A former professional footballer will not be showing any World Cup games in his hotel bar for fear of rowdy crowds ruining the atmosphere for his clientele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kevin Gage, who played for The Blades between 1991 and 1996, said the Manor House Hotel had not put up flags and will not be showing any games on TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact, he said: “If you want to come and escape the World Cup, you can come here.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Gage said he wasn’t really trying to draw in business by avoiding the World Cup but staying true to the style of business that his hotel has. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said: “We don’t want to ruin the business we have – having mass rowdy crowds doesn’t fit in with being a boutique hotel.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Gage acquired the 15th century Grade II listed building in 2009 along with his business partner Stephen Geary. They “renovated, re-designed and re-styled” the property after acquisition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Manor House Hotel is now billed as a boutique hotel with a caf\u00e9 lounge and bar. It has a mix of single and double rooms as well as two suites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is located on the high street of Dronfield, in the old part of the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asked if he thought it odd that an ex-professional footballer would do this, Mr Gage said a lot of the clientele weren’t familiar with his past career that ended more than 20 years ago. He added he will be watching the World Cup games elsewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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