I know what your going to say here we go again , well imagine this if the casino was still open and there wasn't 50 + venues per weekend on would the top 60's , 7o's and crossover discoveries of today as played by butch , mr dyson ,mr .h, kitch etc be bigger records if they had been played by mr searling , mr roberts , mr winstanley etc . would they have been more widely accepted because they were played at the casino ? let's keep this sensible no slagging of or backstabbing just honest opinions

Your highlighted statement is very much evident - and true - in respect of The Ritz at Brighouse , Roger ........

This is where the problem lies : economics outweigh sentimentality . The Ritz may be - and is - a viable business , but the land it stands on is worth far more than any business that does come , and will come if it stays open , throught its' doors .........

Malc Burton

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The ritz will more than likely survive a tad longer ............. with the property market going its up

rob

I'm quite happy with the modern day casino at the 100 club.

Is there a more forward thinking DJ/promoter than Ady C? There are many that are in the same company, but if ever a club holds the ethic of Wigan Casino it is the 100, it has just changed the size to fit the climate.

SORRY MATE . HOW CAN YOU COMPERE THE 100.CLUB???????? . @ W.C THEY HAD 600 TO 2000 PEOPLE WHO WERE ALL ENJOYING A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE THAT CAN'T BE EXPLAINED!!!. UNLESS YOU WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO ATTEND, AT ONE OF THE BEST EVER VENUES. THE ONLY WORD THAT COMES TO MIND IS AWESOME .THE 100 AS I SEE IT IS A BEER SOAKED DANCE FLOOR / YOUNG MOD FEST!!!... AND HAS NO COMPARISON TO WHAT THE TOP VENUES IN THE COUNTRY THEN HAD TO OFFER . GRANTED IT HAS ITS HERITAGE WHICH YOU CAN'T TAKE AWAY. AND YES! I TAKE MY HAT OFF TO ADY FOR ALL HE HAS DONE ON THE SCENE, YOU CAN'T BUY HISTORY OR EXPERIENCE, YOU HAVE TO LIVE IT, AND FOR THAT I GIVE RESPECT ...............

W.C WAS 1000.S OF SOUL FANS CATALYSTS THAT TOOK US ALL ONTO WHAT WE HAVE TODAY . SO ALL OF US YOUNG OR OLD HAVE TO KEEP DOING WHAT WE LOVE . TO SUM IT UP, ALL VENUES OVER THE YEARS HAVE HAD DIFFERENT THINGS TO OFFER , AND WE HAVE ALL HAD DIFFERENT EXPERIANCES IN VENUES, DUE TO DIFFERENT AGES, SO I'LL JUST SAY LETS KEEP IT REAL, AND NOT FORGET WE ARE ALL SOUL BROTHERS & SISTERS REGARDLESS OF AGE OR EXPERIANCE OF OTHER VENUES IN OUR PAST.

rant over sorry Flanny

PS I LOVE THE 100