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I have been asked a question on my web site www.westbromwichalbionhistory.co.uk regarding Albion players using the Merry Go Round in Garrett Street in the early eighties.

I used to live around the corner from the Merry Go Round around this time but I can honestly say that I never heard of any Albion players using the pub.

I know they certainly used the Four in Hand on All Saints Way.

Does anyone remember any Albion players using the Merry Go Round, or for that matter anyone possibly using the Merry Go Round at all.

Although I lived in Clive Street at the time, just around the corner from it I very rarely used it, I always made my way to my preferred pub “The Old Crown” in Sandwell Road and The Labour Club on a Saturday night, but that’s another story.

Merry go round was the preferred pub for the lads from the YMCA and their friends of which I was one in the late 60's and 70's.

I had my 21st birthday in there and met my husband  in there on New Years Day 1973. He had his stag do in there in 1975.

I do not recall any Albion Players although we stopped going in around 1980ish when most of our mates had moved on. 

It used to be packed out in those days and i seem to recall had a pretty good jukebox. Barmaid was called Mary?

Regis and Statham were in the Marksman every dinnertime after training eating Sausage sarnies and playing pool, we used to play against them on our dinner hour from Guests, Gary Robson was with them sometimes as well.

i,ve never even heard of the "merry go round"

It`s in Garratt St opposite the Jesson on the Tantany Estate

hi i remember the albion boys comeing into our shop on carters green .they were all quite young at the time .only for papers and chewing gum .then they went to firkins for the sarnies .bobby hope always stopped had a chat to bernard .nice bunch of chaps .i remember one of them comeing in the shop and he was getting married that day he was as white as a sheet .he was marrying  local girl he was one of the new boys i now but he was still very young i think the girl he married .lived around guns village school .thats were my three went to school.if i can remember more let you now regards doreen adams nee round 

hi the chap that got married was asa harford i can still see him now .regards doreen 

I remember the Albion players regularly using Wheatsheaf pub on Carters Green.

Although we never used the Merry, my wifes brother Ray Flowers and his wife Jean  used it....

They were related to Ron Flowers the Wolves goalkeeper.

Ray was football mad and my wife says he was taken on the books of a Scottish club in his youth..

He ran a number of teams playing on the Jesson in later years.

Does this spark any memories ?

Uncle John at January 7, 2011 at 2:47 PM

I have been asked a question on my web site www.westbromwichalbionhistory.co.uk regarding Albion players using the Merry Go Round in Garrett Street in the early eighties.

I used to live around the corner from the Merry Go Round around this time but I can honestly say that I never heard of any Albion players using the pub.

I know they certainly used the Four in Hand on All Saints Way.

Does anyone remember any Albion players using the Merry Go Round, or for that matter anyone possibly using the Merry Go Round at all.

Although I lived in Clive Street at the time, just around the corner from it I very rarely used it, I always made my way to my preferred pub “The Old Crown” in Sandwell Road and The Labour Club on a Saturday night, but that’s another story.

Hi John

Sorry to but in on your topic, but I must know you... I used to go in old crown, and then around the labour club on saturdays nights for the disco.. with barry daly. vernon hodson, gray parker, aza, 

regards Paul

Doreen Adams at December 22, 2011 at 5:32 AM

hi i remember the albion boys comeing into our shop on carters green .they were all quite young at the time .only for papers and chewing gum .then they went to firkins for the sarnies .bobby hope always stopped had a chat to bernard .nice bunch of chaps .i remember one of them comeing in the shop and he was getting married that day he was as white as a sheet .he was marrying  local girl he was one of the new boys i now but he was still very young i think the girl he married .lived around guns village school .thats were my three went to school.if i can remember more let you now regards doreen adams nee round 

Asa Hartford & Len Cantello used to lodge with an old lady in Sandfield Rd, Stone Cross when they were apprentices and Asa was still there when in full flow in the Senior side if I remember correctly.