New Posts For Thread: Why do people not go greyhound racing ?https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30185595/why-do-people-not-go-greyhound-racingWent to Galway last night as opposed to sitting at home in the warm watching RPGTVI'm as gutted as anyone about Quincy but would never use that as a reason not to go.It takes 45 minutes to get there , but when I was a Wimbledon regular it was a ten mFully agree Swayne. Nice guy and probably good for the sport but as a pundit simply runs off at the mouth.https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30185595/why-do-people-not-go-greyhound-racing?post_id=537728201#537728201Fully agree Swayne. Nice guy and probably good for the sport but as a pundit simply runs off at the mouth.Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:44:05 -0600like a yank first year law student, never knows when to shut up, just spouts garbage and drivel 19 words when only 1 neededhttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30185595/why-do-people-not-go-greyhound-racing?post_id=537727359#537727359like a yank first year law student, never knows when to shut up, just spouts garbage and drivel 19 words when only 1 neededThu, 30 Jan 2014 17:33:22 -0600Hobbsie "Wimbledon could be centre of the world" did he really say that ?https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30185595/why-do-people-not-go-greyhound-racing?post_id=537705875#537705875Hobbsie "Wimbledon could be centre of the world" did he really say that ?Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:45:49 -0600Well I guess the people in the media know the war was lost many years and just say nothing to rock the boatHobsie and Phil just hope can get another 10-15 years out of the game to get them pension readieshttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30185595/why-do-people-not-go-greyhound-racing?post_id=537705843#537705843Well I guess the people in the media know the war was lost many years and just say nothing to rock the boatHobsie and Phil just hope can get another 10-15 years out of the game to get them pension readiesWed, 29 Jan 2014 13:43:23 -0600Ravage, the obscene part is that under Faulkner and Kelly's control, greyhound racing has done nothing remotely meaningful to promote itself to the mainstream or to encourage people to come racing.Virtually all of the inward investment in the sport hhttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30185595/why-do-people-not-go-greyhound-racing?post_id=537703479#537703479Ravage, the obscene part is that under Faulkner and Kelly's control, greyhound racing has done nothing remotely meaningful to promote itself to the mainstream or to encourage people to come racing.Virtually all of the inward investment in the sport hWed, 29 Jan 2014 11:27:36 -0600I agree with everything millhouse says, he knows the score, what's went onThough he missed one important point the restaurant takings have gone astronomical as five bellies barry has a ten course meal each time a sky meeting is onI still hold my headhttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30185595/why-do-people-not-go-greyhound-racing?post_id=537694469#537694469I agree with everything millhouse says, he knows the score, what's went onThough he missed one important point the restaurant takings have gone astronomical as five bellies barry has a ten course meal each time a sky meeting is onI still hold my headTue, 28 Jan 2014 17:06:04 -0600The agenda, without any doubt, is for the survival only of the tracks under the bookmakers' control, and for the diversion of more and more of the sport's major events to the evening and afternoon BAGS service.Perhaps most depressingly of all, whilehttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30185595/why-do-people-not-go-greyhound-racing?post_id=537686963#537686963The agenda, without any doubt, is for the survival only of the tracks under the bookmakers' control, and for the diversion of more and more of the sport's major events to the evening and afternoon BAGS service.Perhaps most depressingly of all, whileTue, 28 Jan 2014 10:20:33 -0600According to audited figures published when Belle Vue and Hall Green were put up for sale those tracks were making approximately £12k and £8k per week respectively.https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30185595/why-do-people-not-go-greyhound-racing?post_id=537684825#537684825According to audited figures published when Belle Vue and Hall Green were put up for sale those tracks were making approximately £12k and £8k per week respectively.Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:41:35 -0600Nonsense as usual by all you depressive numptys.Anyone tell me a track that did not make an operating profit last year.I will answer it for you NO.Greyhound racing struggles on weekdays like most leisure ,come the weekend it is busy, admittedly not ahttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30185595/why-do-people-not-go-greyhound-racing?post_id=537682101#537682101Nonsense as usual by all you depressive numptys.Anyone tell me a track that did not make an operating profit last year.I will answer it for you NO.Greyhound racing struggles on weekdays like most leisure ,come the weekend it is busy, admittedly not aTue, 28 Jan 2014 05:44:43 -0600Yeah, same Vue Friday/Saturday parties, stags etc but used to be chocker every race meetinghttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30185595/why-do-people-not-go-greyhound-racing?post_id=537681793#537681793Yeah, same Vue Friday/Saturday parties, stags etc but used to be chocker every race meetingTue, 28 Jan 2014 05:00:02 -0600