New Posts For Thread: Concern for jobs at Cork branches of Cashman bookmakershttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29773495/concern-for-jobs-at-cork-branches-of-cashman-bookmakersFriday, February 15, 2013 irishexaminer.ieThere were fears last night for the future of the staff at one of Cork’s largest bookmakers, Cashmans. A sign appeared in the window of the bookmakers’ store in Passage West which read: “Ceased trading,https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29773495/concern-for-jobs-at-cork-branches-of-cashman-bookmakers?post_id=529093571#529093571Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:01:44 -0600Sorry to hear they're closing. Genuinely independent in their day. Provided their own prices and laid a decent ante-post bet pre 2006.Celtic Bookmakers was a property gamble, dashero.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29773495/concern-for-jobs-at-cork-branches-of-cashman-bookmakers?post_id=529092755#529092755Sorry to hear they're closing. Genuinely independent in their day. Provided their own prices and laid a decent ante-post bet pre 2006.Celtic Bookmakers was a property gamble, dashero.Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:29:09 -0600They were the first firm to price up the 2003 Ericsson when Henrietta Knight confirmed that Best Mate would travel over and nobody else bothered until after the Xmas, Cashmans made Beef or Salmon Fav with Best Mate 5/2 or 11/4, this place followed suhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29773495/concern-for-jobs-at-cork-branches-of-cashman-bookmakers?post_id=529091741#529091741They were the first firm to price up the 2003 Ericsson when Henrietta Knight confirmed that Best Mate would travel over and nobody else bothered until after the Xmas, Cashmans made Beef or Salmon Fav with Best Mate 5/2 or 11/4, this place followed suSat, 16 Feb 2013 11:36:35 -0600Sad to see the employees lose their jobs, but this was on the cards since Ladbrokes took their best shops three or four years back. The company took a serious turn for the worse around then, joke operation since. I know some of the longest serving sthttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29773495/concern-for-jobs-at-cork-branches-of-cashman-bookmakers?post_id=529090553#529090553Sad to see the employees lose their jobs, but this was on the cards since Ladbrokes took their best shops three or four years back. The company took a serious turn for the worse around then, joke operation since. I know some of the longest serving stSat, 16 Feb 2013 10:12:36 -0600Cannot speak with respect to Cashmans, but the last thing Celtic bookmakers needed was an effort at internet bookmaking. No offence to them but their retail operation was about 20 years behind the game in every aspect ,from trading office to shop couhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29773495/concern-for-jobs-at-cork-branches-of-cashman-bookmakers?post_id=529083533#529083533Cannot speak with respect to Cashmans, but the last thing Celtic bookmakers needed was an effort at internet bookmaking. No offence to them but their retail operation was about 20 years behind the game in every aspect ,from trading office to shop couSat, 16 Feb 2013 03:45:24 -0600Sad to see a once forward looking bookie not move with the times and having to close, was probably the last bookie with a boardman - Paddies copied the Cashman model, across the board dbls etc Indos on the rack?https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29773495/concern-for-jobs-at-cork-branches-of-cashman-bookmakers?post_id=529083027#529083027Sad to see a once forward looking bookie not move with the times and having to close, was probably the last bookie with a boardman - Paddies copied the Cashman model, across the board dbls etc Indos on the rack?Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:56:57 -0600Assuming they are gone , predict they wont be the last . Offices have now become a liability as the punters nowadays are more savvy and have a phenomenal choice . So disciplined punters ( the ones who win normally) can pick and choose .The job struchttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29773495/concern-for-jobs-at-cork-branches-of-cashman-bookmakers?post_id=529072685#529072685Assuming they are gone , predict they wont be the last . Offices have now become a liability as the punters nowadays are more savvy and have a phenomenal choice . So disciplined punters ( the ones who win normally) can pick and choose .The job strucFri, 15 Feb 2013 15:50:00 -060014/1 My Way de Solzen for the stayers was the last one I remember making a few bob on.Liam would price up on a Friday evening for Saturday racing and the arbers would steam in.Internet killed them. No point in these companies going online, just end uhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29773495/concern-for-jobs-at-cork-branches-of-cashman-bookmakers?post_id=529070567#52907056714/1 My Way de Solzen for the stayers was the last one I remember making a few bob on.Liam would price up on a Friday evening for Saturday racing and the arbers would steam in.Internet killed them. No point in these companies going online, just end uFri, 15 Feb 2013 14:51:11 -0600I remember being absolutely amazed when I first went into one of their shops -they had someone shouting out odds on anything and everything.There are a couple of shops closing in Waterford CIty next week-incredibly tough game these days.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29773495/concern-for-jobs-at-cork-branches-of-cashman-bookmakers?post_id=529070059#529070059I remember being absolutely amazed when I first went into one of their shops -they had someone shouting out odds on anything and everything.There are a couple of shops closing in Waterford CIty next week-incredibly tough game these days.Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:36:13 -0600Remember getting a pund accum up when I went to see U2 in Cork in 1987.I would spend hours scanning their CHeltenham prices when I first got the Internet-they made a few mistakes.I was still betting with them up until the 2002 festival-after that thehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29773495/concern-for-jobs-at-cork-branches-of-cashman-bookmakers?post_id=529069783#529069783Remember getting a pund accum up when I went to see U2 in Cork in 1987.I would spend hours scanning their CHeltenham prices when I first got the Internet-they made a few mistakes.I was still betting with them up until the 2002 festival-after that theFri, 15 Feb 2013 14:28:52 -0600