New Posts For Thread: Have I been too hard on Paul Struthers?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28527735/have-i-been-too-hard-on-paul-struthersPerhaps I gave him too much credit for being his own man as Head of Communications. Perhaps he told the Board ages ago that last week was not the right time to introduce the new rules and that if they went ahead it would be a PR disaster.Perhaps theyi did indeed salmon. please forgive my presumption HM, I get called a fat coont all the time and have allowed this to colour my judgement.I too think that its time for a change at the top of racing as this weeks debacle seems to me to be the thin edghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28527735/have-i-been-too-hard-on-paul-struthers?post_id=510160253#510160253i did indeed salmon. please forgive my presumption HM, I get called a fat coont all the time and have allowed this to colour my judgement.I too think that its time for a change at the top of racing as this weeks debacle seems to me to be the thin edgTue, 18 Oct 2011 06:58:50 -0500Fat Dodgy18 Oct 11 12:08Joined:12 Dec 06| Topic/replies: 12,489 | Blogger: Fat Dodgy's blogthe fact he has called himself the headmaster tells you all you really need to know about his character...You wouldn't know as you joined five years after me,https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28527735/have-i-been-too-hard-on-paul-struthers?post_id=510159663#510159663Fat Dodgy18 Oct 11 12:08Joined:12 Dec 06| Topic/replies: 12,489 | Blogger: Fat Dodgy's blogthe fact he has called himself the headmaster tells you all you really need to know about his character...You wouldn't know as you joined five years after me,Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:38:26 -0500'Fat Dodgy' makes assumptions based on other folk's user names. Yep, 'Fat Dodgy'. I think I've hit a new career lowhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28527735/have-i-been-too-hard-on-paul-struthers?post_id=510159469#510159469'Fat Dodgy' makes assumptions based on other folk's user names. Yep, 'Fat Dodgy'. I think I've hit a new career lowTue, 18 Oct 2011 06:30:48 -0500Are there 2 Roys FD ? Do you mean 2 Pauls maybehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28527735/have-i-been-too-hard-on-paul-struthers?post_id=510159371#510159371Are there 2 Roys FD ? Do you mean 2 Pauls maybeTue, 18 Oct 2011 06:26:02 -0500come on HM teach me the errors in my thinking, I am willing to back them both if your rhetoric is convincinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28527735/have-i-been-too-hard-on-paul-struthers?post_id=510159329#510159329come on HM teach me the errors in my thinking, I am willing to back them both if your rhetoric is convincingTue, 18 Oct 2011 06:23:56 -0500but in the interests of fairness and equanimity as the headmaster seems to be a cheer leader for the status quo maybe he can enlighten us all as to the progress made under the 2 Roys tenureship.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28527735/have-i-been-too-hard-on-paul-struthers?post_id=510159293#510159293but in the interests of fairness and equanimity as the headmaster seems to be a cheer leader for the status quo maybe he can enlighten us all as to the progress made under the 2 Roys tenureship.Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:21:45 -0500Yes FD, those were the days when men of principle and higher values than we mere mortals led by example and set standards of decency and probity in their commercial pursuits.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28527735/have-i-been-too-hard-on-paul-struthers?post_id=510159269#510159269Yes FD, those were the days when men of principle and higher values than we mere mortals led by example and set standards of decency and probity in their commercial pursuits.Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:20:48 -0500sounds like Roy has personally attached the Golden Handcuffs to his desk in High Holborn....https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28527735/have-i-been-too-hard-on-paul-struthers?post_id=510159257#510159257sounds like Roy has personally attached the Golden Handcuffs to his desk in High Holborn....Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:20:21 -0500it used to be the case that when **** ups were made gentlemen of substance fell on their own swords, nowadays their fingers have to be prised from their desks kicking and screaminghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28527735/have-i-been-too-hard-on-paul-struthers?post_id=510159149#510159149it used to be the case that when **** ups were made gentlemen of substance fell on their own swords, nowadays their fingers have to be prised from their desks kicking and screamingTue, 18 Oct 2011 06:15:08 -0500The Headmaster, I doff my school cap to your seniority, sir.Yes, I agree that to be promoting wholesale sackings is not cricket and is at odds with my normal desire to support the underdog.And yet, there is something about this whole scenario that hahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28527735/have-i-been-too-hard-on-paul-struthers?post_id=510159077#510159077The Headmaster, I doff my school cap to your seniority, sir.Yes, I agree that to be promoting wholesale sackings is not cricket and is at odds with my normal desire to support the underdog.And yet, there is something about this whole scenario that haTue, 18 Oct 2011 06:11:48 -0500