Scholars (5 Viewers)
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pastythegreat
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They ruined the place. Tried to go up market, done it all out, made it look posh and stopped selling Lambrini. They should have known their target market and stayed with it.
Like they say, if it aint broke, dont fix it.
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Saddlebrains
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Oh i agree, was never as good as it was. Just more a nod to the memories im sure we all on here have from there. And how it was just. Different. A proper club, proper people, proper tunes.
Shame. Could have at least happened to fucking Jaks
Skybluefaz
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Shame. The world moves on I suppose.
Saddlebrains
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fernandopartridge
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Tbf it's been on the decline for years, two key events changed it:
2005 change to licensing laws
2007 smoking ban
It's never been quite the same since, used to be in there most weekends early 00s
2005 change to licensing laws
2007 smoking ban
It's never been quite the same since, used to be in there most weekends early 00s
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Amateur. I could at one point down a bottle of Lambrini in 50 seconds.Whats your record? Had 2 in 90 minutes once that didn't end well
(It's not big, and not clever boys and girls!)
Houchens Head
Fairly well known member from Malvern
I'd also add that when a great friend of mine, Gus McGrath, passed away in 2011 aged just 54, things would have changed. His son took over. Gus was a diamond. One of the very best. RIP mate and RIP Scholars.
Houchens Head
Fairly well known member from Malvern
Taken from the Telegraph...........
fernandopartridge
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Yes Gus was a very nice fella, can't believe it's that long since he died. R.I.PI'd also add that when a great friend of mine, Gus McGrath, passed away in 2011 aged just 54, things would have changed. His son took over. Gus was a diamond. One of the very best. RIP mate and RIP Scholars.
LastGarrison
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Heard it was closing down a month or so back. Shame as I lived in that place most weekends for about 10 years and remember Raf once saying I was their best customer 
Had some top times in there but as has been said after they done it up it never really was the same although I do think the emergence of Kasbah becoming a bit of a ‘super club’ also affected it and they didn’t have the ‘next generation’ coming through. Also, never really got into the student scene which was a missed trick as The Empire, Kasbah and JJ’s all benefit from mid-week student nights.
Although one thing I am glad of is that they didn’t have that photographer back then as that would have been car crash!!!
Had some top times in there but as has been said after they done it up it never really was the same although I do think the emergence of Kasbah becoming a bit of a ‘super club’ also affected it and they didn’t have the ‘next generation’ coming through. Also, never really got into the student scene which was a missed trick as The Empire, Kasbah and JJ’s all benefit from mid-week student nights.
Although one thing I am glad of is that they didn’t have that photographer back then as that would have been car crash!!!
Nick
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Never understood Photographers, fuck off mate.
Groups of lads all posing for them, have a word.
Bugsy
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Sky_Blue_Daz
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I haven’t been to a nightclub since roughly 2004 ( much preferred getting a late drink on a pub ) went to Chicago rock cafe on a night out with the lads I played 5aside with
It was a cattle market
It was a cattle market
Saddlebrains
Well-Known Member
I agree. Think thats why i was gutted by the news.
Colly - students
Jaks - chavs and teenagers
Spongate - the wood end crowd
Castle - pretentious
LastGarrison
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Won’t be the Uni. Plus it’s only the leasehold.
Guessing they might struggle for someone to take it on in these times.
Not sure I would want to and be opening a new bar or restaurant at the moment.