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Reply | The Hythe Ferry
at 10:36 6 Feb 2026
I remember the Top Rank, although I went there and the ice rink I never went to the Bowling alley there.
The Pier and the Lido now both gone best part of 50 years.
On the last two though I would say that the city is making a comeback.
By the mid/late 1980's you could walk from London Road/ Carlton Place corner to Holyrood Church and just encounter 1 pub actually on Above Bar/High Street, The Park Tavern/Bogarts and a couple old doors along the cellar Wine Bar Goblets so if you classify that as a pub it's 2, it was all chain stores.
The High street was flattened by the Luftwaffe, there was barely a building left, all the pubs on it were destroyed, there was little character on the high street post WW2
I dont think there were any Cafes other than in the shops
Now do the same walk and there are probably about 20 pubs and quite a few cafes and coffee shops.
There are also a few shops with character in East Street and about, but that is still a work in progress.
The new pubs though don't have much character, but perhaps |
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Reply | Watford Only Have 136 Tickets Left
at 09:48 6 Feb 2026
As ive been at a loose end waiting for today's Olympic Curling to start I checked the Watford Website and there has been a surge in interest for the game tomorrow, another 7 tickets have flown out the door so just 129 left now |
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Reply | Winter Olympics
at 09:44 6 Feb 2026
There is something about it that is compelling, perhaps the hope that the bloke despatching the "Curl" (Is that what you call it ?) forgets to let go and slides down the ice still holding it or one of the men holding the brooms falls over and knocks all the other "Curls" out of the zone |
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Thread | Winter Olympics
at 23:19 5 Feb 2026
Apparently we are favourites in the Curling, which is the Scottish version of bowls, but played on ice with a broom and a large thing with a handle on it and a couple of fellas on brooms |
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Reply | The Hythe Ferry
at 23:06 5 Feb 2026
I certainly would like to see it saved |
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Reply | The Hythe Ferry
at 08:52 5 Feb 2026
A little know fact is that Tom Jones once played a gig in Hythe at the Lord Nelson, he stayed in Southampton and travelled across the water to get there.
When asked if he normally got a ferry to get to a gig he replied " It's not Unusual" |
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Thread | 5th February
at 08:50 5 Feb 2026
Some of us 15 years ago would have been at Peterborough for a 4-4 draw, who was at the game and who can remember the scorers.
6 years ago at Tottenham Hotspur we lost 3-2 in the FA Cup in midweek , I would think quite a few on here would have been at that one
4 years ago it was another FA cup tie, Coventry City at St Mary's and a 2-1 win.
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Thread | The Hythe Ferry
at 08:32 5 Feb 2026
Once again under threat apparently , it would be a shame if it stopped, surely it could be ran as a tourist attraction thing, Howard Jones was born on the Waterside he could become our own Gerry Marsden if we asked him to write a song about it.
I can only remember going on it once when I was about 12 im sad to say |
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Thread | Thurday's Joke Thread
at 08:30 5 Feb 2026
Earlier on I saw this donkey looking a bit confused walking down the street. Turned out he was lost. Gave him a lift back to his house.
Above his fireplace was a framed picture of a zebra. 'Why is that up there?' I asked.
'Don't really wanna boast - but that's when I played centre forward for Juventus' he said. |
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Thread | Formation For Saturday
at 23:11 4 Feb 2026
I would hope that we stick pretty much to the starting line up against Stoke and the same formation and tactics.
However could it be we drop Ross Stewart to the bench and give Larin his full debut, or will it be the other way round with Larin just after the hour mark |
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Reply | QPR's Allocation
at 23:08 4 Feb 2026
Possibly although they might also be giving a low amount to drum up support and get people buying early, if they sell this allocation they can then look good when they announce they have secured an extra 600 tickets |
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Reply | QPR's Allocation
at 23:03 4 Feb 2026
You are right there are these sort of arrangements in place in the Premier League, i'm not sure what the exact agreements are in the Championship, i think there is a minimum of around 10% of the ground or 2,000 , but not a clause that states a sale or return minimum etc.
Given our away section is now not movable, it's 3,000 seats unless agreed otherwise (Ie Pompey) so why QPR just dont sell 3,000 I dont know |
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Thread | QPR's Allocation
at 22:33 4 Feb 2026
Their website says the "Full" allocation is 2,385.
That is strange as it is usually 3,000, I know its an evening game, but given that we are not likely to sell out our own sections and that you can't re allocate seats in the away section to home fans, it seems strange that they are only taking 2,385 |
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Reply | Ramsdale:- Always the Bridesmaid never the Bride.
at 21:54 4 Feb 2026
Kyle Walker Peters might yet well get the distinction of being relegated from the Premier League in 3 of the last 4 seasons
Mind you I think Charlie Taylor might have beaten that
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