Mary D's

[El Gringo]

To add - miss the Bank of England - now that was a shithole with character. Shame theres no real boozers with character round the Etihad like the Osborne and Gardners back at Maine Rd

 

[citytilllidie]

Mary D's? S...hole! Piccadilly, City Square (on nice day), or ground

 

[Wrighty Wrexham]

I was Mary D’s biggest fan for years too. I took a Juve fan in there for Celtic home last season and he loved it. Never seen a place like that in his life.

The Manchester (or whatever it is called now) has improved. They’ve spent money on it.

Same here i took a couple of mates there who are big liverpool fans before a champs league match. They thought is was great and wished they had something similar at anfield.

 

[aguero93:20]

Same here i took a couple of mates there who are big liverpool fans before a champs league match. They thought is was great and wished they had something similar at anfield.

They probably did until their club bought it and left it boarded up.

 

[peoffrey]

The Holts’ pubs further up are also nice enough. The Grove, Halfway and Buxton amongst others.

 

[meeesh]

To add - miss the Bank of England - now that was a shithole with character. Shame theres no real boozers with character round the Etihad like the Osborne and Gardners back at Maine Rd

Agreed,and Mitchell Arms as well,but Osborne and Gardners.....................class boozers pre and post match

 

[MCFCTrick]

He still has it apparently but recently gave up Kehoes/Baldy Bob’s according to my mate who was a regular in there.

Always kicked off a lot in Kehoes, and lad I went to school with died after a fight outside. Not sure if that was when it closed for good, but it did at some point in the 90's .... has just stood empty since. Didn't know he had let Baldy Bobs go though ..... is it still open?

 

[Kyle_Mck]

Used to enjoy it as it was quite unique in the sense that not many places generated the same atmosphere as the back room.
Whenever I'd take neutrals with me, they'd love it for the same reasons.
However, the novelty wears off pretty quick and I would find myself in Eastlands (Queen Vic) more often than not.

Townley or City Square these days.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

I enjoy it in Mary Ds. Loads of good Blues and a decent atmosphere. It’s great that you can take your fish and chips in before midweek games too.

I can understand people whose main priority is the quality of the beer or price going elsewhere. That said, the beer in and around the stadium is worse IMHO

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Last two DJ’s have been awful DJ ‘ozkat and DJ Chaos’ give me a break.

Beer is shite, stuck in the 80’s, crowded and Munich songs.

Could think of nowt worse. Glad I’ve not been in there for a decade+

 

[Deleted member 77198]

To add - miss the Bank of England - now that was a shithole with character. Shame theres no real boozers with character round the Etihad like the Osborne and Gardners back at Maine Rd

I find it remarkable how few pubs there are around the Etihad. The Bank Of England and The Mitchell Arms should be two of a dozen between the ground and Town yet they’re both boarded up and there are NO others! It’s very bizarre

 

[Tim of the Oak]

I find it remarkable how few pubs there are around the Etihad. The Bank Of England and The Mitchell Arms should be two of a dozen between the ground and Town yet they’re both boarded up and there are NO others! It’s very bizarre

It’s very difficult to make pubs around football grounds pay. We are not unique in having fewer pubs around our ground. I recall a campaign to save the main pub at Wolves from closing and I think it has now gone.

 

[typicalcity...]

It’s very difficult to make pubs around football grounds pay. We are not unique in having fewer pubs around our ground. I recall a campaign to save the main pub at Wolves from closing and I think it has now gone.

Yep it has opposite the ground. Although there’s plenty others! There’s one called the lounge (something like that!) other side of the road and town is literally a 3 minute walk. Away fans finding pubs is hard at wolves though.

 

[its a Barm]

anyone go in the bradford on bradford road we park near it but have never been in always looks empty.

 

[peoffrey]

It’s very difficult to make pubs around football grounds pay. We are not unique in having fewer pubs around our ground. I recall a campaign to save the main pub at Wolves from closing and I think it has now gone.

Make them pay by using them!

I was a Townley regular for years. Pre and post match when I stopped over whilst living away. It was alright in there.

 

[The blue phantom]

I noticed when City were doing the cheap beer it impacted on at Mary D's.

Anyway the San Miguel on draft isnt bad.

 

[Mcfc S71]

anyone go in the bradford on bradford road we park near it but have never been in always looks empty.

Think its an away fans boozer?

 

[ninjamonkey]

Rarely if ever go in myself but dont see ehy theres so many complaints about it. You know exactly what you're getting with Mary D's. If you go in there expecting something different you're not going to enjoy it. For people that are looking for that kind of atmosphere it's great.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Rarely if ever go in myself but dont see ehy theres so many complaints about it. You know exactly what you're getting with Mary D's. If you go in there expecting something different you're not going to enjoy it. For people that are looking for that kind of atmosphere it's great.

I suppose, for me at least, it just felt too much like old times, if that makes sense. As I said in my post, not a bad place, but I’ve probably grown out of what it offers.

 

[TCIB]

I hope this construction project for a walkway into town flanked by bars/bistros etc and such gets the go ahead. Just the walk from town or back would be all to agreeable then.