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Doxey Arms
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There is only one man to answer this question. Andreas - fountain of all pub gossip/knowledge. Although his presence on the forum has been seldom recently. I'll check with him though. It has been closed recently. Only been in there a couple of times but it's a good sized pub. Alot better than the three tuns at any rate!
Moley
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Yeah it is true, apparently they have got the lease. Rumours were a few months ago that the place was going to be boarded up and left to rot OR left to a developer to convert into flats. The pub has had quite a snake and ladder past for the last 4 or 5 years. The brewery (now taken over) leased the building off some arab company. The brewery employed a management company who in turn employed a string of managers (4 in the last 2.5 years). Each manager ran the pub down and stole from the business leaving the management company in the shit with the brewery. In turn the brewery has employed several management companies. Outcome of each manager was pretty much the same as the previous one. The only difference was that each manager inherited a worse pub than previous which they endeavoured to worsen. Don't think any of them had a liscense as I believe most of them had done time in one way or another - mainly robbery. Somehow the management companies managed to use their liscence to place these dregs of society into a public house (common practice).
Apart from this, popped into the pub on Saturday (after being down town all day for st. paddy's day), went into shock as the place had no broken glass on the floor (last landlady had a tendency to throw ashtrays at people if they looked at her the wrong way - positive affects of heroin), in the places were there didn't used to be glass on the floor, my feet didn't even stick to it. The place was bright, airy, friendly - particulary the new owners. They actually spent some time fixing the pub before they opened it and there was beer for sale. Please don't be surprised the Arms was notorious for only having John Smiths left (side affect of the management company not paying the brewery for the beer, hence they didn't deliver anymore).
The sad thing is, it doesn't feel like the doxey arms as many people know it. It feels somewhat ........like........a.........normal pub. It's weird that for the first time in years I don't feel privilaged that the staff have decided to serve me. I don't feel bad for dragging them from the gamblers to be served a pint of carling (more often John Smiths). The new owners just smiled at me, were gracious, happy for my custom and welcomed me back anytime, we even talked about fishing in Ireland (well it was paddy's day). So I say welcome to Doxey their pesence can only be welcomed in a pub that was becoming notorious in the area.
Only wish the rest of the shit in Doxey could be replaced, believe it or not it is mostly a nice place to live. If you are wondering who this shit might be here is a description:-
1. Most of their pocket money/robbing money is spent in JJB Sports, where they keep the world's cotton trade ticking over with their purchase of made in china hoodies
2. Their only accomplishment in life is their CBT allowing them ride on a drive by 49cc scooters up and down the Doxey Rd and it neighbouring side streets. £200, 000 + mortgage doesn't buy you peace and quiet in Stafford anymore.
3. Never heard any of them finish a sentence as yet
4. Their favourite places are Doxey Chinese and Three Tuns where they torture the people who run these businesses.
5. When they are moved from these places by staffs police they end up in my neighbours back garden to the wee hours in the morning doing all sorts of lovely things (great parenting).
6. When they turn 16/17, no doubt they will end up drinking in the Doxey Arms as they will have already been barred from Three Tuns.
Sorry for the rant
Cheerio
Apart from this, popped into the pub on Saturday (after being down town all day for st. paddy's day), went into shock as the place had no broken glass on the floor (last landlady had a tendency to throw ashtrays at people if they looked at her the wrong way - positive affects of heroin), in the places were there didn't used to be glass on the floor, my feet didn't even stick to it. The place was bright, airy, friendly - particulary the new owners. They actually spent some time fixing the pub before they opened it and there was beer for sale. Please don't be surprised the Arms was notorious for only having John Smiths left (side affect of the management company not paying the brewery for the beer, hence they didn't deliver anymore).
The sad thing is, it doesn't feel like the doxey arms as many people know it. It feels somewhat ........like........a.........normal pub. It's weird that for the first time in years I don't feel privilaged that the staff have decided to serve me. I don't feel bad for dragging them from the gamblers to be served a pint of carling (more often John Smiths). The new owners just smiled at me, were gracious, happy for my custom and welcomed me back anytime, we even talked about fishing in Ireland (well it was paddy's day). So I say welcome to Doxey their pesence can only be welcomed in a pub that was becoming notorious in the area.
Only wish the rest of the shit in Doxey could be replaced, believe it or not it is mostly a nice place to live. If you are wondering who this shit might be here is a description:-
1. Most of their pocket money/robbing money is spent in JJB Sports, where they keep the world's cotton trade ticking over with their purchase of made in china hoodies
2. Their only accomplishment in life is their CBT allowing them ride on a drive by 49cc scooters up and down the Doxey Rd and it neighbouring side streets. £200, 000 + mortgage doesn't buy you peace and quiet in Stafford anymore.
3. Never heard any of them finish a sentence as yet
4. Their favourite places are Doxey Chinese and Three Tuns where they torture the people who run these businesses.
5. When they are moved from these places by staffs police they end up in my neighbours back garden to the wee hours in the morning doing all sorts of lovely things (great parenting).
6. When they turn 16/17, no doubt they will end up drinking in the Doxey Arms as they will have already been barred from Three Tuns.
Sorry for the rant
Cheerio
cookie_monster
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urm, which ones the doxey arms?
sorry, i get a bit lost after ive passed the estate that used to be venables.
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sorry, i get a bit lost after ive passed the estate that used to be venables.
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rich upsetter
Cuffy is the new skill
nice! a rant for your first post moley...i like it! welcome to le stafford forum.Moley said:
Augustus Gloop
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I nearly got glassed in the Doxey Arms many moons ago.
BBC
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Welcome Moley and yeah good rant 
It's good to see a bit off passion when it comes to a mans local! Sounds like the place should be on a one of those 'Britains worst pubs' documentarys!
Cookie, the Doxey arms is the first pub on the right in Doxey just past the entrance to Universal Social club. Its quite a nice looking boozer actually. big ol' building.
It's good to see a bit off passion when it comes to a mans local! Sounds like the place should be on a one of those 'Britains worst pubs' documentarys! Cookie, the Doxey arms is the first pub on the right in Doxey just past the entrance to Universal Social club. Its quite a nice looking boozer actually. big ol' building.
Good to know somebody's making an effort with it, especially as I'm moving back to Doxey in little over a week. My folks live really near there and it was my dad who told me somebody was doing work on it, hence me starting this thread.
When I was a nipper they used to have this door up the side which lead into this little room with a counter and you could buy chocolate and crips, and ice-cream in the summer. Apart from that I only went in there once before it was totally re-done about 7 or 8 years ago, and it did used to be absolutely horrible. This was back when the bloke who ran it had had his face bitten off by his own rottweiler. The building smelled of piss, both inside and out.
When they first did it up, me and the folks went in there every Thursday and did the quiz (the best one I can remember was when they laid on snacks of sausages, roast potatoes and bread and butter - mmm...stodgy). We actually popped in for a pint while the turkey was cooking on the first Christmas day after it re-opened. The couple who ran it then, Kevin and Jane, were alright actually, or so we thought until they (allegedly) did a runner with the takings. Since they left it went gradually downhill (well alright, rapidly downhill), and it was in a right mess. I just hope this new lot turn it in the great local it could be, but I won't hold my breath; the place seems cursed.
When I was a nipper they used to have this door up the side which lead into this little room with a counter and you could buy chocolate and crips, and ice-cream in the summer. Apart from that I only went in there once before it was totally re-done about 7 or 8 years ago, and it did used to be absolutely horrible. This was back when the bloke who ran it had had his face bitten off by his own rottweiler. The building smelled of piss, both inside and out.
When they first did it up, me and the folks went in there every Thursday and did the quiz (the best one I can remember was when they laid on snacks of sausages, roast potatoes and bread and butter - mmm...stodgy). We actually popped in for a pint while the turkey was cooking on the first Christmas day after it re-opened. The couple who ran it then, Kevin and Jane, were alright actually, or so we thought until they (allegedly) did a runner with the takings. Since they left it went gradually downhill (well alright, rapidly downhill), and it was in a right mess. I just hope this new lot turn it in the great local it could be, but I won't hold my breath; the place seems cursed.
Augustus Gloop
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3 and in surely?BBC said:I'll go for a kickaround on the cricket pitch with you Jimbob. Headers and volleys
Andreas Rex
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Been on secret missionsBBC said:
hence my lack of postings, and the fact that I have no idea about this whatsoever!
Andreas Rex
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That's it then....gonna have to do some 'research' at the Railway laterBBC said:
