"Dusk till Dawn" Poker Club In Nottingham Diary (by Rob Yong)

[bookiebasher]

Out of all this mess, one thing stands out...rob's honesty and integrity.
He has jumped through every hoop possible, bent over backwards to do the right thing....
then gets shafted.
I'm spitting feathers...god knows what rob nick and the team are spitting !!
Really hope it works out for everyone at DTD.

[boldie]

I wont be at the blonde bash but when these templates are sorted can someone PM me with details I will certainly write to anyone. 

Consider it done my friend.

[Harmony26]

Out of all this mess, one thing stands out...rob's honesty and integrity.
He has jumped through every hoop possible, bent over backwards to do the right thing....
then gets shafted.
I'm spitting feathers...god knows what rob nick and the team are spitting !!
Really hope it works out for everyone at DTD.

 

[Ironside]

for those of you in nottingham area is there anyway you can lobby your councill too remember there is an elction campaign on for local councillors who really really dont want to lose there seat and expense accounts

[thediceman]

for those of you in nottingham area is there anyway you can lobby your council too remember there is an election campaign on for local councillors who really really don't want to lose there seat and expense accounts

With the local elections on the 3rd of May I doubt there is sufficent time to have any impact on them. I'm sure a brainstorming session at BB4 will come up with a number of different avenues.

[AdamM]

Rob's done his bit. The only way forward is for grosvenor and gala to withdraw their objections.

Time for poker players to support rob , be unselfish , and boycott gala's and grosvenor's main poker tour event's.

They have spent a lot of time promoting and advertising the tours and if we could get 60 - 70 % of people not to play

it might give them an indication of the strength of feeling behind the bully boy tactics they use.

Will support dtd in any way possible......robs being stiched up and i dont like that !!!!!

I would go a step further and suggest poker players in the area seriously think about attending these villains premesis at all.

I'm looking forward to tomorrows blonde bash because I can see me going quite a stretch without regular live poker.

I don't feel I can return to Notts Gala.

please don't give up Rob.

I'll take a template letter when it's done.

[Bongo]

Given that it seems the Casinos are only objecting because they think you can't fight back - does anyone have any idea how many individuals would have to object to an application to get it adjourned?

[Dingdell]

As a sucessful campaigner on various local issues here in Northampton my suggestion is to avoid templates letters. Template letters are given less 'value' when being assessed than individually phrased and differing letters.

Perhaps give everyone the pertinent points but get them to make it their own when writing their letter. Councils views seem to be that its easier to sign a template letter so your concern/interest may not be as great than if you had done something individually and off your own back.

Just a thought.....

[M3boy]

As a sucessful campaigner on various local issues here in Northampton my suggestion is to avoid templates letters. Template letters are given less 'value' when being assessed than individually phrased and differing letters.

Perhaps give everyone the pertinent points but get them to make it their own when writing their letter. Councils views seem to be that its easier to sign a template letter so your concern/interest may not be as great than if you had done something individually and off your own back.

Just a thought.....

That was my point to start with. But what do I know?

ANY noise is good noise I feel.

[boldie]

As a sucessful campaigner on various local issues here in Northampton my suggestion is to avoid templates letters. Template letters are given less 'value' when being assessed than individually phrased and differing letters.

Perhaps give everyone the pertinent points but get them to make it their own when writing their letter. Councils views seem to be that its easier to sign a template letter so your concern/interest may not be as great than if you had done something individually and off your own back.

Just a thought.....

That was my point to start with. But what do I know?

ANY noise is good noise I feel.

Dingdell is probably right the reason for  a template is that it would give everyone some sort of idea as to what they can put in there. A lot of people have a tough time writing letters to big institutions and this might make it a bit easier. Anything that might help is great.

[dik9]

If we are going with the template could someone please pm, and please remember this isn't just a Blonde thing, this is an issue for every poker player, and with permission, i could drum up support from my forum and a couple of others, when it is decided what plan of action is to be taken.

[boldie]

If we are going with the template could someone please pm, and please remember this isn't just a Blonde thing, this is an issue for every poker player, and with permission, i could drum up support from my forum and a couple of others, when it is decided what plan of action is to be taken.

I'll make sure you get one after the Blonde bash when everyone there has had a look at what I wrote and they come up with some ideas and changes. (I only did it in 30minutes or so this morning so I am sure plenty things can be improved upon) and I would only send anything out if the DTD guys wouldn't mind. If they think it would adversely affect their cause I, of course, wouldn't even think of sending anything. If they don't mind what we are doing and you can find more support then you can go completely nuts and tell everyone you know.

I am sure DTD has massive support from everyone, even those (like me) that do not live in Nottingham and even from people who don't play a lot of poker (or hardly any) but who just think it's wrong how this has been handled by the big boys and how the system seems to favour them and the more of them make their discontent heard about the way things have been going the better it can only be I think.

[kinboshi]

As a sucessful campaigner on various local issues here in Northampton my suggestion is to avoid templates letters. Template letters are given less 'value' when being assessed than individually phrased and differing letters.

Perhaps give everyone the pertinent points but get them to make it their own when writing their letter. Councils views seem to be that its easier to sign a template letter so your concern/interest may not be as great than if you had done something individually and off your own back.

Just a thought.....

Absolutely spot on. 

We don't want cookie cutter letters going out, all exactly the same.  But at the same time, it would be a shame if people sent out a letter omitting key points, or even people who  don't send a letter out as they don't know where to start.

I'd envisaged the 'templates' as being an outline letter, and then bullet points of what the person could include (or omit as  the feel right).  It would definitely be better if people added their own thoughts rather than just sending out identical letters that could then just be disregarded.

Of course, these are just my thoughts, and I'm sure there are people who disagree.

[thediceman]

If we are going with the template could someone please pm, and please remember this isn't just a Blonde thing, this is an issue for every poker player, and with permission, i could drum up support from my forum and a couple of others, when it is decided what plan of action is to be taken.

Rich, don't worry I'll keep you informed of what happens over the weekend and naturally various sites should be invited to support any action designed to help DTD. Indeed it's just not a blonde thing.

[Weblomaniac]

Absolutely gutted here Rob,

 .....one quick thought....

After seeing how the big boys have reacted to your honest endeavhours to open a card room I think I would find it highly objectionable if they tried to open a local casino or card room in my neck of the woods, especially now that these three companies have shown there true colours.

I wonder if there is a source that lists all local council license applications (alcohol, gaming, planning etc....). I would be most interested to discover if the 3 companies in question are planning anything in my area.

If there isn't a central list holding this information, then perhaps there should be. I'm sure there are many Blondes who would might feeel inclined to object to these company's activities in their local areas.

Behind you all the way Rob,