bringbackrattles
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Great pics as usual. Drank in all of them over the years. Only one missing is the Hertford ?
Great pics as usual. Drank in all of them over the years. Only one missing is the Hertford ?
Yeah the Vauxhall Tavern was flats when I moved round there. 1992.
Wasn't that binley Oak a girls religious school as well?
Not sure which pub the first pic was taken in but the second was taken in the Sky Blue Tavern (Mercers Arms)As a kid my dad would take me up I always remember how busy football was back then around Highfield Road...the sky blue tavern was it that the pub on the corner was called ? Always mobbed
Love that mateNot sure which pub the first pic was taken in but the second was taken in the Sky Blue Tavern (Mercers Arms)
taken before the opening fixture of the season 2000-01, lost 3 - 1 to Middlesbrough.
Im on the far right of both pics, pretty apt for a loony leftie
Great memories.
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Yep, loved a pork batch in there. I really miss the array of pubs around Highfield Rd.This forum cracks me up; reminds me of the banter in the old days before the match at the Brewer with my Dad, my brother and about 30 mates and the odd away fan who dared. Actually it reminds me more of the banter after the game - the more beers the more it sounded like this forum. Anybody else used to drink there ? Great pork and apple sauce rolls and a pool table right in the middle of the crowded bar; a real football pub
First one the Tudor Rose?Not sure which pub the first pic was taken in but the second was taken in the Sky Blue Tavern (Mercers Arms)
taken before the opening fixture of the season 2000-01, lost 3 - 1 to Middlesbrough.
Im on the far right of both pics, pretty apt for a loony leftie
Great memories.
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Not many of us around the town back then that didn’t end up in that fountain weekends lol Coventry was just a different place back then we actually had nightlife it’s shocking how it’s all fell away.The first pic was actually taken in Cov city center later that night, if you look at my trousers you can see I’m soaking wet on account of my mates having just thrown me in a fountainfound out later I’d cracked my shoulder in the process Lol
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The benefit of inner city grounds. Creates a atmosphere and pub crawl.possibilityAs a kid my dad would take me up I always remember how busy football was back then around Highfield Road...the sky blue tavern was it that the pub on the corner was called ? Always mobbed
No it was definitely the Sky Blue Tavern formerly the Mercer’s arms, the first one was in the city center.The second one looks like it could be the back room in the Freemason's.
No one mentioned the Spittlemoor. Remember going in there on a Tuesday or Wednesday night after a youth game and rolling out at 4 in the morning.
The first pic was actually taken in Cov city center later that night, if you look at my trousers you can see I’m soaking wet on account of my mates having just thrown me in a fountainfound out later I’d cracked my shoulder in the process Lol
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Was there a CCFC supporters club in Hillfields as as well FP ? Seem to remember being taken in there a couple of times as a kid.I've been in there for a late one midweek as well. Used to get the ladies of the night coming in for shelter.
All of the below pubs were I'd say within a similar walking distance from the Ricoh to the Wheatsheaf or around 10-15 minutes say.
Rose and Crown
Hastings
Old Ball
Sky Blue Tavern
Old Red Horse
Binley Oak
Brewer and Baker
Vauxhall Tavern
Spittlemoor
Foresters
Elastic Inn
Gosford Arms
Hertford Arms / Phat Larry's
Hand & Heart
Beer Engine
Peacock
Hare and Hounds
Was there a CCFC supporters club in Hillfields as as well FP ? Seem to remember being taken in there a couple of times as a kid.
Also me and my brother ducked into a little pub to escape a sudden downpour while walking back to the city center after a game once, it was on the right before the ring road, bit rough round the edges with a few customers who we’re clearly seasoned piss heads, but very welcoming all the same.
The Landlord was a huge Irish man and the Guinness was excellent, any ideas ?
That looks like the Hertford Arms going back some years. Great pub before matches, I recall a load of Hull City fans coming in once, they took one look at us lot and turned quickly around. Although to be honest can't remember much trouble in there, that took place away from the pub !Just for you, BBR!
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Not been around Coventry for years, so this is all new to me! Anyways, here's a couple of pictures I have of the Spittlemoor....Yeah, the supporter's club is on Freehold St, it's still there as far as I'm aware. I only ever went once to a football presentation night as a kid!
The pub you're describing sounds like the Spittlemoor, on the right hand side from the bottom of Sky Blue Way, it's the building on the corner in the right of this shot:
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My brother in law ran it for a while. Another lively boozer.Not been around Coventry for years, so this is all new to me! Anyways, here's a couple of pictures I have of the Spittlemoor....
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Yeah, the supporter's club is on Freehold St, it's still there as far as I'm aware. I only ever went once to a football presentation night as a kid!
The pub you're describing sounds like the Spittlemoor, on the right hand side from the bottom of Sky Blue Way, it's the building on the corner in the right of this shot:
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Yeah cheers, I’m sure that’s the one based on Houch’s photos, the landlord was a hulking great Irish bloke who I would imagine you would have to be beyond daft to mess with, remember commenting to my brother that it would probably need a Landlord like that to keep that place in check.Not been around Coventry for years, so this is all new to me! Anyways, here's a couple of pictures I have of the Spittlemoor....
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I’ve been in all of those,Do I get a medal?I've been in there for a late one midweek as well. Used to get the ladies of the night coming in for shelter.
All of the below pubs were I'd say within a similar walking distance from the Ricoh to the Wheatsheaf or around 10-15 minutes say.
Rose and Crown
Hastings
Old Ball
Sky Blue Tavern
Old Red Horse
Binley Oak
Brewer and Baker
Vauxhall Tavern
Spittlemoor
Foresters
Elastic Inn
Gosford Arms
Hertford Arms / Phat Larry's
Hand & Heart
Beer Engine
Peacock
Hare and Hounds
The Peacock was our main pub for a few years, good stop off before you hit Gosford St.I've been in there for a late one midweek as well. Used to get the ladies of the night coming in for shelter.
All of the below pubs were I'd say within a similar walking distance from the Ricoh to the Wheatsheaf or around 10-15 minutes say.
Rose and Crown
Hastings
Old Ball
Sky Blue Tavern
Old Red Horse
Binley Oak
Brewer and Baker
Vauxhall Tavern
Spittlemoor
Foresters
Elastic Inn
Gosford Arms
Hertford Arms / Phat Larry's
Hand & Heart
Beer Engine
Peacock
Hare and Hounds
Was that the one across the road from the Howitzer Club?...The Ivy Cottage!
Was that the one across the road from the Howitzer Club?
A few of us would have to post in black & whiteLove the old photos @Brylowes and @Houchens Head.
Someone should start a new thread and get everyone to stick up photos from their Jolly Boys days out at the football past, and relatively, present!
Yes it wasWas that the one across the road from the Howitzer Club?
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