Sheffield and the Full Monty

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Dirtybill
20/02/2002 at 14:50
Blue Owl has got me thinking about Sheffield. Has it recovered from it's down days? Is there any new industry there?
Dodgy Geezer
20/02/2002 at 14:54
It's in the process of being yuppified Bill - went not so long ago, the area around Neepsend is a bit of a laugh. 20 years ago no-one even wanted to look at the River Don, much less swim in it (stomach pump compulsory), now they have riverside bars!!!

Canal basin has also been yuppified

Think most of the jobs are in service industries though, there's not much heavy stuff left - tis why me old fella got out when he did
blue owl
20/02/2002 at 14:55
SMACKHEADS!!
Dirtybill
20/02/2002 at 15:00
Was the Full Monty fairly accurate in depicting Sheffield at the time?

The steel industry the world over has taken a big hit from crap steel being produced in China (I believe) and India (?). They were redoing a bridge here and using crap steel which had to be replaced after the engineers found it to be substandard.
blue owl
20/02/2002 at 15:01
must admit thiers a lot of nice buildigs wot the,ve put up and knocked down,just knocked sheaf market down but just u leave thing to the council and they F**k it up even the brewerys av gone:burnout:
Dazed&Confused
20/02/2002 at 15:02
well there still isnt much work there, went to uni up there and lots of people wanted to stay, but hardly any could find work. Has had a lot of grants and stuff to make the city centre look prety etc.
Rehab is for quitters!
TIT#93D
www.dazedproductions.co.uk
Dirtybill
20/02/2002 at 15:08
blue owl wrote

must admit thiers a lot of nice buildigs wot the,ve put up and knocked down,just knocked sheaf market down but just u leave thing to the council and they F**k it up even the brewerys av gone:burnout:



The true indicator of a decline of civilisation. Breweries closing.

I love the smell of hops in the morning.
Leathered
20/02/2002 at 16:15
Still a top night out in Sheffield though & the pubs are getting better.


Rotherham's still shit though.
TIT#78 A
Leatherance.
blue owl
20/02/2002 at 17:39
Rotherham's still shit though. [/B][/QUOTE]



i like Rotherham


:burnout:
Gromit
20/02/2002 at 17:41
Best large Doner I ever had was from a gaff near City Hall.
Ringadingding
Fatgav
20/02/2002 at 17:55
Kelvin flats have been pulled down which must have improved things and Bar one's had a refit. Apart from that is still seems to be exactly the same as when i left 7 years ago.
Nobby
20/02/2002 at 17:55
biggest shock I got when I went back to sheffield was that the hole in the road was filled in......
Personal Endorsements

DC Butler Spannering/MOT/Spares, Hertfordshire
Fatgav
20/02/2002 at 17:57
Oh and the kebab shop by city hall was closed by thr enviromental heath inpectors.
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