Scholars (3 Viewers)

Saddlebrains · Oct 20, 2020

Gone.

Gutted. The last truly decent nightclub for local folk in this city

wingy · Oct 20, 2020

That's a shame .

pastythegreat · Oct 20, 2020

They ruined the place. Tried to go up market, done it all out, made it look posh and stopped selling Lambrini. They should have known their target market and stayed with it.

Like they say, if it aint broke, dont fix it.

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Saddlebrains · Oct 20, 2020

pastythegreat said:
They ruined the place. Tried to go up market, done it all out, made it look posh and stopped selling Lambrini. They should have known their target market and stayed with it.

Like they say, if it aint broke, dont fix it.

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Oh i agree, was never as good as it was. Just more a nod to the memories im sure we all on here have from there. And how it was just. Different. A proper club, proper people, proper tunes.

Shame. Could have at least happened to fucking Jaks

Nick · Oct 20, 2020

Could never beat a bottle of Cherry Lambrini although looking back they were dangerous as fuck!

Skybluefaz · Oct 20, 2020

Shame. The world moves on I suppose.

Saddlebrains · Oct 20, 2020

Nick said:
Could never beat a bottle of Cherry Lambrini although looking back they were dangerous as fuck!

Whats your record? Had 2 in 90 minutes once that didn't end well

fernandopartridge · Oct 20, 2020

Tbf it's been on the decline for years, two key events changed it:

2005 change to licensing laws
2007 smoking ban

It's never been quite the same since, used to be in there most weekends early 00s

Deleted member 5849 · Oct 20, 2020

Saddlebrains said:
Whats your record? Had 2 in 90 minutes once that didn't end well

Amateur. I could at one point down a bottle of Lambrini in 50 seconds.

(It's not big, and not clever boys and girls!)

Houchens Head · Oct 20, 2020

fernandopartridge said:
Tbf it's been on the decline for years, two key events changed it:

2005 change to licensing laws
2007 smoking ban

It's never been quite the same since, used to be in there most weekends early 00s

I'd also add that when a great friend of mine, Gus McGrath, passed away in 2011 aged just 54, things would have changed. His son took over. Gus was a diamond. One of the very best. RIP mate and RIP Scholars.

Houchens Head · Oct 20, 2020

Taken from the Telegraph...........

chiefdave · Oct 20, 2020

Don't blame them. Between covid and all the shootings up that way why not sell up and enjoy retirement.

fernandopartridge · Oct 20, 2020

Houchens Head said:
I'd also add that when a great friend of mine, Gus McGrath, passed away in 2011 aged just 54, things would have changed. His son took over. Gus was a diamond. One of the very best. RIP mate and RIP Scholars.

Yes Gus was a very nice fella, can't believe it's that long since he died. R.I.P

LastGarrison · Oct 20, 2020

Heard it was closing down a month or so back. Shame as I lived in that place most weekends for about 10 years and remember Raf once saying I was their best customer

Had some top times in there but as has been said after they done it up it never really was the same although I do think the emergence of Kasbah becoming a bit of a ‘super club’ also affected it and they didn’t have the ‘next generation’ coming through. Also, never really got into the student scene which was a missed trick as The Empire, Kasbah and JJ’s all benefit from mid-week student nights.

Although one thing I am glad of is that they didn’t have that photographer back then as that would have been car crash!!!

Nick · Oct 20, 2020

LastGarrison said:
Although one thing I am glad of is that they didn’t have that photographer back then as that would have been car crash!!!

Never understood Photographers, fuck off mate.

Groups of lads all posing for them, have a word.

Nick · Oct 20, 2020

Just knocked the Corona out of Ayew.

Bugsy · Oct 20, 2020

chiefdave said:
Don't blame them. Between covid and all the shootings up that way why not sell up and enjoy retirement.

That area is in a right state.

Mr Panda · Oct 21, 2020

Well that's shit. I can't even think of a place to go now if I wanted a night out

ccfctommy · Oct 21, 2020

Shame. Loved going there

Sky_Blue_Daz · Oct 21, 2020

I haven’t been to a nightclub since roughly 2004 ( much preferred getting a late drink on a pub ) went to Chicago rock cafe on a night out with the lads I played 5aside with
It was a cattle market

Nick · Oct 21, 2020

Ask the Telegraph for commission as they have done a story now

Saddlebrains · Oct 21, 2020

Mr Panda said:
Well that's shit. I can't even think of a place to go now if I wanted a night out

I agree. Think thats why i was gutted by the news.

Colly - students
Jaks - chavs and teenagers
Spongate - the wood end crowd
Castle - pretentious

Covstu · Oct 21, 2020

I heard Wasps are buying it to store their wee flags

wingy · Oct 21, 2020

Well it's a nice building , what's it to become?
Part of the Uni.

LastGarrison · Oct 21, 2020

wingy said:
Well it's a nice building , what's it to become?
Part of the Uni.

Won’t be the Uni. Plus it’s only the leasehold.

Guessing they might struggle for someone to take it on in these times.

Not sure I would want to and be opening a new bar or restaurant at the moment.

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