Shaker from Gigg Lane 0 Posted January 2, 2008 Evening NorwichSaturday then, how many are you going to beat us by.... (We are carp at the moment)Can you give us a pointer for a ''drinking of alcoholic beverages'' hostelary - one that will welcome a visitor or two from oop north... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Monkey 52 Posted January 2, 2008 Evening Shaker from Gigg Lane, always nice to hear from our opponents! As long as they''re polite, and it''s not the scum...I reckon a rather conservative 2-0 win for us, fairly easy and average game, comfortable overall but a slog at times (we''re usually carp in the fa cup too).As for pubs, if you''re getting the train down from Manchester (I''ve made the return visit only today, boooooring!) then come straight out of the station and over the road to the Compleat Angler, a nice pub with good beer that generally becomes an away fans'' haven on match days... Though you''ll probably find the city folk in many establishments amiable, provided you don''t act an arse...Have fun, and good luck Saturday! But not too much, eh....? [;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky green trainers 0 Posted January 2, 2008 [quote user="Shaker from Gigg Lane"]Evening NorwichSaturday then, how many are you going to beat us by.... (We are carp at the moment)Can you give us a pointer for a ''drinking of alcoholic beverages'' hostelary - one that will welcome a visitor or two from oop north...[/quote]my wish is for a city second string to take the field and produce a good ole ding-dong cup-tie. i''d rather the first team boys concentrated on the league . think lloyds on riverside is an away pub. also at carra rd, you''ll enjoy the match pies - supplied by a factory up your way i believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gazzathegreat 0 Posted January 2, 2008 [quote user="Shaker from Gigg Lane"]Evening NorwichSaturday then, how many are you going to beat us by.... (We are carp at the moment)Can you give us a pointer for a ''drinking of alcoholic beverages'' hostelary - one that will welcome a visitor or two from oop north...[/quote]Hi ShakerThere is a guide on this very website for away fans I believe. There are many opportunities for you around the ground, depending on what sort of bar you prefer.Across the road from the ground is an area known as Riverside, where there are the usual chain bars, you may have trouble wearing an away shirt though, their policies vary. There is a designated away pub on the bridge opposite the train station called the Complete Angler. Mixture of real ales, lager and wines and the rest, good food too. A nice little pub. If you want to mix with the City fans walk up the road from the station (called Thorpe Road) and there is another fine pub called the Coach and Horses. A real character pub which brews it''s own ale. Just ask (or follow city fans) for directions. If you are parking at County Hall, follow the road called Bracondale for a while and you will find a number of excellent pubs, the Rose, the Cricketers'' Arms and the Kings'' Arms. I am sure you can get directions for all of these on the internet, but if you want more detailed directions, just ask.Hope you have an enjoyable day out in Norwich, and we don''t regard this as a pushover by any means. We are not at our best in the cup matches! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
InLambertWeTrust! 0 Posted January 2, 2008 I cant answer your second question mate but about your first, I wouldnt be so sure about us thrashing you, I say 1 nil Norwich Doherty bicycle kick on 92 mins [:)] Dont let me down Doc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thecanaryfan 0 Posted January 2, 2008 alrite shakerI am a Norwich fan who was born and raised in Bury so I''ll be happy to help you out.Sadly for the shakers I too can only predict a win for Norwich given the current form of the two teams but its the FA Cup and anything could happen. Saying that I saw the shakers beat Leeds at Elland Road (I live there) recently in the St Johnstones Trophy. They played really well and desrved their win. Hopefully they wont repeat that performance on Sat.In terms of pubs, Im sure you would be welcome in most around the ground but I would just follow the white shirts if I were you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can u sit down please 0 Posted January 2, 2008 why not try "yellows" at the back of the Norwich and peterboro stand i hear its rocking in there! [;)]Anyone been in there yet?if so whats it like? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Chops 7 Posted January 2, 2008 [quote user="Shaker from Gigg Lane"]Evening NorwichSaturday then, how many are you going to beat us by.... (We are carp at the moment)Can you give us a pointer for a ''drinking of alcoholic beverages'' hostelary - one that will welcome a visitor or two from oop north...[/quote]Hello there yourself.Three pubs near the ground - the Coach and Horses, the Jubilee and the Rosary Tavern, all worth a look. Later, if you''re still standing, a taxi to the Fat Cat should finish you off. You won''t get any trouble off the Norwich fans, we''re a decent enough lot and respect the fact you''ll have travelled nigh on 300 miles to see two fairly mediocre teams scrapping out a long ball fest.I''d expect a tight game, maybe 1 or 2-0 to City. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mason 47 1,373 Posted January 2, 2008 Can u sit down please-If you enjoyed Scores then dont bother going into Yellows its carp in its full form. Lots of black, white and grey with a long bar, stone floor....I dont really like it tbh, we need a new Scores somewhere Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 0 Posted January 2, 2008 [quote user="Shaker from Gigg Lane"] (We are carp at the moment) [/quote]Do you play like fish out of water then? (sorry, couldn''t resist it!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaker from Gigg Lane 0 Posted January 2, 2008 Thanks everyone, I''m in the car - though thankfully not driving - so will hopefully be a bit squiffy before the match - though not too bad.As for us - around 500 tickets sold so far according to our message board - www.themightyshakers.co.uk/forum - though there may be around 1000 come Saturday. We took 1800 to Leeds when we stuffed them earlier this season, cant see there being that many cos of the distance involved.Looking forward to this one though, but our big game is two days later when we go to Morecambe in the Semi Final of the Johnstone''s Paints Pot Trophy Flip Flop cup thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unlucky Fried Kitten 0 Posted January 4, 2008 [quote user="Shaker from Gigg Lane"]Evening NorwichSaturday then, how many are you going to beat us by.... (We are carp at the moment)Can you give us a pointer for a ''drinking of alcoholic beverages'' hostelary - one that will welcome a visitor or two from oop north...[/quote]It''s interesting how the two words crap and carp can so easily be mistaken for each other. I have often been browsing in WH Smiths when my eyes are drawn to a rather specialist little magazine entitled Carp Fishing, and do you know, nearly every time I have misread it as Crap Fishing. Quite ironic that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,277 Posted January 4, 2008 [quote user="JaundicedJockGeorgy"][quote user="Shaker from Gigg Lane"] Evening NorwichSaturday then, how many are you going to beat us by.... (We are carp at the moment)Can you give us a pointer for a ''drinking of alcoholic beverages'' hostelary - one that will welcome a visitor or two from oop north...[/quote]It''s interesting how the two words crap and carp can so easily be mistaken for each other. I have often been browsing in WH Smiths when my eyes are drawn to a rather specialist little magazine entitled Carp Fishing, and do you know, nearly every time I have misread it as Crap Fishing. Quite ironic that.[/quote]Yes.....it is quite iconic reading some words that one occasionally can misread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coelho 0 Posted January 4, 2008 [quote user="JaundicedJockGeorgy"][quote user="Shaker from Gigg Lane"]Evening NorwichSaturday then, how many are you going to beat us by.... (We are carp at the moment)Can you give us a pointer for a ''drinking of alcoholic beverages'' hostelary - one that will welcome a visitor or two from oop north...[/quote]It''s interesting how the two words crap and carp can so easily be mistaken for each other. I have often been browsing in WH Smiths when my eyes are drawn to a rather specialist little magazine entitled Carp Fishing, and do you know, nearly every time I have misread it as Crap Fishing. Quite ironic that.[/quote]Are you sure you weren''t actually looking at ''Crap Fishing'' magazine? I think it''s one of Archant''s new ''niche'' titles... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
InLambertWeTrust! 0 Posted January 5, 2008 [quote user="C.T "]I cant answer your second question mate but about your first, I wouldnt be so sure about us thrashing you, I say 1 nil Norwich Doherty bicycle kick on 92 mins [:)] Dont let me down Doc[/quote]What a fantastic prediction! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canarygeorge 0 Posted January 5, 2008 [quote user="C.T "][quote user="C.T "]I cant answer your second question mate but about your first, I wouldnt be so sure about us thrashing you, I say 1 nil Norwich Doherty bicycle kick on 92 mins [:)] Dont let me down Doc[/quote]What a fantastic prediction! [/quote]Mystic C.T lol.By the way C.T has anybody ever said, you dont arf look like Darren Huckerby. It''s uncanny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
InLambertWeTrust! 0 Posted January 5, 2008 Nobody has ever mentioned because when I play footy I dont dive in the box whenever I run into it and I dont take people on only to lose the ball .........[:)] Sorry Hucks but you are past it now mate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky green trainers 0 Posted January 5, 2008 [quote user="JaundicedJockGeorgy"][quote user="Shaker from Gigg Lane"]Evening NorwichSaturday then, how many are you going to beat us by.... (We are carp at the moment)Can you give us a pointer for a ''drinking of alcoholic beverages'' hostelary - one that will welcome a visitor or two from oop north...[/quote]It''s interesting how the two words crap and carp can so easily be mistaken for each other. I have often been browsing in WH Smiths when my eyes are drawn to a rather specialist little magazine entitled Carp Fishing, and do you know, nearly every time I have misread it as Crap Fishing. Quite ironic that.[/quote]worryingly i misread your title comment as ''crap fisting''! whoops... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ca 1 Posted January 5, 2008 [quote user="C.T "]Nobody has ever mentioned because when I play footy I dont dive in the box whenever I run into it and I dont take people on only to lose the ball .........[:)] Sorry Hucks but you are past it now mate[/quote] Looking at his picture in your avatar he''s far from past it! [:)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
