Games of three card brag. Crackers looking back now, basically playing between mates and inevitably a couple of them left cleaned out while other filled there pockets with the winnings
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Steels wasn't really a working man's club, it was originally a private social club, don't know if, or when it ever became affiliated, but it's on its knees now, only manages to keep going, because of the wakes they cater for, other than that It's knacked.It always looks shut, even when it's open.
Reminds me of the control room in 'Aliens' when they close the blast-shutters over the windows.
Downhill used to be great on a Monday night, excellent bands, a lot playing original material, I remember when it first opened, you had to be there at 5 If you wanted to get in, the queues were massive, shame to see all that gone replaced with sweet fuck all.Back in the day you normally became a member of the club your Dad was a member of. Downhill for me. Don't know if the few remaining clubs carry the same connection.
Can you turn the photo 90 degrees please
Can you turn the photo 90 degrees please
They got Greenhalls in along with several others around about 84 iirc?Washington Welfare was part of my youth and early adult life, every pub or club I go in now I compare them to the Welfare, it was brilliant, full of characters, hard drinkers, hard men and some of the best pool and snooker players I have seen. If you were a Welfare lad you had mates for life. I actually cried when it was pulled down after the travesty it was allowed to become. ( last chance ranch )
They got Greenhalls in along with several others around about 84 iirc?
Awful beer.
Beginning of the end, think it might have been a little later maybe about 87 /88
Downhill used to be great on a Monday night, excellent bands, a lot playing original material, I remember when it first opened, you had to be there at 5 If you wanted to get in, the queues were massive, shame to see all that gone replaced with sweet fuck all.
Subs'll be due. Better get them paid or you'll be 'Sine Die'd'.
Washington Welfare was part of my youth and early adult life, every pub or club I go in now I compare them to the Welfare, it was brilliant, full of characters, hard drinkers, hard men and some of the best pool and snooker players I have seen. If you were a Welfare lad you had mates for life. I actually cried when it was pulled down after the travesty it was allowed to become. ( last chance ranch )
Going through old footy Echo’s in my late oldl man’s attic. This one was from 1973.They got Greenhalls in along with several others around about 84 iirc?
Awful beer.
Where on Commercial Rd was the club?
In some aspects I agree mate, the community aspect I completely agree, I still found the wmc and it's rules cringy mind.
Many of the ones I remember
Farringdon social club
Thorney close club
Doxford Park social club
All gone. Just waiting on the Thorney one to inevitably become a Herrons Thor such now.
Which rules did you find 'cringy'?In some aspects I agree mate, the community aspect I completely agree, I still found the wmc and it's rules cringy mind.