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[One Foot in the Grave]

when it first opened (1976ish) when the whole development was built wasn't it called the axe and cleaver after the old pub that stood on the corner of lower george st and kingsway? and the fish and chip restaurant was bentley's i think.

Correct on both counts.

[Mick]

Bentleys
I gave it two chances to serve me some decent chips, about 3 months apart. Failed on both occasions, so never went in again. Unfortunately persistence with this tactic now means I have to go to Huddersfield every time I want take-away chips 

[andrewflynn]

Papas Cleethorpes. IYKYK.

[Saughall Robin]

George's in Blacon is very good, although The Far East in Saughall do deliveries for orders over a Tenner 😉😂😂

[CRT Butty]

Papas Cleethorpes. IYKYK.

. I've given up trying, and failing, to guess what IYKYK means.

[AltyNotFaulty]

Papas Cleethorpes. IYKYK.

. I've given up trying, and failing, to guess what IYKYK means.

Yeah… but IYKYK 👍🏻

[One Foot in the Grave]

Papas Cleethorpes. IYKYK.

. I've given up trying, and failing, to guess what IYKYK means.

Yeah… but IYKYK 👍🏻

IYTYKMYDK

[Hugh]

some random observations thrown up by this thread.

the fixture at vauxhall reminds me how much i miss the regular local away games the lower divisions served up (heresy to admit i know)
i remember kevin ellison's first alty game pre-season at flixton on a very hot day and him immediately taking his boots off when substituted due to blisters.
and finding myself standing standing next to a very smartly suited brendan burke at the bar of the finnegan's wake pub (previously and latterly the brunswick) in manchester, and lacking the courage to say, "hey, you're brendan burke and you play for alty".

Brendan once worked at the old Natwest Bank in Blackley village , always had a chat with him , lovely guy and decent player too though had his best spell at Mossley .

I seem to remember Mossley making a cash bid to sign Coburn from Leigh, but Stuart point blank refused to go, eventually joining Altyon a free.

Did Brendan play when Mossley beat us in the FA Cup around this time?

[HashtagAlty]

some random observations thrown up by this thread.

the fixture at vauxhall reminds me how much i miss the regular local away games the lower divisions served up (heresy to admit i know)
i remember kevin ellison's first alty game pre-season at flixton on a very hot day and him immediately taking his boots off when substituted due to blisters.
and finding myself standing standing next to a very smartly suited brendan burke at the bar of the finnegan's wake pub (previously and latterly the brunswick) in manchester, and lacking the courage to say, "hey, you're brendan burke and you play for alty".

I'd love 3 or 4 more local games - I'd love Chester, Stalybridge, Southport, Chorley to jump up

[rorysgrandad]

some random observations thrown up by this thread.

the fixture at vauxhall reminds me how much i miss the regular local away games the lower divisions served up (heresy to admit i know)
i remember kevin ellison's first alty game pre-season at flixton on a very hot day and him immediately taking his boots off when substituted due to blisters.
and finding myself standing standing next to a very smartly suited brendan burke at the bar of the finnegan's wake pub (previously and latterly the brunswick) in manchester, and lacking the courage to say, "hey, you're brendan burke and you play for alty".

I'd love 3 or 4 more local games - I'd love Chester, Stalybridge, Southport, Chorley to jump up

Staly may be a bridge too far.

[andrewflynn]

Papas Cleethorpes. IYKYK.

. I've given up trying, and failing, to guess what IYKYK means.

If you know, you know 

[CRT Butty]

Papas Cleethorpes. IYKYK.

. I've given up trying, and failing, to guess what IYKYK means.

If you know, you know 

I see. Thank you. I can't envisage using that myself, but it's good to know stuff.