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Wednesday 12 July 2023
Ground Tick 436
He don't do major credit cards.
I doubt he does receipts.
It's all not quite legitimate.
Heaven & Ale
66 Agnes Rd, Barnsley S70 1NH
A lovely, former Co-Op, micropub. Expands outwards and backwards into multi rooms from the main room with the bar. In the CAMRA Guide. Vaguely music themed in a photo and poster way. Four on Cask and three pukka craft Keg.
After I'd settled in, a guy came in, went to speak to the barman, opened a shopping bag, pointed inside it, and said;
"Do you think anyone would like to buy any Steak?"
Negative, came the eye rolling reply. The Butcher Of Barnsley (hint - weren't butcher), undeterred, asked me on the way out;
"Would you like some of these Steaks?"
I gave him his knockback two. Later, after I'd left the pub, I was walking up a suburban Barnsley street. Maybe you know the sort of street. Folks just trying to live their lives and get by as best they can. But, a few young 'uns haring around on those electric bikes with thick tyres. A few too many black tracksuits & cagoules. Best not to make eye contact with anyone. You get the picture.
Two fellas are even in the middle of the street, walking purposefully. FFS, don't make eye contact Phil. Shit, is he looking my way? Eyes straight ahead.
"Hello mate, you alright?"
"Yes thank you, I am."
"Only, I was just wondering whether you were interested in some Steak?"
Every sinew in my being was straining - don't make eye contact, say something polite, smile. But, every fibre in my soul was also desperate to go;
"Have you never been in a Wetherspoons Bruv? Steak Night is Tuesday, not Thursday."
AnyRoadUp, I continued on my way meat free.
Firebrand Brewing Co (Cornwall), Patchwork Rocket, Pale Ale on Cask at 4%
A nice creamy head. Tastes bright, although it looked a little cloudy. A nice, easy drinking English Pale. Just a hint of Tizer. Nicely balanced.
The Briggers scored the winner with the last kick of the game. Not gonna lie. I'd long gone on the number 2 bus by then. That was partly because the game had all the signs of going on forever. The first half lasted 52 minutes. That was following an injury to an Emleyarian on just 14 minutes. He went down, got up, but seemingly couldn't move off the spot. I don't think Emley had a Fizz and the Worsbrough sponge was having to be applied.
A stretcher was called for and it even needed a brains trust to get him on it. Then he was just unceremoniously dumped, still on the stretcher, in front of the away dugout. His manager and coaches just kept on with the a-shouting and a-pointing and a-fucking-swearing right next to him as he lay there, effectively on the floor and unable to move. Worsbrough Fizz was "treating" him every now and again when he didn't have his own job to attend to. Indeed, on 39 minutes there was another lengthy delay as the Worsbrough keeper also developed an undiagnosed I Can't Walk injury.
Emley had the best of the game to that point. Creating a great chance on 25. A great move. A midfielder playing it inside the full back. Then a perfect weight first time cross right under the bar. The Emley fella just got too much on the header and it went over. Worsbrough hadn't really threatened at that stage. At the Half (52 minutes), stretcher guy was helped up to his hobbling foot and carried to the rooms by two teammates. I felt sorry for him.
I felt Worsbrough did get stronger in the second. And, as we know, they got the classic - I Didn't See It - winner. And, then in the spirit of football friendship, both teams went out for a Steak Dinner.
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