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Retirement of Graham Goode
Retirement of Graham Goode
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Subsequently getting turned down for the steward's job really put his nose out of joint. Words to the effect of how much more experience could they possibly want? On a par with McGrath for his total arrogance!
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Even Sir Peter O'Sullivan (a true legend) went on for too long.
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he was good in his day (no pun intended)
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bosra shame
Not come a day too soon - dreadful commentator. All the same phrases " by a neck , by a half ", " 4, 5,6 lengths clear " etc etc. Not to mention the dreadful 1999 Derby " ... and I swear it's Oath " which I think was his death knell on Channel 4. I was said good morning to him at York car park and he totally blanked me. How did he know it was you BS? |
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'....and in a packing field...'
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MR G Date Joined: 11 Oct 01
Add contact | Send message When: 28 Dec 10 22:43 Even Sir Peter O'Sullivan (a true legend) went on for too long Agree O'Sullivan was a legend & went on for 5 years too long at least, kept transposing the horses names & felt sorry for him as it should have been his employers should not have it allowed it to continue. He was universally well liked & loved the game so didn't want to retire The same can definitely not be said of Goode. He wasnt fit to lace O'Sullivan's drinks |
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^...or his shoes ?
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We still have Thommo
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is it pheasant shooting season yet?
Maybe someone will mistake Thommo for one |
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Not a massive fan of him myself
..............but i remember years ago he gave IL PRINCIPE to make all , on the morning line , and it did just that . thanks geegee  |
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at 11/1 if i remember correctly
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bye gg
you shoulda went long before now...too many blunders in the last 5 years.. |
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You misseD out a 2, GT..
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that pic of tommo
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Honest Scouser - I hope you don't think I was comparing GG to O'Sullivan. I was merely pointing out that GG is not alone in going on too long. In fact to be fair to GG I don't think he's any worse than some of the others.
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re:saying hello to people
im sorry, but unless you know him on a personal level you have no business saying hello to him, or anyone else, at a racecourse or anywhere else. or did you just say hello because he was "off the telly"?? do you go around saying hello to every stranger you meet? i dont think so |
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No Dayjur, I don't - but then again, I don't expect to be ignored when we are the only 2 people in the car park, five foot apart from each other on a non race day early in the morning. I was merely being polite and it's a sad world you live in if you feel only people you know personally can say Good Morning to you
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as an ex pro footballer i was taught to treat everyone with respect and sign autographs,if goode blanked you like that i think he was a disgrace,you should have told him what you thought of him there and then bosra,mind you he does look the type to blank people,looks a right toff.good riddance to an awfull commentator.
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No strong feelings either way about the man,so happy retirement GG.However,race calling can't be easy and after calling so many races must be hard not to repeat your favourite phrases,all sports commentators do it to some extent.Just hit the mute button and try it yourself.
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agree with bosra shame
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That photo of Thompson just about sums up what an obnoxious person he is. A total t!t.
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Rubbish caller of races. Glad he's gone.
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Good fooking riddance to the smug, sanctimonious git.
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Peter O'Sullivan went on to long?.......My feckin@rse.........I would stil have him on now,he would still be a furlong clear of these clowns like Holt and co.
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What was the name of the horse he use to do in a German accent couple of seasons ago,was a chaser,,,think it was called something like Drum and....????
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In my humble opinion a whole generation of races were ruined by his rubbish commentaries...
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cruithne,i was trying to get the right word and then you said it,sanctimonious was the word,adding `git` just made it even better.
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thought he was going to retire several years ago, is he going for good this time ?
He was alright I suppose, appreciate not an easy job to do, but bit too smug for me. |
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Sounds like Dayjur must be related to GG with that attitude.Maybe people will say the same about you when you retire if not already retired
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For the record Dave Smith has also been relieved of his commentaries for those that didn't know. Official line: contract not renewed.
I don't know whether he has done his last one but only 3 potential days left for him. GG does Uttoxeter on Friday |
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As others have pointed out, the King George commentary when Desert Orchid won for the last time was truly horrible, and runied the race for ever, imo.
Spewing out a stream of pre rehearsed cliches such as the horrible 'The King's in his counting house', 'will the Orchid Bloom', and 'he's been here before' (about three times), was virtually all he contributed from the second last onwards. Add that to other horror shows like 'I swear it's Oath' etc etc. Compare that to Sir Peter's moments of genius for Red Rum's last National and Dawn Run's Gold Cup, for example, both of which made those races far more memorable, and you can see why, imho, Goode was very lucky to have had the opportunities he did in his career... |