normannomates
3:00 Wed Aug 8
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bruuno 1.31
not wrong on that boozer
POW ..BRIT..STANLEY..VIC..LION
all quality over the yrs
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Mad Dog
3:23 Wed Aug 8
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2nd vote for woodcutters arms in leigh. Proper shit hole.
Always has been
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delboy
8:04 Wed Aug 8
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I was manager of the woodcutters 87/88 ish. Proper Looney asylum, made the bar in gremlins look normal. Up until recently I'm still the only guvnor not to have had his head kicked in.
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only1billybonds
8:16 Wed Aug 8
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Peckham cod.
I used to play darts for the Charly in Poplar. Lovely little pub,was run by a massive WHU fan.
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Peterboroughiron
9:33 Wed Aug 8
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Was racing at bishops court in Northern Ireland went into a local pub as soon as I went to order the barmaid said boys you need to leave straight away you cannot be caught in here
Very scary
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Russ of the BML
10:31 Wed Aug 8
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The Foresters in Southend. It's a strip club / pub and we went in there once. I was genuinely shocked at the level of human in there. Was better looking people in the Star Wars bar. And when one of the strippers came out she was about 60 but looked like she'd had a hard life. All the locals went mad and were grabbing / groping her but she loved it. Was just an utter khazi and people in there were made up of villains, chavs and people who were definitely borderline mentally retarded. Scary place.
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Mad Dog
10:42 Wed Aug 8
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Is that the one near the kurzel?
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Pub Bigot
10:42 Wed Aug 8
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I was raised around 100 yards from the old Horn of Plenty Pub in Mile End, which was an absolute dog hole from what I remember.
Violence, murders, drugs etc. It's had more renames and changes of manager than any pub I know and was for a few years known as The Firkin, a strange sort of Irish/WHU pub run Irish bloke with a mullet called Shaun.
It's now the Rusty Bike, not moody at all, but full of students.
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Russ of the BML
10:44 Wed Aug 8
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Necastle away and we stupidly decided to go in a pub called the Broken Doll. I lead the way in (not sure why as I am not in the slightest big or hard looking) and got to the bar and when I looked round only one of my pals had followed me in.
It was only when I ordered "Two Bud's" the place went like the scene from American Werewolf in London. Silent. Then this enourmous Geordie near us at the bar (who had a bottle of vodka and a shot glass next to him like in Western's) went "Wha da fook da we av ere den like?"
Some other bloke behind us then went "Wha da fook arz youz doin in ere like?"
People were genuinely shocked we had gone in there, especially on matchday. It got a bit tense and you could here a few comments of "Sathern poofs" and "Cockney coonts" and all that.
Thought we were due a pasting and the atmosphere was very tense. Like a stand off. People had stepped away so we were completely isolated and surrounded. Until the barmaid turned round and basically shouted at everyone to leave us the fook alone and let the boys drink. She said "Thez are no trouble".
Sigh of relief. But still apprehensive. Was going to drink up and leave but she made us feel so welcome and it was then all the locals ignored us really but we ended up having about 4 bottles and drinking with the big fat bloke who was just an utter gentleman although completely fucking rat arsed. Knew his football and was just a genuine bloke.
When we went to leave we said thanks to the barmaid and goodbye to a few we'd spoke to and then someone went to the fat bloke "Before tha goo shure them the beached whale, man". So with that the crowd made a circle and the bloke takes his shirt off and lays down. He then takes a huge gulp of vodka and just lays there. Then all of a sudden blows the vodka out of his mouth so high it hits the ceiling and splashes all over everyone and he then just starts writhing around and flapping about. The locals were fucking cracking up and all making seal noises.
It was hilarious. The barmaid's going mad at him as she has to clear it up. They were all like "See ya boys" and "Have a good game" and off we went.
We got outside and just cracked up. Was utterly surreal. And to this day we always wonder what may have happened had that barmaid not been working that day. I would probably be a skeleton under the floorboards.
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Russ of the BML
10:44 Wed Aug 8
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Mad Dog 10:42 Wed Aug 8
Yes mate. Down that end of the strip.
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busheyhammer85
10:46 Wed Aug 8
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The Bald faced Stag in Burnt Oak is the roughest pub i've ever been in.
Some serious people about.
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Pub Bigot
10:52 Wed Aug 8
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Funny breed the Geordies, Russ. I've only met one I don't like and he lives down here.
The last time I was in Newcastle for a game was the 2-2 in 2010 and I'd taken my American ex to her first away game.
After getting off the train we decided to jump into the first pub we found, which was empty. Early kick off on, couple of beers and all was well... Until the Geordie hordes came in. My arse clamed up, but the ex, none the wiser to football supporters is talking away, with me trying to shut her up!
Long story short, they catch wind that I'm not a local, absolutely zero grief and they sang bubbles to us just before we left. That said, when a pub goes from empty to full on barcode and knowing our history with them, I think it's safe to say I was having the odd palpitation at the time!
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violator
10:58 Wed Aug 8
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The Barge Pole opposite a big pikey camp in Abbey Wood. I actually popped in with one of the most respected ones off the camp, after 5 minutes he said we'd better go as I wasn't welcome. For general shitness, the Charlie Chaplin at the Elephant, was going to see a Placebo gig next door, the pub had actual tramps, sitting in piss soaked clothes supping pints.
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Pub Bigot
11:02 Wed Aug 8
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Downham Tavern is a bit moody.
Nice looking pub, clean, but it's Millwall. I've only drank in their once and that was enough for me.
Not a place I fancy getting my head kicked in.
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RichyP
11:31 Wed Aug 8
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Pub Bigot 10:42 Wed Aug 8
I used to drink in there when it was the Firkin around 98/99 and remember the Irish fella who ran it had West Ham flags and scarfs pinned up behind the bar. I once saw 2 blokes having a 'straightener' in there, they must have both been in their 80's and were suited and booted, proper queensbury rules in slow motion, it was hilarious.
There was only 1 pub in Mile End around that time that I wouldn't drink in cos it looked rough as fuck and that was the Prince of Wales on Grove Road, I heard the landlord shot someone in the head and it was shut soon after. Walked past there recently and it's now a trendy burger restaurant
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Northern Sold
11:40 Wed Aug 8
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Pub Bigot 10:42 Wed Aug 8
Used to enjoy the Horn of Plenty ... that used to be our meet up boozer for mainly Arsenal away back in the day... some cracking times in there
Russ... yeah the Foresters is a absolute hole... we used to call it Cellulite City.... not been in there since the 90's I think....
One pub that always intrigued me was the Joker in Laindon Town centre...
https://www.yell.com/biz/the-joker-basildon-7936583/
Terrible staff, the land lady is a raging drug addict, lets young kids
In to sell from the pub. Full
Of horrible people , the toilets are absolutely horrendous and not hygienic what so ever, terrible atmosphere would not recommend to anybody! The place needs shutting down!!!!
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Northern Sold
11:51 Wed Aug 8
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Actually thinking about it one of the roughest and toughest pubs was a place we stayed in Merthyr for the 06 Cup final... when my mate found out who was living in Cardiff he told us we would get lynched... yeah the place is a fucking dive but to be fair the locals were absolute top notch... when we got back around 11pm after the game and thought we'd try our luck the place was mobbed... in we walk pissed up... with curry all over us ... in WHU shirts it was a bit like the old slaughtered lamb scene from An American Werewolf in London... then one pissed up old fella... lifts his pint up and says... "Boyo's.... Cracking game... " and that broke the ice... we was up until 3am and I don't think we bought a drink all night... top top people... but fuck me what a depressing area!!
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mashed in maryland
11:57 Wed Aug 8
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The Post Office on Eltham High st used to be a bit of a madhouse about 10-15 yrs ago.
If you went to the bogs there'd be a queue running right down the stairs. Not for people pissing/shitting but simply for a toot. Was always easier to go over the road to the McDonald's.
Although saying that it was pretty normal to see people just doing lines off the bar and tables.
Absolute shithole looking back.
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mashed in maryland
12:01 Wed Aug 8
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Forgot about this one, made famous by social media
https://youtu.be/0P5YCZF1d_Q
The Coach & Horses in Doncaster.
Actually went in there off the back of seeing this video when I was in Donneh.
The video is a fair representation.
The dwarf in the video works there, carries around a little stepladder behind the bar so he can serve people.
Surprisingly nice toilets, tbf
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martyboy
12:03 Wed Aug 8
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Aldershot has some cracking pubs.
The Trafalgar, or Traff as is was known, full of Paras.
Aces wine bar, were the squaddies had a game of laying down a sheet of black polythene, soaking it in beer, and seeing how far they could travel on there arses, hitting the wall at the end, this had huge holes in it!! Also see guys breaking glasses on the floor and seeing who could dance the longest with blood pissing out there feet. A fair few punch ups with he different regiments. Always entertaining when they had the Army v Navy football matches at the stadium!! The town was a no go zone for the whole weekend!!! Skirmishes all over the show!!
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simon.s
12:32 Wed Aug 8
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I went in the black deer in Debden a few years back to watch our game against City that was on the box. One of those boozers that blokes do actually put their beer down and stare as you walk in.
The governor actually asked me at half time if I worked for Sky, as he was obviously worried about his moody stream. I was off quite swiftly at the final whistle.
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