Eastwood Bookmakers in Northern Ireland has been taken over in one of the biggest property deals of its kind, it was revealed today.
ENGLISH BOOKMAKERS Ladbrokes bought 54 Eastwood shops for around £135 million to make it the largest gambling outlet in the North of Ireland.
Eastwood`s was started way bavk in the 50s by BJ and Frances Eastwood and has shops in every town - and will be missed by many a punter.
The £135 million purchase price (which seems low to me) includes goodwill payments and a leaseback of the freehold properties.
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First Curleys and now Eastwoods. I wonder if Barney will giv me back the thousands of pounds that I lost in his shop???
Can't see it myself!!
My question is what happens to the staff?
Are their jobs safe?
I hear Ladbrokes pay more...
correct----ladbrokes pay evens for a 10/11 shot-----hahahha
No wonder thet updated all their shops with those new machines!! get a better price for their shops
maybe ladbrokes will give half decent irish league odds now because they were poor in eastwoods
heres one for all you cheltenham bloggers---
where did eastwoods have his first betting shop??
was his first shop not in castle street?
no---not even close
Was it not out in Lisburn??
On the Springfield Road - with the other 16
CELTIC SON in the 1.50 at Taunton looks nailed in to record his first win since Nov 05!!
He kicked of this season with a decent 3rd behind Fundamentalist over 2m 5f at Ascot when obviously needing the run and he went one better at Taunton when leading after the last only to be caught on the line over 2m 3f. He will strip fitter today and a stongly run 2m race may be what he needs. You won't get rich backing him but anything odds against will be a good price.
i'll put you all out of your misery,eastwoods first shop was in carrickfergus next door to a local pub many years ago
First tip of the new BLOG.
Punters' Guide will be posting their tip of the day before 12!
Eastwoods staff knew nothing about buy-out and found out on the news this morning!
Insider,your info is wqay off the mark.My sister works there and told me of the rumours last week
THE PG DAILY NAP
NORMAN THE GREAT
3.10 Taunton
when does cheltenham start?
Gerard,
NORMAN THE GREAT runs at Huntingdon. But I agree he will be hard to beat although LIGHT YIELD should not be underestimated!!
CELTIC SON and NORMAN THE GREAT would make a good double!!
MONEY TALKS
Spoof Master into 5/2 from 9/2 (1.30 Southwell)
Timetwogo into 20/1 from 40/1 (1.40 Hunt)
Kitte Ou Double 6/1 from 10/1 (2.10 Hunt)
Celtic Son 9/4
Norman The Great 2/1
sounds like nice double!
Celtic Son 9/4
Norman The Great 2/1
sounds like nice double!
9/4 about Celtic Son looks a great price!!
Ladbrokes....sorry...I mean Eastwoods are only going 2/1.
STELLINO in the 2.50 at Taunton will not be beat. Again, it's trading at around Evs - 10/11 but a winner is a winner. It's a first time out for the in form Henderson-Fitzgerald partnership.
A mate in work just received a text message claiming that it will not be beat!
its the royal girls again this year gerard and we still think you are lovely xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Just watched that CELTIC SON race. He almost refused at the first flight and was given 3 or 4 stern reminders by TJ and was at one stag 30 lengths of the leader in last plast. He stayed on very well to take 4th which looked well out of the question with a mile to go. He's definitely one to keep an eye on but after watching that run he is a horse that needs AT LEAST 2 1/2 miles.
Money flying on Light Yield (3.10) now 3/1 from 11/2 - run a great third at Newbury last time out sorry PG I think this will beat your NAP
I think NORMAN THE GREAT will take all the beating but as I said earlier LIGHT YIELD has a big chance.
A reverse forecast may be the answer!!
STELLINO skated in by 15l. 5/6 but a win is a win!!!
are you single gerard?
we asked you last year but got no answer.perhaps you are shy
p.s....did i see you at the gym on boucher road the other week
R.V.H GIRLS
First nap of the 2008 Blog a well-beaten third !!
Better luck tomorrow! hopefully..
can we have a winning tip tomorrow please.our wkd carryout money for tomorrow night went on todays tip
the royal girls
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The Royal Girls seem classy to me !
BLUE WKDs and they bet! - what more could uoy ask for in a chick!
anyhow on to the betting sied and heard a whisper for one on Friday FREDENSBOURG in the first at Kempton
go laern haw to spell Jimbob
Jimbob we do not want your tips,we only read this blog to read gerards tips and to look at his lovely picture.We have it printed off again this year and put up in the tea room.
good to see the blog back this year...gave some good tips out for cheltenham last year
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