Tempus Fugit Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 http://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/two-island-pubs-to-close/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Sign of the times. People no longer want to get pissed and ripped off at the same time anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhumsaa Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Nightlife has shut and reopened a few times in recent years. I assume other pubs will extend their hours a bit to accommodate, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmanx90 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I think the problem with nighlife is the building is in poor condition and the brewery can't sell it that's why it Open's and closes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwell Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 The "problem" with Nightlife is the same problem the brewery seem to have with lots of pubs. They want to charge £4 plus a drink. When you target audience (in the case of Nightlife) are 18-25 they simply cannot afford £100 nights out. They are missing a massive trick these days. It is really quite sad. I was in there 3 nights a week when I was a young pup. It was always packed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bees Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I have a f'in brilliant business idea and this thread is spurring me on, yeay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarne Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Ah the Royal will pick up most of the others. Maybe get more people back in the Mitre (God I love the Mitre). Traf is usually busy as it is anyway, so that'll be grand. Also: Back in 2010 was the other time Nightlife shut http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/shock-as-ramsey-s-nightlife-nightclub-calls-time-1-1747928 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 How much of the cost of a pint is duty and VAT? The island needs to take control of the duty thing and lower it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 The brewery needs to move away from alcohol and into coffee. We don't have enough coffee shops of the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bees Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 What we need is, someone to make a device that enables the new yuppie's to talk on their phone while eating chicken (various types of fried) and drinking coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 The brewery needs to move away from alcohol and into coffee. We don't have enough coffee shops of the island. Nah, what they should be doing is lobbying and applying for recreational drug licencing. The days that the rabid anti drug crowd like notwell and Tarne yearn for, the dancing around handbags whilst consuming copious quantities of alcohol before conga-ing down to the kebab shop and then back to my place for a semi comatose shag are long gone. The world has moved on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 They can throw coffee in too though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 What we need is, someone to make a device that enables the new yuppie's to talk on their phone while eating chicken (various types of fried) and drinking coffee. Coffee flavoured fried chicken washed down with fried chicken flavoured coffee. I'm not at a stage in my life where I can plough my money into that winning combination but someone will and will absolutely clean up around Douglas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Mobile phones killed the round bar. That used to be packed with people meeting up at 3am every Friday and Saturday night. We should ban mobile phones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Yes, for the same reason cheap ties and shoes have been hit hard too. Ask Peter Luis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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