dilligaf 8,662 Posted December 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Neil Down said: Having spent all that money getting the new brewery location in place seems an awful shame. Internal politics eh... I can think of at least 60 people who will be delighted if this is true. They are not even drinkers. (I will PM you later ND as to why we differ on the "shame" thing.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thesultanofsheight 8,323 Posted December 10, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Ravabelli said: HR stopped producing bottles and cans many months ago. The beer and cider in the pub carried the same odd taste so stopped drinking in there a few months ago. The only place I could get a decent Mosaic was at HQ bar. He should never have done that deal with Raj. It was the beginning of the end. Almost everything he owns is mothballed, shut down, and left to fester after he’s got bored with it or lost money on it. Not to mention the rumored issues in the UK which will emerge soon. Edited December 10, 2018 by thesultanofsheight 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dilligaf 8,662 Posted December 10, 2018 47 minutes ago, thesultanofsheight said: He should never have done that deal with Raj. It was the beginning of the end. Almost everything he owns is mothballed, shut down, and left to fester after he’s got bored with it or lost money on it. Not to mention the rumored issues in the UK which will emerge soon. I agree. He was doing well, but needed a backer. He just chose the wrong one by a million miles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Believer 10,906 Posted December 10, 2018 So....is the bottleneck TT tent arrangement subject to any sort of long-term contractual obligations by the latterly successful tenderer? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dilligaf 8,662 Posted December 10, 2018 37 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: So....is the bottleneck TT tent arrangement subject to any sort of long-term contractual obligations by the latterly successful tenderer? NO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will Halsall 361 Posted December 10, 2018 2 hours ago, thesultanofsheight said: He should never have done that deal with Raj. It was the beginning of the end. Almost everything he owns is mothballed, shut down, and left to fester after he’s got bored with it or lost money on it. Not to mention the rumored issues in the UK which will emerge soon. What rumours exactly - does it relate to HMRC? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thesultanofsheight 8,323 Posted December 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, Will Halsall said: What rumours exactly - does it relate to HMRC? Is the a rhetorical question? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will Halsall 361 Posted December 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, thesultanofsheight said: Is the a rhetorical question? No; I ask because the Whitthalls Wines/EFB v HMRC is in the public domain, and apart from Ballafletcher, I didn't know of any additional rumours. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Believer 10,906 Posted December 10, 2018 28 minutes ago, dilligaf said: NO A few posters on the TT 2018 Entertainment and Tents thread suggested that it was a five year contract with the Corpy, I just looked through it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dilligaf 8,662 Posted December 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: A few posters on the TT 2018 Entertainment and Tents thread suggested that it was a five year contract with the Corpy, I just looked through it? Was it binding both ways ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
finlo 4,114 Posted December 10, 2018 8 minutes ago, dilligaf said: Was it binding both ways ? Binding or otherwise guaranteed to be an unmitigated disaster area. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoTail 1,809 Posted December 10, 2018 Binding or not a contract is useless if a company has gone bust. Just look at Carrilion. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Believer 10,906 Posted December 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, dilligaf said: Was it binding both ways ? No idea, but it might suggest that there WAS a contractual arrangement in place for future years. Meat for lawyers and liquidators maybe. And if HR are now unable to honour, who will the Corpy go crawling to now for next year, given the success Bushy's made of the Villa that they'll not want to give up and rub DBC's face in it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil Down 7,145 Posted December 10, 2018 If they’ve gone belly up, can’t see how they can honour it. Maybe Bushy’s would prefer to go back to the Bottleneck. The costs to set up would be considerably less Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ham_N_Eggs 780 Posted December 10, 2018 1 minute ago, Non-Believer said: No idea, but it might suggest that there WAS a contractual arrangement in place for future years. Meat for lawyers and liquidators maybe. And if HR are now unable to honour, who will the Corpy go crawling to now for next year, given the success Bushy's made of the Villa that they'll not want to give up and rub DBC's face in it? They need to let the Bottleneck Beer Tent die 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
