Merlin

Doglover(That name brings some conutations to mind,never mind that's for later) you have a valid point there, in my day you went to pubs because of the quality of the beer! You always had the crack with the lads 'Ya not drinking at such an such the beers lifting'. You would even put up with bad attitude from the landlord/lady for a cracking pint. Two examples of such:- The Shaky(The Shakespeare Tavern, GuidePost) A !*!@# hole but the beer and crack was second to none! The Queens Head(GuidePost) Nelly Oliver formerly of The Blue Bell( Bedlington) THE most obnoxious landlady in the history of landladies but you still went there because she could keep beer on par if not better than The Shaky! Nowadays it's not the beer but which pub is in vogue at that minute. In my opinion no landlord/lady gives a damn about the quality of their beer and are more concerned with being the IN place! I can tell some stories about my run in's with Nellie, and an especially good one when Bill her husband was alive and Landlord. Happy memories

Cheers for the info. But as a car user and abuser I do not have a clue as to the buses. All I know is that they are unreliable, never on time and full of Chavs on the way to the dole You also wait 3hrs and 3 turn up at the same time, and they are bluddy expensive and don't go where you want them too. All in all a bluddy waste of time :lol:

Do you not mean cut off in their prime

some years ago I lost at pool in a championship final held at the Bank Top. Never been back since! Though at the time it seemed a very nice pub. As for the Market Tavern, haven't had the chance to go in yet to see the difference made by the new tenants.

Cheers Pete Nice to see you on again, hope everything is well with you and the family.

Was I right or was I right :lol: So continuing my great run of form:- Premier League Champions- Sunderland(spit) Relegation- Newcastle United FA Cup- Man U League Cup (or whatever guise it goes under now)- Chelsea Champions League- Chelsea Uefa Cup- Who gives a damn (just because I haven't a clue who's in it) :lol: This is why I don't bet! The twice I bet on Red Rum it got beat No more to be said!

aal have to break this F.***** S back when a get it oot!!! :lol:

Who the hell was that stand in SUPER she was more ugly than Thatchers dummy on Spitting Image! In fact I thought they'd fetched Thatcher out of retirement As for costs Malcolm she really looked like she pounded the beat in her long quest for promotion....NOT. Fast Tracked nobodies with not one IOTA of nouse about the job they are supposed to be doing, she's been as near to a criminal as Gazza has been to a soft drink. Her wages alone would probably cover the cost of the whole operation.....a face transplant in her case :lol:

Well I was wrong YET again! All the teams I picked to win the World Cup are out! Brasil, Italy, England and then Germany and here's me thinking I know summit aboot footbaal So here's my next choice Holland! So that settles it Spain are the Champions :lol:

There must be at least 200sq mile of desolate ground for him to hide in, it's not called 'The Death Zone' for nowt! He is near the Otterburn firing range according to police, so expect him to ditch the shotguns and upgrade to a Challenger Tank. :lol: OH! Just thought of something, He doesn't drive a taxi does he?

oh! Dear me. 4g you should be ashamed of yourself :lol:

Though he might 'av stopped off for a Wonky kebab at Kings :lol:

Naa already checked m8

Although great news that Wetherspoons have bought The Red Lion. Cue the doom and gloom merchant,will this not sound the death knell for some of our other licensed premises? Are they already beyond help or will this be the kick up the backside that makes them buck up their ideas? I hope that we still have a varied option in drinking places to frequent in the future

I would suggest the FA sack themselves! Were they players? Did they ever play football? Were they football managers? They know FA about football so they need kicking out and get some ex players/managers in who know what they are on about! If they disassociated themselves from FIFA then FIFA would ban us from World cup/Euro tournaments, not a bad thing as it happens, we would not then have our hopes dashed every two years :lol: You know what made my world cup? That smug smile wiped off Platini's frog face Back to the FA I think player sponsorship/advertising was to blame for team selection not Capello. I think he was told who had to play so that more money went into the FA from players' sponsors, because, lets face it, every man and his dog knows that Gerrard and Lampard cannot play in the same team! Also I think the players that went were not the ones that Capello wanted to take! But that's my opinion And for what it's worth I think Germany(spit)will win the World Cup

Well now you mention it........................

Bunch of over paid Prima Donna's

Like I said :dribble: :lol:

It's NUFC v's SAFC the difference is it's at Slaley Hall Golf course! It's me, yes me, and NUFC legend Bob Moncur plus two other Geordies taking on Sunderland FA Cup winner Micky Horswill, Gary Rowell and two other Makems. It is 18 holes matchplay, to take place in September. I need some practice so if anyone plays golf and they need a partner..... I got this opportunity by winning a competition on The Legends on Real Radio, I also won hospitality passes for the final round on Sunday of the Seniors PGA Championship, held this weekend at Slaley Hall. This is great for me as Bob was a boyhood hero of mine and I'm chuffed to bits to have the opportunity not only to meet him but to play golf with him, am really looking forward to it and even though I'm a Geordie through and through I also look forward to meeting Micky and Gary especially when 'We put tha coals in' :lol:

Yeah they are through, through to the departure lounge on Sunday night

Debra you can smile today......It's ya birthday! Happy days.

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4G nice cut and paste!

The bags might come from the same place but are they the same? I get my condoms from the same company but they COME in different varieties, ribbed,sensitive,super large(my favourite )(Ok I made that one up) and lots of flavours. Just because the bags come from the same manufacturer does not mean they are the same! Asda are pro-actively looking for more profit! Just supposing that EVERYONE buys these re-usable bags, and Asda replaces them FREE of charge, who's going to pick up the tab for this, I mean who is going to pay for all the replacements and don't try and tell me Asda will because if you do well you are more.........! Work it out for yourself

That's the one HaHa! :lol: