Pints before a game at Filbert Street…

Grandadfox said:
"Geordie bloke" was from the other side of the country Workington or Barrow i think, miserable is right though! In the 80s somebody kept banging on the supporters club gates even though kick off was half hour gone, eventually Charlie (miserable Geordie bloke) started to shout through the gates that he couldnt come in, after 10 minutes of this Charlie opened the gate to tell him once and for all that he wasnt coming in, Charlie came back up the stairs into the supporters club end with his glasses in pieces and was more miserable than normal just behind him came the chap that wanted to get in! Bloke had a season ticket but was late, went to the office to get in and they told him to go to the supporters club end to be let in. Was about half time and 2-3 coppers came and took a statement from the 2 of them, Charlie spent the rest of the game telling people that "he knew someone that would sort him out". Oh by the way the late supporter also had his young son with him!
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Anyone from ‘oop north’ sounded like a feckin Geordie to me… 🤣
 
FirenzeFox said:
The Everard Arms is to be found close to Corby town centre. Was always the pre match gathering place for local Leicester fans who travelled by coach to Filbert St, but not so much the new stadium. Back in the sixties it was Bartons Buses , replaced by N&S Coaches. We formed a Corby Leicester supporters club sometime after N&S stopped the service. Judges coaches filled the gap for a few years until we gave up. The Cardigan Arms pub in the older part of the town took over from the "Eves" as the departure point as well as hosting our supporters club meetings and events. Having two landlords who were huge City fans helped us along the way. The "Eves" remained a pick up point and is fondly remembered by a lot of us of the Leicester City persuasion in North Northants
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I remember working (painting council houses) in the late 70s in Corby, I think it was an estate Called ‘Shires’ might be wrong but as the van dropped us off with our kit I took my ladders round the back of the first house and when I got back round the front my steps & brushes had been nicked, gone in 60 feckin seconds, I also remember going pub on Friday dinners, big old place with a proper stage, I used to DJ in the Running Fox but this pub made that look like a feckin tea room, often wondered what happened to it. Good people though and every house made you a brew (amongst other things) 🫣😊
 
Depending on which way to the ground if into town first went via storks head, standard, black boy Bedford and the Freeman's.
if in a hurry down the Manchester and then the avenue.
 
FirenzeFox said:
The Everard Arms is to be found close to Corby town centre. Was always the pre match gathering place for local Leicester fans who travelled by coach to Filbert St, but not so much the new stadium. Back in the sixties it was Bartons Buses , replaced by N&S Coaches. We formed a Corby Leicester supporters club sometime after N&S stopped the service. Judges coaches filled the gap for a few years until we gave up. The Cardigan Arms pub in the older part of the town took over from the "Eves" as the departure point as well as hosting our supporters club meetings and events. Having two landlords who were huge City fans helped us along the way. The "Eves" remained a pick up point and is fondly remembered by a lot of us of the Leicester City persuasion in North Northants
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...and the Fox at Wilbo pick up Smithy.
 
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