Now ya talking my specialist subject!

I suffered a clinical depression when Hector Ellis - butcher and baker of the finest pie's IN THE UNIVERSE, retired about 9 years ago. That was a black day in my life.

I ambled about from pie shop to pie shop, soul searching in a dark and lamentful manner like a lost soul caught between life and the "other side"!
I then got promoted to community nurse gadgy in Wakey and ambled across Gledhill's of Stanley.
In some homage to the great Hector I went thru my usual routine of comparison with the great man when my life then changed at that point. Fanfares and choirs of angels rang as I had found love again!

"The king is dead - long live the king" echo'd around Stanley that morning!

just an observation like to take my mind off an upcoming rugby event!

There's a few stalls on the market sell their Pork Pies , and he has two shops at Butts Bridge , one's on the lights near the tombstone shop and the other ( my fave ) is half way up Warrington Road , it's a proper " Olde Worlde " shop with sawdust on the floor and half a cow hanging from an hook , I asked old Mr Fisher for some Lamb chops so off into the back he went and returned with half a Sheep , while he was sawing me two of the biggest chops I've ever seen I mentioned that I like his Pork Pies he took his Sheep back and gave me two pies onthe house , a proper butchers shop .

Is it the little butchers next to the Offie on Warrington Rd? I'm going today if so!

Bells butchers in Lanark do the best Muttie pie's in Scotland!!
I tells ya, University challenge - Jeremy Paxman "and from the University of Leeds we have".....

"Robin Evans and I'm reading pie's"...............

Yes , its just round the bend opposite Hope Carr Road

I'll meet you there!! Sounds amazing!

Old Man Fisher Ray in his time was a decent Rugby player , played many times for Leigh , also for Warrington , and Oldham ,would do a good job for us now , not a bad Centre.

All hail Parker's on Leigh Road. Even has an MB connection!

Snowy, if you're reading this, shut up.

Greenalghs scotch pies take some beating ! Anybody ever try the meat pies from beasleys butchers on A6 in westhoughton they sadly don't do em anymore but you needed a bib on with those rascals they were that juicy. Awesome !

Not a bad substitute but they really aren't a patch on the real thing.

Be very carefull folks as there are people on here who think that you should only be talking about the clubs present plight and nothing else. Oh and god forbid you should make a few consistant spelling mistakes or leave before you have given the team a bit of a clap while they do a lap of honour that they probably think is the most tedious thing they could imagine after loosing an important game. I am now just going to be a paying fan who helps the club when ever I can. My contributions to this forum are at an end as I am fed up of reading dribble from peple who think they know what is happening at this club and even worse reading drible from people who have known what is going on at this club and said nothing. Enjoy your lives. Lots of love. Tony.