Cheers chaps ?

Just to add ? I'm now going to walk the dogs round to my local pub, which is a "Destination Food House" and despite a recent refurb, good reputation and decent Trip Advisor feedback, it is empty for 5 months of the year except for weekends. People's habits have changed, going to the pub is not the number 1 on many people's choice of entertainment. Sure my beer will be very good at £3.80 for local cask beer. Foster's is £4.20 and San Miguel is £4.85 not many people could afford to drink every night.

Generalisation. The costs of running a quality establishment are phenomenal and the margins low with many other businesses after a slice of the cake. You can get a beer in the coffee shops in town nowadays.

They're all closing mate, good and bad, I came out of the trade 4 years ago after 25 years. Hard game at the moment for so many reasons. There's always gonna be some busy places because of location etc but these will be the exception rather than the rule. Sad to say but the traditional British pub is on the endangered list.

There's pubs and there's pubs though, fortunately they are not all like that but the choice of quality places is getting smaller.

I was born at Queen's park and spent the first 3 years of my life living in the shop on the corner across the road!

Would never have guessed that!

Sorry I meant the one across from the Aqueduct. ?

It's not unknown, jobs for the boys or natural succession?

Good posts chaps ?

Warnock knows GCs out, he'll target that area, We've no effective cover there

Defenders are coming.,..

Is Ewood wmc still open? Aquaduct, Albion, Manxman all used to get good game revenue but sadly the pub trade is dying, especially for pubs of the aforementioned type. Embrace your local, or lose it.

I've said it more then most but I'm "quite" liking him at CB

Foo Fighters - All My Life

You've over simplified the cask beer issue but there's no reason for them not to provide a more imaginative product range. Do Rovers have a dedicated food and beverage manager or is everything contracted out?

Squeeze - Up The Junction

Boom tish, I'm here all week!

Donna Summer - I Feel Love

Mine arrived while I was away on a long weekend. Reading it from tomorrow. ?

The Pogues - Dark Streets Of London

Draw written all over it. I hope.

He sets teams up not to lose (whatever the opposition) very negative.

Shameless plug. I like it. ?

Does the plot thicken or was it just a convenient get out for all involved?