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Its obviously directly after a weekend day. Because the game doesnt start until 1am, people who are watching in a pub may all still go out after an evening meal, so people are going to be incredibly tanked up.
Earliest its likely.to finish is 3am, 4am if goes to pens and then another hour open after that.
If England win, no one is sleeping if they any near any kind of estwblishment. If we lose, there will be all sorts of carrying on happening.
Anyone going to be watching in their local hostelry....
Interesting days ahead. Not sure as to the sensibilities of it though but do understand why.
And anyone ringing in Monday morning complaining of feeling sick or experiencing a troubling migraine, not sure you will be believed !!!
I'm not sure if I'm a minority but being in the pub for football at that time really doesn't appeal.
Also, I get really annoyed at the absolute patronising language used by all politicians around pubs and football tournaments. If ever there was a sign that these people don't live in the real world at all, its the way they assume as long as the pubs are open for football, the plebs are alright because obviously that's all any of us are bothered about.
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Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am this Sunday night / Monday morning on 22:22 - Jul 2 by slmrstid
I'm not sure if I'm a minority but being in the pub for football at that time really doesn't appeal.
Also, I get really annoyed at the absolute patronising language used by all politicians around pubs and football tournaments. If ever there was a sign that these people don't live in the real world at all, its the way they assume as long as the pubs are open for football, the plebs are alright because obviously that's all any of us are bothered about.
"Also, I get really annoyed at the absolute patronising language used by all politicians around pubs and football tournaments. If ever there was a sign that these people don't live in the real world at all, its the way they assume as long as the pubs are open for football, the plebs are alright because obviously that's all any of us are bothered about."
I'm with you. Starmer's comment earlier: "Football might be coming home but we're making sure fans don't have to".
"Aaarrgh.....aaaargh....aarrrgh...why thank you for our mead, kind Master, kind Sir Master, kind Sir Starmer Master....aarrrgh...aaargh...aaaargh".
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am this Sunday night / Monday morning on 23:14 - Jul 2 by BrianMcCarthy
"Also, I get really annoyed at the absolute patronising language used by all politicians around pubs and football tournaments. If ever there was a sign that these people don't live in the real world at all, its the way they assume as long as the pubs are open for football, the plebs are alright because obviously that's all any of us are bothered about."
I'm with you. Starmer's comment earlier: "Football might be coming home but we're making sure fans don't have to".
"Aaarrgh.....aaaargh....aarrrgh...why thank you for our mead, kind Master, kind Sir Master, kind Sir Starmer Master....aarrrgh...aaargh...aaaargh".
Totally agree with your words Brian.
Saw Starmer announcing this and he could not have been more contrived if he had tried. Embarrassing to see but yes it could have been any politician not just Starmer. He probably thought let's go out in a blaze of glory. Err, no.
Am sure Farage, man of the people, will have pictures of him down his local too.
I personally think to allow all pubs to be open till 5am is total madness anyhow. That has the ability to go seriously wrong.
Anyhow about the only workplace in England and the UK that actively encourages lunchtime drinking and beyond is done in the constantly open house of commons bar.
People that are deciding on the laws of the land, should not have any access to alcohol whilst in the course of doing so. Like most I grew up with Friday lunchtime, everyone went down the pub, but this is increasingly rare in most workplaces now, except the Palace of Westminster. Surprised some fringe group has never protested about this. Its not very clever, but I have no brain, because I am a football fan, apparently.
Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am this Sunday night / Monday morning on 22:22 - Jul 2 by slmrstid
I'm not sure if I'm a minority but being in the pub for football at that time really doesn't appeal.
Also, I get really annoyed at the absolute patronising language used by all politicians around pubs and football tournaments. If ever there was a sign that these people don't live in the real world at all, its the way they assume as long as the pubs are open for football, the plebs are alright because obviously that's all any of us are bothered about.
Exactly this.
Fair enough if anyone feels the need to watch a football match in a pub at that hour, but I'll be enjoying my beauty sleep thanks.
Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am this Sunday night / Monday morning on 00:04 - Jul 3 by numptydumpty
Totally agree with your words Brian.
Saw Starmer announcing this and he could not have been more contrived if he had tried. Embarrassing to see but yes it could have been any politician not just Starmer. He probably thought let's go out in a blaze of glory. Err, no.
Am sure Farage, man of the people, will have pictures of him down his local too.
I personally think to allow all pubs to be open till 5am is total madness anyhow. That has the ability to go seriously wrong.
Anyhow about the only workplace in England and the UK that actively encourages lunchtime drinking and beyond is done in the constantly open house of commons bar.
People that are deciding on the laws of the land, should not have any access to alcohol whilst in the course of doing so. Like most I grew up with Friday lunchtime, everyone went down the pub, but this is increasingly rare in most workplaces now, except the Palace of Westminster. Surprised some fringe group has never protested about this. Its not very clever, but I have no brain, because I am a football fan, apparently.
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It is bonkers. By all accounts Starmer loves football, yet he comes across like he's never watched the sport in his life. Had season tickets at Arsenal, still plays 5-aside every week, is a genuine fan, but still speaks like Mark Corrigan from Peep Show:
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police aren’t very happy about by all accounts. . I’ll be waking up to the result around 5.30 . Let’s hope it’s not equivalent of England being bowled out by 6 o’clock in a Melbourne test match . I wish you all well .
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Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am this Sunday night / Monday morning on 23:14 - Jul 2 by BrianMcCarthy
"Also, I get really annoyed at the absolute patronising language used by all politicians around pubs and football tournaments. If ever there was a sign that these people don't live in the real world at all, its the way they assume as long as the pubs are open for football, the plebs are alright because obviously that's all any of us are bothered about."
I'm with you. Starmer's comment earlier: "Football might be coming home but we're making sure fans don't have to".
"Aaarrgh.....aaaargh....aarrrgh...why thank you for our mead, kind Master, kind Sir Master, kind Sir Starmer Master....aarrrgh...aaargh...aaaargh".
Starmer, the biggest hypocrite ever. When England Ladies got to the final of the World Cup in 2023 he was all for calling for a national holiday to celebrate if they had won. Once in power and the England Ladies team had again reached the Euros final such a suggestion to him was firmly batted away.
We live in a road which is only accessible from one end. Round the corner of the end that is accessible is a pub. The road has no pavement whatsoever and is quite a narrow road. Wednesday evening people decided to use the road as an overspill for the pub car park. It meant that anybody wanting to get out of their drive didn’t have a chance. Any emergency vehicle would not have been able to get down the road either. Still Starmer is alright. Nobody is going to bother him in No.10.
Find the need to tell the world something you wouldn't dream of doing amusing. Crack on, don't go to the pub. Good for you.
I will be going to the pub on Sunday, if only for the novelty.
Also, the World Cup is every four years. I have never watched a match at 1:00 am on a Monday in a pub before. If I'm lucky, I may have four more World Cups. Five, perhaps. So, the chances of this being a once in a lifetime opportunity is high.
And so I'll take the five minute walk down the high street to one of three open boozers near me at 11.30pm Sunday. There's no drinking when you're dead, as Paul Weller once sang (before he gave up drinking).
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Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am this Sunday night / Monday morning on 09:24 - Jul 3 by RBlock
It is bonkers. By all accounts Starmer loves football, yet he comes across like he's never watched the sport in his life. Had season tickets at Arsenal, still plays 5-aside every week, is a genuine fan, but still speaks like Mark Corrigan from Peep Show:
One of my most pathetic claims to fame is that I used to play football against Keir Starmer in the late 90s and early 00s. He played for Homerton Academicals and he was a decent midfielder, at least by our Sunday league standards. A couple of members of Groove Armada also played for them, including the bloke who rapped on Superstylin' - a decent right back.
However, I mention this more because we played Starmer's team in a cup final at Dulwich Hamlet in 2000. They hired a Routemaster bus for the occasion and raced into an early lead. All rather irritating (the bus) and worrying (the goal), but we turned it around and beat them 6-1, leaving them to slink off in their bus while we hit the bar. I sometimes wonder whether Keir recalls me lobbing the keeper from outside the box and running to the stand, right arm aloft like Shearer. Probably not.
To cap off the day, QPR won 3-1 at Portsmouth. You R'sss!!!
Suffering since 1978.
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Find the need to tell the world something you wouldn't dream of doing amusing. Crack on, don't go to the pub. Good for you.
I will be going to the pub on Sunday, if only for the novelty.
Also, the World Cup is every four years. I have never watched a match at 1:00 am on a Monday in a pub before. If I'm lucky, I may have four more World Cups. Five, perhaps. So, the chances of this being a once in a lifetime opportunity is high.
And so I'll take the five minute walk down the high street to one of three open boozers near me at 11.30pm Sunday. There's no drinking when you're dead, as Paul Weller once sang (before he gave up drinking).
Top post.
I'm telling myself I'll pace myself and be fine but I just know the other side of me won't let that happen.
Yet to establish a venue as the guv'nor where we've watched thus far (and previous tournaments) a bit non commital. Will find out for definete this evening and if not the back up plans sort of in motion for different pubs.
I see chains are saying they won't have the staff. I get that. If I'm an old school Publican then I'm getting round that somehow, working my nuts off myself and maybe limiting it numbers wise or regulars only.
This is pure novelty and one of those "remember when...." moments.
Cherish and enjoy life.... this ain't no dress rehearsal
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Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am this Sunday night / Monday morning on 14:10 - Jul 3 by TheChef
Realistically though, how many pubs will be open for it?
I mean it's a round of 16 game FFS. Come back to me if it's a semi final or final.
I've seen a few of my regular sports watching pubs say they're not opening cos it's unfair on their staff and they don't want to piss off the neighbours
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Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am this Sunday night / Monday morning on 15:05 - Jul 3 by Lblock
Top post.
I'm telling myself I'll pace myself and be fine but I just know the other side of me won't let that happen.
Yet to establish a venue as the guv'nor where we've watched thus far (and previous tournaments) a bit non commital. Will find out for definete this evening and if not the back up plans sort of in motion for different pubs.
I see chains are saying they won't have the staff. I get that. If I'm an old school Publican then I'm getting round that somehow, working my nuts off myself and maybe limiting it numbers wise or regulars only.
This is pure novelty and one of those "remember when...." moments.
Our younger son will probably leave our local in Ewell on Monday morning around the same time I walked into it on the morning of the rugby world cup final between England and South Africa. Who knew that a bacon buttie put on by the landlord wouldn't be adequate protection against 6 pints of Guinness by 10am? We eventually stumbled out of there about 6pm as there was no point doing anything else that day.
I'm planning to stay home for the match and leave our son to it, but Sunday evening is still a way off.
Suffering since 1978.
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It does surprise me and clearly many don't remember Japan 2002 - We went to the pub to watch matches in the early hours. Had beer, breakfast and good times.
There was no drama's, no fighting just the memories of the fun and uniqueness of that particular World Cup.
Sadly I have work on the Monday from lunchtime and drinking is not an option (unless I want my P45) so was disappointed it was not moved but hey, I will be sitting in my PJ's with a cuppa enjoying the game
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Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am this Sunday night / Monday morning on 15:05 - Jul 3 by Lblock
Top post.
I'm telling myself I'll pace myself and be fine but I just know the other side of me won't let that happen.
Yet to establish a venue as the guv'nor where we've watched thus far (and previous tournaments) a bit non commital. Will find out for definete this evening and if not the back up plans sort of in motion for different pubs.
I see chains are saying they won't have the staff. I get that. If I'm an old school Publican then I'm getting round that somehow, working my nuts off myself and maybe limiting it numbers wise or regulars only.
This is pure novelty and one of those "remember when...." moments.
How will you pace yourself if there is a 2 hour thunderstorm delay?
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