Pubs in Preston showing saturdays game? : Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:25 am  

Cannot make the game in London this week, prior booking for a mates 40th in Preston sat night, anybody know of any pubs in or close to the city centre that will be showing the game?

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:53 am  

Acadamy in the city centre will have it on

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:33 am  

Ski wrote:

Acadamy in the city centre will have it on

Cheers thanks for that Ski

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:37 am  

one thing you can't rely on is a pub in preston showing rugby league, it's a football town. academy may have it on but it depends if any soccer clashes with it, plus, the academy is a bit chavvy. the lamb and packet are usually pretty good though or further afield the last orders in ashton are always open to requests to change the channel (the old landlord was a stains 'fan' so always had the rugby on)

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:11 pm  

The Exchange on Fox Street in the city centre always used to show the RL, even when there was football on (they put them on different screens) but I think it has change maangement recently so not sure if that is still the case. Worth a look if you are in the centre.

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:44 pm  

Again thanks for the info!

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:47 pm  

r_mutt wrote:

one thing you can't rely on is a pub in preston showing rugby league, it's a football town. academy may have it on but it depends if any soccer clashes with it, plus, the academy is a bit chavvy. the lamb and packet are usually pretty good though or further afield the last orders in ashton are always open to requests to change the channel (the old landlord was a stains 'fan' so always had the rugby on)

every friday night when i was at uni... we are talking 8 years ago though

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:11 pm  

MickeyMo wrote:

The Exchange on Fox Street in the city centre always used to show the RL, even when there was football on (they put them on different screens) but I think it has change maangement recently so not sure if that is still the case. Worth a look if you are in the centre.

Hopefully with only Oxford vs Torquay being shown around that time I should be OK!

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:15 pm  

i nagged them into puttin it on the big screen in roper a few times. if there's no football on they'll usually get it on for you

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:36 pm  

the ship inn near the uni, shows rugby league if you ask them behind the bar they'll put it on for you. They had world cup games and NRL as well so they'll often show superleague. During half time you can play guitar hero in there now as well!