Wake up and smell the Wards...

[Canterbury Blade]

I left Sheffield when Wards, Stones and Whitbread were all still brewing in our city and when Tetleys still had a home. Our city had pubs in a pub crawl rather than industrial size rooms for drinking in. As I think about coming home and resettling ,having earnt a bit of corn, I think of the main reason to come home nowadays..

It’s The chance to see United at least every other week. Like many I’ve watched England, seen about 50 games in euro leagues, been to close on 70 grounds with United and yep was in the same team for 2 years as Chris as a kid.

However I think we should all wake up a bit, stop the negativity, obviously fuck the pigs and remember where we were 3 years ago.

If we can’t have a positive outlook now then I doubt you ever will.

So let’s get behind the lads, mourn the loss of the sheldon,the tramway, the hermitage, the cross guns etc but say fuck off negativity and wake up that this ain’t gonna get better for years...

At 50 years of age I’m not sure I will see a better set up, manager, team, ground etc and those negative ones should wake up and smell the wards...

UTB

 

[Iceybabey]

Wards the one that burned down on bottom of eccy Road.

 

[robbiez666]

Who is being negative?

 

[Bashar Al Asaba]

Everybody seems fairly upbeat lately.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Who is being negative?

CANTerbury Blade is. He needs to change his name to CANerbury Blade.

 

[Carlton Blade]

For United fans we are unbelievably positive at the moment.

Which makes me worry it'll all go wrong......

Hello pessimism my old friend

 

[Jonboy60]

He’s right about the pubs though, was my journey every Friday/Saturday night. Royal hotel, up ta guns, back down to see Jason int cremorne, then crown, tramway, Albion, sheldon, pheasant, fuck the hermitage, unless it was stripper on a Sunday dinner. Across to the landsdown and the Royal Oak. Then see how far I could get doing the return trip. Then Into either the curry house next to Dixon’s chippie, for a T-bone. Or up to highfields into the silver dragon for Chinese. And if I was really pissed, it had to be back down to Tiffany’s / Locarno or whatever it was called back in the 70s.
Oh for just one more London rd pub crawl like that. Nothing like that on Canvey island.

 

[Dongivensmademecry]

Nice bit of reminiscing after a few pre season pints 43 to town , marbles mulberry , geisha, golden ball , stone house , fountain bar or whatever it was called , Top Rank Steeleys ain't no mountaingn high enough and last bus from high street .... Happy days and more to come UTB FTO

 

[ucandomagic]

I left Sheffield when Wards, Stones and Whitbread were all still brewing in our city and when Tetleys still had a home. Our city had pubs in a pub crawl rather than industrial size rooms for drinking in. As I think about coming home and resettling ,having earnt a bit of corn, I think of the main reason to come home nowadays..

It’s The chance to see United at least every other week. Like many I’ve watched England, seen about 50 games in euro leagues, been to close on 70 grounds with United and yep was in the same team for 2 years as Chris as a kid.

However I think we should all wake up a bit, stop the negativity, obviously fuck the pigs and remember where we were 3 years ago.

If we can’t have a positive outlook now then I doubt you ever will.

So let’s get behind the lads, mourn the loss of the sheldon,the tramway, the hermitage, the cross guns etc but say fuck off negativity and wake up that this ain’t gonna get better for years...

At 50 years of age I’m not sure I will see a better set up, manager, team, ground etc and those negative ones should wake up and smell the wards...

UTB

I’m 65 next month, and I have to say that the Wards in the Grindstone at the top of Taptonville Road in the mid 70’s was probably the beer I’ve enjoyed most. The barmaids were nothing to look at, but could pull pints faster than a premature ejaculation. The place would be packed but you could hold 4 fingers up as you walked through the door and they were on the bar by the time you got there. If you came from Dingle land you had enough fingers to get pissed in one go.

Then I went to the West Midlands at the end of the 70’s to be met with Ansell’s or M&B, until I found Ma Pardoe’s.

I still enjoy seeing the Wards arch at Sheaf Island when I come back for all the home games, and I have to say that some of the ale in there now takes me back to those days of loon pants and clown boots and TC and Woody.

The footy is getting that way too.

The Magic Days Are Back.

 

[Hartley Hare]

Wards = Rabbit gravy.

HH

 

[ucandomagic]

Wards = Rabbit gravy.
HH

So me and rabbits have 2 things in common?

You say potato...

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

For United fans we are unbelievably positive at the moment.

Which makes me worry it'll all go wrong......

Hello pessimism my old friend

I remember being upbeat and super-positive at the start of the Weir season. Never again.

 

[wavy-blade]

Nice bit of reminiscing after a few pre season pints 43 to town , marbles mulberry , geisha, golden ball , stone house , fountain bar or whatever it was called , Top Rank Steeleys ain't no mountaingn high enough and last bus from high street .... Happy days and more to come UTB FTO

Happy days !!

 

[Sean Thornton]

Wards the one that burned down on bottom of eccy Road.

It didn't burn down. Turned into "exclusive" flats and apartments. Cost a few senior people of the contractors their jobs because it went over budget.

 

[drinksmat]

Not felt this positive going into a season since we started against Gillingham...

 

[silverfox]

If they started brewing proper Wards again I'd be the happiest man in the world!

 

[dingledog]

If they started brewing proper Wards again I'd be the happiest man in the world!

I would also be the fartiest man in the world. Loved the beer, but my gaseous explosions were not universally popular.

 

[diplomat]

So me and rabbits have 2 things in common?
.

Big ears?

 

[Broomhall Blade]

Everybody seems fairly upbeat lately.

I'm bloody not.
Sister in law is getting married today so missing the game.
Then SKY came to the rescue, so i thought great can watch it on my phone.
Then i found out the reception is in a field in the middle of Derbyshire. Not a cats in hell chance of any internet connection. Nearest pub is 1/2 hour walk away and they don't do sports, but they have got a young farmers meat raffle on.

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

I'm bloody not.
Sister in law is getting married today so missing the game.
Then SKY came to the rescue, so i thought great can watch it on my phone.
Then i found out the reception is in a field in the middle of Derbyshire. Not a cats in hell chance of any internet connection. Nearest pub is 1/2 hour walk away and they don't do sports, but they have got a young farmers meat raffle on.

Hope you win an extra large pack of Chinese style bbq chicken wings to soften the blow mate.



Hang on, you won't have a fridge there to keep them from going off in this hot weather though will you?

 

[Esablade]

Welcome home pal...

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

I’m 65 next month, and I have to say that the Wards in the Grindstone at the top of Taptonville Road in the mid 70’s was probably the beer I’ve enjoyed most. The barmaids were nothing to look at, but could pull pints faster than a premature ejaculation. The place would be packed but you could hold 4 fingers up as you walked through the door and they were on the bar by the time you got there. If you came from Dingle land you had enough fingers to get pissed in one go.

Then I went to the West Midlands at the end of the 70’s to be met with Ansell’s or M&B, until I found Ma Pardoe’s.

I still enjoy seeing the Wards arch at Sheaf Island when I come back for all the home games, and I have to say that some of the ale in there now takes me back to those days of loon pants and clown boots and TC and Woody.

The footy is getting that way too.

The Magic Days Are Back.

I’ll bet that those bar maids didn’t have to tap the till either to add up the cost of your four pints as they were pulling them. You could ask for a variety of drinks and it would all be added mentally and you would be told the cost while you watched your beer arriving.

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

I would also be the fartiest man in the world. Loved the beer, but my gaseous explosions were not universally popular.

You and the rest of us, nothing like dropping a good Wards fart.

 

[bladesince64]

And if your mate worked behind the bar you got a round in and it came to £1.56. Loved the Wap, I could get hammered in there for about a fiver!!
(This is in 70s btw)
Hope you’re all ok lads, not spoke to some of you in a while.

 

[Jonboy60]

And if your mate worked behind the bar you got a round in and it came to £1.56. Loved the Wap, I could get hammered in there for about a fiver!!
(This is in 70s btw)
Hope you’re all ok lads, not spoke to some of you in a while.

Was reading about the Wap on a Sheffield forum last night. There were quite a few pictures of the regulars back in the day, and quite a few of them on there reminiscing . Check it out, Sheffield forum, “ who remembers the wapentek.”

 

[Deaneandagana]

Best pint of hand pulled (Cannon Brewery) Stones was in the Hanover House, nectar.

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

Best pint of hand pulled (Cannon Brewery) Stones was in the Hanover House, nectar.

Best I had was in Fanny’s. That was a lovely pint in there out of the handpumps.

 

[TTMeysh]

Blimey, this thread has made me slightly tearful.

 

[Nick Jansky]

Best I had was in Fanny’s. That was a lovely pint in there out of the handpumps.

Always preferred to drink it out of glasses, but can see the attraction.

 

[Jonboy60]

Always preferred to drink it out of glasses, but can see the attraction.

Fukin hell, nearly choked on my southern lager top.