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52 Years ago today, Watney Cup


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5 minutes ago, Brammie Steve said:

I was at a rock festival when Mungo Jerry, then unknown, did a gig and stole the show on 23rd May 1970.

l asked Burton Boots for the record.

"Never heard of 'em!"

Me... "Well they'll soon be number one!"

Got that one right!

Not pc any more, if her daddy’s rich take her out for a meal, if her daddy’s poor just do what you feel.?

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On 09/08/2022 at 16:52, islandram said:

when i finally tried red barrel when nearly old enough it was awful been a lager drinker ever since

Taste buds did'nt improve much then, get some Real Ale down your neck. It was the Watney's Red barrel that forced 4 young men to form Camra (campaign for real ale). They wanted to stop the tasteless weak keg beers from pushing Cask beers out of the pubs. Just another fact: Watney's Red Barrel was not launched until 1971 and ceased being brewed by Sleeman breweries in 1997. But about 6 years ago a brewery in Belguim called Alken-Maes brought out a Lager called Watney's Red Barrel at 5.2% abv.

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Did'nt know this until I googled some information about the Watney Mann Invitation cup. We were the 1st winners and it only ran 4 times. Following the dissolution of the competition in 1975 the trophy itself was put up for sale and purchased by Derby Museum, who presented it back to Derby County. It was put on display in the club trophy cabinet where, in 2018, it was spotted by the chairperson of Stoke City fan's council who helped arrange a share deal between Derby and Stoke City, who had been the last winners prior to the competition finishing.

 

 

 

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