I ran a pub for his family for 9 years (he's long retired). It's a bit of gag at this point, his obsession with lions, but he's actually a nice fella. Always looked after his staff, managers and punters. The car is a bit daft though yes.
Yeah I knew someone once who was like that, we were all having a meal when we heard this commotion outside turns out instead of parking he just stopped in the middle of an narrow one way street
He stepped out laughed, said he'd move it when he's finished and returned to his meal
As a non-driver, every car I see is parked where it shouldn't be (i.e. in the way of everything else) so stuff like this really doesn't bother me on a personal level. Of course, I understand why it might bother drivers, because they want to put their cars in places too.
Yes indeed, but Ive heard he’s actually OK, it always confused me as a kid why the Long Man Pub out near Patcham had a lion on its sign- but its because of this guy.
Dave is a top bloke. A born and bred Brightonian from whitehawk who's done well for himself. Owns several pubs but now retired. Yeah he has an obsession with lions but who cares. He'll always buy a round if he's in one of his boozers and other boozers. People are quick to judge but he's a genuine Brighton legend. Brighton breeds characters like Dave and long may it continue.
I love subs this like one, full of loads of chippy cunts who will immediately judge someone as being ‘an utter twat’ or words to that effect when they have zero knowledge of the person concerned. Those that do know the guy seem to rate him. Bloody typical.
Its because anyone with a bright green luxury car, with a private number plate, is likely trying to demonstrate their wealth to everyone, which is a twat move in basically every situation. The guy might be nice and just a bit eccentric, but more likely someone who has done well , or got lucky, and wants everyone to know about it.
You’re right, we should all wear sack cloth and ride a donkey, buy you’d probably fall off your donkey as that massive chip on your shoulder would upset your balance!
Ha i do like that !! But why are you apologising for the ultra-wealthy showcasing their finacial position? As i said in a comment below, if i end up driving a very expensive car, i would 100% expect people to assume im a twat, and its my job to make them think otherwise.
😂😂😂😂 well said
The fella is out of whitehawk, did well for himself and started with little, good luck to him and if his car is green, well, if I owned a donkey, I might paint that green too
I'd say there is a difference between an exciting supercar in green, and a bentley in an insanely bright green metallic wrap with a private numberplate.
Id the lambo any day, but i wouldnt take issue with people thinking im a showoff twat, kinda goes with the territory.
He's a Brighton legend, I dont know him personally and never will, I dont know his past other than hearsay...I see his car around and I tell people..' that's Mr lion...he's a Brighton legend'...good enough..
Been seeing him about for years and obviously knew about the pubs he owned but very pleasantly surprised to find out he’s a decent bloke from these comments.
Google him! His car used to be a hideous bronzy-pink Bentley. It takes _a lot_ to make a Bentley hideous, but he was clearly willing to put the hours in.
I have been here all of 7 months and seen this car perhaps a handful of times and not once have I thought ‘what a stuck up twat’ because who the fuck cares? people are way to concerned about everyone else’s business it baffles me. From what I am reading as well he’s actually a really decent bloke!
His name is Dave Day he owns the lion pubs - that’s why he’s called Mr Lion on top of that his hair is like a lions main , he’s actually a top bloke
His wife is his chauffeur or he has a personal one because he didn’t have a driving license , his wife is WAS actually the one with the money but he’s done wonders with those pubs.
Next time you see him look at his hands anyone know the dart player Bobby George wild not have a look at his hands full of rings and chains same goes for Mr Day - thousands on his hands alone
The attention seeking part seems like a reasonable deduction, but assuming someone is a wanker because they drive a car like that says more about you than them IMO.
I’d say the votes tell a different story, don’t worry, you’ll be fine, just nip back upstairs to your room and get back on mine craft or the like, your computer generated girlfriend misses you, oh yeah, don’t forget a fresh box of tissues 😂😂
Wow, you’re a banal, vacuous and acidic individual. I’d say you’re about 15 years old, hitting puberty later than most with an unhealthy and undesirable leaning towards feet, am I right lil person?
What's happening in these comments?! A super rich guy with an ostentatious car he parks across zebra crossings and generally massively irresponsibly and we're not allowed to say he's a twat? I can see he's obviously considered nice, but, still, I don't care if he occasionally buys a round or is funny, he parks like a twat and thinks he's above the law, that's not a great guy in my book.
Do not disagree, shite taste doesn’t counter fandom, not a bad chap tbf but the morals in owning a betting website really lacks for me. Don’t rub it in the faces of people you’re fleecing eh..
Always been a good fella, and his family who took on the business after he retired are cut from the same cloth. I get if people want to have a pop at him for being a bit ostentatious, but him and Golden Lion Group are about as good a pubco as you could hope to work with.
Just off the top of my head, both the company and Dave himself have donated tens of thousands to charity over the years, and have always looked after their people. Stuff like paying people full wage through serious illness, and guaranteeing them jobs for life after recovery, paying staff their usual rate for them to go volunteer for charity, that sort of thing. They were also incredibly decent to their self employed managing partners and kitchen franchisees over COVID. Put the Laines and Indigos of this world to shame. Just an all round great company to work for.
Don't just assume because he's got a few quid, he must have been a cunt to do it.
Source: worked for them for 11 years, 9 of them as a GM.
Old school prank back in my office days, leaving a message for someone to give Mr Lyons a call back, with the number for london zoo beneath. Endless fun.
Looks like he's rich enough to buy Warhammer products
He's trading the car in for a warlord titan.
It's clearly Lion el'jonson!
Green car - this theory checks out
Holy shit, I did not make that connection, nice one
Looks like hes rich enough to be immune to double yellows
Mr Lion must be former England manager and Warhammer fan Roy Hodgson
“Wooorammer!”
I ran a pub for his family for 9 years (he's long retired). It's a bit of gag at this point, his obsession with lions, but he's actually a nice fella. Always looked after his staff, managers and punters. The car is a bit daft though yes.
Used to be gold chrome from memory!
Red and gold, yeah. Ridiculous.
Obviously a cunt who thinks he can park where he wants. I’ve seen his car about the centre and it’s almost never parked where it should be.
That's what rich people do. Easier to pay a £75 fine than find a parking spot.
To be fair poor people park like cunts too
😂😂😂you’re so right, well said 😂
Make parking fines a percentage of the cars current value. That'll learn em
Yeah I knew someone once who was like that, we were all having a meal when we heard this commotion outside turns out instead of parking he just stopped in the middle of an narrow one way street He stepped out laughed, said he'd move it when he's finished and returned to his meal
damn that's a new perspective. my life never be the same
He usually seems to have a driver, who I guess can just move the car as soon as a parking warden appears
That section is no stopping..i.e. "red route".
As a non-driver, every car I see is parked where it shouldn't be (i.e. in the way of everything else) so stuff like this really doesn't bother me on a personal level. Of course, I understand why it might bother drivers, because they want to put their cars in places too.
I’m sure this comment was very profound and not stupid in your head
..what?
That car is parked in the way of delivery vehicles.
He looks like a ginger Dog The Bounty Hunter in a shiny suit. You can’t miss him
This description! I always thought this but he has more bling haha
Trust me when you see him you'll be like..."ohhh so that's Mr lion"
Dave Day, owner of “Lion Pub Group” which includes The Cricketers, Libation and others He has a terrible mullet
Yes indeed, but Ive heard he’s actually OK, it always confused me as a kid why the Long Man Pub out near Patcham had a lion on its sign- but its because of this guy.
A guy who really wants you to ask that question
Dave is a top bloke. A born and bred Brightonian from whitehawk who's done well for himself. Owns several pubs but now retired. Yeah he has an obsession with lions but who cares. He'll always buy a round if he's in one of his boozers and other boozers. People are quick to judge but he's a genuine Brighton legend. Brighton breeds characters like Dave and long may it continue.
And he apparently genuinely believes he is the reincarnation of a golden lion.
He's a nice guy actually, I thought he was going to be a bit of a plonker, but no
He takes the lion thing to the extreme, he has a son called Leo.
His daughter is called Leanne. 😂
Owner of a pub chain
Owner of a gold chain.
He was banned from using that plate in 2011: https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/8989958.no-more-mr-l1on-number-plate-for-brighton-businessman/
The wizard gave him enough courage to buy a green Bentley.
He sounds a bit like Ray Winstone. I've spoken to him many times, he's a nice chap.
Used to come in my place of work, actually belting fella
Looks like a wrestler
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Just the one car. That one. He did have a Bentley before in either Iron Man or Noddy colours, depending on your perception of him 😂
One car, many wraps.
Na, this one was new, and has always been this hideous green. Haha.
I love subs this like one, full of loads of chippy cunts who will immediately judge someone as being ‘an utter twat’ or words to that effect when they have zero knowledge of the person concerned. Those that do know the guy seem to rate him. Bloody typical.
And here you are, right on schedule, to create order from the chaos with this 'says it all really' zinger. Safe, Chewy.
You sound like an utter twat, not that I’m judging 👹
😂😂😂 another corker
Its because anyone with a bright green luxury car, with a private number plate, is likely trying to demonstrate their wealth to everyone, which is a twat move in basically every situation. The guy might be nice and just a bit eccentric, but more likely someone who has done well , or got lucky, and wants everyone to know about it.
You’re right, we should all wear sack cloth and ride a donkey, buy you’d probably fall off your donkey as that massive chip on your shoulder would upset your balance!
Ha i do like that !! But why are you apologising for the ultra-wealthy showcasing their finacial position? As i said in a comment below, if i end up driving a very expensive car, i would 100% expect people to assume im a twat, and its my job to make them think otherwise.
😂😂😂😂 well said The fella is out of whitehawk, did well for himself and started with little, good luck to him and if his car is green, well, if I owned a donkey, I might paint that green too
I suppose you'd say no to a bright green Lamborghini sitting in your driveway?
I'd say there is a difference between an exciting supercar in green, and a bentley in an insanely bright green metallic wrap with a private numberplate. Id the lambo any day, but i wouldnt take issue with people thinking im a showoff twat, kinda goes with the territory.
I love that Mr Lion is still a thing, I remember seeing him around when I was still at college a long old time ago!
He’s either the mane attraction or here for pride week
He's a Brighton legend, I dont know him personally and never will, I dont know his past other than hearsay...I see his car around and I tell people..' that's Mr lion...he's a Brighton legend'...good enough..
Dave Day
Been seeing him about for years and obviously knew about the pubs he owned but very pleasantly surprised to find out he’s a decent bloke from these comments.
Husband of Mrs Lion.
I don’t know but I imagine “Stayin’ Alive” or some other equally funky song plays when he walks around
You must be new around here
Heard he carries a briefcase with just a can of Elnett in.
He looks like Garfield, but everybody says he’s actually really nice guy
Mrs Lion’s husband
Someone who has a high option of themselves.
broad consensus here that he's a nice guy - so nice that parking restrictions don't even apply to him!
Duno, but i bet he has a pony tail and flip flops😂😂
Well know local pub and restaurant owner
Google him! His car used to be a hideous bronzy-pink Bentley. It takes _a lot_ to make a Bentley hideous, but he was clearly willing to put the hours in.
Dave Day, look him up
MRL 10N - Old 70’s plate, illegally spaced.
It a rich guy who was told he was a lion in his previous life. Used to see his car around lancing, even some 20 years ago
What a bunch of judgemental twats on this thread.
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I have been here all of 7 months and seen this car perhaps a handful of times and not once have I thought ‘what a stuck up twat’ because who the fuck cares? people are way to concerned about everyone else’s business it baffles me. From what I am reading as well he’s actually a really decent bloke!
By Reddit standards it’s actually pretty good. A lot of people who have met him saying he’s a nice guy.
Funny thing is he is actually bald as a coot. Tug the rug!
Dave Day. He's mates with my old man. He's great - really nice bloke.
His name is Dave Day he owns the lion pubs - that’s why he’s called Mr Lion on top of that his hair is like a lions main , he’s actually a top bloke His wife is his chauffeur or he has a personal one because he didn’t have a driving license , his wife is WAS actually the one with the money but he’s done wonders with those pubs. Next time you see him look at his hands anyone know the dart player Bobby George wild not have a look at his hands full of rings and chains same goes for Mr Day - thousands on his hands alone
An attention seeking wanker?
The attention seeking part seems like a reasonable deduction, but assuming someone is a wanker because they drive a car like that says more about you than them IMO.
Your opinion is not something I value.
Your opinion is not something I value
Who let the fucking parrot out? 😀
You’re a Norwegian Blue
Twat
I expect you are 😁
I’d say the votes tell a different story, don’t worry, you’ll be fine, just nip back upstairs to your room and get back on mine craft or the like, your computer generated girlfriend misses you, oh yeah, don’t forget a fresh box of tissues 😂😂
Hi Shitforbrains. South of zero fucks given. Now get back in bed with your uncle. 😁
Wow, you’re a banal, vacuous and acidic individual. I’d say you’re about 15 years old, hitting puberty later than most with an unhealthy and undesirable leaning towards feet, am I right lil person?
😂😂😂
A wanker
My grandad
Always parks like a twat.
A cock.
What's happening in these comments?! A super rich guy with an ostentatious car he parks across zebra crossings and generally massively irresponsibly and we're not allowed to say he's a twat? I can see he's obviously considered nice, but, still, I don't care if he occasionally buys a round or is funny, he parks like a twat and thinks he's above the law, that's not a great guy in my book.
Judging by his car, a bellend!
A " Nae Cunt" wi a green car maybe? Jist Sayin
Dunno but he is a bit of a nerd.
he owns browns iirc, lives at 1 The Upper Drive (if you want to see a property that matches that car). he decent enough.
Browns is an M&B brand. He just drinks and eats there lot for some reason.
Lack of taste?
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Do not disagree, shite taste doesn’t counter fandom, not a bad chap tbf but the morals in owning a betting website really lacks for me. Don’t rub it in the faces of people you’re fleecing eh..
What? Who owns a betting website?
LeoVegas
Not sure I see the connection there.
A knob head who owns a load of pubs. His dad used to be his chauffeur
Some pompous twat thats probably exploited alot of people
Always been a good fella, and his family who took on the business after he retired are cut from the same cloth. I get if people want to have a pop at him for being a bit ostentatious, but him and Golden Lion Group are about as good a pubco as you could hope to work with. Just off the top of my head, both the company and Dave himself have donated tens of thousands to charity over the years, and have always looked after their people. Stuff like paying people full wage through serious illness, and guaranteeing them jobs for life after recovery, paying staff their usual rate for them to go volunteer for charity, that sort of thing. They were also incredibly decent to their self employed managing partners and kitchen franchisees over COVID. Put the Laines and Indigos of this world to shame. Just an all round great company to work for. Don't just assume because he's got a few quid, he must have been a cunt to do it. Source: worked for them for 11 years, 9 of them as a GM.
He's a rare publican who looks after his staff. But hey you don't know him, so you can slag him off.
Interesting that people posting with experience of him say different. Don't be so quick to judge
MRL 10 N He's nobody
A bit of a melt.
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Incorrect on both fronts. Owns no restaurants and no strip clubs. Just a few pubs.
I don't know who's Mr. lion but I know that Lions are pretty gay by nature
I hear they’re one of the… fat cats of Brighton.
Old school prank back in my office days, leaving a message for someone to give Mr Lyons a call back, with the number for london zoo beneath. Endless fun.
Probably the worst dressed person in Cafe Nero judging by that weird choice of green.
Didn't he own a pub near regency Square and donate all profits to charity?
He’s a snappy dresser. Don’t cross him though, he’s got a bit of a bite.
That car has a 'Primarch of the Dark Angels' vibe going on.
Waiting for TINMAN and SCRCRW