Usual victuals will be in place; freshly-baked pies Droylsden pies, lovingly-softened mushy peas, mystery muffins and beer. This week’s guest cask ale is Zappa!, a bold US hopped 4.2% pale from Ramsbottom's Brewsmith.
Doors at One, when the pies arrive to take their place in the pie-warmer.
Baz presents his Ode to Odious Jim Ratcliffe before introducing our poet, Fauzia. Arounf 14.15, Doctor Doctor will prove to us once and for all which song they were most-influenced by; ‘Doctor Doctor’ by UFO or ‘Doctor Doctor’ by The Thompson Twins by burning the stage to the ground.
Join us🍻 🎤
Doctor Doctor, currently playing dates in the North, including one at Big Hands in town, the night before they join us on the Caring Stage, with Malcs alumni, Fireblanket. If you’re further out of town, they're playing a free gig at The Ferret in Preston on Thursday night, along with two other acts.
And how. Playing for us on Saturday, before the game against Gainsborough Trinity are London-based garage gods, Doctor Doctor, with the always-valued spoken word back-up coming from Fauzia Agbonhin, a Nigerian-Canadian slam poet and author of ‘I Never Truly Hated You’, a selection of her poems.
This time we’re back like an injury time Fitzmartin winner. At one point we didn’t think we had a band for this week and were considering the nuclear option of a three-pronged spoken-word attack, but Sam has come through again.
.... very clever🧐
CroppaChoppa’s Slumber Party, the cult sleepover-themed show described as "Arguably the most fun night of comedy in Manchester" (Manchester Wire).
A rising voice on the UK comedy scene, Charlotte is a Words First finalist (Contains Strong Language Festival 2025), shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Awards 2025, a Funny Women Stage Award semi-finalist, and the winner of Chortle’s Best Live Comedy Format - The North 2025.
Charlotte Cropper, a woman of many talents, comedian, presenter, writer facilitator and one of Manchester’s sharpest new stand-ups, regular performer at Opener, Middle and MC spots across the North-West, most notably MC-ing the prestigious club XS Malarkey. Quick, playful and ‘viscerally relatable’
Our guest pale ale this week is LEFT HANDED GIANT Great Heist (ABV: 4.5%) alongside Holts’ Red Rebel and Chorlton Pale Ale. Rose’s pies as usual-same peas, different bay…
The perfect pre match warm up. See you there!
To follow - Nice Things, a Manchester-based dream-pop quartet influenced by Men I Trust and TOPS. Expect evocative sounds, hypnotic melodies and captivating vocals.
Their debut single Cornered is a taste of what’s coming from their debut album, check the link at the start of the thread...
We’re finally back at Broadhurst park this Saturday! So join us at 1pm for pints, pies, laughs and live music.
The fabulous Juice Pops at Malcolmses yesterday. They launch their new album at Yes Basement on 24th January. @theoddies.bsky.social @fcunitedmcr.bsky.social youtu.be/cIbU2UtndqA
We welcomed the poet, Louise Fazackerley, to Malcolmses yesterday. Here she is reading some of her brilliant poems including "I Want My Country Back". @theoddies.bsky.social @fcunitedmcr.bsky.social youtu.be/VXi3yIrY0JI
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Thanks to British Birds for a fantastic set yesterday. @fcunitedmcr.bsky.social @theoddies.bsky.social youtu.be/ofFZ4P939t0
Thanks to Caesar for some great poetry yesterday at Malcolmses. @fcunitedmcr.bsky.social @theoddies.bsky.social youtu.be/50PP9VT4IKw
We have a revised opening time of 13.30.. Baz is going to be kicking things off on stage at 13.45, Caesar will be on at 13.50 and British Birds will knock your socks off at 14.05. All times are ‘ish’, of course, but we’ll make sure you can get out in time for the football at 15.00 sharp.
There's our usual pies, cheese and tater ash and just to really lay it on for them, we've a treat from Blaine – he’s just had an ankle op (removing his tag, we hear) – to celebrate he’s chucked us a bottle of his home-made brown sauce. So, when Stu recommends mint sauce on your peas tell him to GTF.
British Birds have toured with The Lovely Eggs, The Bug Club and BC Camplight, and shared live sessions on Riley & Coe (BBC 6 Music) and John Kennedy (Radio X).
Our debut guest beer is Seven Brothers’ New England Pale. It’s a pale ale, you know? We also have our old pals, Fool’s Gold and Red Rebel.
Our band this week is the highly-touted British Birds, in their own words, “From the homogenous grey fizz of cloud hanging over deepest Lancashire spring uplifting, mad-cowbell infused, self-unconscious British Birds.”
Known for sharp wordplay and honest storytelling, his work tackles mental health, culture, and life’s quirks — he’ll have you nodding, questioning your life choices and chuckling knowingly.
Our poet for Saturday, Caesar, hails from Bolton and one half of the esteemed Poetry Place. He’s taken his words across the UK, from Manchester International Festival, Black Fest, Blur the Lines and the Museum of Science and Industry just to name a few.
After that daft-arse game on Saturday and the phantom game on Tuesday night, here we go again. It’s United versus the Lancasters at The We Built Our Own Ground Stadium in Moston. Is it Upper Moston, Lower Moston, Higher Moston? Who knows?
There will be a very limited number of physical copies under the stand. It’s a privilege to witness their development. And I’m a fussy old twat, so this is heart-felt.
We’re currently truffle-pigging for a spoken word act. Is your Mam a comedian? Is your Dad a poet? Get in touch....
Which is great as we have a great band returning, with a beefier, more mature sound. They’re also doing the du. Ventrelles are one of those bands who positively chime with this thing of ours.
They have a single, ‘Emily’s Song’ out on 31 October lnk.to/ventrelles and it’s great.....
If you're still reading... So, doors at one. Mystery spoken word guest star at 13.55. Ventrelles at 14.15. Stage dismantled so we can go and watch the game and that little kid can access the bogs round about 14.45.
We’ll have the usual mix of stodge and liquid on Saturday. Rose is cooking pies; cheese or tater hash. Stu is cooking peas; mushy. Lynette is cooking muffins; flavour TBC. And there will be some ale going on.
Forget your season ticket, it’s a cup game....
FC United x Bamber Bridge – FA Trophy.
So, normally we’d be saying this long shot punt at the FA Trophy is our long shot punt at glory. But it’s not, is it? We’re doing the du, we’re bop bam a looma a bop bam booing in the league. And if we can stick some goals in, the world is our Oyster Card....
