New Posts For Thread: no recession at Yorkhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29140807/no-recession-at-yorkJust got back from York, been racing for over 35 years never seen a racecourse so busy, every bar was full, if I had a pound for every bottle of champagne sold there today I would be a rich man. The doom and gloom merchants should have been there tobanks in the summer these lads have already booked the trips,anybody wanting to watch the football yesterday could have just gone to wembly if they were that keen.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29140807/no-recession-at-york?post_id=520122961#520122961banks in the summer these lads have already booked the trips,anybody wanting to watch the football yesterday could have just gone to wembly if they were that keen.Sun, 27 May 2012 05:11:04 -0500two yorkshire teams in a tight playoff climax. for me it should be shown on the big screen as racing had finishedthey had the cricket on before racing.remember york city last week got back into the football league last weekend and the players were rhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29140807/no-recession-at-york?post_id=520122641#520122641two yorkshire teams in a tight playoff climax. for me it should be shown on the big screen as racing had finishedthey had the cricket on before racing.remember york city last week got back into the football league last weekend and the players were rSun, 27 May 2012 04:52:38 -0500I think that there are generally 2 sets of "working class" people with disposal income.......people like myself 60+ no mortgage & youngsters getting themselves £400 per wk+ & living at home.........the 2 havent got a lot in common......& the rest arhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29140807/no-recession-at-york?post_id=520122605#520122605I think that there are generally 2 sets of "working class" people with disposal income.......people like myself 60+ no mortgage & youngsters getting themselves £400 per wk+ & living at home.........the 2 havent got a lot in common......& the rest arSun, 27 May 2012 04:50:10 -0500Aintree showed liverpool v everton fa cup semi live on screens this year...big risk i thought whichever way the result went...didnt see any trouble at all...well done aintreehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29140807/no-recession-at-york?post_id=520122557#520122557Aintree showed liverpool v everton fa cup semi live on screens this year...big risk i thought whichever way the result went...didnt see any trouble at all...well done aintreeSun, 27 May 2012 04:47:26 -0500There would be no complaints if it wasn't on but the crowd would also be lower.On Saturdays in particular it would put off groups of lads who see a day that the races as an alternative to a day in the pub. No bad thing for "proper" racegoers but it whttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29140807/no-recession-at-york?post_id=520122443#520122443There would be no complaints if it wasn't on but the crowd would also be lower.On Saturdays in particular it would put off groups of lads who see a day that the races as an alternative to a day in the pub. No bad thing for "proper" racegoers but it wSun, 27 May 2012 04:39:56 -0500good post ronnie.intheknowi cannot understand why racecourses show football ,surely nobody goes racing to watch football on the tv,so there would be no complaints if it wasnt on.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29140807/no-recession-at-york?post_id=520122341#520122341good post ronnie.intheknowi cannot understand why racecourses show football ,surely nobody goes racing to watch football on the tv,so there would be no complaints if it wasnt on.Sun, 27 May 2012 04:34:04 -0500Whilst down south I thought it was pretty quiet at Goodwood considering the weather. Although £23 entry to the grandstand does not help matters. Bookmakers looked very quiet.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29140807/no-recession-at-york?post_id=520121213#520121213Whilst down south I thought it was pretty quiet at Goodwood considering the weather. Although £23 entry to the grandstand does not help matters. Bookmakers looked very quiet.Sun, 27 May 2012 02:57:24 -0500My lad was at York today and witnessed a big brawl in the Tatts grandstand bar. Very unpleasant, stools being thrown, bar staff assaulted.I guess it's the usual stuff we see now the footy season is over - well nearly over - it all kicked off when thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29140807/no-recession-at-york?post_id=520113007#520113007My lad was at York today and witnessed a big brawl in the Tatts grandstand bar. Very unpleasant, stools being thrown, bar staff assaulted.I guess it's the usual stuff we see now the footy season is over - well nearly over - it all kicked off when theSat, 26 May 2012 18:34:48 -0500there myself today ronnie . spot on . not in the champers market but bags and bags of no queue bars to quench the thirst all the way down the course.good atmosphere . weather helped big style but a crowd well pleased. newcomers will return for sure .https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29140807/no-recession-at-york?post_id=520112431#520112431there myself today ronnie . spot on . not in the champers market but bags and bags of no queue bars to quench the thirst all the way down the course.good atmosphere . weather helped big style but a crowd well pleased. newcomers will return for sure .Sat, 26 May 2012 18:16:02 -0500£7 to get in the silver and you can take in as much food and drink as you can carry.the only stipulation is no glasses or glass bottles.just bring a crate on each shoulderhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29140807/no-recession-at-york?post_id=520111427#520111427£7 to get in the silver and you can take in as much food and drink as you can carry.the only stipulation is no glasses or glass bottles.just bring a crate on each shoulderSat, 26 May 2012 17:46:28 -0500