New Posts For Thread: Jockeys(PJA) need to get their acts together!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28525117/jockeyspja-need-to-get-their-acts-togetherJockeys are living in the dark ages if they think their association is best led by a former jockey.They need to get real and employ an internationally-renowned professional negotiator who has only one objective other than kowtowing to the BHA, traineJust seen a photo of the jockey representatives arriving at the BHA and to be honest it looks like a lad's stag night out.For a trainer, Johnston, to be there in the opposite corner to the jockeys and representing the BHA and for another trainer, Goshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28525117/jockeyspja-need-to-get-their-acts-together?post_id=510116955#510116955Just seen a photo of the jockey representatives arriving at the BHA and to be honest it looks like a lad's stag night out.For a trainer, Johnston, to be there in the opposite corner to the jockeys and representing the BHA and for another trainer, GosMon, 17 Oct 2011 08:03:38 -0500do you think Hughsie's "W" marks will have worn off yet, or will they transfer onto Roy after they shake hands?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28525117/jockeyspja-need-to-get-their-acts-together?post_id=510115569#510115569do you think Hughsie's "W" marks will have worn off yet, or will they transfer onto Roy after they shake hands?Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:25:22 -0500Good to see they have taken a grown up along with them today in the shape of John Gosden. They are in all sorts if they are relying on Darley and Hughes after his shambles of an interview on 5Live Friday morning.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28525117/jockeyspja-need-to-get-their-acts-together?post_id=510114983#510114983Good to see they have taken a grown up along with them today in the shape of John Gosden. They are in all sorts if they are relying on Darley and Hughes after his shambles of an interview on 5Live Friday morning.Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:06:48 -0500Agree with comment about being led by a representative who is a professional negotiator and who understands the need to formally structure these kind of discussions.I think also they need to go to whole hog and bring a lawyer with knowledge of Europehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28525117/jockeyspja-need-to-get-their-acts-together?post_id=510111851#510111851Agree with comment about being led by a representative who is a professional negotiator and who understands the need to formally structure these kind of discussions.I think also they need to go to whole hog and bring a lawyer with knowledge of EuropeMon, 17 Oct 2011 04:55:12 -0500Whoever gets the job let's hope the PJA apply a more stringent 'fit and proper person' test than the BHA did when appointing its new CEO. FFS Paul Bittar is an Australian!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28525117/jockeyspja-need-to-get-their-acts-together?post_id=510111525#510111525Whoever gets the job let's hope the PJA apply a more stringent 'fit and proper person' test than the BHA did when appointing its new CEO. FFS Paul Bittar is an Australian!Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:39:48 -0500I hope McCoy has more to say today than he said on Saturday's Morning Line, or what he has been quoted as saying in today's RP.He could have been assertive and said what he thought the rules should be - instead it seems all he said was..."The rules nhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28525117/jockeyspja-need-to-get-their-acts-together?post_id=510111507#510111507I hope McCoy has more to say today than he said on Saturday's Morning Line, or what he has been quoted as saying in today's RP.He could have been assertive and said what he thought the rules should be - instead it seems all he said was..."The rules nMon, 17 Oct 2011 04:38:50 -0500A number of jockeys give the impression these days that they have the intelligence and potentially the negotiating skills to do the job.Unfortunately Darley has never been one of them.Soumillon would be a good bet given his interview on Sat. If you chttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28525117/jockeyspja-need-to-get-their-acts-together?post_id=510111351#510111351A number of jockeys give the impression these days that they have the intelligence and potentially the negotiating skills to do the job.Unfortunately Darley has never been one of them.Soumillon would be a good bet given his interview on Sat. If you cMon, 17 Oct 2011 04:30:14 -0500Why not get fallon to do it he will sort them out with one of his stares.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28525117/jockeyspja-need-to-get-their-acts-together?post_id=510111253#510111253Why not get fallon to do it he will sort them out with one of his stares.Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:24:55 -0500Or Richard Hughes depending on the outcome of today's meeting. Mind you, you wouldn't want Hughes involved in too many tense negotiations as he'd be chucking his toys out of the pram and storming out at the first sign that he wasn't getting his own whttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28525117/jockeyspja-need-to-get-their-acts-together?post_id=510111065#510111065Or Richard Hughes depending on the outcome of today's meeting. Mind you, you wouldn't want Hughes involved in too many tense negotiations as he'd be chucking his toys out of the pram and storming out at the first sign that he wasn't getting his own wMon, 17 Oct 2011 04:17:22 -0500Paul Roy looking for a new job at 12pm today, maybe he could do it?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28525117/jockeyspja-need-to-get-their-acts-together?post_id=510110981#510110981Paul Roy looking for a new job at 12pm today, maybe he could do it?Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:13:23 -0500