New Posts For Thread: APUZZLING QUESTION: WHY ARE THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE/CONVINCING TV PUNDITS ALSO THE WORST TIPSTERS?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29994381/apuzzling-question-why-are-the-most-knowledgeableconvincing-tv-pundits-also-the-worst-tipstersAnd vice versaThoughts?Nobody is saying that these pundits could make a living from gambling. Indeed if they could, they surely would.Would they? I did (as mentioned earlier in the thread) so I could, but I don't now.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29994381/apuzzling-question-why-are-the-most-knowledgeableconvincing-tv-pundits-also-the-worst-tipsters?post_id=534019641#534019641Nobody is saying that these pundits could make a living from gambling. Indeed if they could, they surely would.Would they? I did (as mentioned earlier in the thread) so I could, but I don't now.Sat, 20 Jul 2013 01:17:23 -0500Excellent post by Oliashttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29994381/apuzzling-question-why-are-the-most-knowledgeableconvincing-tv-pundits-also-the-worst-tipsters?post_id=534019633#534019633Excellent post by OliasSat, 20 Jul 2013 01:15:49 -0500Richard Birch seems to have great racing/greyhound success.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29994381/apuzzling-question-why-are-the-most-knowledgeableconvincing-tv-pundits-also-the-worst-tipsters?post_id=534002131#534002131Richard Birch seems to have great racing/greyhound success.Fri, 19 Jul 2013 11:06:40 -0500Nobody is saying that these pundits could make a living from gambling. Indeed if they could, they surely would.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29994381/apuzzling-question-why-are-the-most-knowledgeableconvincing-tv-pundits-also-the-worst-tipsters?post_id=534002105#534002105Nobody is saying that these pundits could make a living from gambling. Indeed if they could, they surely would.Fri, 19 Jul 2013 11:05:30 -0500Pundits are NOT selected by the media channels on the basis of their ability to make long term punting profits. In fact on many channels if a pundit suddenly started spouting good betting advice he/she would probably get pulled. There have only beenhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29994381/apuzzling-question-why-are-the-most-knowledgeableconvincing-tv-pundits-also-the-worst-tipsters?post_id=533996053#533996053Pundits are NOT selected by the media channels on the basis of their ability to make long term punting profits. In fact on many channels if a pundit suddenly started spouting good betting advice he/she would probably get pulled. There have only beenFri, 19 Jul 2013 07:47:06 -0500To be a TV pundit firstly you have to pick up "1001 Horse Racing Puns" book - available in all bad newsagents. You also have to have no TV training whatsoever. Talking like you've got a mouthful of marbles or not being able to finish a complete senhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29994381/apuzzling-question-why-are-the-most-knowledgeableconvincing-tv-pundits-also-the-worst-tipsters?post_id=533988043#533988043To be a TV pundit firstly you have to pick up "1001 Horse Racing Puns" book - available in all bad newsagents. You also have to have no TV training whatsoever. Talking like you've got a mouthful of marbles or not being able to finish a complete senThu, 18 Jul 2013 21:17:47 -0500Boat rockers, non-conformists, dissenters, free thinkers, iconoclasts just don't survive on the media gravy train, where the safety of back slapping consensus is the ticket to longevity.Following the crowd in this way without ever stopping to questiohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29994381/apuzzling-question-why-are-the-most-knowledgeableconvincing-tv-pundits-also-the-worst-tipsters?post_id=533666535#533666535Boat rockers, non-conformists, dissenters, free thinkers, iconoclasts just don't survive on the media gravy train, where the safety of back slapping consensus is the ticket to longevity.Following the crowd in this way without ever stopping to questioSat, 06 Jul 2013 07:28:23 -0500Many who make their living from betting are not worth listening to. What would you learn from an arber, trader or in-running punter, for instance? Lots if you listen to the right ones i m o. Ok maybe not arber any muppet even skinto can arb but as fohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29994381/apuzzling-question-why-are-the-most-knowledgeableconvincing-tv-pundits-also-the-worst-tipsters?post_id=533666413#533666413Many who make their living from betting are not worth listening to. What would you learn from an arber, trader or in-running punter, for instance? Lots if you listen to the right ones i m o. Ok maybe not arber any muppet even skinto can arb but as foSat, 06 Jul 2013 07:20:05 -0500To the OP's question: the paradox of inverse punditry and tipping skills.Probably they require different personalities. The tipster (and punter) must be decisive, quickly ruling out horses on limited evidence, or even none. No shades of grey: Dawn Aphttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29994381/apuzzling-question-why-are-the-most-knowledgeableconvincing-tv-pundits-also-the-worst-tipsters?post_id=533666347#533666347To the OP's question: the paradox of inverse punditry and tipping skills.Probably they require different personalities. The tipster (and punter) must be decisive, quickly ruling out horses on limited evidence, or even none. No shades of grey: Dawn ApSat, 06 Jul 2013 07:15:14 -0500I don't know whether that is supposed to justify the existence of the likes of Willo but how many useful 'angles' do you think there actually are? Each to is own but as far as I can see if you cannot put these angles to useful purpose then both the ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29994381/apuzzling-question-why-are-the-most-knowledgeableconvincing-tv-pundits-also-the-worst-tipsters?post_id=533666295#533666295I don't know whether that is supposed to justify the existence of the likes of Willo but how many useful 'angles' do you think there actually are? Each to is own but as far as I can see if you cannot put these angles to useful purpose then both the aSat, 06 Jul 2013 07:13:03 -0500