[NSC] Best pubs on away days in 80s and 90s.

[rebel51]

I used to like bradford , a couple of pubs the old crown, up a steep hill in the town centre and belle Vue pub along manningham Lane near the ground, proper old school rippers pubs a pound or 50p pence for a little show.(sorry for the pun) great days, good towns and rough as fk.

 

[Commander]

The Flying Scotsman.

 

[Guinness Boy]

The Flying Scotsman.

This, if you were coming home through Kings Cross.

We used to go to Sinclairs in Manchester before any game in that area. Coming home if you had to change at Doncaster there was a pub just outside the station where the bar was about six foot high when you walked in so any SHORTARSES has to go to the back of the pub to get served. And the Wheeltappers in Taunton after Plymouth which served jet fuel disguised as cider. Long gone now as I discovered with the aid of Google maps.

Once played Blackburn away last game of the season and did a half in every pub between Mill Hill and the ground with some of their firm. Every bit as scary and disorientating as it sounds.

 

[Chicken Run]

Southend seafront, bar with the strippers on at lunchtime, many of us that day didn’t make Roots Hall

 

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

Trip to Jerusalem - Nottingham

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Southend seafront, bar with the strippers on at lunchtime, many of us that day didn’t make Roots Hall

So you didn’t catch the game, did you catch anything else?

 

[Chicken Run]

So you didn’t catch the game, did you catch anything else?

Funnily enough one of the lads in our group’s surname was Clapp True story

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

As mentioned Sinclairs in Manchester was a must, probably the cheapest pub I’ve ever been in.
I used to go to a few during that era with Mrs PWK and traveling without colours and with “a bird” opened doors, we frequently liked going in pubs with a edge, such as The Peacock in Leeds, Pompey’s Gun Club or The Queen’s at West Ham, our favourite was The Golden Lion at Millwall, once staying post match for about four hours, we had quite a laugh however we never outed ourselves

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Yates in Manchester (before they became a national chain) used to be good. Manager was an old school City fan who was happy to welcome in supporters on their way to other matches.

Not quite a pub but always loved the old Corner Post at Hartlepool from the gory years. Friendly, cheap drinks, a ham and pease pudding bap and they always seemed amazed we had bothered to go that far to watch as we were so shit then.

 

[Gwylan]

Southend seafront, bar with the strippers on at lunchtime, many of us that day didn’t make Roots Hall

I used to like bradford , a couple of pubs the old crown, up a steep hill in the town centre and belle Vue pub along manningham Lane near the ground, proper old school rippers pubs a pound or 50p pence for a little show.(sorry for the pun) great days, good towns and rough as fk.

What is it with stripper pubs? There are plenty of decent pubs in Bradford, so why go to two the skankiest?

I can barely remember where I went to last month, let alone 40 years ago. But I do remember the old local breweries: a pint of Tolly Cobbalds before Ipswich, Vaux before Sunderland, Robinsons before Stockport etc

 

[rebel51]

What is it with stripper pubs? There are plenty of decent pubs in Bradford, so why go to two the skankiest?

I can barely remember where I went to last month, let alone 40 years ago. But I do remember the old local breweries: a pint of Tolly Cobbalds before Ipswich, Vaux before Sunderland, Robinsons before Stockport etc

Because I enjoyed it and brought some blinding memories and laughs back, I met some decent bradford lads in those pubs aswell.
Skankie to you, but real pubs to me, excuse my sins.

 

[rebel51]

Southend seafront, bar with the strippers on at lunchtime, many of us that day didn’t make Roots Hall

Remember it very well. A blinding day from what I can remember lol.

 

[rebel51]

Trip to Jerusalem - Nottingham

Whacked my head

 

[Tubby Mondays]

Southend seafront, bar with the strippers on at lunchtime, many of us that day didn’t make Roots Hall

Foresters

 

[Questions]

What is it with stripper pubs? There are plenty of decent pubs in Bradford, so why go to two the skankiest?

I can barely remember where I went to last month, let alone 40 years ago. But I do remember the old local breweries: a pint of Tolly Cobbalds before Ipswich, Vaux before Sunderland, Robinsons before Stockport etc

Boddingtons wasn’t the worst beer around back in the middle 70’s. My sister moved to Stockport so used to crash with her on the Saturday night of many an away game back then.. Many a nice night in The George and Dragon in Stockport on Boddies.

 

[Chicken Run]

Remember it very well. A blinding day from what I can remember lol.

Yep part of that day was mentioned in dispatches (divorce papers), i actually didn’t get home till Sunday

 

[ROSM]

The far post at Blackburn was a great pub. The pennythweight at Darlington also a top one. There was also a bottle store in the basement of a department store in Darlington.

Jacksons wharf at hartlepool with Sara Hughes Ruby mild

The Barnsley social club and also the west ham social club always good on an away day

Station hotel at Ipswich and also Hollywood's nightclub where i ended up next to john wark and romeo zondervan having got players' tickets into the vip lounge

 

[Bombardier]

Trying to remember the one in Preston that acted as the hub before trips to Blackburn etc. Meat and potato pie, mushy peas and gravy all washed down with a pint of something.

 

[Eeyore]

Seem to remember the Porter and Sorter at East Croydon.

Wheeltappers at Taunton (Plymouth away)

Crystal Palace Pub at Bath (Bristol Rovers/City) was my favourite

Sinclairs at Manchester (Any team outwith such as Oldham etc)

 

[Lincolnshire Seagull]

Trying to remember the one in Preston that acted as the hub before trips to Blackburn etc. Meat and potato pie, mushy peas and gravy all washed down with a pint of something.

The Tickled Trout?