Hi guys, I hope everyone is well. I attended the Sportsmania event on Saturday & I believe it was a success. I live in Norwich so it's only one and a half hours drive for me however I drove down Friday evening & stayed in a hotel 10 mins away from the event to make the most out of the weekend. The venue was great in my opinion, free parking within a more than big enough car park, cafe onsite selling hot & cold snacks, nice reception area with small seating area. The event was held on the first floor, initially when I walked into the main signing & dealers room I thought it was a little small however it was perfect size, more than big enough for walking around a queuing for guests without getting in people's way. Photo shoots were on the same floor but down a corridor within a separate room & easy access to toilets were on the same floor as well. It was really nice, clean, calm & cool in the venue. I am a Boxing fan but only went to meet Billy Joe Saunders & George Groves as the others in attendance I had already had the pleasure to of met. Billy Joe Saunders was great, a real genuine guy that likes his fans, really friendly & a great laugh just as I expected. Unfortunately George Groves was due for 11:00 however he was apparently running late due to heavy traffic according to the Showmasters crew. It was suspected that he would have been arriving at 12:00 however I stayed waiting until 14:00 to then be told that Showmasters assume that he will not be attending. I was gutted as I had a few items that I wanted to be signed, a pre booked photo shoot & this was the second time for me were I had gone to an event & he had not turned up. I would like to say that although I was gutted I hope he is ok & it also is not Showmasters fault in anyway. The Showmasters crew are always great, good to talk to & there to help if needed.
It was a great turn out, lots of people & good times had by all that attended. Great choice in venue, easy access of the A12, hopefully this will mean more Sportsmania events will be held here in the future. Thank you Showmasters!