Colin Addison
First Team Squad
Sorry only just read Dino's post.
The World Famous City Ground - Home of the PROPER WORLD‘S OLDEST LEAGUE CLUB
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Lady Penelope
Viv Anderson
It's not my Dad who is poorly, although he is heartily sick of the state of things and the attitude of some people 'out there'.
Re stadium capacity ... kids, women, tourists, others, there are people who want to see a game but can't get a ticket. Create the capacity, create the facilities, they will come. it can't be an old boys club, effing and blinding and pissing up the wall and all that, the world has changed (not always for the better I agree, but it has changed).
I'm still battling with QMC so there is no way I will get to the game today. I'll be listening though. Structure, passion, performance ... even if we don't get a result I expect to see progress in all of those areas.
Dad says that Forest v Man Utd is a 'special' game. He saw George Best, Law, Charlton and all those what he calls magical games home and away in the 60's and 70's.
U Reds.
Re stadium capacity ... kids, women, tourists, others, there are people who want to see a game but can't get a ticket. Create the capacity, create the facilities, they will come. it can't be an old boys club, effing and blinding and pissing up the wall and all that, the world has changed (not always for the better I agree, but it has changed).
I'm still battling with QMC so there is no way I will get to the game today. I'll be listening though. Structure, passion, performance ... even if we don't get a result I expect to see progress in all of those areas.
Dad says that Forest v Man Utd is a 'special' game. He saw George Best, Law, Charlton and all those what he calls magical games home and away in the 60's and 70's.
U Reds.
Otis Redding
Try A Little Tenderness
It was Colin. "Aussie white wine" was how it was more commonly known, and it was a f*cking lethal brew. The first time I got pissed on it was the last.
As for Yates' Wine Lodge itself, it could be like a wild west saloon bar on a Friday and Saturday night in the sixties when I first started going in - all whilst a Victorian Palm Court trio carried on playing classical tunes at the entrance to the balcony upstairs. It also had a steak restaurant in the basement, The Talbot, at that time, and which was actually pretty good.
Wes' Organ
Biggles
Plenty of games made it to general sale and had tickets available until the day before the match.
As someone who goes to games with my wife and stand in A block, this attitude that women are somehow not welcomed at football is an absolute nonsense. It isn't like going to the theatre I grant you but it is a safe, welcoming environment and thinking about, access to toilets is no worse than it is at The Playhouse for women either.
It's football, join in and stop trying to make it into something that it isn't.
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Colin Addison
First Team Squad
Described pretty much as I remember it Otis
Otis Redding
Try A Little Tenderness
I expect you'll also remember back then that legendary cop, Tug Wilson, was virtually the unofficial bouncer at Yates', given the amount of time he seemed to spend in there at weekends sorting out various miscreants. Conveniently, Tug's 'office', a blue police box stood immediately outside.
Colin Addison
First Team Squad
Yes I remember him well but managed to keep on his good side. There were always plenty of gobshites in there to keep him occupied.
Lady Penelope
Viv Anderson
OK to that but others will come if the facilities are better than they are. Other places are as bad, the Arena for a start!
duncanmckenzie
Viv Anderson
Absolutely. I always thought that in the 60s and 70s you got a total cross section of humanity in Yates'. From Business men to Business ladies if you know what I mean. My mate wobbled up to the "band" one Saturday night and asked if they'd play Honky Tonk Women. They didn't!! Great days in the best town in the world
Otis Redding
Try A Little Tenderness
Your mate would have got more joy had he asked for a tune by Stravinsky as opposed to something by the Stones. You're spot-on about the diverse clientèle.
All I want is a boat
(Not a rowing boat)
I wrote on the match thread about this, but to me it was “ok” today, not quite what we’d expect from a Man U game. I do agree it’s getting quieter (both home and away, with a disclaimer on the away games that I only go to around half of them), but some big games, game jeopardy, decent playing team effort and great songs will help. We are pretty much the same people in the ground that were there in 2022 and 2023 when it was proper loud.
It’s still great to see 30,000+ crowds though isn’t it!
Rzar
Bob McKinlay
I am guessing container corner bumped that up, it looked fairly full
Agree. Atmos better than it's been a while - but not where it's been.
Bournemouth was poor. But very little for the crowd to get excited about.
The reality of our situation recognised by supporters as they recognise effort while we struggle for attainment. And we stop confusing ambition with entitlement.
Let's see how we tackle a cold night in Austria. Hoping for a party to kick on the season.
Anyone have any idea what caused the exceptionally slow egress along Trentside to Trent Bridge last night? Never known it that slow ?!
Rubics
Bin VAR!
Hasn’t somebody posted that a couple of cars were parked near the bridge on Trentside?
2 cars parked at the top by the bollards .
Kin Ell
In the olden days we'd have bounced them out of the way, into the river
In the olden days we'd have bounced them out of the way, into the river
Wes' Organ
Biggles
Key the fukcers, they won't park there again.
RedDogChris
RedDogChris
Absolutely I was abit shocked and underwhelmed considering it was Man United, hopefully Dyche and the squad can help bring back the spark in time
Agent Penguin
Grenville Morris
Going to Yates’s on a Friday and Saturday night.
10.30 and they let girls dance on the bar.
Big Debs never failed to entertain.
10.30 and they let girls dance on the bar.
Big Debs never failed to entertain.
Timothy Pope
Just another roll of the Dyche
The whole egress on that side is dangerous - even more so since they’ve stopped the lower Trent End from exiting through the players car park.
It’s not as if the road is even underfoot - potholes everywhere!
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
It was very congested leaving the LBC onto Lady Bay Bridge too.
The increased capacity will need exit planning as well as the car parking provision.
Thankfully the away fans were not allowed out the same was, or at least not until after the home fans had made their way out.
As for traffic chaos: why are buses still routed down Trent Boulevard on match days?
And the exit of cars from the rugby club parking coupled with a a stream of vehicles heading up Trent boulevard to the traffic lights, and the reluctance of many drivers to allow merge in turn for joiners meant that the whole junction was log-jammed.
Still, no cars could get down Trent Boulevard becaus a bus was caught up in it all, so even by the time we got back to our car, parked down the Adbolton end of the boulevard the road was still quite empty, and we had the easiest exit from there I can remember for some time.
The increased capacity will need exit planning as well as the car parking provision.
Thankfully the away fans were not allowed out the same was, or at least not until after the home fans had made their way out.
As for traffic chaos: why are buses still routed down Trent Boulevard on match days?
And the exit of cars from the rugby club parking coupled with a a stream of vehicles heading up Trent boulevard to the traffic lights, and the reluctance of many drivers to allow merge in turn for joiners meant that the whole junction was log-jammed.
Still, no cars could get down Trent Boulevard becaus a bus was caught up in it all, so even by the time we got back to our car, parked down the Adbolton end of the boulevard the road was still quite empty, and we had the easiest exit from there I can remember for some time.
Rubics
Bin VAR!
Agreed took ages to get up the steps onto the bridge. Needs way better lighting as well, one of the old boys had tripped and was being helped out at the top of the steps.