 On 14 January 1991, after an all day drinking session in an east Leeds pub, The Station at Cross Gates, singer Mick Roberts was caught up in a bar room brawl which resulted in him being stabbed in the throat and neck.An artery was severed and he narrowly survived massive blood loss, being taken by ambulance to the nearby St James's University Hospital.The story was covered by both the Daily Mirror and Daily Star as well as the national music press.