Post Office Hostage

Rochdale 3 v Sheffield United 3

League One

Saturday 4 March 2017

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Won that three times as best as I can see. Two nil up. Three two up. Draw. Really at two nil, we looked dominant. I don't know what happened at half time. O'Connell has not come out for the second half. They've gone four at the back. Then three at the back (Wright, Basham, Ebanks-Landell). And, even a mad two at the back. With Basham taking a sort of half-way-Coutts role. And this is while Coutts is still on this.

Towards the end. Well, half way through. Some United players looked like they were beginning to run out of gas.

Benign kidnapping Klaxon. My fault. I've left the fella nowhere to go. A plan has been hatched. To get off at Castleton (Greater Manchester not Peak District) and go to The Old Post Office Ale House. Full on Micropub. In an old Post Office. Thing is. Noon opening. We ain't got time to waste. So, the train gets us there at 1143. A little nervous. Particularly as we saw two people leave & lock the door. A quick shout across the street identified that as Andy, the owner. Got to drop his wife off & come back!!! He got told. Let her make her own way home, we've come for a beer.

Relax. Commonsense prevails. Andy turns up in a Rochdale shirt. Lots of chat. But, the business end includes. (Me) are you going to the game? (Me) how you getting there? (Me) what time you leaving? Come on Andy, I'm sending all the signals here.

Boom. Offers us a lift. Lovely fella. Forever in his debt. Matter of honour now. Me. That neck o’ the woods. Drinking in there. All. The. Time.

And, no worries. Superb place. Five on cask. And, two pukka craft lagers from Outstanding Beers.

Here's one. I haven't done that in years. Four beers. All the same. What's going on?

Outstanding Beers, Hallelujah Rye Pale Ale on Cask at 4.2%. Lovely. Just a hint of red fruit. Couldn't drag myself off it.

Next Saturday. The Carrier Bag Firm are having a go at Bolton U18 away. With an afternoon in Cloudwater in Manchester. So, on the way home today, I've done the reccy. Eight on keg. Including that elusive Brewdog Collab. But, I've done, on advice, Cloudwater, Pale Ale on keg at 3.5%. Superb. See you Saturday.

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