Away Pubs near City Ground

[Bryn Gunn]

I remember going out in Ripley 30 odd years ago and there was a black lad in our group, imagine that f***er!

Tonkers and The Regal?

Back then it was proper Derby territory. Always fun and games.

 

[Professor Wolfgang Schnell BSc. PhD.]

The Norfolk ?

 

[DanR]

The Norfolk rings a bell, only went in there once but felt very unwelcome!

 

[Rockabilly]

Tonkers and The Regal?

Back then it was proper Derby territory. Always fun and games.

I remember a bar called 'Chasers' in Ripley back in 1984, where there was a rumble or two.

 

[888balluk]

I remember a bar called 'Chasers' in Ripley back in 1984, where there was a rumble or two.

wasnt that the club?

 

[Rockabilly]

wasnt that the club?

Opposite side of the road I think.

 

[Strummer]

what was the pub on london road after hooters, same side of the road walking to the ground?

It was like stars wars bar in there when i went in for my one and only time. Scared the shit out of me

The Norfolk rings a bell, only went in there once but felt very unwelcome!

It was the Norfolk Hotel.

It was an interesting spot for a pint, that is for sure.

 

[carlosmerino]

Ripley is the only place where someone threatened to kick my teeth down my throat followed by the word "flower". As a gobby fifteen year old I tried to point out the incongruence of the start and end of the sentence but I don't think he followed.

 

[Bryn Gunn]

The Norfolk ?

I remember that place. There was some trouble with Stoke in there one year.

The General Gordon was also up the road from it. That saw a battle or two as well.

Both rough pubs.

 

[Eddie Yates]

Poets Corner?

I can remember the Medz bar, which I think was knocked down a few years back for the tram extension. I bet whoever was in charge of that job had to sleep with one eye open for some time.

Is it still keypad code access to get into Poets?

I used to go in Medz years ago when it was called Akidos, run by an Asian bloke i think but it was rough as f***

 

[Bryn Gunn]

Is it still keypad code access to get into Poets?

I used to go in Medz years ago when it was called Akidos, run by an Asian bloke i think but it was rough as f***

I think Pat ran the Medz last off. She then went on to run the Fellows Morton on the Waterfront.

 

[Wes' Organ]

Tonkers and The Regal?

Back then it was proper Derby territory. Always fun and games.

Before that even, Chaplins!

 

[Bryn Gunn]

Talking of Ripley, a few of us went to Skeg one bank holiday in our late teens. We got talking to a bunch of Ripley lads and I asked them if it was a rough night out.
They said it wasn't as bad as people made out, then one of them asked me where we were from and I said Mansfield. They all laughed and said you'll be fine mate, we wouldn't even dare consider going to Mansfield

 

[Rockabilly]

Talking of Ripley, a few of us went to Skeg one bank holiday in our late teens. We got talking to a bunch of Ripley lads and I asked them if it was a rough night out.
They said it wasn't as bad as people made out, then one of them asked me where we were from and I said Mansfield. They all laughed and said you'll be fine mate, we wouldn't even dare consider going to Mansfield

 

[RobboRobson]

Theres a boozer in the Meadows on the walk from the train station to the ground, looks rough as f***, been tempted to drop in there a couple of times.

The Riverside is closed ain’t it...by the church

 

[Bryn Gunn]

The Riverside is closed ain’t it...by the church

It is. Unless it's opened up again in the last few weeks.

 

[Rich B]

The Cocked Hat at Strelley

Aspley

 

[Rich B]

Now long-gone, but arguably the roughest Nottingham hostelry I've ever had the pleasure of visiting, which, from a decades-long resident of Sneinton is quite a statement.

My old local

 

[Raymondo Ponte']

Some stormers in thee owd CH.

Yed to walk side udds like a fukin crab incase ya accidently brushed by one a the *****

 

[Eddie Yates]

Aspley

You can tell I don’t come from the shitty side of town

 

[Barry]

Tonkers and The Regal?

Back then it was proper Derby territory. Always fun and games.

Tonkers...we used to go up there every other Saturday..... got thrown out of there once for starting a mass brawl...... there were a load of skinheads in and we were up the steps on the balcony ( which is actually about 6 foot high)

This big f*** off unit was over the other side leaning on the balcony and my mate dared me to lean over and lick his head.... no way you can turn down a dare as a 20 year old. He had his back to me So i leaned over got his face between my hands and licked the length of his bald sweaty head, back to front.

He turned round angry as f*** and cleaned a table out, a brawl started like the OK coral... bodies everywhere with me and my mates just watching pissing ourselves.

Finished off a few more cans of red stripe and then went to Regal.... last saw the bald headed bloke outside wrestling shirtless with about 4 coppers.

 

[Barry]

Talking of Ripley, a few of us went to Skeg one bank holiday in our late teens. We got talking to a bunch of Ripley lads and I asked them if it was a rough night out.
They said it wasn't as bad as people made out, then one of them asked me where we were from and I said Mansfield. They all laughed and said you'll be fine mate, we wouldn't even dare consider going to Mansfield

We used to do both....

 

[Otis Redding]

Aspley

To be exact, The Cocked Hat was on Broxtowe Lane on the Broxtowe Estate, just down the road from Strelley.

 

[Bryn Gunn]

Tonkers...we used to go up there every other Saturday..... got thrown out of there once for starting a mass brawl...... there were a load of skinheads in and we were up the steps on the balcony ( which is actually about 6 foot high)

This big f*** off unit was over the other side leaning on the balcony and my mate dared me to lean over and lick his head.... no way you can turn down a dare as a 20 year old. He had his back to me So i leaned over got his face between my hands and licked the length of his bald sweaty head, back to front.

He turned round angry as f*** and cleaned a table out, a brawl started like the OK coral... bodies everywhere with me and my mates just watching pissing ourselves.

Finished off a few more cans of red stripe and then went to Regal.... last saw the bald headed bloke outside wrestling shirtless with about 4 coppers.

The amount of times a night would end like that. With some nutter, shirtless, wrestling with Police or Bouncers. It seemed to be a weekly occurrence. I wonder if it's still the same?

The funniest thing like that I saw was one night out in Chesterfield. We ended up with a bunch of Psychobillys that we'd met at a gig in a shithole pub, the Queens Park Hotel or similar. We went into town to Xanadus night club (with some Psychobillys mind) and the night ended in chaos. Last thing I saw was this guy with a massive quiff, shirtless, fighting with about five bouncers with all the normal townies/trendies just on looking and speechless

 

[Rockabilly]

The amount of times a night would end like that. With some nutter, shirtless, wrestling with Police or Bouncers. It seemed to be a weekly occurrence. I wonder if it's still the same?

The funniest thing like that I saw was one night out in Chesterfield. We ended up with a bunch of Psychobillys that we'd met at a gig in a shithole pub, the Queens Park Hotel or similar. We went into town to Xanadus night club (with some Psychobillys mind) and the night ended in chaos. Last thing I saw was this guy with a massive quiff, shirtless, fighting with about five bouncers with all the normal townies/trendies just on looking and speechless