Pre-match drinking - all change next season

[conman]

I think the Yew Tree's still going. Either way you're better off drinking in the city centre - you can leave the Post Office or the Wellington and you're outside the ground within half an hour.

how ?      train ,,, or the number 7 bus

[dave.woodhall]

I think the Yew Tree's still going. Either way you're better off drinking in the city centre - you can leave the Post Office or the Wellington and you're outside the ground within half an hour.

how ?      train ,,, or the number 7 bus

Train. It's about five minutes to the station, another five to the platform and the train's 12 minutes to Witton.

[Pete3206]

I went to the Hare and Hounds a few times last season. It's fine if you leave 20-25 minutes before kick off to walk it.

[Percy McCarthy]

Be nice if someone purchased and refurbished The Brittannia and restored it to its former glory.

It would be nice if that happened to any one of a number of inner-city pubs but unfortunately they're in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I was shocked to see that the Soho Tavern and The Railway (both in Handsworth) have been refurbished.

Going against the grain these days.

[dave.woodhall]

Be nice if someone purchased and refurbished The Brittannia and restored it to its former glory.

It would be nice if that happened to any one of a number of inner-city pubs but unfortunately they're in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I was shocked to see that the Soho Tavern and The Railway (both in Handsworth) have been refurbished.

Going against the grain these days.

It's the new fashion - tandoori barbecue gastropubs.

[class-of-82]

In my previous post is it right that you get free pork rolls thrown in if you go to the tavern.
Those cardboard burgers outside the Holte are £4 so £ 60 entrance will work out cheaper for me and my kids

[Sunny Villa]

The Diggers is decent . 

[AlexAlexCropley]

Sacred Heart only 10minutes away, good atmosphere, though heaving for the big games.

[Pete3206]

Sacred Heart is unbearably packed for every home game now. Suppose it's because it's the only free to enter boozer near to the ground.

[saunders_heroes]

Sacred Heart is unbearably packed for every home game now. Suppose it's because it's the only free to enter boozer near to the ground.

And they're going down the same road the Aston Hotel did of playing unbearably loud music after the match. I must be getting old but you just can't hear yourself think.

[CT]

I thought they were doing a cheap membership scheme at the Sacred Heart for this season?

[Pete3206]

Sacred Heart is unbearably packed for every home game now. Suppose it's because it's the only free to enter boozer near to the ground.

And they're going down the same road the Aston Hotel did of playing unbearably loud music after the match. I must be getting old but you just can't hear yourself think.

Exactly why I'm not keen on the Social. We tend to go in the Holte Suite for an hour, then pop down the Tavern. They stop charging entry when the crowds start dwindling.

[conman]

Has anyone been up the villa tavern when they had one of them strange mod / ska disco things with the odd wurzels  song thrown in for good measure. All a bit odd .

how often is that on

[conman]

i can recomend the acorn on erdington high street and the number 11 bus from 6 ways at 20 past 2
or the witton arms
ska disco under the marquee ,,,,,,,loads of bar staff or cans from the fridge under the marquee (no waiting)
its a quid in and nearest pub to the ground
across the road you can have sheek or shish kebabs in fresh naan bread with chilli sauce for £2.50
after the match if you hang on till 8 enjoy the free live music and get off your trolley with the locals
or just pop in for a pint or 2 after the match and jump on the free train to town across the road once the queues have died down

[PeterWithe]

The Aston Tavern remains £30 for a seasons membership for renewals.