New Posts For Thread: all we need is the boardman backhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30774821/all-we-need-is-the-boardman-backlads and korals are not showing tv coverage in the shops from 6 courses i.e. Southwell today, 1 day this week there will be no tv coverage from 3 courses so it will be like the old days were people stood watching the brown box in the corner, but theyFor once im on the side of the bookmakers. Having 3 separate picture providers is a f-ing joke.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30774821/all-we-need-is-the-boardman-back?post_id=550805339#550805339For once im on the side of the bookmakers. Having 3 separate picture providers is a f-ing joke.Thu, 05 Jan 2017 14:21:17 -0600The reason why turnover falls is because your lot won't take a bet Ronnie so we don't bother. If you log on you get redirected whateber that means most like me get totally ****** off you cannot find anything when the site finally appears and you thinhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30774821/all-we-need-is-the-boardman-back?post_id=550805305#550805305The reason why turnover falls is because your lot won't take a bet Ronnie so we don't bother. If you log on you get redirected whateber that means most like me get totally ****** off you cannot find anything when the site finally appears and you thinThu, 05 Jan 2017 14:15:36 -0600Irish betting shops don't have FOBTs. Reckon that is a factor.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30774821/all-we-need-is-the-boardman-back?post_id=550805165#550805165Irish betting shops don't have FOBTs. Reckon that is a factor.Thu, 05 Jan 2017 13:58:19 -0600we had a customer in today who wanted to put their laptop on so that they could watch the racing that wasn't being shown in the shop, would anyone know if this is legal?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30774821/all-we-need-is-the-boardman-back?post_id=550805113#550805113we had a customer in today who wanted to put their laptop on so that they could watch the racing that wasn't being shown in the shop, would anyone know if this is legal?Thu, 05 Jan 2017 13:44:18 -0600Ran one of the last board shops in london for Laddies, back in the 90's, were 5 when I started in Laddies Victoria, all enforced apart from the Gerrard St one in Chinatown, that went and I got Ron the boardman from there, he missed more shows than hehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30774821/all-we-need-is-the-boardman-back?post_id=550802525#550802525Ran one of the last board shops in london for Laddies, back in the 90's, were 5 when I started in Laddies Victoria, all enforced apart from the Gerrard St one in Chinatown, that went and I got Ron the boardman from there, he missed more shows than heThu, 05 Jan 2017 05:01:07 -0600Amazing the difference in shops over here and those in Ireland which are full of punters backing horses.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30774821/all-we-need-is-the-boardman-back?post_id=550802503#550802503Amazing the difference in shops over here and those in Ireland which are full of punters backing horses.Thu, 05 Jan 2017 04:57:14 -0600My first job was as the boardman in my local independent. A particular favourite moment was when some of the shows came through on runners owned by Peter Savill....................opening show 6/4 followed two minutes later by ''this show is ok 8/1''https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30774821/all-we-need-is-the-boardman-back?post_id=550802453#550802453My first job was as the boardman in my local independent. A particular favourite moment was when some of the shows came through on runners owned by Peter Savill....................opening show 6/4 followed two minutes later by ''this show is ok 8/1''Thu, 05 Jan 2017 04:49:38 -0600I remember that Facts, they moved on to having printed sheets, the bookies I used to go to in the seventies had an old boy updating the prices and he only got about half of them updated, could be annoying when a horse had gone out to 7/2 from 3's andhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30774821/all-we-need-is-the-boardman-back?post_id=550802373#550802373I remember that Facts, they moved on to having printed sheets, the bookies I used to go to in the seventies had an old boy updating the prices and he only got about half of them updated, could be annoying when a horse had gone out to 7/2 from 3's andThu, 05 Jan 2017 04:34:57 -0600What he should have said was " no worries, our business plan is unaffected, the punters we want through our doors are machine junkies and happily the fewer horse punters in attendance means our machine players can sit rather than stand whilst waitinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30774821/all-we-need-is-the-boardman-back?post_id=550802231#550802231What he should have said was " no worries, our business plan is unaffected, the punters we want through our doors are machine junkies and happily the fewer horse punters in attendance means our machine players can sit rather than stand whilst waitingThu, 05 Jan 2017 04:15:06 -0600If they brought back the board man with his coloured felts,sponge and bucket of water, together with the tannoy commentaries, I might be tempted back into a bookmakers.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30774821/all-we-need-is-the-boardman-back?post_id=550802169#550802169If they brought back the board man with his coloured felts,sponge and bucket of water, together with the tannoy commentaries, I might be tempted back into a bookmakers.Thu, 05 Jan 2017 04:04:58 -0600