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| Pete Barfield ("Panzerkaput") VBCW Frontispiece |
If the VBCW could be said to be "Just like Cricket but with Guns", then such might explain why "the bookies" - or betting shops - did so well out of it. A vast amount of money was taken in on such long running gambles as "Where will Captain Arrowsmith appear next ?" or promotions such as "The Great Comrade Colonel Professor Winter's Liquidation Sweepstake - Bet Early! Bet Often!". In short, the sheer uncertainty of the VBCW proved "a boon to bookies" such as Harry Isaacs (Hereford) Ltd (Turf Accountants), founded in 1924 and trading from 56 Commercial Street:
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| The cover of a 1950's Hereford business guide - Harry Isaacs |
So far as Comrade Colonel Professor Winter is concerned, following the "Disaster at Dinmore", the odds at present are said to be "very short indeed" upon his imminent liquidation.....
Notes :
(1). "Harry Isaacs" is now long gone from 56 Commercial Street, replaced in a more recent incarnation by a specialist shoe shop ("Hotter Comfort Concepts"). Still, a VBCW researcher can always pop in to "Gilbies" next door for a glass of wine:
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| 56 Commercial Street |
(2). For cricket in the VBCW, see HERE
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