had seats in the stand and them around us hated it. Literally came to a head when the top flew off and banjaxed an old gimmer two rows in front...
I'm a gimmer myself now so I'll pose another question: when and why did rattles die out???

It’s not really funny but you could’ve killed him

[Steve Miller]

It’s not really funny but you could’ve killed him

You're right! In fact I saw my first person die in the stands at Millmoor, aged about 7...
My dad always made us wait back at the end of the game and there was just one old chap left in the row in front, in a brown trilby.
He just sort of slouched over and there were gentle bubbles coming from his mouth. A horrible sight - but we had won the game and I swear my rattle never went near him!