Tony Pulis's accent !

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Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue

Sorry to hear that though Mate.

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Cheers. Character building nqat

I worked at the Whiteheads steel works (opposite the Royal Gwent) for many years. We would always start (10am'ish!) our Christmas drinking session from a huge pub/hotel just by the transporter bridge. I forgot the the name of the place, as it was going back about 17-18 years ago, I think it was called the West Country (or a similar West country theme name to it?). As I said, it was huge, however, there was only a small bar area and a slightly larger skittle alley area that was actually operational for us to drink in. Considering the size of the property it was so surprising to see how little of it was being used.

That kind of set the whole tone of the area as we made our way down Commercial road and towards the centre. Lost count of the number of pubs that were on each corner of that long road, many of them boarded up a long time ago. It was just as well that some of those pubs were no longer open as there'd be no way we could have made it from one end of Commercial Road to the other.

Pill must have been a great, thriving, area in its heyday... just like most docks areas I would imagine.

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Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five

I worked at the Whiteheads steel works (opposite the Royal Gwent) for many years. We would always start (10am'ish!) our Christmas drinking session from a huge pub/hotel just by the transporter bridge. I forgot the the name of the place, as it was going back about 17-18 years ago, I think it was called the West Country (or a similar West country theme name to it?). As I said, it was huge, however, there was only a small bar area and a slightly larger skittle alley area that was actually operational for us to drink in. Considering the size of the property it was so surprising to see how little of it was being used.

That kind of set the whole tone of the area as we made our way down Commercial road and towards the centre. Lost count of the number of pubs that were on each corner of that long road, many of them boarded up a long time ago. It was just as well that some of those pubs were no longer open as there'd be no way we could have made it from one end of Commercial Road to the other.

Pill must have been a great, thriving, area in its heyday... just like most docks areas I would imagine.

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Edit: The pub was called 'The West of England'

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

Where in Newport did you fish ?

Fished the canal for pike up at cwmbran but not in the port

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The main ones for me would be The Quarry (Lliswerry pond) which is between Lliswerry and Alway, Woodstock and Morgan’s just off the canal heading to Bettws and also Llanwern Pond, just at the entrance of the Steelworks.

Must have spent nearly all my summer holidays fishing when I was a kid.

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Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue

The main ones for me would be The Quarry (Lliswerry pond) which is between Lliswerry and Alway, Woodstock and Morgan’s just off the canal heading to Bettws and also Llanwern Pond, just at the entrance of the Steelworks.

Must have spent nearly all my summer holidays fishing when I was a kid.

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Liswerry is the pool you can see on the train on the left hand side as you come out of Newport?

Woodstock and Morgans are Newport angling association , pike in Woodstock I think ?

Never fished canal in Newport but have further up

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

Liswerry is the pool you can see on the train on the left hand side as you come out of Newport?

Woodstock and Morgans are Newport angling association , pike in Woodstock I think ?

Never fished canal in Newport but have further up

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Yes Mate.
Never ever caught a Pike.
Plenty of Tench, Carp and big Perch there but never a pike.

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Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue

Yes Mate.
Never ever caught a Pike.
Plenty of Tench, Carp and big Perch there but never a pike.

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Pike are the Black Sabbath of the fishing world

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

Pike are the Black Sabbath of the fishing world

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Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue

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Roach are duran duran

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

Roach are duran duran

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Cod in batter are the Bootleg Beatles

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Originally Posted by NYCBlue

I'd rather hear a Welsh accent than a cockney, a manc, a scouser or a Brummie.

Speaking of accents on football commentary, does anyone else think Efan Ekoku sounds exactly like Ron Atkinson?

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Same here and at least it's real, not like some of those fanny's who've had elocution lessons.

Tony Pulis sounds like most people from Cardiff to me.

He just said ‘man for man marking’ !!! Brilliant.