New Posts For Thread: A great era of racing journalismhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28595117/a-great-era-of-racing-journalismI think the current writers for the broadsheets are among the best ever and we are lucky to have them.Chris Cook, Greg Wood, Alan Lee and Chris McGrath are really quite exceptional compared in their analysis and reporting of the sport.Pity about thewoul be a better world without themhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28595117/a-great-era-of-racing-journalism?post_id=511438489#511438489woul be a better world without themThu, 20 Oct 2011 09:16:53 -0500if you pay peanuts....https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28595117/a-great-era-of-racing-journalism?post_id=511438431#511438431if you pay peanuts....Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:14:39 -050024th may article his view was racing would be better off without low grade racing and betting exchanges.You can go all in a later piece will be about low grade racing being the bread and butter of the sport and one on how great an invention betting ehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28595117/a-great-era-of-racing-journalism?post_id=511438335#51143833524th may article his view was racing would be better off without low grade racing and betting exchanges.You can go all in a later piece will be about low grade racing being the bread and butter of the sport and one on how great an invention betting eThu, 20 Oct 2011 09:11:51 -0500And the diary feature was dreadfulhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28595117/a-great-era-of-racing-journalism?post_id=511437815#511437815And the diary feature was dreadfulThu, 20 Oct 2011 08:58:11 -0500I don't get the Alan Lee support.His views seem to change with each article, especially on all weather racing and betfair. And his constant cheerleading for rfc is too much.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28595117/a-great-era-of-racing-journalism?post_id=511437791#511437791I don't get the Alan Lee support.His views seem to change with each article, especially on all weather racing and betfair. And his constant cheerleading for rfc is too much.Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:57:42 -0500none of the four mentioned can hold a cndle to A. Down and T. O'Ryan, proper 'in depth' writers.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28595117/a-great-era-of-racing-journalism?post_id=511437655#511437655none of the four mentioned can hold a cndle to A. Down and T. O'Ryan, proper 'in depth' writers.Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:53:07 -0500Guardian did well with the whip story this week.Got Jim Crowley to hit one of their writers with a whip as hard as he does a horse and it did not hurt.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28595117/a-great-era-of-racing-journalism?post_id=511435505#511435505Guardian did well with the whip story this week.Got Jim Crowley to hit one of their writers with a whip as hard as he does a horse and it did not hurt.Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:53:24 -0500Agreed.Alan Lee is my favourite of all time.Regretfully, the RP people so often seem to be "half gagged", by their masters who have to pander to bookmaker advertising. The good ship "GRAVY TRAIN", must not be rocked.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28595117/a-great-era-of-racing-journalism?post_id=511421261#511421261Agreed.Alan Lee is my favourite of all time.Regretfully, the RP people so often seem to be "half gagged", by their masters who have to pander to bookmaker advertising. The good ship "GRAVY TRAIN", must not be rocked.Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:02:08 -0500I think the current writers for the broadsheets are among the best ever and we are lucky to have them.Chris Cook, Greg Wood, Alan Lee and Chris McGrath are really quite exceptional compared in their analysis and reporting of the sport.Pity about thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28595117/a-great-era-of-racing-journalism?post_id=511420595#511420595I think the current writers for the broadsheets are among the best ever and we are lucky to have them.Chris Cook, Greg Wood, Alan Lee and Chris McGrath are really quite exceptional compared in their analysis and reporting of the sport.Pity about theWed, 19 Oct 2011 19:38:05 -0500