New Posts For Thread: Is the Pitch War at Dundalk at an end?https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28898647/is-the-pitch-war-at-dundalk-at-an-endSurprised there was no thread on this and no coverage at all in the Racing post.Surely this will not be left to pass without a boycott or two after all that has gone for the last 5 years or sohttp://www.irishracing.com/v5newsitem?prt=L&prid=58727Will be any new bookies in Dundalk tonite?https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28898647/is-the-pitch-war-at-dundalk-at-an-end?post_id=516181835#516181835Will be any new bookies in Dundalk tonite?Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:19:59 -0600MINCER,i have friends who,s families have been in on course bookmaking for 2 or 3 generations and the seniorities has and still is in the their family,thats the only interest i have,it fascinates me how the whole thing works.After futher probing i hahttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28898647/is-the-pitch-war-at-dundalk-at-an-end?post_id=516074543#516074543MINCER,i have friends who,s families have been in on course bookmaking for 2 or 3 generations and the seniorities has and still is in the their family,thats the only interest i have,it fascinates me how the whole thing works.After futher probing i haTue, 07 Feb 2012 17:39:41 -0600are the pitches valued any higher now than they would have been when the units were originally bought? Take say this new property tax, the idea is that people who built their houses 50 odd years ago and now avail of all of the services that have beenhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28898647/is-the-pitch-war-at-dundalk-at-an-end?post_id=516063127#516063127are the pitches valued any higher now than they would have been when the units were originally bought? Take say this new property tax, the idea is that people who built their houses 50 odd years ago and now avail of all of the services that have beenTue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:40 -0600Wasnt it the case soapp that Mallow was being done up,stands were being built etc and it was always the case that it was going to reopen when work was complete.Therefore the existing bookies had a better case for retaining their seniorities,but Tralehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28898647/is-the-pitch-war-at-dundalk-at-an-end?post_id=516061331#516061331Wasnt it the case soapp that Mallow was being done up,stands were being built etc and it was always the case that it was going to reopen when work was complete.Therefore the existing bookies had a better case for retaining their seniorities,but TraleTue, 07 Feb 2012 12:07:27 -0600Mallow had a draw for their pitches when they closed for a few years in the 90's.They didn't have to pay for them. It was just that the layout was a square rather than a straight line.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28898647/is-the-pitch-war-at-dundalk-at-an-end?post_id=516060853#516060853Mallow had a draw for their pitches when they closed for a few years in the 90's.They didn't have to pay for them. It was just that the layout was a square rather than a straight line.Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:54:17 -0600i think at this stage it will be readies that the affected bookies will be after.reading the bookmakers return figures in the form book for dundalk reads grim.dont think many will want their old pitches back if they were offered them.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28898647/is-the-pitch-war-at-dundalk-at-an-end?post_id=516060331#516060331i think at this stage it will be readies that the affected bookies will be after.reading the bookmakers return figures in the form book for dundalk reads grim.dont think many will want their old pitches back if they were offered them.Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:39:03 -0600The bookmakers are anxious to have a day in court is possibly correct ambush,these would be the same bookmakers who have put thousands and thousands into legal peoples pockets in a bid to get the right to ply their trade in pitches that are now worthhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28898647/is-the-pitch-war-at-dundalk-at-an-end?post_id=516059799#516059799The bookmakers are anxious to have a day in court is possibly correct ambush,these would be the same bookmakers who have put thousands and thousands into legal peoples pockets in a bid to get the right to ply their trade in pitches that are now worthTue, 07 Feb 2012 11:25:13 -0600sorry ,it only half sent. he bet outside in galway and bellewstown.he had the lowest number permit,so he became the number 1 bookie in the ring.someone will clarify if that is wrong.dont know if he bet at the old dundalk,so a man who worked maybe 8https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28898647/is-the-pitch-war-at-dundalk-at-an-end?post_id=516059439#516059439sorry ,it only half sent. he bet outside in galway and bellewstown.he had the lowest number permit,so he became the number 1 bookie in the ring.someone will clarify if that is wrong.dont know if he bet at the old dundalk,so a man who worked maybe 8Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:14:37 -0600right or wrong ,i know that of the two,the bookmakers are more anxious to have their day in court.i think it was more complicated than just having their old pitches back.the pitches were given out on permit numbers.thats why john kelly who as far ashttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28898647/is-the-pitch-war-at-dundalk-at-an-end?post_id=516059155#516059155right or wrong ,i know that of the two,the bookmakers are more anxious to have their day in court.i think it was more complicated than just having their old pitches back.the pitches were given out on permit numbers.thats why john kelly who as far asTue, 07 Feb 2012 11:06:50 -0600Caterers did not buy the kitchens from which they operatedIf they had built and paid for the buildings from which thwy operated, in other words made a capital investment they too would have a divine right to look trade when the racecourse reopenedhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/28898647/is-the-pitch-war-at-dundalk-at-an-end?post_id=516055063#516055063Caterers did not buy the kitchens from which they operatedIf they had built and paid for the buildings from which thwy operated, in other words made a capital investment they too would have a divine right to look trade when the racecourse reopenedTue, 07 Feb 2012 09:26:06 -0600