Absolutely not-very-fabulous for York
Snooker fans, already disappointed at the combined failure of York’s Liberal Demo-crap council and Ernie Dickinson’s pointless “pressure” group; ironically named ‘SOB’; will be further exasperated by my revelation that even if the Barbican Centre is in full operational order in time for the 2008 event, the UK Snooker Championship will not be coming back to our historic city.
Why not? You may ask: Well I will tell you. I am lucky to have a few, very reliable, contacts on the snooker scene, and I have been informed that Absolute Leisure, who are running the Barbican Centre, have deemed it acceptable to demand three times the price that World Snooker used to pay to hold the championships in York.
Unfortunately my source did not have the figures to quote, but apparently Absolute’s demands matched what Wembley Arena used to pay to host the Masters, so it won’t be peanuts.
Unsurprisingly, in these lean financial times for the sport, snookers’ governing body have apparently told Absolute where to stick the Barbican Centre.
What a disgrace that the Lib-Dems firstly orchestrated the closure of the Barbican, and then gave full management of it to a pub and club chain based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, leaving York residents with little or no top class entertainment in their home city.
Not to mention the financial loss to local businesses near the Barbican Centre who looked forward to the snooker fortnight as a great source of income every year. The council must take full responsibility for this cock up and accept the blame. But will they? Of course not. As usual Galloway will bluster and blame Dickinson, just like he attacks anyone who disagrees with his bizarre ideas of local government.
Seeing as only one-in-six people eligible to vote in council elections actually bother to do so, and that the Lib-Dems do not even command a majority, why should the council tax payers of York continually have to suffer at the hands of the worst administration ever to disgrace our city?
No snooker, no swimming, no concerts, no future!
See you soon…