Magic of the Cup Thread (Harrow at home - Satdee)

[harrowboy]

Hi guys,

A Harrow Borough fan here. Our fans are really looking forward to our FA Cup tie in a few weeks. Could some of you cobblers please tell us the best places to drink/eat in the town of Northampton and any other recommendations for our day out there? We are a small friendly bunch of fans who are happy to mingle with you in your best pubs! Some of us will be coming by coach and some by train. Understand its about a 2 mile walk from the station so any pubs along the way to stop off at would be helpful!

We will happily do the same for you guys should we somehow manage to take the tie to a replay!

If you have any questions about Boro', then just ask.

Cheers.

[Bingers]

Are you any good?

We could do with giving a 5 - 0 hammering to get some confidence back.


I know I could research this myself, but what league are you in and what tier is it?

[Matthew Rush]

Hi guys,

A Harrow Borough fan here. Our fans are really looking forward to our FA Cup tie in a few weeks. Could some of you cobblers please tell us the best places to drink/eat in the town of Northampton and any other recommendations for our day out there? We are a small friendly bunch of fans who are happy to mingle with you in your best pubs! Some of us will be coming by coach and some by train. Understand its about a 2 mile walk from the station so any pubs along the way to stop off at would be helpful!

We will happily do the same for you guys should we somehow manage to take the tie to a replay!

If you have any questions about Boro', then just ask.

Cheers.

You've got the Black Lion to the left as you come out of the station and then turning right towards Sixfields you've got the Becket, Foundry and Sevens at 5 minute walking intervals en route to the ground. It's a pretty handy pub crawl actually.

[Sid]

Also think Carrs Bar under the main stand (to the right of main entrance, can't miss the sign) will probably admit away fans for this one.

Loads of restaurants on Sixfields itself. TGI's, Frankie & Bennys, Chiquitos. Loads of choice, but the pub crawl from the station is always appealing.

[everbrite]

I am an old Harrovian - must be a few old boys in your side?

[Ormen]

We will happily do the same for you guys should we somehow manage to take the tie to a replay!

Don't put yourselves down. You might start as favorites come kick off day.

[defender]

Don't put yourselves down. You might start as favorites come kick off day.

                Very apt.

[Ormen]

This short you tube video by Andy Hardy shows you what you can expect from the area in and around Sixfields.

   

He might not be in attendance himself with his lovely (if a little worried looking) dog though 

[harrowboy]

Are you any good?

We could do with giving a 5 - 0 hammering to get some confidence back.


I know I could research this myself, but what league are you in and what tier is it?

We are your bog standard Isthmian Premier League (Ryman Premier) side. We have been in the division without a promotion or relegation since 1979! We did win the division in 1984 but were not promoted. The league is 4 levels below yourselves and is regionalised to the south east part of the country (mainly London, Kent and Sussex).

We normally finish in the lower half of the table and rarely get this far in the FA Cup. This is our 4th time in the 1st Round, losing out to Wycombe Wanderers (2000), Chesterfield (2010) but also beating Yeovil Town (1983) as we managed to get to the 2nd round for the only time in our history, losing to Newport County.

We have scored 13 goals in our 5 FA Cup games this season which is more than our lowly 9 in 11 league games. Our top scorer is Ibrahim Meite, who recently as two weeks ago has been training with Leicester City, as they are apparently after the next Jamie Vardy. All of our players are part-time but in the past we have had a number of players who went onto play in the Football League after playing for us. The most notable are;

Chris Hutchings (Chelsea),
John Kerr (Portsmouth),
Eddie Stein (Barnet),
Robert Rosario (Norwich C.),
David Kemp (Crystal Palace),
Mick Doherty (Reading),
Dave Bassett (Wimbledon),
Gary Borthwick (Bournemouth),
Paul Barrowcliff (Brentford),
Daryl Murphy (Sunderland, Ipswich Town),
Marcus Richardson (Cambridge United),
Danny Blanchett (Peterborough United, Burton Albion)
Albert Adomah (Barnet, Bristol City, Middlesbrough)
Charlie Wassmer (Crawley Town)
Robin Shroot (Birmingham City,Stevenage),
Troy Hewitt (QPR, Walsall)
James Shea (Wimbledon).

I do believe your midfielder John Joe O'Toole was born and raised in Harrow.

[harrowboy]

Thanks for all of the pub recommendations, food info and the video link too. All is appreciated and will be passed on to our fans forum/facebook etc. Keep them coming if there is more!

[spqr]

We are your bog standard Isthmian Premier League (Ryman Premier) side. We have been in the division without a promotion or relegation since 1979! We did win the division in 1984 but were not promoted. The league is 4 levels below yourselves and is regionalised to the south east part of the country (mainly London, Kent and Sussex).

We normally finish in the lower half of the table and rarely get this far in the FA Cup. This is our 4th time in the 1st Round, losing out to Wycombe Wanderers (2000), Chesterfield (2010) but also beating Yeovil Town (1983) as we managed to get to the 2nd round for the only time in our history, losing to Newport County.

We have scored 13 goals in our 5 FA Cup games this season which is more than our lowly 9 in 11 league games. Our top scorer is Ibrahim Meite, who recently as two weeks ago has been training with Leicester City, as they are apparently after the next Jamie Vardy. All of our players are part-time but in the past we have had a number of players who went onto play in the Football League after playing for us. The most notable are;

Chris Hutchings (Chelsea),
John Kerr (Portsmouth),
Eddie Stein (Barnet),
Robert Rosario (Norwich C.),
David Kemp (Crystal Palace),
Mick Doherty (Reading),
Dave Bassett (Wimbledon),
Gary Borthwick (Bournemouth),
Paul Barrowcliff (Brentford),
Daryl Murphy (Sunderland, Ipswich Town),
Marcus Richardson (Cambridge United),
Danny Blanchett (Peterborough United, Burton Albion)
Albert Adomah (Barnet, Bristol City, Middlesbrough)
Charlie Wassmer (Crawley Town)
Robin Shroot (Birmingham City,Stevenage),
Troy Hewitt (QPR, Walsall)
James Shea (Wimbledon).

I do believe your midfielder John Joe O'Toole was born and raised in Harrow.

Didn't Pat Gavin play for you at some point after being released by the Cobblers?

[Horsham Cobbler]

This short you tube video by Andy Hardy shows you what you can expect from the area in and around Sixfields.

   

He might not be in attendance himself with his lovely (if a little worried looking) dog though 

Bizarre ......... I could have sworn at one point I saw a fleeting, subliminal image of Sixfields, as in the football stadium.

[meccanostand]

The Market Tavern on Fish Street, then the Albion Brewery at the bottom of Bridge Street for a taste of Northampton.

Taxi to the Sevens, 5 mins walk from Sixfields then the Walter Tull at Sixfields. That should do you.

Our own John-Joe O'Toole is from Harrow.

[guest47]

Bizarre ......... I could have sworn at one point I saw a fleeting, subliminal image of Sixfields, as in the football stadium.

Ken Burns has a lot to answer for.

[swindonclaret]

Hope we get a replay, it'll probably be the closest we get to Wembley this season 

[Wolvo]

Sevens is in the middle of the train station and the football ground. Decent bar with sports on TV, plenty of indoor/outdoor seating and has a kitchen selling decent burgers (a couple other choices, but mostly burgers!).

[BackOfTheNet]

You've got the Black Lion to the left as you come out of the station and then turning right towards Sixfields you've got the Becket, Foundry and Sevens at 5 minute walking intervals en route to the ground. It's a pretty handy pub crawl actually.

I've lived in Northampton all my life and frequented most of the pubs in town at some point or other and yet somehow I've never been in the Black Lion, the Thomas A Becket or the Foundry. I have been in the Sevens though. Once, for a burger in the Frank's concession in there!

[Coolcat]

Hope we get a replay, it'll probably be the closest we get to Wembley this season 

They don't play in Harrow...nearer to Ruislip I think!

[Lanakings]

[Coolcat]

Sevens is in the middle of the train station and the football ground. Decent bar with sports on TV, plenty of indoor/outdoor seating and has a kitchen selling decent burgers (a couple other choices, but mostly burgers!).

Hardly middle tbf! The Rover (Sevens) is a 7-10 min walk to Sixfields and Walter Tull max. The station is a 15-20 min walk from said pub!
Thomas a Becket easily best pub on the Weedon Rd (imo). Out of the station Harrow, turn right (towards Sixfields). First pub you come to after a 3-5 min walk. Good choice of real ales, SKY TV and outside pub, any Daventry bound bus from bus stop will take you straight to Sixfields...or the rest of the pubs and a 20 min walk.