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A WHERE ARE THEY NOW OFF BOOKIES ..A-Z
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Anyone think the Ponte auction will go ahead ? What's BW upto these days Cashy ?
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Personally dont see the point of it demo.
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tim brown (hull),i.e.ron brown died about 3 years ago
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mr allpoints.
Big omission bill kirkwood (pitch man}also best scottish bookmaker bert jenkins (stirling)! |
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Agree with Wassy re is there any point as on line seems to work very well.
However, yes i believe they will get over 100 lots. It will go ahead and then the 10 best will be withdrawn beforehand. |
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I think these auctions - if they take place - should also double up as a forum giving an opportunity for bookmakers to express views to AGT in public and therefore to encourage debate. The downside to this would be AGT saying tha they have no powers and all comments should be directed to the Gambling Commission. Not an ideal situation.
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wasnot. sid hooper is alive and well and still doing the points in essex and south midlands.
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Used to bet with Sid Hooper at Catford and Wimbledon regularly, a good bookie and a decent chap.
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Bisto- Bert Jenkins
The rings certainly lost a character when they lost Bert. Here's another one from way up North(Aberdeen)Doddy,can you remember him? |
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chatto - yes sorry for the confusion, but I still refer to him as joker
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What happened to Steve Todd. They seemed to come in with a load of money and left with their tail between their legs.
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Andrew Jarman?
Dick Oliver? |
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mr allpoints,
Yes doddy and jack gow end of front line Hamilton,they new how to look after there customers (saint and sinners)! |
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both those still operate leftitbehind.
why do people think the ponty auction is pointless ? |
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agree jimnast looking forward to it,in fact if they are a couple short i have thought of putting a couple in to help them out!
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i know of a few who will put some in who have no intent ever of putting them on the online auction ribero.like you i am looking forward to it.
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i do think it should hav been a week sooner.its very close to the festival for anybody wanting to sort staff/tickets and digs out.
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Online auction not a patch on 'live' equivalent. At least everyone knows the lots will be sold or otherwise on one day and know where they stand. Online bids can be so drawn out !! An added advantage is it provides an opportunity for bookmakers to come together in a non-working environment to exchange views.
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hopefully get a few more windows open too.
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Here's somemore names
David Evans-Bet as Tom Lyodd-Stockton-I know I've spelt it wrong but cann't think how to spell it.Pitchman at the Yorkshire points Scaffer-Cann't think of his proper name but another Yorkshire point book Slater Bros Robert Nitch-Bet as R.Stewart retired to France From another part of the country Jimmy Thomas-South Wales |
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ALLPOINTS. Robert Nitch-Bet as R.Stewart retired to france.had a meal with him and he stayed with me in famagusta two years ago,the man would stand horses for thousands but he played hell with me for tipping the waiter to much, good bloke but hes as tite as a dead heat.
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correct democrat.
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Tess
You're a big bloke but I'll bet he matched you for troughing,he's as thin as a rake,where he puts it I don't know.Still he's not a bad bloke,didn't he ruffle a few feathers at those points?As you say he could stand them but he was a good judge of those pointers in Yorkshire. |
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HE is a good bloke as is his mrs she was taking stray cats in last time i was with him,since i was with him hes sold his house in north cyprus and not sure were he is ,by the way theres hundreds of houses, villars were stu was and only stew managed to sell.
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willie carr dissapeared heard hes the north east leading kitchen fitter
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think archie died alpoints
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duggie wilson in the south
best pitchs son was not interested went in the antique game |
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Puttform,
Antique game diffrent gravy! |
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so right bisto
but in the seventies pitches were goldmines |
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bbc
Yes I'd heard he'd died.When I look back & think of some of the rows we had I've got to smile.He was the master at pulling strokes when doing the lines at the flaps. A classic I'll never forget was at Carsuis(cann't even spell the name now)when he put the line in at an angle.After the first race when we were all in he twisted his board round so we were all a foot behind.Everytime I went to the flaps in Wales we were arguing about seniority,I don't think I ever won an argument with him but I still liked the guy although I called him allsorts at the time. |
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TESS TICKLE is famagusta open now,or just the turkish side.dad was in forces and lived there twice.took my mum back 2 years ago and stayed in larnaca.coudnt believe un were still patroling.many happy memories as a kid.played football on the beach with jimmy greaves and dave mackay.in those days was just a holiday for the teams that came out.about 1968 i think.we used to have a meze at the avenida restaurant just off jfk avenue.happy days
 now im one of those commision agents who go out 70 days a year and have 25% back on here. |
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did you know roy spiller allpoints
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quality thread, brought back some great memories from the northern circuit.
dont think anyone mentioned brian trewhitt who bet as gus carter. a man of very few words. think his son nicky sold his pitches to buy up shops and then sold them. is colin websters son, the one with one arm, still kicking about ? think he was called david. he was a really nice bloke. very natty dresser. |
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gus carter team got out a long time before you could sell pitches.david webster hasnt been seen on a racecourse for 10 years.
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at least 10 years ribero (jimnast)
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BBC
Sorry that name doesn't ring a bell.Is that who he traded under? |
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yep he bet on the welsh flaps horses and dogs
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now at the pearly gates track
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Another northern bookmaker that I don't think has been mentioned is George ( Peter ) Horne. His son, Phillip, is a stalwart in the BK empire, with special responsibility for keeping a lid on the tin. Peter could start an argument in an empty room, but he was a decent layer. He is alive and well and enjoying his retirement.
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is little Harold who tic tacd for Ketts alive ?
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