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the swan inn , falmer
- Thread starter newhaven seagull 85
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But will they have Harveys - or indeed any decent beer.
I've never been to a football ground that's had anything worth drinking and I'm sure that Falmer won't be the exception. It's one area where cricket and rugby piss over football.
Nemesis
SERIOUSLY!
Difficult choice: Drink at the nearest pub, making one of the key opponents filthy rich OR drink at the stadium, putting money into the club.
Tough one really.
Excuse my ignorance, but is Harveys in casks? No football club will sell ale that requires any good cellar practices to be 'well kept' as it will be too much trouble, bearing in mind that these bars will only be staffed once a fortnight at times.
Expect fizzy ale from metal barrels, for it is what ye shall be getting!
Expect fizzy ale from metal barrels, for it is what ye shall be getting!
jevs
Well-known member
The owner of the Swan doesn't run the pub any more. There is a new landlord in there and he is pro-stadium.
Nemesis
SERIOUSLY!
That might be up to us: we should let the club know-well in advance-that we want the beer to be decent. If they know they'll not sell much of the bog standard stadium pony piss I'm sure they'll do things differently.
supaseagull
Well-known member
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
That's just not true.
London Welsh only play matches about once a fortnight too - but that doesn't stop them having cask beer on draught.
It will be more than a fortnight since Sussex played at Hove when they start against Warks next week, yet I know that I'll be able to get Harveys in the club bar.
It's a lazy excuse: the club could easily put in a barrel or two of cask beer and have it ready for a Saturday kick-off. What stops them is inducements from big breweries, nothing to do with cellar practices.
Braders
Abi Fletchers Gimpboy
am i being really thick or can i not see where you can object?
Barrel of Fun
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Braders
Abi Fletchers Gimpboy
so yes i was , thanks mate 
The Large One
Who's Next?
The Harveys needs to be laid to rest in the bar late Thursday / early Friday to ensure best quality on Saturday. The problem might lie in over or under-ordering, cos once it's gone, it's gone. But if you don't sell it, you may well have to bin it, especially if the cask has already been banged. Answer: drink it all before you go home.
This Carlsberg-Tetley / Interbrew homogenisation of stadia catering and bars pisses me off royally. Attila did make the point last night that it's vital we have a bar that we - the fans - want. I can envisage nine uber-bars at Falmer selling bottled piss - brewed under licence in the UK - and one supporters' bar selling Harveys or Dark Star, and that latter bar being RAMMED.
magoo
New member
i don't get it, when my brother-in-law was alive he used to be very good friends with the owner of the swan and he always said he didn'really want the stadium as he didn't need or want the business.
maybe greed has got the better of him.
maybe greed has got the better of him.
Yes, good stock control is vital - but that's different from saying that it's not possible to keep beer in good conditions at football grounds.
I'll say it again: if it can be done at rugby, it can be done at football. I too am pissed off with dross that we get served up at football grounds and let's hope that Falmer could offer an alternative way of doing things.
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
Has anyone pointed out the obvious?
By building a larger car park next to the pub the landlord is clearly promoting drink driving. This is highly irresponsible and the landlord should have his license revoked with immediate effect!!
By building a larger car park next to the pub the landlord is clearly promoting drink driving. This is highly irresponsible and the landlord should have his license revoked with immediate effect!!
ATFC Seagull
Aberystwyth Town FC
I'm sorry, clearly I've not abided by the code of conduct and made all of my decisions in life revolving solely around what best benefits Brighton and Hove Albion FC.
Yeah the mans a tosser and I don't want to hand him money, but to be honest I think that about a lot of pub landlords (including the one I work for!). Either way I'm not gonna feel guilty because, after the endless years of season tickets, support home and away, replica shirts etc, I buy a pint somewhere that doesn't go into the pocket of the club!
andybaha
Active member
I don't see why he needs a car park, it's only a 10 minute walk from Brighton Station.