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Most pubs around the ground are now closed. The beacon tavern is around 10 min walk away. Huge pub with pool table. They are more than happy for Town fans to drink there before the match.
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Bob's Orange
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« Reply #1 on: Friday, February 5, 2016, 12:21:33 » |
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I was half tempted to go tomorrow but the train from Victoria is partially served by a bus so for that reason I am out.
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
the gorgie boys, for Hearts in Europe.
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« Reply #2 on: Friday, February 5, 2016, 13:24:37 » |
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I was half tempted to go tomorrow but the train from Victoria is partially served by a bus so for that reason I am out.
Yep bus from Meopham (never even heard of it). The alternative is go from St Panc but that's a bus from Strood. Good old rail replacements! |
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« Reply #3 on: Friday, February 5, 2016, 14:02:13 » |
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I'm going. I haven't seen us score yet this season and don't see that changing tomorrow.
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« Reply #4 on: Friday, February 5, 2016, 14:07:18 » |
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Yep bus from Meopham (never even heard of it). The alternative is go from St Panc but that's a bus from Strood. Good old rail replacements!
Victoria is easier for me to get to. I did notice the St Pancras one as well. I have never heard of either Meopham or Strood! |
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
the gorgie boys, for Hearts in Europe.
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« Reply #5 on: Friday, February 5, 2016, 14:10:39 » |
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Victoria is easier for me to get to. I did notice the St Pancras one as well. I have never heard of either Meopham or Strood!
Only heard of Strood as it was buses from there a few years ago too. Meopham sounds like its made up but I'm sure Red Frog or Reg can give us a history lesson on the place. :-) (PS. That's not a request chaps!) |
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« Reply #6 on: Friday, February 5, 2016, 14:47:29 » |
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Only heard of Strood as it was buses from there a few years ago too. Meopham sounds like its made up but I'm sure Red Frog or Reg can give us a history lesson on the place. :-)
(PS. That's not a request chaps!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeophamIts got a very long main street and Michael Gambon lives there, that's about it - although it has vastly smaller population that Burslem!  |
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #7 on: Friday, February 5, 2016, 14:58:10 » |
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Only heard of Strood as it was buses from there a few years ago too. Meopham sounds like its made up but I'm sure Red Frog or Reg can give us a history lesson on the place. :-)
(PS. That's not a request chaps!)
On last season's match day thread v Gills, there was a history lesson on the Cinque Ports. It seems like a long time ago when the world and TEF were happier places, Shaw Rosso was match day thread guru, we could put out a team with a full bench and nick a rare point at Priestfield. http://thetownend.com/index.php?topic=54978.0 |
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« Reply #8 on: Friday, February 5, 2016, 15:07:32 » |
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Meopham appears to claim it is a strassendorf 7 miles long....outstriping Brinkworth at 6 miles, however Brinkworth is reputedly the longest strassendorf in the country. I smell bullshit. |
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« Reply #9 on: Friday, February 5, 2016, 15:27:42 » |
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Meopham appears to claim it is a strassendorf 7 miles long....outstriping Brinkworth at 6 miles, however Brinkworth is reputedly the longest strassendorf in the country. I smell bullshit.
Why resort to foreign Reg? There's a perfectly good English word for "Straßendorf" (with a capital S): a ribbon development. |
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« Reply #10 on: Friday, February 5, 2016, 15:33:02 » |
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What have I done?!
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« Reply #11 on: Friday, February 5, 2016, 15:36:59 » |
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Meopham appears to claim it is a strassendorf 7 miles long....outstriping Brinkworth at 6 miles, however Brinkworth is reputedly the longest strassendorf in the country. I smell bullshit.
Well it is near Gillingham...... |
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« Reply #12 on: Friday, February 5, 2016, 15:45:52 » |
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Why resort to foreign Reg? There's a perfectly good English word for "Straßendorf" (with a capital S): a ribbon development.
I was taught that the correct geographical term for such a thing was strassendorf....always look on the sonnenseite des lebens. |
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« Reply #13 on: Friday, February 5, 2016, 15:50:32 » |
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I was taught that the correct geographical term for such a thing was strassendorf....always look on the sonnenseite des lebens.
Were you brought up in the Channel Islands then? |
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« Reply #14 on: Friday, February 5, 2016, 16:01:14 » |
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My apologies. Turns out you were right Reg. The term is used in human geography. Though my term wins a googlefight hands down.  |
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