Pre-match drinking - all change next season

[vaughan_ellis]

After Saturday's game I was in King Eddies drowning my sorrows with a mate and got talking to Paul the owner. I was told that due to a Council redevelopment plan King Eddies, Aston Social and The Adventurers are all subject to compulsory purchase orders and will be disappearing sometime next season. Sad news indeed....

Only slight positive news was that the Aston Tavern will be getting renovated and will reopen before any of them disappear.

I don't live in Birmingham so not sure whether this is common knowledge or not but thought I'd share it.

[Big Dick Edwards]

Thats sad to hear about those three boozers closing but I have very happy memories of the Aston Tavern and look forward to frequenting it again on matchdays.

[London Villan]

What the hell are they building there? That's a big area.

[vaughan_ellis]

I was told it is part of a larger redevelopment of what they are calling outer birmingham and is housing, office space, shops and possibly a hotel too. I presume there must be some plans available on the council website but haven't looked.....

[myf]

this is news to me. i would expect that king eddies is listed

[charleeco7]

We had a drink in the Aston leisure centre before the fulham game (£2 a pint so a bargain these days) and they were taking a petition around. It was in opposition to the council closing it down and build a swimming complex or something.

[ADVILLAFAN]

The only one I drink in out of those is the Aston Social and that's only for midweek games. Bit of a shame though.

[MonsXI]

The Aston hotel and Ruskin hall  will be quids in if this happens.

[Hoppo]

A shame! A fuckin disaster more like. Possible relegation and closing The Ads.. Season just got shitter.

[Pete3206]

Never fear, you can pay £4 into The Holte.

[PeterWithe]

Watching a Mcleish team sober doesn't bear thinking about.

[vaughan_ellis]

There were grown men in King Eddies who were telling me they were close to tears when the news was broke last week.....Where else can you go to admire lovely barmaids not wearing very much I was assured that the bar maids would be moving to the Aston Tavern though!

 

[PeterWithe]

Is this some kind of sick April fools joke?

[vaughan_ellis]

sadly I am not joking.....it's all true.

[myf]

I've looked into this.  its the aston regional investment site which will be developed as offices and industrial. sound like a science park. it will be a disgrace if the city council sir buying up and flattening pubs to build employment land which is likely to lie vacant with no demand