Pubs in Birmingham - Man United (a)

[joecrow]

another old one on the cov road
the malt shovel ,,,,top of muntz street where the number 8 crosses

I used to go in The Malt Shovel at lunchtimes in around 2001/2002. The gaffer was an Asian guy called Steve. There always used to be a group of old West Indian guys playing dominoes and slamming them down so hard it made you jump.

Drank in there mid 90's and that's how I remember it. In the days of afternoon closing sometimes ended up in a drinking den on Ralph road. Just a house with a bar and fruit machine.

[silhillvilla]

King of Bohemia ? Don't recall that one at all ?

[Hoppo]

King of Bohemia long gone.

[conman]

another old one on the cov road
the malt shovel ,,,,top of muntz street where the number 8 crosses

I used to go in The Malt Shovel at lunchtimes in around 2001/2002. The gaffer was an Asian guy called Steve. There always used to be a group of old West Indian guys playing dominoes and slamming them down so hard it made you jump.

Drank in there mid 90's and that's how I remember it. In the days of afternoon closing sometimes ended up in a drinking den on Ralph road. Just a house with a bar and fruit machine.

yeah i remember that place in raph road ,,,,some kind of market traders club , not to be confused with the east birmingham trades and labour club in highfield road nearby
anyway as we have moved onto alum rock/saltley theres ioads closed down round there
including the brookhill recently ,the rock , the havelock , the gate , the tilt hammer , the london tavern , the coachmakers , the whitehouse
the swan , cross guns , barley mow , etc etc

[nodge]

Went past the Journey's End yesterday afternoon and it was packed out the front.  The bikers were out in force. Not sure I'd be going to watch a Villa game there, especially one we're likely to lose.  Don't know if they show 3pm Saturday games anyway, they never used to.

[silhillvilla]

Isn't the gaffer of the Journeys a Hell's Angel ?

[rob_bridge]

There's a pub on Chester Road called The Toby Jug on Castle Brom / Kingshurst border which purports to show 3.00 p.m. kick offs on a Saturday.

The area seems to be evenly split between Blues and Villa.

However that pub looks like it may attract people banned from other pubs in the area - and beyond. Is this just my perception?

[Damo70]

Isn't the gaffer of the Journeys a Hell's Angel ?

It was a woman called Nina a couple of years ago. I used to deal with her when I was supplying acts for pubs and clubs. A lot of bikers used to use The Poacher down the road when it was still open. Especially when they had the Mr Q's at the back. Although the cue action was often less Jimmy White and more Zorro.

[PeterWithe]

There's a pub on Chester Road called The Toby Jug on Castle Brom / Kingshurst border which purports to show 3.00 p.m. kick offs on a Saturday.

The area seems to be evenly split between Blues and Villa.

However that pub looks like it may attract people banned from other pubs in the area - and beyond. Is this just my perception?

Fat Barry Austin used to drink in there, in the lounge, all of it.

[amfy]

I know a pub in Sutton,  I need one in the city!

Bloody hopeless you lot - pages of reminiscing about watering holes from hell in bandit country are no help at all!

[villalion]

Shoulder of mutton in Brownhills has all villa games on. Thats if you have the balls to go in there.

[conman]

Isn't the gaffer of the Journeys a Hell's Angel ?

It was a woman called Nina a couple of years ago. I used to deal with her when I was supplying acts for pubs and clubs. A lot of bikers used to use The Poacher down the road when it was still open. Especially when they had the Mr Q's at the back. Although the cue action was often less Jimmy White and more Zorro.

There's a pub on Chester Road called The Toby Jug on Castle Brom / Kingshurst border which purports to show 3.00 p.m. kick offs on a Saturday.

The area seems to be evenly split between Blues and Villa.

However that pub looks like it may attract people banned from other pubs in the area - and beyond. Is this just my perception?

toby jug is mainly blue noses
went in there 2 years ago to watch a villa match and they had a liverpool match on
i asked the gaffer to pub the villa on and he told me to fuck off
cos he was a liverpool fan and was watching them

[conman]

There's a pub on Chester Road called The Toby Jug on Castle Brom / Kingshurst border which purports to show 3.00 p.m. kick offs on a Saturday.

The area seems to be evenly split between Blues and Villa.

However that pub looks like it may attract people banned from other pubs in the area - and beyond. Is this just my perception?

Fat Barry Austin used to drink in there, in the lounge, all of it.

before 3 curys at the jeera

[conman]

I know a pub in Sutton,  I need one in the city!

Bloody hopeless you lot - pages of reminiscing about watering holes from hell in bandit country are no help at all!

dont think there is one now that its been stopped down broad st
the craven by the mailbox used to have matches on ,,,,,but its changed hands since
but lets face it ,theres not that many pubs in the city centre now apart from on broad st

[silhillvilla]

The Prince of Wales back of the ICC was always a nice pub, not sure it shows footy though