BEFORE the internet, before iPhones, before Facebook likes, endless retweets, selfies, reality shows, political correctness, the cult of celebrity, childhood obesity, gender politics, safe places there was the 1980s - a chaotic and changing decade that had one foot in the past and one in the future.

It was a time of BMXs, hair gel, ski jackets, Sony Walkmans, Pac Man, Fraggle Rock, ET, Cabbage Patch Dolls, Shell Suits, Marty McFly, ZX Spectrums, VHS and Betamax, fluorescent socks, and of course, rubik cubes.

It was a time when kids played in the street instead of virtual worlds, when music was taped instead of streamed, where microwave ovens and TV remotes with leads were at the cutting edge of technology, and it was a time when Mardy FC were crowned Division Two champions.

Here’s an old photo of them for your viewing pleasure.

It’s less Duran Duran and more Auf Wiedersehen Pet but the vibe is definitely the designer decade!

Pictured are M.Skinner, J. Dunstan, G.S. Davies, H. Vaughan, G. Hicks, G. Mylum, M. Brimble, R. Wedlock, M. Powell, S. Stephens, B. Bates, S. Wilks, and S. Cantle.

If you’ve got any engaging and striking pictures from the past that could do with an airing and benefit from the oxygen of publicity, then why let them linger and gather dust in the drawer a day longer?

They don’t just have to be sport-related folks!

Send them to [email protected]. Alternatively you can do things the old fashioned way and pick up the telephone and ring Sports Editor Tim Butters on 01873 852187 (30).