I, like most people, have no real interest in the politics between NOBS and PuBS, the financial standing or management structures, but what I do know is that I paid my £5 to NOBS, registered my interest in beating, spoke to them at various Game Fairs re-ittereting my desire to 'get involved', and was told to 'keep trying'. One kindly soul told me to register with PuBS, guess what ? yep, I was offered my golden opportunity. Now that tells me something - shoots in my area either recruit through local contacts, or through PuBS. At the end of the day, either may help you, but you need to keep on