There are a hell of a lot of competition lads that know that in three years Phil Dixon alone turned Foremark back into a premier fishery and a good competition venue plus a nice place to fish for your pleasure lads, will a person that has an interest in two fisheries be able to give that level of commitment?
I will not be travelling 2.5 hours to find out!

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i wont be travelling 10 mins to find

You make a fair point Fred,

But in circumstances of bidding on an open tender you can't be sure what other people might do. I agree that it would have been preferable for Phil to have continued. Also, I don't know who else (if anyone) has put in a bid. The point I want to make is that if Phil was going to lose out anyway, then Ifor is as good as an alternative as anyone else I know. Having fished at Thornton I do know what a good job he has done there.

Regards

Jeff

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Location - Just outside of Nottingham - Robin Hood country!

Jeff

There were - as far as we know 5 bidders for the tenancy. I know 4 of those are confirmed as bidders. (Phil, Ifor, The sailing club and 2 locals Jody&Bob) The 5th I have no name for.

However there is a rumour emenating - that Ifor initially bid and then later retracted that bid.

Only to be asked later by Severn Trent to re-submit his bid...

I know of only 1 person on this forum that could confirm if the later approach by Severn Trent to re-submit the bid is only a rumour or is in fact the case.

I sincerely hope that this was not the case

Hi Jeff,
I agree with you there, that if Phil was going to lose out anyway, then Ifor would be the best alternative for Formark.

Buzzerman,
That's an interesting point you make, a question which many of us would like to know the answer to.

I'm wondering if the final unknown bidder could have come from
Rita, Sue and Bob too

Anyone going fishing

Mick

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"I will give him seven feet of English ground, or as much more as he may be taller than other men"
http://derbyshireonthefly.blogspot.com/

Is their more to this than i am seeing, an auction was ran, the highest bidder got the lot, why that bidder should then have to answer as to why he bid i dont understand.

If ST have done something under the table they must have had a reason, if phil was as good as you say ( i have not met him or fished here) why would they want rid of him.

I see it like this, he has either upset his landlord ( for what ever reason) and they want rid or he was just not the highest bidder and lost the auction, i see no issue with either senario.

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Please look at and sign this e-petition. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/13978

I hope not - that sniffs of a conspiracy!

Jeff

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Location - Just outside of Nottingham - Robin Hood country!

glad you see it that way jeff (if true)but i guess we will never know but what goes round comes around