How daft are you? It isn't just about a demo, it's about a whole heap of trouble. 75 were arrested last time these guys clashed. If you want your day ruined by being either beaten up or wrongly arrested or just trapped in a police cordon then go ahead. Meanwhile, fans with brains will avoid the area and have a sup somewhere safer.

I'm obviously not going to have a drink slap bang next to the demo am I? I just find it hard to see that, as the demo is taking place at Picadilly Gardens, they will close the pubs away from here. Down by Oxford Road for instance.
That's where we're planning on going as it on the way to OT.

We was planning on going to pubs on Oxford street cos we was going to go on train but my mate has organised a people carrier so we'll probably go supping around Old Trafford area.

Most likely The Bishop Blaize.

That is certainly what it says on the Saints website about the issue.

We are just going for the easy option of parking at the Lowry Centre and then drinking in the areas surrounding there and on the way to the ground and keeping well away from the City Centre meaning no chance of being involved in what is going on there!

Why is everyone obsessed with drinking anyway?

I have not spent half the week thinking where I am going to drink anyway. Grand Final day is one day that I don't see what getting plastered before the game does for you? (I don't see what getting plastered does for you full stop, but that's for another day..). I've always been lucky with the people around me where I've sat and never had any complete drunks sat close, hopefully I haven't jinxed it, and I'm not sitting next to Mirfieldrhino.

Well said. I just beat you to it but you put it much more eloquently.

At what point did I mention getting plastered. FYI my plans are to have one in the city centre (now on the outskirts of the city centre) have a walk up to OT and have one just outside there. A princely total of oh... 2 pints. Jeez better cut back and half two halves I think. I'll be w@nkered come kick off.

Looks like IWM North for me, pre match, depending when I get to Manchester

I'm not obsessed with it at all, we will enjoy a couple of drinks before we go to the ground as will lots of people. No intention of getting drunk, or being in a state where I don't remember the game!

I have, its not pleasant when your "own" supporters are fighting amongst themselves all around you (including over your head) just because they all came into the ground one drink away from being comatose.

I content myself in the knowledge that they will die young from various kidney and liver complaints, or simply pick on the wrong person one night, or more likely pick on the wrong bus one night.

Same here at the play-off final v watford FOOKING KNOB HEADS!!

That reminds me of when I was up town last weekend. I had a Prince Nazeem wannabe (and look-e-like) wanting to tangle with me.

Obvious ending unfolded.

I was just left wondering if it really was Prince Naz!