Forza Jules
http://www.pintprice.com/region.php?/United%20Kingdom/
My friends are not Celebrity's and we do not drink in VIP clubs, these are standard, run of the mill prices before you even order any foodAverage price of a Pint in the UK
Aberdeen £3.25 GBP
Airdrie £2.6 GBP
Aldershot £3 GBP
Altrincham £1.62 GBP
Ansty £3.5 GBP
Arbroath £2.92 GBP
Armagh £2.45 GBP
Aviemore £2.7 GBP
Aylesbury £3 GBP
Bagshot £3.6 GBP
Bailiwick Of Jersey £3.64 GBP
Balloo £3.2 GBP
Bangor £2.35 GBP
Barnsley £2.45 GBP
Basildon £2.96 GBP
Basingstoke £3.3 GBP
Bath £3.1 GBP
Bathgate £2 GBP
Beccles £2.6 GBP
Bedford £3 GBP
Belfast £3 GBP
Belper £3 GBP
Bewdley £2.8 GBP
Bexhill £3.2 GBP
Bexleyheath £2.85 GBP
Biddulph £2.85 GBP
Birmingham £2.57 GBP
Blackburn £2.65 GBP
Blackpool £2.3 GBP
Bolsover £2.6 GBP
Bolton £2.85 GBP
Bradford £2.7 GBP
Bridgend £1 GBP
Bridlington £1.89 GBP
Bridport £2.8 GBP
Brighton £3.3 GBP
Bristol £2.9 GBP
Burgess Hill £3.1 GBP
Burnley £2.22 GBP
Caernarfon £2.6 GBP
Caersws £2.4 GBP
Cambridge £3.5 GBP
Camden Town £3.5 GBP
Canley £3 GBP
Canterbury £3.4 GBP
Cardiff £2.35 GBP
Chatteris £2.75 GBP
Chelmsford £2.5 GBP
Cheltenham £3.1 GBP
Chester £3 GBP
Chester-le-Street £3.92 GBP
Chichester £2.7 GBP
Clacton-on-Sea £2.5 GBP
Clydebank £2.85 GBP
Cockermouth £3 GBP
Colchester £2.5 GBP
Coventry £2.5 GBP
Cranleigh £3.85 GBP
Crewe £2.7 GBP
Dartford £2.95 GBP
Dewsbury £2.15 GBP
Dorking £3.6 GBP
Douglas £2.75 GBP
Dumfries £2.05 GBP
Dundee £2.25 GBP
Dunfermline £3.1 GBP
Durham £1.95 GBP
Edinburgh £3.1 GBP
Elgin £2.4 GBP
Ellesmere £2.55 GBP
England £1.9 GBP
Epsom £3.4 GBP
Exeter £2.82 GBP
Falkirk £2.85 GBP
Faversham £2 GBP
Felixstowe £3 GBP
Finsbury Park £3.2 GBP
Fishponds £3.2 GBP
Gateshead £1.8 GBP
Glasgow £2.7 GBP
Glasson £2.35 GBP
Gloucester £3 GBP
Gosport £2.9 GBP
Greenford £3.25 GBP
Grimsby £2.3 GBP
Guildford £6.9 GBP
Hamilton £2.4 GBP
Harlow £3.3 GBP
Hartlepool £2.6 GBP
Hitchin £3.2 GBP
Holyhead £2.37 GBP
Horsham £3.3 GBP
Hounslow £3.55 GBP
Huddersfield £2.55 GBP
Hull £2.15 GBP
Ilford £2.2 GBP
Inverness £2.6 GBP
Isles Of Scilly £2.8 GBP
Kensington £4.2 GBP
Kingswood £3.33 GBP
Knutsford £2.34 GBP
Leeds £2.55 GBP
Leicester £2.78 GBP
Letchworth £2.89 GBP
Liverpool £2.5 GBP
London £3.5 GBP
Loughborough £2.95 GBP
Maesteg £2.3 GBP
Manchester £2.8 GBP
Mansfield £3.3 GBP
Mickle Trafford £1.9 GBP
Milton Keynes £2.9 GBP
Mirfield £3.05 GBP
Monifieth £2.95 GBP
Morecambe £2.85 GBP
Morpeth £1.75 GBP
Newark £2.75 GBP
Newbury £3.2 GBP
Newcastle Upon Tyne £2.21 GBP
Newport £2.6 GBP
Newry £2.8 GBP
Northallerton £2 GBP
Northampton £2.95 GBP
Norwich £3 GBP
Nottingham £2.85 GBP
Oakham £3 GBP
Oban £2.65 GBP
Oldham £2.5 GBP
Orkney £3 GBP
Ormskirk £2.5 GBP
Oxford £6.45 GBP
Paisley £2.6 GBP
Perth £2.35 GBP
Plymouth £2.55 GBP
Pogmoor £3 GBP
Port St Mary £3.25 GBP
Preston £2.25 GBP
Ramsgate £1.5 GBP
Reading £2.5 GBP
Redcar £1.75 GBP
Redhill £2.1 GBP
Rugby £2.9 GBP
Ruislip £3.2 GBP
Saffron Walden £3.2 GBP
Salisbury £3.2 GBP
Saltcoats £2.4 GBP
Sandy £2.9 GBP
Seaford £2.9 GBP
Seascale £2.6 GBP
Selby £2.55 GBP
Sheerness £3.2 GBP
Sheffield £2.35 GBP
Sheldon £2.9 GBP
Shetland £2.65 GBP
£2.2 GBP
Shrewsbury £2.9 GBP
Slough £2.02 GBP
Southampton £3.32 GBP
St Austell £8 GBP
St Blaise £3.5 GBP
St Neots £2.9 GBP
Stirling £3.06 GBP
Stoke-on-Trent £2.5 GBP
Stonehaven £2.94 GBP
Stourport-on-Severn £2.9 GBP
Surbiton £3.5 GBP
Swansea £2.6 GBP
Swindon £2.7 GBP
Tadcaster £1.6 GBP
Telford £1.76 GBP
Thornaby On Tees £1.95 GBP
Tillicoultry £2.6 GBP
Torbay £3.4 GBP
Truro £3 GBP
Tunbridge Wells £3.2 GBP
Wakefield £2.8 GBP
Wallasey £2.6 GBP
Walsall £3.5 GBP
Wandsworth £3.3 GBP
£5.9 GBP
Warrington £3.45 GBP
Watford £2.9 GBP
Weston-Super-Mare £3.25 GBP
Whaddon £5.1 GBP
Wick £2.4 GBP
Wigan £2.25 GBP
Winsford £2.55 GBP
Wolverhampton £3.1 GBP
Worcester £2.4 GBP
Worthing £3.3 GBP
Wrexham £3 GBP
Yaverland £3.2 GBP
York £4.25 GBP
Where on earth is Whaddon? £5.10 for a PINT?!
Forza Jules
Please point me in the direction of the £2.35 pint in Cardiff. Local pub (in my village not the big lights of the 'Diff) cheapest is £2.60 a pint and that's for the local ale that has to travel a whole 2 miles doen the road. Your looking at £3.00 for a pint of cooking lager (Carling water) and £3.15 for a Guinness/Kronenberg/Cider.
The only place in town I cna think of with prices of £2.35 a pint is wetherspoons, great if you want to share the establishment with people who think it is acceptable to not leave their seat before urinating and are shaking that much they spill half their pint whil trying to drink it!
Some say he knows two facts about ducks and they are both wrong...
@bigandyclifton
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/93564
Sky/BBC deal 'saved free-to-air' F1 coverage in UK
By Jonathan Noble Sunday, July 31st 2011, 11:36 GMT
Williams chairman Adam Parr believes Bernie Ecclestone did the right thing in putting together that BBC/Sky shared broadcast deal for next year - because there was a risk of Formula 1 coverage being off free-to-air television entirely.
While British fans remain angry about the prospect of not being able to watch every race live on the BBC from 2012, Parr says that those unhappy about the move should actually be happy that Ecclestone has managed to keep at least some races on the channel.
Although sympathetic that fans will feel they are worse off in 2012, Parr says that they must take into consideration that they could have been even worse off if the Sky/BBC share deal had not come together.
"I can understand why a British fan who has had free non-advert coverage, amazing content, and brilliant presenters will be saying that anything else is going to be less good," explained Parr.
"I am sorry that the BBC could not carry on doing what they are doing, but they made that decision. I don't think that the fees being charged to the BBC are unreasonable compared to Wimbledon or any other major sports event.
"I am sympathetic, but to be fair the teams have not had any involvement in this. We don't negotiate these deals, but when Bernie briefed us as a group about this, the universal view was, okay we get it. We understand why you've done it. We see the benefits; we know where you are coming from - fair enough."
When asked by AUTOSPORT if there was a prospect that F1 could even have been off free-to-air television totally with the BBC unable to continue its current contract, Parr said: "I think that is true. I think Bernie put this deal together to ensure that the fans would have as much of what they have been enjoying as possible."
He added: "If you are Bernie, and you are looking at the situation where your current partner is stopping – what do you do? I think he has sat back and put together something which is the best that could be done under the circumstances."
Amid scepticism about claims that the Sky/BBC deal could actually boost viewing figures in the UK, as Ecclestone has argued, a number of sponsors have expressed private concern about the impact the deal could have on the sport's popularity in 2012.
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh insisted, however, that he was not too worried about the situation.
"I don't think there are any [concerns] here. I think that is just speculation," he said when asked if he had any fears of dwindling sponsorship revenue because of smaller viewing figures.
"At the moment we have to do a careful analysis of it, but the view yesterday was that the viewership would increase as a consequence of the amount of time and coverage that F1 will present – because you have got BBC and Sky competing.
"You have got deferred coverage as well, and for a lot of grands prix it will frankly probably be better to have it in the UK a few hours later in any case.
"I think we have to be aware of that. It is important in the UK market that we have as much coverage as possible."
Oh yes all us dedicated fans much prefer watching deferred coverage over live races
BTW what happened to the concorde agreement and free to air tv coverage? I do believe ITV and Channel 4 were in the bidding and the BBC and Sky got into bed to prevent another channel taking the coverage.
It doesn't mean it was the right thing to do or in the best interests of ALL the fans Ste. You may find it difficult to comprehend what the fuss is about because you can easily afford a SKY subcription, yet there are ALOT of fans who are not in that priviledged position and ALOT of them don't feel 10 live races and the rest deferred highlights is an adequate package considering the TV license fees they pay to the BBC. Yes it is better than no coverage at all, but what people are annoyed about is they have faithfully paid their TV licenses towards the cost of having live F1 on their TV and have been sold out by the BBC, Bernie and FOM when another Free-to-air package was turned down in favour of pay-to-view. Enjoy your SKY coverage
I think you replied to the wrong post?
You asked what happened to the concorde agreement, so I answered. I didn't realise I had mentioned anything else.
I don't know where you get the idea that I can 'easily afford' a Sky subscription. Fact is, I can't.
I hope you enjoyed your shouting and patronising post none the less.
Sorry where was I shouting? - I was emphasizing that the deal with SKY and BBC was not in the interest of all fans, I don't think by putting ALL in capitals means I was shouting at you. I don't think this deal is a good deal for the fans I really don't and I'm not just including myself in that situation. I got the impression that you would find it easy to pay for SKY subscription from your comment that most people could find the money to pay for it if they really wanted. That simply isn't the case for alot of people and it doesn't mean they are casual fans or don't care about the sport if they can't find the money to do it. Which was the impression you gave earlier in the thread if I remember correctly. By the way it wasn't my intention to be patronising so I apologise if that is how the post came across. I am just very annoyed about this whole subject and perhaps that came across as being at you in my post.
As for Hayley - sorry I wasn't aware I was discussing the subject with you.
Last edited by Mrs.Domenicali; 31st July 2011 at 19:42.
I think money is just a very emotive subject and this is one of the contributing factors of why there HAS been such a furore over this deal.
Forza Jules
Just wondering, what's the situation in Ireland?
well if it stays on free-to-air in Rep. of Ireland, can UK residents view it that way?
Your not wrong Suzie, in effect the deal is creating a two-tier system for the fans, those who can afford and those who cannot. What concerns me is where does it end? it may start out be 10 grand prixs live and the rest deferred, but given that the BBC has already backed out on their contract to AIR the whole season until 2013, what is to stop them from giving up the rights completely and F1 in the UK becoming completely pay-to-view once the concorde agreement expires?
Welcome to the world of an F1 fan in the US. We already have to pay extra to get SPEED, and four races a year are shown tape delay. Plus they are chopped to pieces by commercials. That's why I'm such a fan of streaming. Sometimes FOM starts shutting down the BBC streams so I've watched everything from an Irish stream feed, to Polish, Italian and even Chinese, or what I think was Chinese.
Ok here is my two penneth....
I think the announcement has put a lot of people in a very difficult position but there is always a way. My first concerns were for what presentation/commentary teams we will get rather than costs and I am by no means loaded. Not getting Sky did not even enter my head as an option.
I definitely think it is a case of priorities,and for me F1 comes right after the essentials. I would rather do without something else so I can afford to watch on Sky.
Writing things in capital letters tends to convey shouting. Being a moderator, I kind of expected you to know that. Especially because you've told people off for it in the past.
I still think you missed the point of my post - I wasn't even discussing the deal - just the Concorde agreement that you asked about.
So, how do you even have the front to ask Hayley where she was discussing the topic when you had completely disregarded my post in your reply? Pot kettle black, Miss Moderator.
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