Just had a meeting on Churchgate. Sad to see the Bolton News offices empty. And in a week or two the Travel Counsellors building opposite will be empty. Another 200+ people spending approx £20 per week on parking and lunches in the town... plus whatever other services they spend their hard-earned on - all being lost. Very sad state of affairs.

 

When will it get better? Should these empty offices be turned into apartments?

7 minutes ago, MickyD said:

Nip down the road and take a look at Rochdale.
 

There’s a theme here; Northern mill towns = shitholes

Keep heading anti-clockwise and you’ll end up in Bury. Might see @Casinodrinking a pint of carling.

21 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

I take it back, Oldham is worse.

All seem glorious compared to Rochdale.

1 hour ago, Jol_BWFC said:

Keep heading anti-clockwise and you’ll end up in Bury. Might see @Casinodrinking a pint of carling.

Casino doesn’t recognise anti-clockwise as a direction of travel.

54 minutes ago, MickyD said:

Casino doesn’t recognise anti-clockwise as a direction of travel.

🤣

2 hours ago, MickyD said:

Nip down the road and take a look at Rochdale.
 

There’s a theme here; Northern mill towns = shitholes

Rochdale has been the benefit of a decent couple of pubs near the town hall, at least. 

2 hours ago, MickyD said:

Casino doesn’t recognise anti-clockwise side as a direction of travel.

Carriageway, not fucking side you pleb

1 hour ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Rochdale has been the benefit of a decent couple of pubs near the town hall, at least. 

Indeed. One on the end is a belter. No idea what its called.

14 minutes ago, Casino said:

Carriageway, not fucking side you pleb

We aren’t discussing M60 in this instance.

4 minutes ago, MickyD said:

We aren’t discussing M60 in this instance.

Well, get your facts right then, mr pedantry

10 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Rochdale has been the benefit of a decent couple of pubs near the town hall, at least. 

Rochdale & decent don’t mix

place is a shit hole 

9 hours ago, Casino said:

Well, get your facts right then, mr pedantry

Which of my facts would you like to correct for me? 

I can't remember the last time I was in a decent town centre, everyone of them, is run down with pound shops, nail shops and now vape shops

All run down dumps

Edited September 15, 20223 yr by L/H White

3 minutes ago, L/H White said:

I can't remember the last time I was in a decent town centre, everyone of them, is run down with pound shops, nail shops and now vape shops

All run down dumps

When we went to Shrewsbury on the train last season and exiting the station, all the buildings were like walking onto the set of a period drama. Not a façade of concrete to be seen, or a charity shop, pawn shop or betting shop in sight. Just sandstone and terracotta imposing buildings.

35 minutes ago, MickyD said:

When we went to Shrewsbury on the train last season and exiting the station, all the buildings were like walking onto the set of a period drama. Not a façade of concrete to be seen, or a charity shop, pawn shop or betting shop in sight. Just sandstone and terracotta imposing buildings.

Shrewsbury is one of the few places I’ve visited watching BWFC where I’d consider going back for a weekend break without any football 

1 hour ago, MickyD said:

When we went to Shrewsbury on the train last season and exiting the station, all the buildings were like walking onto the set of a period drama. Not a façade of concrete to be seen, or a charity shop, pawn shop or betting shop in sight. Just sandstone and terracotta imposing buildings.

To be fair to Bolton you've just described Le Mans Crescent and the Town Hall. As used on various period and contemporary dramas.

Edited September 15, 20223 yr by Francis Fogarty

2 hours ago, MickyD said:

Which of my facts would you like to correct for me? 

i know exactly what anti clockwise is

what i objected to was the use of the word side

the 60 has 2 sides, trafford centre and bury/midd/oldham, so you can go AC on both sides

37 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Shrewsbury is one of the few places I’ve visited watching BWFC where I’d consider going back for a weekend break without any football 

add to that guimaraes

8 minutes ago, Casino said:

i know exactly what anti clockwise is

what i objected to was the use of the word side

the 60 has 2 sides, trafford centre and bury/midd/oldham, so you can go AC on both sides

I always get in the wrong lane coming south from Heywood. I only want to get to Bolton, but I always finish up further South than I intend. 

You cannot go clockwise on the anticlockwise side. Nor vice versa.

You can get to the same place using either route.

2 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

You cannot go clockwise on the anticlockwise side. Nor vice versa.

You can get to the same place using either route.

You’d be spending your time more wisely trying to teach a dog to whistle God Save The King!

Been in town today, pisses on Wigan.

1 hour ago, Not in Crawley said:

Been in town today, pisses on Wigan.

although, to qualify, that is like two bald men fighting over a comb.

Been in leigh Town centre for a full 10 minutes and realised why every leyther on here is a piss can. Fuck me it's depressing. 

20 minutes ago, frank_spencer said:

Been in leigh Town centre for a full 10 minutes and realised why every leyther on here is a piss can. Fuck me it's depressing. 

Not even much good for that either these days

21 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Not even much good for that either these days

All the piss cans are in the Weavers Arms busy as fuck at quarter past 10 on a Thursday