Promise of free drinks when England lose a goal!

[wakeup]

Robin Turner, The Western Mail


A PUB giving free drinks to customers every time a goal is scored against England has been accused of dividing nations. The Strand, near Swansea's city centre, is handing out a free shot of spirits to drinkers every time a player scores against Sven Goran Eriksson's side.

Around 50 free drinks were handed out at the Strand when Sweden scored their equaliser against the English last Saturday.

And landlady Julie Jones says the same offer is on for this Friday's England versus Argentina match.

Former Racial Equality Commissioner for Wales Ray Singh, now chairing a CRE investigation into the prison service, has criticised the free drinks offer.

He said, "We should be joining together and extending a friendly hand to support England and help them win the World Cup. Friendly banter is one thing but to encourage people not to support England is wrong.

"It brings about divisions between the Welsh and the English."

But Ms Jones said yesterday the free drinks offer would still be on for tomorrow's big match. "We give the free drinks to our English customers as well as the Welsh.

"There are a lot of English who drink at The Strand, many are working on shops or on developments in the city centre.

"They see it as a bit of fun not racism or anti-Englishness. In the pub we all have a laugh about it."

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Hmmm. What do you make of that?

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[ccscott49]

Well there welsh aren't they! Scots are too tight to do it! tee hee

 

[wakeup]

I am Welsh, but I was disappointed to see this.

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[BarryD]

Agreed - it is sad

It seems wrong to celebrate mis-fortune, a different slant might be to see it is a commiseration drink - but I'm not sure it is, another sign of rampant rife nationalism?

Perhaps time to haul up the drawbridge and let Wales go it alone with their own currency, parliament and taxes? Care to discuss?

Go left, YOUR OTHER left for pete's sake
(IMHO, BTW, FWIW and NWGOI)

 

[boatone]

Re: Care to discuss.....?

I know the forum is getting rather quiet these days but surely we can think of something more interesting....and possibly with a slight hint of boats/boating?
Col has posted a few pics of his boat so go see wot its all about...!

MoBoChat Images at www.arweb.co.uk/argallery/mobochat

 

[wakeup]

Re: Agreed - it is sad

Well I think it is more of a case of us all becoming part of Europe, the English along with the Welsh will soon become just a funny region of Europe . Soon we will both loose our currency and probably shortly after that our tax raising powers. The only place you'll be able to see the Queens head on a coin will ironically be Australia and Canada. I doubt that will be the case for long once they realise we don't have her on our currency.

The Welsh are used to be thought of as a funny region of England so we should be able to cope with this, but I suspect my English counterparts will struggle a littlemore with this concept.

My 2c.

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[ccscott49]

To be honest I find it all a little pathetic, not just to do it, but to report it in the press aswell, shows how far down we've sunk, this wonderful country/ies of ours is/are going down the gurgler, as we speak.

 

[Wexfordian]

Perhaps it's a vote of confidence in Sven's Squad - most publicans in my experience prefer not to give away free drink. That's why shes not giving a drink every time England score.
If it is anti-Englishness, at least it's harmless (if petty).
I listened to two world cup matches on the boat - boaty enough for you?