Agreed to go to the game yesterday. Went to the Drayton Park for a beer beforehand.

[eastgermanautos]

I stood next to a father & son at the bar. Father in his mid to late 50s... dressed from head to toe in camouflage (why??!) with black Arsenal baseball cap. Son in late twenties with 'Dad' tattooed on one hand and 'Mum' on the other. Both of them insisted on spitting inside the pub every 2 or 3 minutes.

I beat a hasty retreat after finishing my pint of Amstel.

My kind of place then

[Rich]

My kind of place then

It's not. The ceiling is red, there are red pillars holding the ceilings up. There are red curtains with disgusting patterns on. The drinks selection is awful. It's cash only. It stinks. I wasn't there long enough to venture to the gents but I should think that they would be another level of vile.

The place, I assume, is only ever frequented when a game is on.

[SWv2]

It's not. The ceiling is red, there are red pillars holding the ceilings up. There are red curtains with disgusting patterns on. The drinks selection is awful. It's cash only. It stinks. I wasn't there long enough to venture to the gents but I should think that they would be another level of vile.

The place, I assume, is only ever frequented when a game is on.

There would be / would have been a regular enough bunch of people in there on non-match evenings.

Option was to walk to Holloway Road or Higbury Barn.

[Rich]

There would be / would have been a regular enough bunch of people in there on non-match evenings.

Option was to walk to Holloway Road or Higbury Barn.

Well I would prefer to sit in my house and drink home brew than give that place any of my hard-earned Sterling. What a shame the owners have let it become what it is.

[SWv2]

Well I would prefer to sit in my house and drink home brew than give that place any of my hard-earned Sterling. What a shame the owners have let it become what it is.

Hold on, it was never nice, it was just a place between the train station and home which sold beer.

As it stands it is an away fans pub so it is highly unlikely to be nice, landlord knows he can make enough money every two weeks to keep him ticking over.

[eastgermanautos]

It's not. The ceiling is red, there are red pillars holding the ceilings up. There are red curtains with disgusting patterns on. The drinks selection is awful. It's cash only. It stinks. I wasn't there long enough to venture to the gents but I should think that they would be another level of vile.

The place, I assume, is only ever frequented when a game is on.

Don't ever assume I can't make myself at home in such a venue