The Trafford is the best place Pre-Game. The Bishop Blaize is great for United games but not the same for a rugby match. More expensive and people only go to have a sing-song.

The Trafford has a good outside area and massive inside with a few bars aswell as extra tables selling beer when overcrowded. If Wigan take over that, It will be absolutely incredible.

With regards to drinking in town, Oyster Bar is definately a good place to start. Cheap beer (Not Alpine Lager - That just does nothing for me) and good outside area. Nice place for a sing-song. Then walk up Market Street to Mosely Street metro station ( That way you get the Altrincham bound Metros from Picadilly aswell as Bury and its a shorter wait)

Jump off at Old Trafford early doors and ill see you all in the Trafford. Il be holding my Dad up, its his 50th on Saturday.
Safe Trip all.

can anyone tell me a bar in manc centre that allows 13 yr old kids in?.........not drinking, with me.

Get a stick on tash, you'll get in anywhere.

not for me mate...lol

my 13 yr old daugher..........a stick on tache somehow doent go with a pony tail.....

Oyster bar will let kids in and everyone goes there

cheers KW.....all i need now is to find out where it is
thank god for tinternet and google

With a Pub called the Oyster bar a tache and ponytail sounds ideal .

knowing every village people song off by heart wouldn't go a miss too

It across the road from printworks

Should be setting off just before 3pm to get there in plenty of time. I don't drink, the brother doesn't drink so it's going to be another sober day.

Oyster bar....pint of Taddys Lager £1.81, what a place! Dodgy staircase up to the Gents when you've had a few though.

Not sure what I'm doing yet but I think we should mob out The Trafford Pub on the corner of Chester Road for a big pre-match sing-song. Saints can have the Bishops!

Near the big wheel!!

I think thats the one near GAP off st annes square?

brilliant.......maccy d,s on victoria , keep young un happy.......then over the road to keep dad happy

Taddy Lager is the only lager I will drink over bitter. Brilliant stuff available in the Oyster Bar.

Sounds like the oyster bar is gonna be jumping early saturday. Cant wait!!

I wouldn't recommend that everyone heads for there. Its quite cosy

Just what I thought. I once had a very interesting chat with the late John Peel in Corbieres. I'm sure ale was more than 1.05 a pint when I lived in Manc and frequented the place and that was fifteen years ago!

Doesn't quite fit in with the 'Ultras' image on your avatar Chris!

I'm sure you'll have a lovely afternoon mate, I hope the Mrs has offered to drive.

Sam Platts on wharf road for me

Its got everything you could possibly want from a pre match venue apart from strippers, but hey you cant have everything

Whistle stop for 10am..then straight to railway club.

cant wait now

that could be fridays bar on corner of oldham st and back piccadilly . its down stairs and massive inside . sells realy cheep ale . full of vagabonds lol

There's also The Wellington and The Mitre next door, 3 pubs heavin' with Wiganers

Get to Manchester around 11 and find somewhere for lunch. Find a TV showing Latics and park my ass infront of it with beer.

Watch Latics spoil my day before heading to OT for Wigan to resurrect my day

My kind of bar, I love boozing in bars that look like the Canteena off Star Wars.