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18 Feb 10
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Off the top of my head .. Bowman's / WT Guntrip / E Coombes / Mecca. Are Sunderland's still going?
There was an agency in Hove called TBA who would run systems, follow tipsters, 1st or 2nd show, anything you wanted.
Somehow I got 2k off Bowman's in their last week. The cheque had bounced 4 times, I think what I did right was to not go to the Racing Post about it, when everyone else did they collapsed.
There was an agency in Hove called TBA who would run systems, follow tipsters, 1st or 2nd show, anything you wanted.
Somehow I got 2k off Bowman's in their last week. The cheque had bounced 4 times, I think what I did right was to not go to the Racing Post about it, when everyone else did they collapsed.
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Bowman's bought by 365 I think
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Couldnt be? they went under in 1996
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**mcdonalds
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A R Dennis
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Windsors, taken over by William Hill.
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was**mcdonalds all over , as i remember one in muswell hill as a kid?
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mc lauchlans postal accounts in ythe early 60 s
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West Drayton For some reason the Post used to put their prices in the tables for the 3rd round of the FA Cup and at no other time
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Turner Kendrick, Coventry
Ted Currigan (B'ham ltd) Cutler & Prescott ( Jonny of boxing fame) |
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* Johnny
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burns
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A P Stallion , Danny Mac, T Brindles, Foreman Bros ,
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http://www.bowmans.com/en/
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city tote
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got ya Ted
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panglima 18 Feb 20:25
A R Dennis Its down to you tony that they had to sell out to badblokes ;) |
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Playboy, i used to work at their head office in Poland Street, and then managed a few shops.
The staff do's at the Playboy club were great |
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PTS
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(Josie)Jennings,North West Area
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My dad used to bet by post to a Scottish Firm. Macfarlens.They validated the bet by the GPO time stamp.
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Arthur Prince (bought by Korals)
Rubicon Racing (bought by T0te) |
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Arthur Young (also bought by Korals)
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Coombes was a baker .
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Sovereign
Luv Bet tried to get into early pricing before the massive Betfair influence on first shows and both got filled in |
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LES ROBERTS,CARLISLES,DEMMYS
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HALFPENNYS
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Sid Ki KI , I Morris...
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terry downes
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Needwood
Joyce Akins all swallowed by Koral btwn 2003 & 2005 |
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Sun Bookmakers also went bust owing lots
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Sherman's (Cardiff), taken over by Billys
It's a long time ago since I was an office junior at their Womanby Street head office . . . . . . |
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ted ball.....
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chummy gaventa
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john banks
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michael taborski
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Arthur Stanley
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Aspinalls
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Denver Racing...some fantastic value there!
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Regvarney; Guntrips had a shop up at Brockley, by the Jack, last time I was up there.
H & K Commisions was a good East End firm that I worked for. Nice people; sold out to Corals in two lumps. Powers had a few shops in North London, used to lay a bet and were sharp. Victoria Sporting and Manny Bernstien. Manny used to make a mint out of novelty postal football bets from Scandanavia. Ahead of his time! |