
Still 90 minutes till the late kick-off at the Etihad; the weather in Manchester had improved since I’d arrived (funny that) as I left the Lass O’ Gowrie for student-land.


There are approximately 37,577 different routes to take to get to the Etihad, and I chose the one that went past the famous Vimto statue. Just for you.

Unfortunately, this route south of Piccadilly also takes you past the Cloudwater Tap.

Oh, go on then, it’s been too long. Don’t worry if you can’t read the daily beer list, it really doesn’t matter. I had the Goodnight Yeast on cask; I don’t think anyone else was drinking the cask so I followed that up (inadvisedly) with some DIPA, which was great.
The upstairs bar seemed different from my 2018 visit. I think the plants on the tables have gone.
Oh, and they had artisan pizzas from Rise.

Had I already eaten ? I couldn’t remember.
Blimey, this Nduja pizza was the best thing I’d ever eaten, possibly. And if my Mother-in-law is reading this her Sunday roast is 2nd.

Don’t ask me what the fluffy stuff on top is, I’m not Italian.
20 minutes walk to the ground. This is the point at which the South Standers deposit their cans on a metal object built for that purpose; it’s just before the half-and-half scarves.

“We never win at home and we never win away, we lost last week and we’ll lose today. I don’t give a f*** cos I’m all p****d up. MCFC OK” we sing, without irony.

That ‘Arry Kane, ‘e’s no good.
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Who said that ?
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This is the story of that ‘Arry Kane…
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You are like a Harry Kane, there’s calm in your eye…
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What if your own mother is reading this?
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I’ve blocked her.
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For the curious, there is a Vimto Wackypedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimto . And the 65p “Totally Tropical Taste” is a Coca Cola soft drink https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilt .
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Thanks Paul, I think I may have had Vimto once. Is it trendy again yet ?
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