A social club in the North East is offering unlimited drinks for £25 during the Tyne-Wear derby next weekend.

East Stanley Working Men’s Club on Chester Road in Stanley published details on its Facebook account ahead of the Newcastle Sunderland game next Saturday.

The Magpies are playing the Black Cats in the third round of the FA Cup at the Stadium of Light with the hotly anticipated game kicking off at 12.45pm.

The club has said the two-hour unlimited booze session starts at 12.30pm so people can get a drink in before it starts.

The post on social media said: “It's official...limited spaces…£25 all you can drink 2 hours for the match (not including extra time).

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“A £5 deposit must be paid to reserve a seat. This is in our lounge only.”

The deal applies to bottles of Stella, Prava, Staropraman as well as cans of Coors and Carling, and vodka and gin with  mixers.

Soft drinks and non-alcoholic Stella are also available along with free crisp buffet at half time.