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Went to both last night, gave me a right buzz...... cant wait for the new season now!

i went to the Merlin last night... was rubbish at the quiz...

I've never been in either, but I suspect I'll vist the Merlin this season. :mrgreen:

dave, where were you? I was playing pool?

I shall be attending the merlin next season in a break from mine and Walt Flanagans Dog's traditional pre match watering hole, the winners bar.

i have been in CGH but i was only 15 and it was quite intimidating and fucking rammed. Still my old man brought me a beer though :beers:

never been in the Merlin but will definitely pay a visit this season. Will bring Mrs Magic along so she can drive home :wink:

i was sat outside from 7 til 8, then by the door at the front until 10:30ish.

You cant beat it when the CGH is packed on a matchday especially against Brizzle!. :guinness:  :guinness:  :guinness:  :guinness:  :guinness:

do you ever get a few away fans ever try and get in there???
Wouldn't mind being around in there if they did

its like a scene from the film i.d, half expect someone to jump on the tables shouting 'shadwell'  :D

fuckin love you gumbo :mrgreen:

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Do you still have to get to the Merlin at about 10 in the morning to even get a seat?

Stockport did. 20 massive old lads. Not too ashamed to say I got my head down and went to the game. They cheated though. Turned up at 5 past 3. Thats only the second time Ive ever seen away fans 'do what they want' if you like in the CGH in 4 years of going. The other was Northampton 01 in a bizarre day.

Most dont make it inside the door cos of the bouncers. Occasional small groups. Bradford had a small group, but they had some respect, talked about the football, no problems. Seen numerous legged out of there though. Especially in the 03-04 season. Rammed with hundreds of mad swindon lads every game that season. Most clubs arent brave enough to try, away fans in the CGH is a rare occurrence (3 or 4 times a season). Although its not the fortress it once was (shhhhhh!) with the Bmuth thing.

Bristol City LDV was akin to a scene from I.D. Two coppers walked through the pub after the game. Probably 120 Swindon in there and there was a deadly hush with everyone watching them.

Doesnt open until 12.  :roll:

But no usually loads of seats. Gets full half 1ish.

nothing beats a nice pint or 4 down the merlin before the game

Those Stockport lads were definately up for it. We didn't have enough in there to kick off though. Embarrassing really. 20 lads taking over our main pub!! Doubt they would've try it 10 mins earlier though eh. Still, respect to them they had no clue what they might have been walking into.

Ive seen a few people get slapped in the CGH .To be honest its normally some poor drunken sap who has just wandered in there for a beer.

CGH is a bit of a hole (sorry to offend anyone that goes there)
i've only been there once though so it might be different other days!

The CGH is a hole,you wont offend anyone by saying that.Thats its appeal Id rather have that than some wooden floored,chrome furnitured souless Yates type pub.Its a propper footie pub.

Its even worse midweek! http://67.18.37.16/525/186/emo/eeps.gif

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As yeovil says. Proper football. If walls could talk and all that.

Yes its a proper Pub, not one of these horrible girlie Pubs that pop up everywhere in the U.K.

You're saying it's a 'bit of a hole' like that's a bad thing!

That's the whole charm of the CGH I would have thought.

The CGH is a fucking dive but it's cheap and good beers on

do you still need a cgh pass to get in and have a pint on match days?

They never implemented that.

For about two months at the start of 02-03 it was. I didnt know that many lads back then, so always made sure I had it. I was number 221.

No town fan was ever turned away though.

Thats why it's so popular. It's a good old fashioned working mans, spit and sawdust pub. A proper footy pub with proper music. Fuck these well cleaned, wooden modern pubs. They have no atmosphere at all. When you walk into a pub you want to stick to the carpet where its that fucked.
I must admit though, the dog shit in the CGH garden is a bit much!

Havent been in there recently then?. :mrgreen: