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I think the only way a Pub can be a viable business now is as a second 'job' to someone. i.e. I go to work in my paying job but live in the pub ( thus saving mortgage payments etc) but instead I work in evenings/weekends as a second job running a pub. This hopefully pays my expenses of living there and maybe a little sweetner on top. I dont think its possible now for a Pub to be a career choice for a couple.

Cheap booze from offlicenses etc will never help but when I left the game in 1997 a pint of Stella was approaching 2 quid. you could equally buy a 2 litre bottle of strong white cider for £1.49 from ALDI. Ditto wine was 2.50 a large glass, bottles of decet quality stuff was less than that even back then.


I did work pubs etc for years and the only places back 10 years that were making any real cash were the managed pub/restaurants like Brwers fayres and the ilk. There will always be the odd good free house but they are few and far between and its not going to get any easier.