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Anyone know if the East Belfast Supporters Club is still going and/or its address?
 



Don’t think it has a supporters club from there. The social club just stuck with the name from the original steel workers who founded it in the 30s but never heard of a supporters club from there. Was in it many moons ago and not a Blade in sight.
 
pudseyblade said:
Yep, think I've found it now. Beersbridge Road?
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I'm sorry to sound so "secretive". But, is there a context? You've been before, and you want to go again? You've heard about it & want to try it?

I've been in - a long time ago. And I was refused entry once - a long time ago.
 
When United played Linfield in 1996, we were taken over there by a Linfield fan. He didn't feel safe drinking in "Loyalist" East Belfast. As he was from "Loyalist" South Belfast. On that occasion, the main football memorabilia in the Club was from Glentoran, Rangers & Liverpool.

We tried to get in in 2005, after Ireland had played Yorkshire at Stormont. We rang the Buzzer as per. Matey eventually opened the door. But, we were refused entry because one of our party was clearly of "the wrong persuasion".

I mean - she was female. At that time, 2005, in the fucking UK, it was Men Only.

We vowed never to go back again. And, despite United playing at Linfield in 2017, we haven't.
 
Was also a venue for one of the infamous romper rooms when the troubles were on. Allegedly…
 
It's still open, was no women allowed no supporters club being run out of there.
Sean Bean used it a few times whilst on GOT set.
 
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Thanks all, it was indeed just the physical location I was after to take a dander rather than needing a SC for socialising. BangorBlade coincidentally enough I headed down after watching Bangor at Dundela. They're still rolling out the Sean Bean stories down there.
And the no women rule still applies!
 



Pretty sure there was a group based out of Carrickfergus . Met them a few times on Belfast - Manchester flights
 
Would be nice to get another one going (especially if we could get settled in the Premier League) to travel over as group to The Lane.
 
Ball_Sup (Phil) said:
When United played Linfield in 1996, we were taken over there by a Linfield fan. He didn't feel safe drinking in "Loyalist" East Belfast. As he was from "Loyalist" South Belfast. On that occasion, the main football memorabilia in the Club was from Glentoran, Rangers & Liverpool.

We tried to get in in 2005, after Ireland had played Yorkshire at Stormont. We rang the Buzzer as per. Matey eventually opened the door. But, we were refused entry because one of our party was clearly of "the wrong persuasion".

I mean - she was female. At that time, 2005, in the fucking UK, it was Men Only.

We vowed never to go back again. And, despite United playing at Linfield in 2017, we haven't.
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Went in there on Sunday, it is essentially a loyalist horse race betting club, I was wearing a black shirt with a blades badge on and nobody even mentioned the connection.

Such a dodgy looking building, have to buzz in and there’s an alarm that goes off when you open the door.

Decent pint of guinness but would not recommend!

The blades badge is on the mirror behind the bar and the sign outside but pictures of soldiers, regimental coats of arms and George best adorn the walls of the club, and everyone in there appeared to be Man U, Chelsea and Liverpool fans.

One thing that annoyed me was that someone had put a bet slip on the wall to say United finish above Chelsea 26/27, I wanted to question the lack of the Manchester on there.

Glad I went to say I have been but it was pretty awful round them parts and it looks shut from the outside.

Picture is after 3 nights on the sesh for a stag, I look rougher than the location of this boozer!
 

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