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Post by jkb9b on Oct 19, 2020 12:36:49 GMT
Oh, the humanity! As is our wont, JJ109 and I decided to get lunch from The Friary and eat it by Sykes' Reservoir. When we got there the shutters were down, the shop sign was missing and it seems to be in the middle of a refurb. I hope that's all it is and it's not going to turn into a Vape Shop or something, that could change the face of pre-match groceries forever.  |
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Post by suedehead on Oct 19, 2020 13:03:52 GMT
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Midweek home games will never be the same again if that’s gone. Hopefully just a temporary closure.
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Post by Andy on Oct 19, 2020 13:40:32 GMT
😢 Midweek home games will never be the same again if that’s gone. Hopefully just a temporary closure. I sincerely hope this is true! They were recently on JustEat as well. |
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Post by sk8ballboy on Oct 19, 2020 16:11:47 GMT
Refurbishment.....trust me. You'll like it.
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Post by jkb9b on Oct 19, 2020 16:17:45 GMT
Refurbishment.....trust me. You'll like it. Good news, I was panicking for a while there! |
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Post by vicar on Oct 19, 2020 17:07:19 GMT
I had a similar trauma when I was back in England recently, we also planned to eat ours at Sykes rezzers, my heart sank when we saw it locked up.
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Post by tgttiw on Oct 19, 2020 17:11:55 GMT
Refurbishment.....trust me. You'll like it. Residing in Leeds I have Leeds fish and chips. They're ok, if you've ever lived in the Midlands you'll know that most places are better than Midland fish and chips (timber I'm thinking of Tony's opposite your old garage I think Lucy the dog even refused them from there!). But they don't match the flavours of the north west so losing the friary would be a sad loss. Here's a definitive list of why north western chippies are better than Leeds - pies and puddings. In the north west they sell a decent range in Leeds they just serve fish. - vegetable oil - decent portion of chips. In Leeds they don't pile the chips on. - opening times. Try getting fish and chips live past 20.00. They think that only rubbish chippies open post 19.00 so very few stay open at normal hours. |
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Post by bobsplash on Oct 19, 2020 17:13:35 GMT
My 10 year old only comes to County on the condition we get a friary before the game 😂
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Post by vicar on Oct 19, 2020 17:18:24 GMT
My 10 year old only comes to County on the condition we get a friary before the game 😂 Smart kid, I bet you're happy to meet his demands. |
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Post by jkb9b on Oct 19, 2020 17:38:39 GMT
- decent portion of chips. In Leeds they don't pile the chips on. That reminds me of the chippy in Bollington that my friends from Happy Valley used to call "Pinchbag's." It always looked like the bloke was piling the chips on to overflowing but he actually had the little paper bag clamped shut with his hand to make the portion look more generous than it was. |
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Post by desmond on Oct 19, 2020 18:57:11 GMT
Refurbishment.....trust me. You'll like it. Residing in Leeds I have Leeds fish and chips. They're ok, if you've ever lived in the Midlands you'll know that most places are better than Midland fish and chips (timber I'm thinking of Tony's opposite your old garage I think Lucy the dog even refused them from there!). But they don't match the flavours of the north west so losing the friary would be a sad loss. Here's a definitive list of why north western chippies are better than Leeds - pies and puddings. In the north west they sell a decent range in Leeds they just serve fish. - vegetable oil - decent portion of chips. In Leeds they don't pile the chips on. - opening times. Try getting fish and chips live past 20.00. They think that only rubbish chippies open post 19.00 so very few stay open at normal hours. When I was “on the road” (going back a bit now) there used to be some belting Chippies around Leeds and Bradford. Don’t think I ever found one in Udderssfield though for some reason. |
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Post by vicar on Oct 19, 2020 18:58:07 GMT
If you're ever in Macc you have to try the chippy near the Macc pub, a portion there is like 2 in most places.
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Post by ilsonhatter on Oct 19, 2020 19:06:14 GMT
One of the first things we do when coming up from Ilkeston to watch County is go to the Friary for Pudding,chips and gravy before washing it down with a couple of pints. Can't get Pudding at the chippy's down here and starting to get withdrawal symptoms now!
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Post by Imposter on Oct 19, 2020 21:11:02 GMT
Refurbishment.....trust me. You'll like it. Residing in Leeds I have Leeds fish and chips. They're ok, if you've ever lived in the Midlands you'll know that most places are better than Midland fish and chips (timber I'm thinking of Tony's opposite your old garage I think Lucy the dog even refused them from there!). But they don't match the flavours of the north west so losing the friary would be a sad loss. Here's a definitive list of why north western chippies are better than Leeds - pies and puddings. In the north west they sell a decent range in Leeds they just serve fish. - vegetable oil - decent portion of chips. In Leeds they don't pile the chips on. - opening times. Try getting fish and chips live past 20.00. They think that only rubbish chippies open post 19.00 so very few stay open at normal hours. Not sure about the portion thing. Most of the chippys I seem to go to the portion sizes have gotten larger and larger and are now generally massive and over-facing. |
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Post by timberwolf on Oct 20, 2020 8:04:47 GMT
Residing in Leeds I have Leeds fish and chips. They're ok, if you've ever lived in the Midlands you'll know that most places are better than Midland fish and chips (timber I'm thinking of Tony's opposite your old garage I think Lucy the dog even refused them from there!). But they don't match the flavours of the north west so losing the friary would be a sad loss. good news is that the place shut down years ago. yes, when the worlds greediest rottweiler refused to eat em it was a real indictment of midlands fish and chips. mind you the ones in norfolk are actually worse. thin soggy batter and a couple of quid more for them. was actually told that the locals like em that way and would not buy the sort of stuff we like. yes the end of the friary would only be only slightly worse than JG moving to crewe. |
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