January 27, 200620 yr Tanners Arms and Nightingale in my yooof. Sweet Green Tavern for a couple of seasons. Then settled in my spiritual home of the King Bill.
January 27, 200620 yr Bit of a pub crawl for us Start at the Cattle Market, then Haverlock, Nightingale, Little John, back to Cattle then a swifty in either Waggon or Churchills on way down Town if it was a big game
January 27, 200620 yr Waggon & Horses for me. There was nothing better than that walk from the pub to Burden listening to the crowd gain its voice from outside, then round the back into the Paddock, standing in a long queue for a cold pie, a quick nip into the toliets to get your feet wet then pushing yourself into a position where your view was least obscurred, then spending the rest of the match swaying and trying to hold that position - which was impossible! Reading that it sounds awful, but why then do I miss that football experience so much? Going to the Reebok gets more mundane by the season....... Is it just the age difference between then and now? If we were still at BP would I feel football had become Mundane just because I am older now and more going on in my life? We are enjoying more success, football is alledgegy more exciting so why???? It doesnt help that the pre-match drink now takes place in a "mega-bowl"
January 27, 200620 yr wagon and horses from 12 - 2ish and then a quick couple in the king bill. could never work out why people would queue at the bar near the door in the wagon and wait for ages to be served when if you went to end of the bar near the bogs you usually got served straight away.
January 27, 200620 yr In my younger days it was. 70's The Trotters (later Duck n Firkin) - supporters club 80's Churchills and Waggon 90's Cattlemarket (early doors 10:30 ish for breakfast)
January 27, 200620 yr In my younger days it was. 50s Ye really old Ale 60s Ye old Ale 70's The Trotters (later Duck n Firkin) - supporters club 80's Churchills and Waggon 90's Cattlemarket (early doors 10:30 ish for breakfast) 8-[
January 27, 200620 yr Lever Bridge or King Bill or Waggon or Churchills think I tried out Monterreys a couple of times as well.
January 27, 200620 yr TROTTERS - THE DAY THAT STOKE OR WAS IT WOLVES THAT CAME TO TOWN - OR WAS IT BOTH , I CAN STILL PICTURE THE BLOKE CLIMBING ONTO THE ROOF THEN LOBBING SLATES AT EM .
January 27, 200620 yr showing my age here,start in griffin,then in no particular order wheatsheaf new zealand chief balmoral alma trotters rose hill tavern wagon n horses king billy compere this to the bok H P I barnstormers jeffersons
January 27, 200620 yr In the 70's Queen Anne LL Trotters (waiting for the away special) In the late 80's King Bill In the 90's Balmoral at 11.00am sharp! Cattle Market Churchills match then Balmoral to meet a few naughty ladies this reminds me why i don't go much anymore.
January 27, 200620 yr Used to go in the Ainsworth Arms with me dad. was 17 and landlord still got funny about serving, some right ugly fuckers behind the bar. when got older had moved away so hardly went for a drink if on train a drink on manchester station was as thrilling as it got :?
January 27, 200620 yr The Trotters,Sweet Green Tavern,Nightingale, King Bill, Waggon, Churchills,PrinceBill + probably a few more i`ve forgot now hands up who went watching the 10p strippers mid-late 70s at that club that used to be next to whats the last orders now, can`t recall the clubs name :vm
General Havelock for me
and sometimes Churchills