I actually couldn't.

Mi Ma & Pa were in that night. I'm sure they could thouh

Carlos the Jackal! Think I used to see him in Cosmos/Phoenix.

My Sister and her boyfriend at the time were in the Manston when that incident occured!

I was in close proximity of an attack in a City Centre Pub by the Lulu`s Gang or more specifically the father of one of the Lulu`s gangs for thos who go as far back as me

First time we went in the barman jumped over the bar with a pool cue and chased a load of Asian kids out. He came back and said the strippers on upstairs lads,we wondered what we had let ourselves in for.Very dodgy upstairs with some girls who it was best not to make eye contact with.Never had any trouble though and always had a good laugh with the blue comic who was always on.Happy days

WORKED IN TROTTERS , fortunately left b4 the attacks but used to travel past up york road the nites after when extra bodies were brought in.

allegedly started over an argument with landlord & told years later was a fatality in irwin arms

Landlord of Trotters then was Andy Sykes ex- Leeds Prop.

I actually used to get dragged around a lot of unsavoury pubs in the early 80s by my copper mate who had recently volunteered for undercover work, the Hayfield in Chapeltown and the pub in the middle of the Uni/Poly campus (Faversham ?) were prime locations for spotting open drug dealing - I got to be quite an expert



And while I could easily pass for a scruffy unmade bed sort of student in my RAF greatcoat, my mate insisted on keeping his police short back and sides, John Holmes stylee moustache and a black leather jacket - all the things that pronounced "I am a copper" to the pubs inhabitants, he may as well have carried a siren and a flashing blue light - you can imagine that we had some uncomfortable evenings

No its usually "ooh look, its Alan Carr"

Paul sykes the ex boxer was the glass collector in the gaiety just before it closed and the strippers were dogs! What was the name of the big white pub further up in Chapeltown that got closed after a shooting? was well dodgy, also the Market tavern was very lively in my youth

not when i was there..... unless he'd just taken over .

I remember him running warrens @ armley around that time just near the barcelona another quality establishment.

protection via a load of city centre doorman looked to be ongoing for a few days , was 20 years ago now

The hayfield! ta for that. Got refused service in there before a yorkshire cup final at headingley. the barman said it wasn't the right sort of place for us wakey fans and he wasn't wrong!

The madhouse! Now that was a rough pub...

He was, We had to play pool there the following thursday, I say we, I let one of the other lads have a game that night, I'm all for squad rotation. I'm generous like that.

it certainly was and the after hours drinking club across the road was crazy. you went down steps into a cellarbar and entered another dimension!

Snakepit??

is that what it was called? was too

to remember, don't think i'd have dared go in otherwise!

Fford Grene anyone?

I went there a couple of time as a kid – a continental supermarket these days I believe.

went there a few times and never had any hassle.

was with a guy who drove into the hayfields car park, only time i went there, and it was like rourkes drift with zulus running at you!

i sh*t myself

Cost me £8 to get in there a few year back. Had some right times though. Mainly watching what other people get upto in their including a mate who ruined some artwork by writing a long winded poem on it.

Yup it’s a bit more upmarket these days. (how do I get in these situations?)

My dad mentions fondly of Woodway in Horsforth, Milford in Burley, Villeger in Bramley and Precintt in Leeds as rough dives that no long exist.

pmsl. stop throwing those bloody spears!

Correct. Looks alot better thesedays too

Oh yes it could be fun and games in there, then if you still had not had enough, down to the upstairs downstairs ( u.d ) or if you were really brave the barcelona. Oh happy days

Thought I'd google the hayfield, just reading the search results is bad enough.

Drug dealing, killings, yorkshire ripper