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The Oak...Could we do this?

_MrDick
_MrDick Posts: 13,108
edited June 2009 in Not Sports Related
Seems like some villagers have club together to buy their pub. Could we do this with the Oak?

Locals buy a pub
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  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,485
    What a great story...good luck to 'em.
  • InspectorSands
    InspectorSands Posts: 5,189
    I mentioned something similar in Reading on the original Oak thread - I don't see any reason why not (providing there's enough people with a spare grand kicking around).
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,108
    Who wants to get this going? I'd be game
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,232
    you only buying the lease. for 400k these people have bought the lot. you could pick it off the brewerey for 30k now i reckon.

    i think the idea coudl be filled with problems too many chiefs etc.
  • leftbehind
    leftbehind Posts: 8,581
    Re take the Anti a lot easier and cheaper
  • InspectorSands
    InspectorSands Posts: 5,189
    I'd definitely think about chipping in if something got going. It feels like a tall order, but if Mersham can do it on a population of 1,000 (it's a village outside Ashford), then there's no reason why we couldn't.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,242
    Would be a good place for a Charlton Musuem
  • InspectorSands
    InspectorSands Posts: 5,189
    Obviously the KM story doesn't have the full details about how they're doing it (and I suspect has made a mistake when it says the maximum investment is £1,000 - minimum maybe?). Worth speaking to the Mersham people to see how they're avoiding the pitfalls.

    The Anti's doing restaurant food now - same guy (Tom) who does the restaurant in Hardys Free House in Greenwich (and used to run the Escape cafe in west Greenwich in the 90s).
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    Appoint Parky as landlord - that'd keep him away from the ground on matchdays!
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,421
    I'm interested especially if there's a trout stream running the garden of The Oak , And of course Mcs is the new Landlord.

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  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    I'd be the bomb Landlord dudes. Proper
  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,424
    [cite]Posted By: T.C.E[/cite]I'm interested especially if there's a trout stream running the garden of The Oak , And of course Mcs is the new Landlord.

    i think the previous landlord, ray used to have a golf net up in the garden.
  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    Well i would, as landlord, be keeping that golf net up, as i could do with the practice!! And we could have our 4th CL golf society in the oak garden, closer to the 19th hole eh dudes!
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    i would chip in and only and i mean only if MCS is the guvnor
  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    Cheers NLA, you da pimp
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,421
    [cite]Posted By: paulbaconsarnie[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: T.C.E[/cite]I'm interested especially if there's a trout stream running the garden of The Oak , And of course Mcs is the new Landlord.

    i think the previous landlord, ray used to have a golf net up in the garden.

    Yes he did.
    [cite]Posted By: MCS[/cite]I'd be the bomb Landlord dudes. Proper

    Would there be a dress code and lock in's?

    You could rename the pub " Oli oaks"
    ;)
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Okay.
    Seriously.
    How many people would put up for this ?

    Need any carpets...........?
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,421
    Dependant on the dough talked about, but I could be good for a few hundred quid I'd have to look at the finances.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    I'd definetly be in on this.

    Could be persuaded to invest a fairly large sum.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    a nominal amount could run in the hundreds but not much more

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  • Steve Dowman
    Steve Dowman Posts: 2,406
    I know the pub in mersham and it is a lovely little village with a beautiful village pub and nowhere else to drink. Plus all of those who chipped in are regulars anyway and not just once a fortnight during the season regulars. Unless those chipping in are local and can bring family and friends into the pub it is unlikely to work. But good luck anyway if you do go ahead with it and my pre match drink is a given.
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,421
    [cite]Posted By: nth london addick[/cite]a nominal amount could run in the hundreds but not much more

    One or two? or eight or nine?
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,538
    Would consider a grand or two, depending on the set-up.

    Would need some convincing to put Olly in charge though ;-) ;-)
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    not sure would need to spk to the bank mgr mrs nla
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Sorry, but haven't we've done this before on this site ?
    Thats why i asked.................
    [cite]Posted By: Miserableold-ish git[/cite]Okay.
    Seriously.
    How many people would put up for this ?

    Need any carpets...........?

    Is this a serious idea...?
  • leftbehind
    leftbehind Posts: 8,581
    sure its been mentioned before

    would like to see it but ..............
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,485
    [cite]Posted By: leftbehind[/cite]sure its been mentioned before

    would like to see it but ..............

    I'd like to see Magners take it over....and us!!!
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,958
    [cite]Posted By: Weegie Addick[/cite]Would consider a grand or two, depending on the set-up.

    Would need some convincing to put Olly in charge though ;-) ;-)

    Maybe we could appoint Pardew as manager, Weegie ... ?

    ;o)
  • leftbehind
    leftbehind Posts: 8,581
    [quote][cite]Posted By: SoundAsa£[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: leftbehind[/cite]sure its been mentioned before

    would like to see it but ..............[/quote]

    I'd like to see Magners take it over....and us!!![/quote]


    Bulmers would be better
  • vancouveraddick
    vancouveraddick Posts: 1,674
    [cite]Posted By: leftbehind[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: SoundAsa£[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: leftbehind[/cite]sure its been mentioned before

    would like to see it but ..............

    I'd like to see Magners take it over....and us!!!


    Bulmers would be better

    Aspalls would be even better cos then MCS would defo be landlord..................

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