Town and County Club Alive or Dead

**robbie_roost** · 26-Dec-07, 17:50

yet another missed opportunity by the town and county club...

boxing day..a day for tournaments, snooker pool darts and the like..well as advertised within the club on its notice boards..but in reality not the case.

unfortunately after travelling in from the country to spend a day in the club i was dissapointed to find that after a committee decision that there would be no tournaments as they had decided not to donate anything for the winners.

surly the town and county club should
1)not be advertising something that they are not going to carry out
2)realise that people playing tournaments are also buying drink and the like all day....spending money..

i am afraid that the backer will result in becoming the next casualty along with the dounreay club..

your thoughts would be appreciated.

**johno** · 26-Dec-07, 17:54

Originally Posted by robbie_roost

yet another missed opportunity by the town and county club...

boxing day..a day for tournaments, snooker pool darts and the like..well as advertised within the club on its notice boards..but in reality not the case.

unfortunately after travelling in from the country to spend a day in the club i was dissapointed to find that after a committee decision that there would be no tournaments as they had decided not to donate anything for the winners.

surly the town and county club should
1)not be advertising something that they are not going to carry out
2)realise that people playing tournaments are also buying drink and the like all day....spending money..

i am afraid that the backer will result in becoming the next casualty along with the dounreay club..

your thoughts would be appreciated.

have to agree with you Robbie , dont know how the club survive,s.
i suppose they get a hit from Gala week, but any other time im in it , it,s fairly dead.

**robbie_roost** · 26-Dec-07, 17:56

if i was going to do a school report card... am sure it would say could do better!

**johno** · 26-Dec-07, 18:04

Damn shame as it,s a damn nice club.

**johno** · 26-Dec-07, 18:08

And while were at it , Greeting,s and welcome to the Org madhouse
Robbie, look forward,s to your posting,s.
Ps and get your grammar right ....... there, a thing going just now about PROPER punctuation.??

ok smarty happy now. [ grammar]

**Thumper** · 26-Dec-07, 19:00

......the punctuation police are everywhere!!!Watch your spelling too

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ps Johnno it's grammar or is it?Oh I dont know anymore!!Arghh! x

**johno** · 26-Dec-07, 19:43

Originally Posted by Thumper

the punctuation police are everywhere!!!Watch your spelling too

x
ps Johnno it's grammar or is it?Oh I dont know anymore!!Arghh! x

Aw gie,s us a break Thumper, I never ever claimed to be Einstien.

**zappster** · 26-Dec-07, 19:54

Thats a pity coz boxing day in the backer is one of ma fav days oot.If I'd have been home i'd have been there!Sounds like i too would have been very dissapointed..Ye should have nipped up to the seaforth coz they have the same thing on boxing day!

**burstbucker** · 27-Dec-07, 14:59

No live band in the club the Saturday before Xmas either, another missed opportunity.

**MGB1979** · 27-Dec-07, 17:28

the punters had high hopes for the backer when the 'new' committee was 'voted' in this year, but sadly our hopes, like our drinks, are on the rocks.

**weeksider** · 27-Dec-07, 17:51

Even the clubs own tournaments were a joke ,the committee put some idiot in charge of them and he is never in the club to check out date's put up for the opponent to see , still took their bottles at end of the year.
Elect a sports convener now , someone who is the club daily

**Cattach** · 27-Dec-07, 17:53

Originally Posted by johno

And while were at it , Greeting,s and welcome to the Org madhouse
Robbie, look forward,s to your posting,s.
Ps and get your grammer right ....... there, a thing going just now about PROPER punctuation.??

And spelling too - how about grammar instead of grammer!!!!!

**johno** · 27-Dec-07, 19:03

Originally Posted by Cattach

And spelling too - how about grammar instead of grammer!!!!!

like i said. never ever claimed to be einstien.

guess everbody else knew what i meant anyway
Ps. dan no a brihgter hte teon lcub lwil liekly be jsut jupmign no wen yaesr eve.?

**LENSMAN** · 27-Dec-07, 20:44

Originally Posted by burstbucker

No live band in the club the Saturday before Xmas either, another missed opportunity.

Heard the band let them down.
Kareoke in the lounge was well attended, probably should have been held in the hall with the amount of bodies that were in.
A great night was had by all.

**robbie_roost** · 28-Dec-07, 07:30

Johno, thanks for the welcome to the .org and to abody else for there interesting posts. i neva went to school so as far as grammar and punctuation goes ill just hae to struggle on n let u lot decypher it...cheers

Originally Posted by johno

And while were at it , Greeting,s and welcome to the Org madhouse
Robbie, look forward,s to your posting,s.
Ps and get your grammar right ....... there, a thing going just now about PROPER punctuation.??

ok smarty happy now. [ grammar]

**johno** · 28-Dec-07, 10:39

Robbie, was never meant to be about you. what i was doing was having a poke at the reply to this post when i mentioned to you about getting your grammar right.

Quote:
Originally Posted by stone
how long are car dealers in caithness going to keep ripping the hard working pepole off i have had 15 to 20 cars in my life and never bought one in caithness and i will tell you why lets say you go to a dealer in caithness and you see the car you like and he wants £5000 well if you look in inverness i bet you will get the same car for £1000 to 1500 less than you will in caithness im not picking on caithness car dealers the way i see it is that some hard working person has to work very hard to save £1000 try it ur self pick any car for sale in a dealer in caithness i could name a few dealers in caithness that have very high cost for a car but wont be aloud to say on here so my advice is never buy a car in caithness unless car dealers in caithness get there act together if anyone has any thots on what i have said i would love to here it not sure if caithness org will leave this thread on they be thinking that im trying to piss of car dealers im not im trying to save pepole money i have lived in caithness all my life why should i not help my own pepole many thanks
don

I do like to read a good rant, but not without punctuation. Sorry!

**robbie_roost** · 28-Dec-07, 11:27

lol nae worries!!!!

**sprint95m** · 02-Jan-08, 18:39

Originally Posted by robbie_roost

yet another missed opportunity by the town and county club...

boxing day..a day for tournaments, snooker pool darts and the like..well as advertised within the club on its notice boards..but in reality not the case.

unfortunately after travelling in from the country to spend a day in the club i was dissapointed to find that after a committee decision that there would be no tournaments as they had decided not to donate anything for the winners.

surly the town and county club should
1)not be advertising something that they are not going to carry out
2)realise that people playing tournaments are also buying drink and the like all day....spending money..

i am afraid that the backer will result in becoming the next casualty along with the dounreay club..

your thoughts would be appreciated.

These are valid points you have raised. However, rather than just posting on this forum there is a choice of three more practical things you as a club member can do. Namely:
1. Make a complaint (using Club Complaint Form).
This must be done within 24 hours of incident and you have to appear in person at a committee meeting.
2. Write a letter stating your concerns to the Club Committee.
This matter is then discussed by them at the next meeting and will be minuted.
3. Attend the next AGM (in May?) and raise your concerns during AOCB (Any Other Competent Business).

Remember, as a club member you are fully entitled to have your say. A worthwhile committee will always welcome feedback whether it is positive or negative.

**cd1977** · 03-Jan-08, 11:01

Complaining to the committee would be an exercise in futility. Unfortunately all concerned in the running of the club are in such a state of torpor these days that the prolonged demise, and eventual closure, of the Town and County club is the inevitable outcome.

Nobody is interested in running or managing the bar anymore. Such a pity as the potential is there for all to see.

Most of the committee do not frequent the bar. The decision made on Boxing Day was done by telephone, and there were no committee members there to take the inevitable flak.

As management decisions go, it has to be up there with the worst of them.