New Posts For Thread: ja mcgrath to retirehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29964079/ja-mcgrath-to-retireafter 40 years commentating will call for the last time at ascot on 7th september. was told by another commentator going before he got the push.hone = phone for those that might not have been able to figure it outhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29964079/ja-mcgrath-to-retire?post_id=533007835#533007835hone = phone for those that might not have been able to figure it outWed, 12 Jun 2013 07:41:40 -0500i liked jim , i didn't care too much if he made mistakes or not , just like how sir peter o'sullevan could have read the hone book during commentaries and it would still have sounded good . his voice was what i grew up with commentating on horse rachttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29964079/ja-mcgrath-to-retire?post_id=533007815#533007815i liked jim , i didn't care too much if he made mistakes or not , just like how sir peter o'sullevan could have read the hone book during commentaries and it would still have sounded good . his voice was what i grew up with commentating on horse racWed, 12 Jun 2013 07:40:54 -0500"as they sort themselves out"https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29964079/ja-mcgrath-to-retire?post_id=533007413#533007413"as they sort themselves out"Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:23:08 -0500I preferred him to a lot of the other commentators and wish him a long, happy and healthy retirement.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29964079/ja-mcgrath-to-retire?post_id=533007111#533007111I preferred him to a lot of the other commentators and wish him a long, happy and healthy retirement.Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:07:52 -0500after the terrible news yesterday of the passing of sir henry it was good of aussie jim to announce this and put a bit of happiness back into racinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29964079/ja-mcgrath-to-retire?post_id=533006921#533006921after the terrible news yesterday of the passing of sir henry it was good of aussie jim to announce this and put a bit of happiness back into racingWed, 12 Jun 2013 06:57:59 -0500About 6 years too late but good on him got what he could out of it and had a few drinks along the way !https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29964079/ja-mcgrath-to-retire?post_id=533006911#533006911About 6 years too late but good on him got what he could out of it and had a few drinks along the way !Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:57:33 -0500"On settling down" about time he fecked off,too many mistakes and cliches "I reckon"!!!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29964079/ja-mcgrath-to-retire?post_id=533006643#533006643"On settling down" about time he fecked off,too many mistakes and cliches "I reckon"!!!Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:45:11 -0500I think he is still yet to mention the Jollie falling the other day "and they are all safely over"https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29964079/ja-mcgrath-to-retire?post_id=533006631#533006631I think he is still yet to mention the Jollie falling the other day "and they are all safely over"Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:44:21 -0500yeh he was the best early doors---but you got to admit his commentaries have gone rapidly downhill last couple of yearshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29964079/ja-mcgrath-to-retire?post_id=533006019#533006019yeh he was the best early doors---but you got to admit his commentaries have gone rapidly downhill last couple of yearsWed, 12 Jun 2013 06:13:40 -050040 years is a pretty good shift. the guy was a good journalist first and foremost. pity there are so many nasty spiteful little b!tches on this forum who want to blame everyone but themselves for their failures.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29964079/ja-mcgrath-to-retire?post_id=533005733#53300573340 years is a pretty good shift. the guy was a good journalist first and foremost. pity there are so many nasty spiteful little b!tches on this forum who want to blame everyone but themselves for their failures.Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:59:12 -0500