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I went to Notts Gala last night and was confronted with the shock news that it was to be Robs / Nightfly / card room Supremo's last shift in the cardroom for 6 months!! He says he has an operation on Tuesday that will keep him out of action for all that time.

I just wanted to say GOOD LUCK Rob as i didnt get a chance to say goodbye last night!  I wanted to say THANKS for all the hard work you have put into that cardroom over the last god knows how long and you have, imo, improved it 100%. I just hope it stays like that in you abscence mate.

Please have a speedy recovery and stay in touch with us.  Maybe in your recouperation time you can spend it posting on here day and night  ;D

Oh dear.

Good luck Rob. Keep in touch and tell us how you are getting on.

Good luck Nightfly, all my best wishes for a speedy recuperation

Oh dear, that is awful news.

Take care Rob, hope it goes well, & get back to work as soon as you can. You will be missed greatly.

xx

All the best Rob.

I think me and Rob should come a bit clean before everyone starts sending Nighfly flowers and fruit and starts worrying about him losing his job etc. Also, I dont want Gala Nottingham, where I have been a member for 15 years, to find out by the "rumour mill" and think that there is any funny business going on.

After his operation he will be coming to work for Dusk Till Dawn on a full time basis, hopefully in 2 weeks time, assisting me set up the club and recruit all of the staff. Myself and Rob have agreed that we would tell Gala and be totally open and honest, not using his "operation" as an excuse. Thats just pure coincidence.

Get well soon Rob (you have 1 week off max).

Cheers Rob

The Gala will be worse off without Nightfly.

Get well soon bud.  :)up

Great appointment Rob (and Rob), and get well soon.

All the best Rob. The cardroom was always a better place with you in it. Looks like its not the last we've seen of you though!

Get well soon mate, hopefully see you in the new club in the future.

OOOPPPS! DId i do a bad thing?  Sorry if i did, just wanted to say thanks for all his efforts. BUT

AAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Great news for all involved (except Gala).  We will see you again soon then Rob.  and Mr YONG get that club refurbed quick, we are all desparate here to see it (and us) in action.

Get well Rob, you will be sorely missed at Gala and the steps you have made to improve the place have been much appreciated. I think this is an excellent appointment for the new club and can only be applauded.

i reckon that is probably the best recruit you have made mr yong. Rob is a brilliant card room manager (best i have seen anyway.)

Good luck with the op and the new job.

Thankyou for all the kind words of support.

At the moment i am a little worried by this morning's operation... it is nothing too serious. I am having to stay up all night just to make sure that I am able to make it there for 7 am.

At the moment i feel a little lost for words(for those of you who have endured my pre-tournament speeches over the years, i know that this is a little hard to believe!)
I am sad to leave Gala, yet very excited about the challenges of Dusk till Dawn. I will almost certainly be posting on the forum alot more regularly than previously.

A Big thankyou to all who have supported me and given me inspiration during my time with Gala. I would also like to express my thanks to all the dealers and other cardroom staff that I have worked with( I know that most of you read this [Go on, take the plunge and sign up, You know you want to!]).

I have always sought to do what I do the best I can... this will certainly be the case with the new venture


I am sure that i can rely on Mrs Nightfly to keep you updated as to my progress.

Thankyou once again

Rob

Good luck Rob (Nightfly) both with the op (nothing too serious I hope) and the club etc. 8)

good luck today fella,
look forward to seeing you at the new gaff!

good luck with the op and your new project.

Damn. There was me thinking we'd finally seen the last of him only to find myself, quite frankly, smacked in the face with a wet kipper with the news of his appointment at the club where I will no doubt soon be spending half my life.  :redcard:








Just kidding ;) All best Rob. No flirting with the nurses mate.

all the best rob i only went to notts gala a few times and would agree with the rest that it was very well run


best of luck at making the best card room in europe happen

Good luck....and good luck!!

Well I certainly wish Nightfly well, likewise Rob Yong's new club.

But lets not forget Gala, where we have had such good times, (and a few bad ones) & where so many of us have learnt what skills at poker we do possess, then gone out on the road & done our thing.

Peeps like Thewy, Junior, Chris Bruce, bookiebasher, Chili, Greek Jack, Anthony Nicholls, Peter Costa, and many, many more.

I will be a regular at Rob's new place, I will, but I will STILL be a regular at Gala too, as will many others.

So my message to Gala is this. Nightfly's communication skills, via th blonde Forum, have done tremendous good for Gala, AND for poker generally.

So, please try & get Nightfly's replacement to do the same thing. We NEED Cardroom Managers to get their message across, & we hope that blonde is the medium they use.

blonde are with Rob Yong all the way - but that does NOT mean we are in any way anti-Gala. We have always been pro-Gala, & intend to remain so.

It's entirely possible to support both.

Rob Yong is, quite correctly & sensibly, getting his message across via blonde, Gala must continue to do the same. In that respect, Nightfly was absolutely superb. Make sure you (Gala) get someone to do the same! Gala & Dusk till Dawn are entirely different products, and there is ample room for both. And competition is a GOOD thing.

 ;iagree;   :goodpost:

Good post Tikay.

Although, I feel it would be inappropraite for me to vist Gala as the bottom line is that I have nicked their Card Room Manager, and I wouldn't feel right going there and using there facilities. I approached Rob, he did not come to me.

I really hope that Gala does well, as this will be good for poker in the midlands, and I will be writing a letter to the Manager to explain that we will be bringing many players into nottingham to play poker, but who may also want to play some blackjack and roulette, and I would like to be able to refer them to Gala rather than the 2 new casionos being set up, Stanley and London Clubs International.

Rob

Good Post Rob, & yes, your Gala days are pretty much over, sadly, but that's the price you pay to live the dream.

And to the list of stonking good players to have emerged fom Gala Notts recently, I should have added Rob Yong! And Smithers.

you can add me to that list.

Hope all goes well Rob....

One mans loss is another mans gain...and Mr Yongsta has certainley gained ...GL in both you Op' & your new future..

Regards ..THe Nun..x

A quick post to let you all know that Rob's fine.  He had the operation this afternoon and seems to be in quite good spirits (morphine is a wonderful thing).  He should be home on Thursday (hopefully) and then the nurse will come and change his dressings etc.

Thank you for all your posts - I know Rob appreciates it and I'm sure he'll be posting on here within minutes of getting home  ::)

I'll keep you updated should anything change,

Sarah

Thanks for that Sarah, Glad he is doing well and give him my regards if he is still on this planet x

Good news, get well soon Rob!