Following a meeting with Bill Ward at the last NEC show in 2006, I agreed to not criticise the Carp Society anymore on FW for it's betrayal of the founding members aims, like myself....

My previously lifetime honorary membership (which costs the CS nowt) has not been restored since, which I thought would be a half-decent gesture on their part...

So, gloves off, check out the abortion which is now the official Carp Society site at http://www.thecarpsociety.com

Stinker...

Looks like someone did it for their GCSE project

very poor

The joke myth is still being perpetuated also on this Mickey Mouse site that the CS has some control over Redmire Pool...

This is totally UNTRUE....

Still, an ex-RMC big wig I'm sure is going to be announced very soon on this site as a new highly-paid CS employee... ..despite only a five minute involvement....

I'm sure Saul could have knocked up a better site in he's dinner hour... as for the 'Society' it is as i have previously stated..'A Dying Dinosaur'.

Is it not time for a new wave of movement that stands for us 'All'??

At least I can fcukin read it!

Paul, I know nothing about your battle against the Carp Society and to be really truthful it is none of my business.

I never was one for the echelons of power craving that existed at that time and many of the fall outs at the time were created through those very power cravings and bloody dummy spitting.

What I can say though is that David Mannal has gone out of his way to help me enjoy my angling on horseshoe. He works his butt off trying to make the lake a better place for Anglers, no job is beneath him to do and at no time has he appeared a power crazy individual, quite the contrary in fact.

In fact since starting carp fishing in 1973/74 I don't think I have ever fished such an enjoyable lake run in such a professional manner.

You naturally have your feud with the Society and that is one that you should deal personally either through litigation or other means, but by publishing such comments will put other people off from fishing such a fantastic place which is run very professionally.

Personally I think that the organisation "The Carp Society" should be changed to something encompassing it current trading.

As for it's web site, does it really matter, I was in the computer game for nearly 20 years and the most hit sites are ones that load quickly without a load of Java, or Flash or Graphics and present their idea simply and without complication.

It might not be all singing or dancing, but it does the job.

Lets get back to talking about fishing, there is enough politics and crap about, lets just get on with enjoying our fishing.

I'm not trying to decry your position Paul, if & when we are on the bank side you want to chew the fat over a cuppa, then I am all ears, but lets stop all this crap and politics there is enough shite in the world without keep fueling the same old stories.

The Society more or less scrapped Carp Fisher to provide members with a quality website, it said... ...that's the point I'm trying to make...if this is IT it's yet another rip-off for Carp Society people paying expensive subs who don't fish Horseshoe or any of their other waters....

Your website experience is dated, John, people expect a bit of quality nowadays.....

I totally agree with you Paul on all of your points. I left the carp society long ago because I felt that it had already lost its way and the only way it could change its name to something that resembles its current standing is to call itself "Horseshoe fishing club." At one stage it had the UK at its finger tips and now it hardly exists.

The toys have definately left the pram.......hilarious.