One word Rich .......... The cost! Apart from my wife's pension, (which we live on) all I receive is £40.79 a month. This is a small private pension I receive.Out of this, I might top up my mobile, buy a few bits for my fishing (which is my hobby) and that's about it! To come up to Bedworth would incur ferry charge (approx £45), fuel (about £40) and spending money for the week-end. I could stay at my daughters to save hotel cost, but with the cost of entrance at £20 minimum, we're talking £150 - £200.
I saw Higgins somewhere in Bedworth years ago - when I left (about 02:00) he was saying that if he knocked a snooker ball off the table to put out a fag on the floor, and then into a glass over by the door would they re-open the bar ?