Tweedledum, Tinker Bell and the Wicked Witch!

A lot of people watching City Tatts have wondered if it is comedy, farce or tragedy.

No, it’s pantomime!

We have Tweedledum, Tweedledee and now, Tinker Bell.

And the Wicked Witch (Jan Ellks) has been casting her evil spells since 2007.

There must be a pantomime in all this!

Maybe the Dance Club could put on something.

City Tatts Information Desk

What have we learned without Tweedledum? (3)

We learned something else without Tweedledum:

The whole property scheme was Tweedledum’s personal project

Again, most City Tatts observers knew this anyway.

It’s clear that the Committee are not that interested in it and really know very little about it.

And, as for Tweedledee (Pat Campion), he’s been exposed as a snivelling little bitch repeating Tweedledum’s slogans.

If this really was the Committee’s plan, Tweedledum’s absence would make very little difference.

But, alas, on every front the property plan has ground to a halt.

It goes without saying that Tweedledee will claim that everything is still on track.

But he’s not fooling anyone now.

Even Clinch Long Letherbarrow don’t believe him any more.

City Tatts Information Desk

What have we learned without Tweedledum? (2)

Here is something else we learned without Tweedledum (and Tinker Bell):

The “marketing manager”, Kirsty Assad, wasn’t doing much marketing

Marketing has been one of the joke departments at City Tatts for a long time.

Promotion of City Tattersalls Club is so simple a child could do it. You just have to have restaurants, bars and other amenities that appeal to the thousands walking past the front door every day, and living in the city – and then let them know that you have.

These restaurants or bars or whatever don’t even have to be well run or special. Even average would be good enough with the phenomenal passing trade.

Instead promotion at City Tatts has been an expensive disaster.

As an example, since Tweedledum got the top job (with the blessing of Keith Free) millions have been spent on radio advertising – all of it a total waste. When members started to query this expense, it dropped from $500,000 a year to $200,000 a year. While this helped to calm the protests, it also exposed the rort. If it was money well spent, why would they reduce it just because members asked about it?

And the waste continues inside the Club itself. City Tatts has 5 people working full time in the marketing department. It’s hard to see what they could all be doing. The Bowlers Club has 5 people to run the whole club.

But the best part about the missing “marketing manager” is that all the Club’s promotions are running just fine without her.

City Tatts Information Desk

What have we learned without Tweedledum? (1)

On the last day of March Tweedledum and Tinker Bell were marched off the premises.

Today is the last day of April.

So what have we learned without Tweedledum?

EVERY PART OF THE CLUB IS RUNNING JUST THE SAME

The only conclusion is that he was doing very little to manage the Club.

Basically, most observers have known this for a long time.

Firstly, he only spent 3 days a week in the Club. And out of that you have to subtract the time spent with Tania, and later with Kirsty.

But the majority of his time and effort was devoted to defending himself against members.

Since 2006, Tweedledum has been under attack from every side. His total incompetence caused letters from members, member complaints, questions at meetings, investigations by the Department of Gaming & Racing, questions in parliament and being exposed in The Destruction of City Tattersalls Club – most of which also required many meetings with Bartier Perry.

There really was very little time left over to run the Club.

City Tatts Information Desk

Tweedledee’s Advice To Members – 27 April 2016

RE MR ANTHONY GUILFOYLE

Dear Remaining Members

There was important news for members four weeks ago which I tried to keep secret as long as possible, but internet blogs like City Tatts Information Desk forced me to say something.

The Club’s destruction by Tweedledum, the Club’s Chief Executive Officer (LOL) has come to an end, which will be a relief to all members.

The Committee is now getting on with the almost impossible task of finding a new CEO who will turn a blind eye to the corruption all through our airhead development, and before.

The Committee and Tweedledum remain in negotiations on hush money, because if he goes down he could bring us all down. I cannot elaborate further at this time and I hope never to do so in the future, unless I am called to give evidence at his trial.

By the way, there is something else I didn’t mention before. The Club’s employment of Tinker Bell as the Club’s “marketing manager” has also come to an end, and not a good one either.

Yours Dishonestly

Tweedledee (Patrick Campion)

Chief Liar

City Tattersalls Club

Why Campion is saying nothing

Still nothing from Patrick Campion about his good buddy Tony Guilfoyle.

You could say it’s another example of his contempt for members.

But there is more to it than that.

Naturally, his first objective would be to keep members in the dark until after the AGM in May.

But, aside from that, he is saying nothing because he doesn’t want to commit himself.

If Guilfoyle is never charged Campion will claim that the Committee never accused him of anything. But if Guilfoyle is charged Campion will point to his sudden exit as proof the Committee took action.

And, in any case, without Guilfoyle to hold his hand, Campion probably doesn’t know what to say anyway.

City Tatts Information Desk