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 Post subject: Re: Walsall
PostPosted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:31 pm 
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Lieutenant Dan wrote:
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I’ve never understood the love in with Walsall either tbh. But then agai last time I went I was 15 and couldn’t drink and only had some juice in the supporters bar.

So how was it last season?


It was brilliant. It was the day Robbie Neilson let everyone who had a connection to MK Dons leave and weirdly enough we all believed he was into something.

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 Post subject: Re: Walsall
PostPosted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:36 pm 
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Lieutenant Dan wrote:
leodon wrote:
My favourite is The Bridge Inn in Rotherham (it’s the Yaarkshire connection) - and bloody good for real ale.
But seriously tempted by the reviews of The Sadlers .... trouble is it’s a 6 Nations weekend .... what to do? There could be marital disharmony.

Bring your tablet and watch the rugby on there on the way home.

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 Post subject: Re: Walsall
PostPosted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:25 pm 
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Gers wrote:
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Port Vale's club is OK and bloody cheap. As is the little greasy spoon up the road.

Oh Port Vale, I forgot Port Vale. It's good, but it's no Stevenage, which is no Walsall.

St. Evenage is OK... but is good mainly because you filmed a grown man crying. Which was nice.

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 Post subject: Re: Walsall
PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:17 am 
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FilthyDon wrote:
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Really not understanding the love for Walsall away. Has to be one of the dullest in the season.

Shit stadium (one of the worst in the league IMO), poor service and no beer inside (usually a queue of about 50 people for half an hour from the shack in the corner serving about 5 things), stadium is basically in the middle of an industrial estate and nothing decent in Walsall town. Restricted view too from some parts of the away end with the stand supports.

Yes there's the Saddlers bar, but its no different to any other reasonable pub/supporters bar at other grounds. Beer certainly isn't anything extraordinary (but I find it hard to describe any beer as "special" or "excellent", just some are slightly better than others). Hardly a complex 30 year old single malt.


Well, here's a detailed explanation for you:

No beer inside: no longer the case, according to Football Ground Guide.

Stadium is basically in the middle of an industrial estate and nothing decent in Walsall town: you could say exactly the same about a lot of other stadia, including our own.

Restricted views in the away end: not really much of a problem with our levels of away support.

Saddlers Bar no different to any other reasonable pub/supporters bar at other grounds: I'd be interested to hear your views on which are better. In my extensive experience, Saddlers is without equal, for reasons already stated on this thread by a number of people. Stevenage, Bury and Hartlepool are all good, but much smaller and more basic.

Beer certainly isn't anything extraordinary: subjective, of course, but there are very few places you can go that close to any football ground with that wide a choice of sensibly priced beers and ales.

Hardly a complex 30 year old single malt: I enjoy my whiskeys just as much as my beers, and I can taste equally different ranges of flavours in beers as in whiskeys. If you can't, then you're probably drinking the wrong beers!

Ultimately, it's an easy and cheap day out from MK by train, the stadium is right by the station, and a very good bar (in the opinion of many of us) is right next door. For the basic stuff that makes a good away day, it ticks all the boxes.


Unless it's changed since our last game there 8 months ago, it's still no beer inside. That may have changed ofcourse, but not sure how frequently Football Ground guide is updated.

Oh I can taste the difference between beers, but even an 'excellent' beer isn't anything to shout about whereas an 'excellent' whisky is well worth it. I've had a cold bottle of Peroni I've enjoyed just as much as highly regarded real ales. But even the best beers in most places aren't considerably to your usual lagers. Had a £15 pint of an imported, award winning Australian pale ale once in a micro brewery which was very nice, but still not worth an £11 premium over a standard pint. I live just outside of Walsall and have tried most of the local stuff and nothing was spectacular or worth the trouble. If anyone can reccomend something on Saturday I'll try it and wait for the orgasm. Maybe I've missed the better stuff.

Can't think of any other bars/pubs attached to stadiums, but that's because there aren't many that are open to away fans too. I suppose that's a positive for it in that it's not home only. Re the restricted view - any time I've been unless you are there to get somewhere in the middle early the pillars to either side block some of the view. Not hugely, but definitely in the way.

It definitely seems like a few on here seem to love Walsall away, nothing wrong with that. I just don't think much of it at all. I only look out for it as it's the nearest away game to me, but not for any other reason.


Did you stop to think that maybe they didn't stock beer on the final day of the season? As I have said before if you can't go 2 hours without a beer that is a little sad.

As for the restricted view. It is a big old stand and we take bugger all in away support. I am sure you can find a seat that isn't directly behind a pillar.


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 Post subject: Re: Walsall
PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:30 am 
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Did you stop to think that maybe they didn't stock beer on the final day of the season? As I have said before if you can't go 2 hours without a beer that is a little sad.

As for the restricted view. It is a big old stand and we take bugger all in away support. I am sure you can find a seat that isn't directly behind a pillar.


I enjoy a beer at football, it goes hand in hand really, think that's the same for a lot of people who go.


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 Post subject: Re: Walsall
PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:39 am 
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FilthyDon wrote:
Russybcool wrote:
Did you stop to think that maybe they didn't stock beer on the final day of the season? As I have said before if you can't go 2 hours without a beer that is a little sad.

As for the restricted view. It is a big old stand and we take bugger all in away support. I am sure you can find a seat that isn't directly behind a pillar.


I enjoy a beer at football, it goes hand in hand really, think that's the same for a lot of people who go.


So you are paying £20 tomorrow for the privilege of having a warm beer out of a plastic bottle? That is so sad. he was me thinking you go for the football :roll:


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 Post subject: Re: Walsall
PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:42 am 
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Russybcool wrote:
FilthyDon wrote:
Russybcool wrote:
Did you stop to think that maybe they didn't stock beer on the final day of the season? As I have said before if you can't go 2 hours without a beer that is a little sad.

As for the restricted view. It is a big old stand and we take bugger all in away support. I am sure you can find a seat that isn't directly behind a pillar.


I enjoy a beer at football, it goes hand in hand really, think that's the same for a lot of people who go.


So you are paying £20 tomorrow for the privilege of having a warm beer out of a plastic bottle? That is so sad. he was me thinking you go for the football :roll:


If that makes me sad then I’m sad. I won’t lose sleep over that opinion. I go to the cinema and sometimes have popcorn. Do I need it every time? No. Do I like it? Yes. Does it go hand in hand? Yes.

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 Post subject: Re: Walsall
PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:52 am 
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Alby wrote:
Russybcool wrote:
FilthyDon wrote:
Russybcool wrote:
Did you stop to think that maybe they didn't stock beer on the final day of the season? As I have said before if you can't go 2 hours without a beer that is a little sad.

As for the restricted view. It is a big old stand and we take bugger all in away support. I am sure you can find a seat that isn't directly behind a pillar.


I enjoy a beer at football, it goes hand in hand really, think that's the same for a lot of people who go.


So you are paying £20 tomorrow for the privilege of having a warm beer out of a plastic bottle? That is so sad. he was me thinking you go for the football :roll:


If that makes me sad then I’m sad. I won’t lose sleep over that opinion. I go to the cinema and sometimes have popcorn. Do I need it every time? No. Do I like it? Yes. Does it go hand in hand? Yes.


But the main reason you go to the cinema is to watch a movie. Not to eat popcorn. The main reason you go to a football ground is to watch football, not to drink beer.

I get that it goes hand in hand. But its not like you can take it to your seat. You can however, take a bag of popcorn to your seat at watch the movie at the same time. I just don't get why that makes the day out shitter that for 2 hours you can't drink booze.


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 Post subject: Re: Walsall
PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:06 pm 
Russybcool wrote:
But the main reason you go to the cinema is to watch a movie. Not to eat popcorn. The main reason you go to a football ground is to watch football, not to drink beer.

I get that it goes hand in hand. But its not like you can take it to your seat. You can however, take a bag of popcorn to your seat at watch the movie at the same time. I just don't get why that makes the day out shitter that for 2 hours you can't drink booze.


Just does, perhaps I'm too simple. Doesn't ruin the day, but it's a negative.


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 Post subject: Re: Walsall
PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:21 pm 
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FilthyDon wrote:
Russybcool wrote:
But the main reason you go to the cinema is to watch a movie. Not to eat popcorn. The main reason you go to a football ground is to watch football, not to drink beer.

I get that it goes hand in hand. But its not like you can take it to your seat. You can however, take a bag of popcorn to your seat at watch the movie at the same time. I just don't get why that makes the day out shitter that for 2 hours you can't drink booze.


Just does, perhaps I'm too simple. Doesn't ruin the day, but it's a negative.

Are you going tomorrow FD ?

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