Good news and bad news.

The good news is they might air your piece tomorrow.
The bad news is you might have to listen to Heart FM all day tomorrow.

How much is a viewing. Can you take a selfie and if so how much is it extra for banksy himself to be in the selfie.

And on a more serious note, the club owner, though he has good intentions has also nicked it. It wasn't on his wall. Hopefully the council will reclaim and either put it in the museum or auction off and spend directly on local infrastructure and services however the deem fit. He has no given right to assume the proceeds will be his and his clubs. There's hundreds of worthy charities and causes in the area which could do with a cash boost.

Yeah he amazingly pealed off the tape to show me a tennis ball size whole. I told him to not do it again.

From the brief chat I had with the guy he has put his life into helping youngsters. Got an MBE for it.
Thats enough for me to believe the money if any will go where needed.

I'd rather this work benefits the club rather than being stolen by people who are only interested in it for personal monetary gain. Even if it wasn't stolen it would be tagged / defaced beyond recognition. Now whilst many will say 'That's what happens to a street piece' the truth is, it will be defaced so quickly simply because it is by Banksy. Thus, what you eventually get to look at looks nothing like what it was.

I don't even mind the owner asking a small charge for seeing the piece. His club is in danger of closing and he wants to raise as much money as he can. Over the years many people have made s**t loads of money out of Banksy. Many people on this forum own works which have increased massively in worth from what was originally paid but no one begrudges them that, as they were his supporters from the early days. If you own a Banksy that's great because not every one does. Many others, who aren't in the least interested in the art, have acquired his works cheaply with the sole intention of selling on for a huge profit. Such profits don't benefit the community.

I think it clear to anyone that the owner of the club won't be lining his own pockets but is selling it for the right reasons. I'd rather the club benefits from the sale of this work rather than have the Council own it - it just isn't right that they own a Banksy work given that at one time they wanted Banksy arrested /locked-up and put out of action. Additionally, in my youth I was a member of a locally run boxing club which, at the very least, helped many youngsters keep of the streets and out of trouble and at most most made decent boxers out of others. The people who run these clubs work tirelessly with very little monetary gain and often struggle to pay the rent and buy new equipment etc.

So, I hope the owner gets as much as possible to help keep the club open for a long while yet.

Whats the difference between a struggling business and an opportunist who tries to flog a stolen streetpiece via an disputable auction house or gallery?  Does being a do-gooder give you the right to do wrong? Its not his/their piece to do as they wish.  If Banksy was that concerned about the club he would have done it on their friggin wall!!!

This is a funny lot on these forums. Everyone was all about charity a few weeks ago and some of those people are now complaining about Banksy's work going to a charity? You couldn't make this sh*t up. And all in all, was it really that great? Supporting children will do more good for the community than stenciled art on plywood.