Where did you go?

[StuRomseySaint]

So where was all the pre-match atmosphere?

 

Green Man was quality, good atmosphere, plenty of places to get a beer, nice food etc...

 

I heard Silverspoons was a let-down? Lots of people in the Green Man who had left there.

 

What other places did people head to?

[Tractor_Saint]

Was at the Green Man too - maybe next time all SWF folks should have a 'secret' handshake or a special badge (there you go, some more revenue for the site!).

 

Got to the Green Man at 09:30 and was amazed at how very very quickly it filled up. What a great day!

[Saintandy666]

Not that you could exactly stay there, but I heard waterloo was absolutely fantastic and overrun with saints supporters(lots of noise) We literally took over London

[Saint137]

Pub outside Euston station was rammed solid at 11am, and very loud

[Saint_clark]

Was in the Green Man for a while, was quality there.

[StuRomseySaint]

Was at the Green Man too - maybe next time all SWF folks should have a 'secret' handshake or a special badge (there you go, some more revenue for the site!).

 

Got to the Green Man at 09:30 and was amazed at how very very quickly it filled up. What a great day!

 

Our coaches rolled in just after then, must say that Mal the landlord is a top bloke, shut off half the pub for our coaches for when we arrived and sorted me out 25 pint vouchers for bringing the coaches there.. top bloke!

[saintkiptanui]

I qent to the gayest club ever, status quo to the ,ax, gimp central but we the cup:smt038

[Barry the Badger]

I was in the Sports Bar just off Wembley Way, great atmosphere, great day.

[Pilchards]

Went to Wembley Stu to watch Saints!

[StuRomseySaint]

Went to Wembley Stu to watch Saints!

 

Wahoooo well done you. I actually got in the ground 30 mins before kick-off ( a record ).

 

I did balance that out with missing the second and third goals due to being at the bar though. :cool:

[saintkiptanui]

I saw stueeey in the loos he has an average sized peni.:smt038:smt038

[StuRomseySaint]

I saw stueeey in the loos he has an average sized peni.:smt038:smt038

 

It's a grower, not a shower.

[Bartosz Bialkowski]

Went to the wetherspoons in baker street, pretty good and on route to wembley

[saintkiptanui]

Nothing wrong with average, I'd say 6.3:smt038:smt038

[Michelle]

I did balance that out with missing the second and third goals due to being at the bar though. :cool:

 

Snap. Most peeved with myself.

 

Also Green Man pre and post mach. 'Twas good, as per last time I went there.

[saintkiptanui]

Silverspoons was horrific, really didn't want' to dance to status quo, if that is Nick Illingsworths Idea of fun then he can stick it up his balloon knot, proper sh*t. but we won the cup:smt038:smt038:smt038:smt038

[LA77]

silverspoons was indeed rubbish. We didn't even bother going back after the match. We thought it would be quite a tidy place, but it was like a massive Shirley club. Not a rant by the way. Nothing would ruin today

 

What is it with poncey Bedford place? Met up with some mates about 9 o clock and 3 bars wouldn't let us in (even though it was quiet). Nobody had replica shirts on. A couple of our lot had saints polo shirts but still refused entry. Can't even go in your home town bars after a cup final win ffs. Maybe we needed poncey spikey hair and a student ID ffs

[Golden Balls]

Went to Silver spoons. Was awful and a total waste of money!

 

DJ had clearly never done DJing before. He was drunk, having conversations over the mic, playing unknown 60s hits and joining in over the mic with the very few chants we could get going and getting them wrong leading to them being drowned out. Beer was ****, ques were worse and was full of plastics.

 

Everyone hated that guy! Absolute t0sser!!

[saintkiptanui]

Went to Silver spoons. Was awful and a total waste of money!

 

DJ had clearly never done DJing before. He was drunk, having conversations over the mic, playing unknown 60s hits and joining in over the mic with the very few chants we could get going and getting them wrong leading to them being drowned out. Beer was ****, ques were worse and was full of plastics.

 

Everyone hated that guy! Absolute t0sser!!

Agreed but we won the cup:smt038:smt038

[Sour Mash]

silverspoons was indeed rubbish. We didn't even bother going back after the match. We thought it would be quite a tidy place, but it was like a massive Shirley club. Not a rant by the way. Nothing would ruin today

 

What is it with poncey Bedford place? Met up with some mates about 9 o clock and 3 bars wouldn't let us in (even though it was quiet). Nobody had replica shirts on. A couple of our lot had saints polo shirts but still refused entry. Can't even go in your home town bars after a cup final win ffs. Maybe we needed poncey spikey hair and a student ID ffs

 

Silverspoons was horrific, really didn't want' to dance to status quo, if that is Nick Illingsworths Idea of fun then he can stick it up his balloon knot, proper sh*t. but we won the cup:smt038:smt038:smt038:smt038

 

What the f**k did you expect? And you paid a tenner for it :tfrag:

[saintkiptanui]

What the f**k did you expect? And you paid a tenner for it :tfrag:

 

Calm down c*ntity boll*x, we won the cup you c*nt.:smt038:smt038:smt038

[chrisobee]

Calm down c*ntity boll*x, we won the cup you c*nt.:smt038:smt038:smt038

 

Clearly you had no problem getting more than your share of celebratory drinks!

[stuey]

Indeed. sSilverspoons was a complete rip off. Promised no big queues but that was a TOTAL LIE! Cr4p beer and awful service in awful surroundings. Didnt spoil the day but i feel cheated out of a tenner!

 

rubbish!!!!

[saintkiptanui]

Clearly you had no problem getting more than your share of celebratory drinks!

T f*ckin total. Give us a poem xx:smt038

[chrisobee]

T f*ckin total. Give us a poem xx:smt038

 

Oh boy, from bitter experience I know for sure this is the time when you really should call it a night !! I'm in more of a "bl**dy fantastic" mood than a poetic one for a change TBH.

[LVSaint]

The Globe opposite Baker St tube. As it got too busy, some pub 5 mins around the corner for a couple of rip off beers. Aftwards back to Baker St. Globe was shut, found a better pub about 10 mins away serving nice ale.

 

Great day out. Everywhere red and white and on the way home from Waterloo too.

[BadgerBadger]

B0ll0x to the pub, got a take out from Tesco and larged it up at the bottom of the concourse outside the arena, great atmosphere and got to see Mark Bright and his missus who had the best camel toe and ass ever in the tightest of leggings (his missus not MB)

[oldskoolsi]

Anticipating long queues I'd brought my own vodka and coke in 2 small coke bottles. Due to the ease of getting drinks at green man I still had 1 1/2 bottles left. I expected to hand them in at Wembley but the kind steward gave me a cup and then poured the drinks in. I spent the first half drinking vodka and coke watching game. Fantastic!

[trousers]

Indeed. sSilverspoons was a complete rip off. Promised no big queues but that was a TOTAL LIE! Cr4p beer and awful service in awful surroundings. Didnt spoil the day but i feel cheated out of a tenner!

 

 

Fret ye not. You are protected under UK consumer law. If you entered into a contract with said establishment (i.e. Purchased a ticket) and the level of service received did not match the level of service agreedat the time of purchase then you are entitled to a refund.

 

It's as simple as that (Huey Lewis and the News, 1987)

[keithd]

JJ moons. very good, busy noisy not toooo long to wait to get served. lots of singing. good stuff

[bungle]

Globe at Baker Street. Was busy, but a doddle to get served all morning.

 

After the game the Duke of Wellington (nr the Lituanian embassy!) and the Laddik, followed by a curry in the Ganges, and then a quick pint near Paddington. Happy days.

[sticksaint]

Just to repeat what other posters said silverspoons was rubbish!Took me 30 mins to get served.Couldn`t be bothered to get another drink there after that :-( Place was a dive as well. However didn`t spoil the day :-)

[SNSUN]

I was driving into Wembley. Had to be up at 3am for work, so couldn't drink anyway. :-(

 

Still, great day all round.

[stanthemanfairoak]

Silverspoons was horrific, really didn't want' to dance to status quo, if that is Nick Illingsworths Idea of fun then he can stick it up his balloon knot, proper sh*t. but we won the cup:smt038:smt038:smt038:smt038

YES IT WAS SH*TE IN THERE WASTE OF MONEY!:mad:

[StuRomseySaint]

The Fake Saints Trust make another balls up? NEVER!!!!!!

 

In the meantime, my 159 customers all enjoyed themselves. :cool:

 

StuRomseySaint 1 Saints Trust 0

[Footballfan]

JJ moons before and after the game, 1st people in there at 09.00, packed but service was good,

[Upton72]

Globe opposite Baker Street couldn't be faulted, cram packed but never waited for more than a couple of minutes to be served.

Obviously the Met had decided we are dangerous people and closed all pubs in the vicinity of Baker Street from 15.00, Is that customary after a Wembley match?

We went to the Duke of Wellington, close by, decent pint & less expensive and on to London Bridge for a couple of favourite SE London pubs.

Then had to endure SWT to get home. Absolutely awful; we've got the worst public transport system in Europe.

[Wurzel]

Green Man by 10:30 -> Stadium -> Green Man.

 

Great day all round

[Channon's Sideburns]

So where was all the pre-match atmosphere?

 

Green Man was quality, good atmosphere, plenty of places to get a beer, nice food etc...

 

I heard Silverspoons was a let-down? Lots of people in the Green Man who had left there.

 

What other places did people head to?

 

Green Man was great - got there about 10o'clock.

 

BTW Stu...I concur with your views on flags now....f'kin annoying.

[Scudamore]

The Fake Saints Trust make another balls up? NEVER!!!!!!

 

In the meantime, my 159 customers all enjoyed themselves. :cool:

 

StuRomseySaint 1 Saints Trust 0

 

Stu also runs 18-30 holidays to Romsey for anyone interested.

 

Pub round Baker Street on the way out. Pub in Embankment on the way back.

 

It was the four cans of M&S belgian lager on the train that really finished me off mind.

[rocknrollman no2]

Green man was great.Even when the beer queues started to grow,there was another bar which was just serving cans,which made it soooooo quick to get a drink.

All in all the Green Man was very organised.

Thanks for the tip Stu.

[StuRomseySaint]

Green Man was great - got there about 10o'clock.

 

BTW Stu...I concur with your views on flags now....f'kin annoying.

 

I was going to stick the bloke behinds me flag up his arse and start waving the c*nt around at one point... On a good note, I was in the back row of four rows of our group, so I didnt have any flag waving mongs directly in front of me.

[.comsaint]

The Lounge 2000 Club seemed popular with Saints fans. It must have been well in excess of its trading licence for bodies inside!

[The Cat]

We just drank cans on the street.

 

Cheap and no queues.

[oldsarum]

Went to the wetherspoons in baker street, pretty good and on route to wembley

 

I got to Metropolitan (wetherspoons at Baker St) about 10 to 10 and waited with at least 150 others for it to open, after half hour place was absolutely packed with Saints fans but everyone was able to get served reasonable well and they must have made an absolute bomb form beer and food sales, great atmoshere in there.

 

Afterwards tried pubs around Marleybone and Baker St but all pubs closed so went down on Jubilee line to London Bridge and had 4 pints in Wheatsheaf before betting train home

[Master Bates]

Tesco, absolute true story.

[doddisalegend]

Fleet services there and back plenty of fan bonding in the queue for the loo:p. Feel sorry for the one Carlisle fan must have been one lonely **** surronded by a couple of hundered saints fans. To be honest by the time we found the special cheap carpark we'd been told about we only had time to go straight to the stadium and watch the match.

[Gudz]

Green Man before, Volunteer in Baker Street after.

 

Also missed Papa Waigos goal.

 

4fugging1!!!!!!!!!!

[Andy_Porter]

Went to the Metropolitan bar and it was gash. Should have gone to the Green man or the Globe really. Was heaving but luckily the bar staff where decent and never took more than 5 minutes to get served.

 

Went to the Wellington and the Hole in the wall afterwards, great atmosphere in those two.

 

Shame that was our last London away of the season.

[Kingsland Codger]

There were around 60 or so Saints fans on the 7:45am ferry from Ryde. The connecting train left Portsmouth Harbour and a few minutes up the line about half-a-dozen Saints fans in stripes joined at Portsmouth & Southsea. Full marks to them and full marks plus double bonus points go to the three Saints shirted fans who got on the train at Fratton. More and more joined as the train neared London with a large number getting on at Guildford.

 

Waterloo station was awash with red and white and also the police – was it really necessary to have quite so many? Tube to the pubs at Baker Street where the open-top buses gave the tourists a great view not only of Sherlock Holmes but of thousands of Saints fans.

 

The new stadium is a vast improvement on the old dump, large open areas around the arena and equally spacious inside but the sound system was shocking; could not make out any of the announcements at all.

 

The game itself was a bit strange – we won comfortably enough but never seemed to get anywhere near peak form. A real joy to see all the Saints fans and reading on here there were over 51,000 - then I guess after Manchester United and Arsenal when they play at home this was the third largest ever recent gathering of fans of one club in England – and the largest ever when not at their home ground. Presumably this is a record that might be equalled but unlikely to be surpassed?

 

One thing sticks in the mind about the return journey; looking down from the top of the escalator at Waterloo and seeing just about every passenger below me on the moving staircase in red & white, waving flags and cheering. And a similar scene, if on a smaller scale, at Portsmouth Hrbour on the return journey.