1st pint, 1st local. - Page 20

Benipete · 09-09-2010, 09:31

I refuse to be the Codfather.

cashman · 09-09-2010, 18:43

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Originally Posted by Benipete

I refuse to be the Codfather.

Dunno about that mate, Reckon ya coulda ordered a few "hits" on those tiddlers this aft?

jaysay · 10-09-2010, 09:16

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Originally Posted by cashman

Dunno about that mate, Reckon ya coulda ordered a few "hits" on those tiddlers this aft?

Don't give him ideas cashy

gdm27 · 11-09-2010, 15:04

Are the Working Mens Clubs still busy? How many have closed, if any? Remember in the early 70's going to the Bold St. Club with my mates and wives etc. to have a good drunken dance before the lock in at the Broadway!!!

jaysay · 11-09-2010, 15:16

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Originally Posted by gdm27

Are the Working Mens Clubs still busy? How many have closed, if any? Remember in the early 70's going to the Bold St. Club with my mates and wives etc. to have a good drunken dance before the lock in at the Broadway!!!

King Street went ages ago G, James street in Ossy too, Tanpits gone, tanpits pub too

cashman · 11-09-2010, 18:00

Dale st WMC gone long ago,same wi Dyers @ Finishers, n British Legion on union st in accy centre.

and the Central, which has just bin mentioned on a thread.

gdm27 · 11-09-2010, 18:37

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Originally Posted by cashman

Dale st WMC gone long ago,same wi Dyers @ Finishers, n British Legion on union st in accy centre.

and the Central, which has just bin mentioned on a thread.

Why would all these clubs close, if I remember the booze was always good value??? Any clubs doing well??

jaysay · 11-09-2010, 18:41

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Originally Posted by gdm27

Why would all these clubs close, if I remember the booze was always good value??? Any clubs doing well??

The only one I know of thats doing well is Ossy Con or as its known now Ossy Social Club

cashman · 11-09-2010, 21:34

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Originally Posted by gdm27

Why would all these clubs close, if I remember the booze was always good value??? Any clubs doing well??

My theory on the start of the decline, was the introduction of sodding "Bingo" it took hold n clubs started to become No-Go areas fer the younger generation.

so when many of the older uns croaked, the memberships kept reducing.

jaysay · 12-09-2010, 09:15

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Originally Posted by cashman

My theory on the start of the decline, was the introduction of sodding "Bingo" it took hold n clubs started to become No-Go areas fer the younger generation.

so when many of the older uns croaked, the memberships kept reducing.

Bingo started in clubs when was a teenager cashy, one of the first clubs to introduce it was Ossy Con, in the days before the bar was down stairs, was only talking to our Warden on Mallard on Friday about her mother and father playing bingo at Ossy Con on Saturday nights in the 60s

Benipete · 12-09-2010, 09:44

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Originally Posted by cashman

My theory on the start of the decline, was the introduction of sodding "Bingo" it took hold n clubs started to become No-Go areas fer the younger generation.

so when many of the older uns croaked, the memberships kept reducing.

I don't think you can blame Bingo for the demise of WMC's but I would agree that the people that played did absolutely nothing to encourage younger people to be a part of their own little "world"

As you say eventually they all croaked and there was no one to carry on the great WMC's tradition.

That and they had more than their fair share of dodgy committee members.

Perhaps this should be a separate thread though.

jaysay · 12-09-2010, 09:51

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Originally Posted by Benipete

I don't think you can blame Bingo for the demise of WMC's but I would agree that the people that played did absolutely nothing to encourage younger people to be a part of their own little "world"

As you say eventually they all croaked and there was no one to carry on the great WMC's tradition.

That and they had more than their fair share of dodgy committee members.

Perhaps this should be a separate thread though.

What a good Idea Beni, I'll start one

cashman · 12-09-2010, 10:00

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Originally Posted by Benipete

I don't think you can blame Bingo for the demise of WMC's but I would agree that the people that played did absolutely nothing to encourage younger people to be a part of their own little "world"

As you say eventually they all croaked and there was no one to carry on the great WMC's tradition.

That and they had more than their fair share of dodgy committee members.

Perhaps this should be a separate thread though.

i didn't beni, i said i thought bingo was the start of the decline.

MargaretR · 12-09-2010, 10:23

I once participated in the 'rescue' of a WMC.
It was 'going under' due to the devious syphoning off of funds by an earlier committee.
The financial transactions were not properly monitored, so that theft was possible without risk of detection.

When we were told of examples such as -
..a committee member making a 200 mile round trip during his holiday, for the sole purpose of doing his 'job' of emptying the one armed bandits .... you become aware that fiddling by committee members was accepted and the others 'turned a blind eye' and had their own perks.

The new committee I was part of for about a year, were aware of the past fiddling and were determined to put the club back on its feet. I worked two evenings a week selling raffle tickets for the small reward of two free pints of beer.

As the club regained its viability, some of us left the committee and gradually the culture of the committee's financial perks crept back

PS I have posted this in the new thread also

gdm27 · 12-09-2010, 14:52

Back to Pubs! What was the worst thing that happened to pubs, yours or all pubs! My 2 points being, knocking all the rooms into one big area, couldn't find a quiet room anymore. Kids of any age being allowed!!!! I blame the drunken mobs you see around towns now on this! watched drunks in pubs behaving stupid and nothing being done and thinking this is the way to behave!!! What ever happened to sitting outside with crisps and pop????