Crap towns

[without a dream]

Last time I went was about 18 years ago, used to visit the Head Office of Reg Boyle Bookmakers which was based there. Reg himself used to have a Doberman dog for security, he told me it was soft as shit but if I was ever left alone with the dog it used to show it’s teeth and start growling, soon as Reg was back it just lay in its basket, I have a phobia about dogs, that thing scared the shit out of me!

Haha, there's no way you're having a soft as shit security dog in Grangetown! Like anywhere there's loads of salt of the earth brilliant people but there's so many people who've known nothing but generations of poverty.

 

[Scottyboi]

I forgot Portsmouth. Somehow managing to be both historic naval town and 60/70's concrete jungle in two easy swoops. If anyone remembers the away days we used to have there in the 80's then they will have fond memories of the welcoming locals, the rundown nature of the place and the stupid fucking accent.

My uncle and his mates went down the night before once and had a fight with some farmers in a pub, his mate ran in with a tyre iron haha said it was chaos.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Dover

 

[KingCarlito]

Huddersfield
Middlesbrough
Wigan

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Has Crewe been mentioned? It has one redeeming feature for the footy fan, though. Arrive by train and the ground is next door - yer don't have to go into the centre! And to think that Crewe is in Cheshire!!

Princes Risborough and Virginia Water? They sound like proper shitholes!

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

Grimsby
Port Talbot

 

[FantasyIreland]

We have loads in the North West.Run down shitholes inhabited by zombies,the feckless or the workshy.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I forgot Portsmouth. Somehow managing to be both historic naval town and 60/70's concrete jungle in two easy swoops. If anyone remembers the away days we used to have there in the 80's then they will have fond memories of the welcoming locals, the rundown nature of the place and the stupid fucking accent.

I've worked on Fratton park changing a duff antenna for 3, probably around 10 years ago. Portsmouth looks even rougher at height!

Also Southampton has some rough boozers. One I went in in Shirley was dog rough. Straight away I got asked my business in there. When they realised I was a Manc contractor and not a hated Pompy dweller, I was ok.
I even joined in(to appease the 6 knuckle locals) to their own rendition of Robbie Williams 'come undone' with "shoot the Pompey scum". And they probably would had one entered their bear pit of hate.

Hayling Island is a rum place Bimbo. It seemed like a deep south version of Royston vasey.

 

[Kompany Car]

Mexbrough I was there for a day in the middle of the scorching summer.....his knows what it's like in winter.

Thankfully the late great Eric Brook also though it was shit and decided to leave Mexborough (his town of birth) to come and play for the mighty Blues.

 

[BimboBob]

I've worked on Fratton park changing a duff antenna for 3, probably around 10 years ago. Portsmouth looks even rougher at height!

Also Southampton has some rough boozers. One I went in in Shirley was dog rough. Straight away I got asked my business in there. When they realised I was a Manc contractor and not a hated Pompy dweller, I was ok.
I even joined in(to appease the 6 knuckle locals) to their own rendition of Robbie Williams 'come undone' with "shoot the Pompey scum". And they probably would had one entered their bear pit of hate.

Hayling Island is a rum place Bimbo. It seemed like a deep south version of Royston vasey.

Aaah Southampton, the jewel in the Hampshire crown. You are right about Hayling Island. It's a local place for local people.