New Posts For Thread: Ed Chamberlin - barking up a forest of wrong treeshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30969807/ed-chamberlin---barking-up-a-forest-of-wrong-treeswhere to start!!''Some frown on concerts that are now so popular at race meetings in the summer. To me they offer a perfect opportunity to educate people about our sport, engage them in our sport, and entice them to come racing again."I wonder how maJockey Club Racecourses had a lot of free tickets online this year for midweek meetings, went to Warwick a few times, let's hope they do the same next year.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30969807/ed-chamberlin---barking-up-a-forest-of-wrong-trees?post_id=553244509#553244509Jockey Club Racecourses had a lot of free tickets online this year for midweek meetings, went to Warwick a few times, let's hope they do the same next year.Mon, 18 Dec 2017 01:19:04 -0600I agree with ftp, this is the first season for 30 years I have not been to a course for live racing. Too expensive and all about fleecing the customers to pay their premium to the tracks for pitches.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30969807/ed-chamberlin---barking-up-a-forest-of-wrong-trees?post_id=553241013#553241013I agree with ftp, this is the first season for 30 years I have not been to a course for live racing. Too expensive and all about fleecing the customers to pay their premium to the tracks for pitches.Sun, 17 Dec 2017 10:55:12 -0600I love horse racing and football. I still attend the odd prestigious race meetings but not football solely because the total spend at a football match is so expensive eg £70/80; £40/50 for a ticket (opposition dependent), £10/15 for substinance anhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30969807/ed-chamberlin---barking-up-a-forest-of-wrong-trees?post_id=553240837#553240837I love horse racing and football. I still attend the odd prestigious race meetings but not football solely because the total spend at a football match is so expensive eg £70/80; £40/50 for a ticket (opposition dependent), £10/15 for substinance anSun, 17 Dec 2017 10:06:37 -0600The cost of going racing for 3 hours entertainment is currently not justifiable if you want to go and see the horses parade. It is way way out of the pockets of families where the you g actually develop an affinity for the race horses and dont simplyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30969807/ed-chamberlin---barking-up-a-forest-of-wrong-trees?post_id=553240155#553240155The cost of going racing for 3 hours entertainment is currently not justifiable if you want to go and see the horses parade. It is way way out of the pockets of families where the you g actually develop an affinity for the race horses and dont simplySun, 17 Dec 2017 08:05:07 -0600the new wave of grandstands are basically shopping centres,leisure complexes. with ever increasing ways of getting you to spend money and besides viewing spots in accessable to most pockets have nothing to do with the racinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30969807/ed-chamberlin---barking-up-a-forest-of-wrong-trees?post_id=553240079#553240079the new wave of grandstands are basically shopping centres,leisure complexes. with ever increasing ways of getting you to spend money and besides viewing spots in accessable to most pockets have nothing to do with the racingSun, 17 Dec 2017 07:54:35 -0600If you like horses you dont go to the bother to go in the grandstand or centre of the course you want to see them parade. Why should the people who love the horses be stood around doing nothing in between 5 minute races because the courses are too grhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30969807/ed-chamberlin---barking-up-a-forest-of-wrong-trees?post_id=553240023#553240023If you like horses you dont go to the bother to go in the grandstand or centre of the course you want to see them parade. Why should the people who love the horses be stood around doing nothing in between 5 minute races because the courses are too grSun, 17 Dec 2017 07:44:30 -0600meant under 40 quid for football matchhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30969807/ed-chamberlin---barking-up-a-forest-of-wrong-trees?post_id=553240013#553240013meant under 40 quid for football matchSun, 17 Dec 2017 07:42:35 -0600Yes they dont care about getting people interested in racing into the courses. Bringing about their own downfall through maximising $$$$ nothing can get in the way until the partygoers paying just themselves in and buying drinks find somewhere else thttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30969807/ed-chamberlin---barking-up-a-forest-of-wrong-trees?post_id=553240009#553240009Yes they dont care about getting people interested in racing into the courses. Bringing about their own downfall through maximising $$$$ nothing can get in the way until the partygoers paying just themselves in and buying drinks find somewhere else tSun, 17 Dec 2017 07:41:46 -0600racing is not like other sports,its not something you do once a week,by sourcing the cheapest tkt you can still probably get a tkt,get the wife to drop you off ,pickmyou mup etc for 40 quid or underracing is not something people tend to do on a weeklhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30969807/ed-chamberlin---barking-up-a-forest-of-wrong-trees?post_id=553240007#553240007racing is not like other sports,its not something you do once a week,by sourcing the cheapest tkt you can still probably get a tkt,get the wife to drop you off ,pickmyou mup etc for 40 quid or underracing is not something people tend to do on a weeklSun, 17 Dec 2017 07:41:32 -0600If the idea is to get more people coming racing we might consider banning live TV coverage. In the US there is often a TV blackout in the area of a sporting event. It would have the added advantage of getting rid of Clueless Chamberlin and (even betthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30969807/ed-chamberlin---barking-up-a-forest-of-wrong-trees?post_id=553239925#553239925If the idea is to get more people coming racing we might consider banning live TV coverage. In the US there is often a TV blackout in the area of a sporting event. It would have the added advantage of getting rid of Clueless Chamberlin and (even bettSun, 17 Dec 2017 07:28:50 -0600