Man shot dead in Droylsdon/ Cotton Tree Pub

[TGR]

Yep it`s a shit place, the bnp always get plenty of votes. That says it all really.

Well actually no it is`nt a shit place (Droylsden) its always had a problem though with the shit areas arround it, even in the 70`s, with people coming in from surrounding areas aka Clayton Gorton Openshaw Abbey Hey etc who remembers the many `Concord battles` every tuesday. If it is one of the names I`ve heard mentioned (clayton) that family is responsible for the closure of other pubs due to `Taxing` landlords and wrecking pubs if they did`nt pay up !
As for you `MadMac` of Holly St and Exile of Devon i`ve been in and drank with you many times in the Cotton and the Church `Happy Daze` ;))
BTW I was in the Tapas bar virtually next door most of last night and left just before this incident, two friends left us and went in the Cotton Tree ten minutes before this happened, but supped up and went elsewhere because some `girls` were fighting and the `atmosphere` was`nt right......Good shout that !!!

I remember the 'Concord battles' well! Also with the boys from Failsworth (one of then got killed when he was hit over the head with an exhaust pipe one night). I got worked over a couple of times pretty badly by the Claytoners when in the disco at the Concord Suite. Also the 'St Valentines Day' agrro at a disco held at Fairfield Road girls school. The Claytoners called a truce and then they kicked off in the disco - got pretty nasty! But hey that was the 70's with skinheads, football aggro etc it was a pretty violent time back then. Happy days though. I'm Droylsden boy through and through but when I go back now to visit my brother it saddens me to see just how run down it has become. The beer garden at the Blue Pig used to be magic on Bank Holiday weekends but I also remember one afternoon when a lad got glassed and lost his eye in their. Carriages night club was always a good night in the 80's!

 

[TGR]

Droylsden has been in decline for quite a few years. You only have to look at the range of shops to see how a town is doing, and Droylsden isn't doing well. The precinct has various cheap shops Wilkinsons, Quality Save, Poundstretcher, Bright house a Pawn shop and several Charity shops, long gone are the decent butchers and greengrocers.

Is 'Edna's Send a Card' shop still there or is it long gone?

 

[MATCITY]

Droylsden has been in decline for quite a few years. You only have to look at the range of shops to see how a town is doing, and Droylsden isn't doing well. The precinct has various cheap shops Wilkinsons, Quality Save, Poundstretcher, Bright house a Pawn shop and several Charity shops, long gone are the decent butchers and greengrocers.

Is 'Edna's Send a Card' shop still there or is it long gone?

Still there but owned by different people now I think

 

[levets]

Shoot someone and get arested the day after, this lot are very clever. Why not go in without the gun and smack him

The police knew who did it immediately.... as did the Shorts.

 

[117 M34]

Have they said the names of those arrested yet?

 

[Bluebee2]

Droylsden has been in decline for quite a few years. You only have to look at the range of shops to see how a town is doing, and Droylsden isn't doing well. The precinct has various cheap shops Wilkinsons, Quality Save, Poundstretcher, Bright house a Pawn shop and several Charity shops, long gone are the decent butchers and greengrocers.

Is 'Edna's Send a Card' shop still there or is it long gone?

Still there but owned by different people now I think

Shut down now, it was taken over by someone else but looks like it didn't work out.

 

[Mike D]

Anyone know anything? Happened last night,man goes in kills one injures 3 more?
Crazy!

which one is the the cotton tree?

Rough as *rseholes pub in the middle of Droylsden, makes Mary D's looke like some posh wine bar.

 

[Blootoof]

Off topic a little. I remember using the bogs in a pub around Gorton way(can't remember name, around 20 years ago).

Anyway, some dirty **** had written on the bog wall "NO PAPER!" in his own shit.


Pukin and laughin at the same time is not an easy feat believe me.

 

[tasker]

Shoot someone and get arested the day after, this lot are very clever. Why not go in without the gun and smack him

The police knew who did it immediately.... as did the Shorts.

so why have they not arrested them yet?

 

[hilts]

Off topic a little. I remember using the bogs in a pub around Gorton way(can't remember name, around 20 years ago).

Anyway, some dirty **** had written on the bog wall "NO PAPER!" in his own shit.


Pukin and laughin at the same time is not an easy feat believe me.

was the pineapple on wenlock way, sorry about that chicken vindaloo i was careful with my spelling though