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Barry Mcguigan crisps.

  • 02-02-2012 3:56pm
    #1
    darkdubh
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    At the height of the Clones cyclones success,about 85 or so I saw an ad on RTE for his own brand of crisps.I can't remember exactly what they were called but they came in three flavours,Barrys jabs,Barrys gloves and I can't think of the third.Barry himself appeared at the end of the ad and said"My snacks are world champs".I only saw the ad once and I don't ever recall seeing the crisps for sale so perhaps they were pulled before they were due to be launched.Does this ring a bell with anyone?


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  • #2
    darkdubh
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    Clearly not.No one I've spoken to remembers them either ,I'm starting to think did I imagine them.


  • #3
    Skid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,873 ✭✭✭Skid


    I vaguely remember them and apparently a few others did too!
    barry mcguigan crisps
    Anyone remember barry mcguigan crisps?

    They were in a small pack for 5p.
    Weird flavours, I think I remember "Nettle & Tomato" flavour or something.
    There were also "A Team" crisps in the same size pack for 5p.
    Yep I remember them all right. Nettle flavour crisps like LOL.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=53894592


  • #4
    Niles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭Niles


    Nettle flavoured crisps? Now I've heard it all.


  • #5
    darkdubh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,628 ✭✭✭darkdubh


    Well i'm glad I dident imagine it after all.I was begining to think maybe the ad was a spoof by Dermot Morgan.


  • #6
    messinkiapina
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    Was just thinking of these this morning and had to trawl the internet to make sure I wasn't imagining that they actually existed :D


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  • #7
    Dr Turk Turkelton
    Registered Users Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭Dr Turk Turkelton


    These existed all right.Collect 10 packets and join the fan club.You then got a signed birthday card on your birthday!

    Still have mine in my parents attic!


  • #8
    Sam Kade
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    Niles wrote: »
    Nettle flavoured crisps? Now I've heard it all.

    Here's more for you, you can eat boiled nettles. You can make beer from nettles.


  • #9
    Sunnyisland
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    I remember them to, also related to Barry mcguigan was champion milk from monaghan co op...


  • #10
    messinkiapina
    Registered Users Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭messinkiapina


    Cuchulainn1. wrote: »
    These existed all right.Collect 10 packets and join the fan club.You then got a signed birthday card on your birthday!

    Still have mine in my parents attic!

    Ah, you have to throw up a pic of them at some stage! I'm curious to see how good my memory is with regards to how the packet looks. Probably nothing like I remember :pac:


  • #11
    Dr Turk Turkelton
    Registered Users Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭Dr Turk Turkelton


    messinkiapina wrote: »
    Ah, you have to throw up a pic of them at some stage! I'm curious to see how good my memory is with regards to how the packet looks. Probably nothing like I remember :pac:

    I have the card not the crisp packet!
    If i remember correctly they were a very small bag and cost 5p.


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  • #12
    messinkiapina
    Registered Users Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭messinkiapina


    Cuchulainn1. wrote: »
    I have the card not the crisp packet!
    If i remember correctly they were a very small bag and cost 5p.

    Ah, right, that makes more sense lol.

    Yea, I remember them being in a small bag too. Was looking for a pic online but couldn't find one.


  • #13
    ikeano29
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭ikeano29


    Yeah, i used to eat them all the time while they lasted, only remember them being around a few months to a year.
    I think they came in a whitish kind of bag and little men shaped crisps inside them.

    Was just eating a bag of meanies there now and it made me remember the Barry Mcguigan crisps


  • #14
    gobnaitolunacy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,073 ✭✭✭gobnaitolunacy


    Never happen now, a sports star endorsing junk food for kids!

    Funnily enough, there were less 'well upholstered' kids back then.


  • #15
    Ruu
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    They most certaining existed, along the same lines of the A-Team crisps, a small 5p bag. I recall it being a red bag with a gloved fist and maybe partial face graphic.


  • #16
    Max Headroom
    Registered Users Posts: 7,101 ✭✭✭Max Headroom


    What about Goal crisps.....with Steve Highway cards in them............i know what some of ye are thinking, who the fcuk was Steve Highway.....:rolleyes::D


  • #17
    darkdubh
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    Max Headroom wrote: »
    What about Goal crisps.....with Steve Highway cards in them............i know what some of ye are thinking, who the fcuk was Steve Highway.....:rolleyes::D
    He was a bit before my time but I know he was a pioneer of the mustachioed footballer look.


  • #18
    Max Headroom
    Registered Users Posts: 7,101 ✭✭✭Max Headroom


    darkdubh wrote: »
    He was a bit before my time but I know he was a pioneer of the mustachioed footballer look.


    Well he did play for Liverpool...........calm down calm down....:)


  • #19
    Up The Bare Stairs
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭Up The Bare Stairs


    Ruubot2 wrote: »
    They most certaining existed, along the same lines of the A-Team crisps, a small 5p bag. I recall it being a red bag with a gloved fist and maybe partial face graphic.

    First thing that came to mind when I saw this tread was the A-team crisps, vaguely remember the Barry McGuigan ones too. The 80s really were filled with weird marketing ploys, almost as if Ireland had just discovered how to brand and sell goods.


  • #20
    olly_mac
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭olly_mac


    Max Headroom wrote: »
    What about Goal crisps.....with Steve Highway cards in them............i know what some of ye are thinking, who the fcuk was Steve Highway.....:rolleyes::D

    I just went down memory lane with the mention of these :) My older brother used to buy me a packet every Friday when he got paid. He was a good few years older than me, with a troop of sisters in between us :D We conspired against them all the time!!

    He passed away three months ago, so thank you for reminding me of these :)


  • #21
    uch
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  • #22
    Irish Guitarist
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    They weren't crisps in the technical sense but were 'corn snacks' like Monster Munch. I used to love the tomato flavour ones.

    I knew nothing about boxing but briefly became a 'fan' of Barry McGuigan purely on the basis of them. There were tokens on the packets that you collected and sent away (along with a fiver I think) to join his fan club. You then got a four page newsletter about four times a year as well as some crappy plastic toys (I forget exactly what they were). It was a load of nonsense but at the time I thought it was great.


  • #23
    Skid X
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    Tubridy just gave Barry McGuigan a bag of those crisps on the Late Late Show!


  • #24
    The Crowman
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    There's a few images of these online.

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    Presume this is a still from the tv ad, ad itself doesn't seem to be online.

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  • #25
    The Crowman
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    The fan club birthday card.

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  • #26
    briany
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    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    They weren't crisps in the technical sense but were 'corn snacks' like Monster Munch. I used to love the tomato flavour ones.

    I knew nothing about boxing but briefly became a 'fan' of Barry McGuigan purely on the basis of them. There were tokens on the packets that you collected and sent away (along with a fiver I think) to join his fan club. You then got a four page newsletter about four times a year as well as some crappy plastic toys (I forget exactly what they were). It was a load of nonsense but at the time I thought it was great.

    I used to eat Monster Munch fairly regularly as a kid, but I only remember ever seeing one flavour in the shops. Other flavours were advertised on the back of the packet, though.


  • #27
    Archeron
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    briany wrote: »
    I used to eat Monster Munch fairly regularly as a kid, but I only remember ever seeing one flavour in the shops. Other flavours were advertised on the back of the packet, though.

    Always the Cyclops :)


  • #28
    branie2
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    Remember Rocky ice lollies?


  • #29
    Technocentral
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    Nostalgia is not what it used to be.


  • #30
    Hangdogroad
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