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aberdonia
02 Nov 12 22:59
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Has he jumped ship?

not that i am a fan.
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Report onlooker • November 2, 2012 11:02 PM GMT
This is ATR - he is/was an RUK man ....

- after he was an Attneraces 1 fella - the first time around ...

Before Attheraces 1 went T!ts Up.
Report aberdonia • November 2, 2012 11:04 PM GMT
He is on attheraces tomorrow previewing the breeders cup "world championships".  LaughLaugh
Report Mr Holmes • November 2, 2012 11:06 PM GMT
Lets hope he has a tantrum Grin

Will liven the show up abit Happy
Report nellie1970 • November 2, 2012 11:07 PM GMT
willow will be great especially when mcnae will not be on licking his arse
Report swiftynifty • November 2, 2012 11:08 PM GMT
he will tell us he tipped all of tonight's winners and then proceed to tip sh!te all night long tomorrow.
Report duffy • November 2, 2012 11:09 PM GMT
It will be the first time that his type of analytical mind baffling hocus pocus culminating in his disappearance up his own ar5e will have ever been heard on atr, normally they just get straight to the disappearing up their own ar5es bit.
Report newapproach • November 2, 2012 11:09 PM GMT
swap deal with gordan brown maybe?
who got the better deal there I wonderConfused
Report Big Boss • November 2, 2012 11:10 PM GMT
camera man will covered in flem
Report Mr Holmes • November 2, 2012 11:11 PM GMT
Think he is on with John Berry PlainPlain

Time to get on the crack-pipe me thinks CrazyCrazyCrazy
Report aberdonia • November 2, 2012 11:11 PM GMT
I subscribed to RUK and the very next week Gordon Brown joined them.  CryCry
Report nellie1970 • November 2, 2012 11:12 PM GMT
agree mr homes a big reef and listening to willow nothing better
Report fawwon • November 2, 2012 11:15 PM GMT
He was very good in the early days on the racing channel american racing, not for tips but for observations.
Report nellie1970 • November 2, 2012 11:15 PM GMT
ne will be all over wise dan tomorrow
Report aberdonia • November 2, 2012 11:18 PM GMT
I think i will watch the preview show, but give the actual racing a miss.

Have not enjoyed tonights fayre.

Maybe because i lost. Wink
Report Duvauchelle • November 2, 2012 11:19 PM GMT
"when mcnae will not be on licking his arse "

erhh exactly which arse does mcnae not have a wee lick?
Report GEORGE.B • November 2, 2012 11:19 PM GMT
Willo is making a TV comeback? Ya Kidding!

When and where?

Great news! Gonna set the Sky+. The most original thinking pundit in racing TV history, imo. Me, onlooker and 'bolty' will be hanging on to his every word, as always!
Report MadVlad • November 2, 2012 11:27 PM GMT
Well if willo is back I will be watching,great entertainment Cool
Report sky panel • November 2, 2012 11:29 PM GMT
Willow is for the more discerning race fans, intelligent and educational.
Report Ekbalco • November 2, 2012 11:34 PM GMT
Willo is the absolute dogs . . . .
Report Mr Holmes • November 2, 2012 11:48 PM GMT
Willo . cuts socks on a nightly basis  ShockedShocked
Report Stan2 • November 3, 2012 8:58 AM GMT
willo truly understands how the mechanics of racing work  and his level of knowledge ,i guess, might be far superior to that of his average detractor .

and  ,for what it's worth , i'd rather listen to his opinion than just about anyone else's.
Report Happy Valley • November 3, 2012 9:27 AM GMT
a few winners wouldn't go amiss
Report silvergreaser • November 3, 2012 9:33 AM GMT
Bluffer!
Report Deltâ • November 3, 2012 9:38 AM GMT
Happy Valley has his kinks, but not sure he's a Bluffer tbh
Report duncan idaho • November 3, 2012 9:57 AM GMT
exactly which arse does mcnae not have a wee lick?    Shocked
Report OliasOfSunhillow • November 3, 2012 10:14 AM GMT
This is indeed the greatest collection of sad, miserable, I dont understand him so lets validate my stupidity by ridiculing him bunch of responses I have ever read on here.
Report Storm Alert • November 3, 2012 10:15 AM GMT
aberdonia, I subscribed to RUK and the very next week Gordon Brown joined them. CryCry

Completely agree.  I think Willo ticks the "TaIk boIIocks" box, but he is also often interesting to listen to and I do like the edginess he has about himself.  He kept Luck on this toes trying to manage him.
Report silvergreaser • November 3, 2012 10:18 AM GMT
He ridicules himself by trying to be I'm a clever boy then, complicates the uncomplicated, horses run from A to B and may the best horse win.
Its not chess we're talking about here its simple horse racing.
Report OliasOfSunhillow • November 3, 2012 10:18 AM GMT
His edgeiness is a ntural feature and he far from talks bollocks
Report OliasOfSunhillow • November 3, 2012 10:21 AM GMT
I have met the guy and he is smart and has plenty of original thoughts to offer. he is sadly not understood by the moronic masses tuning into this collatarell form, whats going to win the race  TV  nonsense
Report silvergreaser • November 3, 2012 10:27 AM GMT
Equine flow psychology, wtf is that?, now thats talking boll!x
Report The Pinhooker • November 3, 2012 10:27 AM GMT
A five star attention seeker.Full stop.
Report MJK • November 3, 2012 10:30 AM GMT
His continual defence of Spencer's hold up rides was annoying the last few seasons. He loves that 'if he had've went earlier he would've been beaten further'excuse.
Report the.mad.dog.man • November 3, 2012 10:32 AM GMT
lord charles we dont want on t.v
Report Mr Holmes • November 3, 2012 10:32 AM GMT
He complicates the un-complicated  to such an entent you have gotta turn the fekin telly off. If he done it once or twice ok, but the guy just continues to drool on about useless figures, even when the horse has been beaten fair and square. Crazy
Go agianst his view and he statrs to hold his breath in a tantrum.

He's a fookin shirt n vest and should be on cbbc full time. Happy

Thank fook someone at RUK told him to fek off Happy
Report Deltâ • November 3, 2012 10:36 AM GMT
is it Willow's Saviour 4.00 Wetherby ?
Report moondan • November 3, 2012 10:50 AM GMT
I am glad others think the same as me.

I remember him describing an e.mail as one of the few that were "enlightened".

After being hooked on this game for 50 years there is no scam I have not heard of and certainly nothing is being said or explored that hasn't been for decades and anyone who thinks he is different or better than countless other fans is a complete buffoon and should be told so at every opportunity.
The king of waffle is a label he carries well.
Report OliasOfSunhillow • November 3, 2012 10:56 AM GMT
98% of punters are losers in the long run and no one despises the other 2% more than the 98% especially when their methods are beyond them
Report aberdonia • November 3, 2012 10:58 AM GMT
Are you saying that Willoughby is in the 2 per cent?.

Surely not...........
Report OliasOfSunhillow • November 3, 2012 11:01 AM GMT
Yes he is, sorry to disappoint you
Report aberdonia • November 3, 2012 11:20 AM GMT
Why is he scraping about for work on ATR then rather than making money backing his supreme judgement?

complete garbage.
Report dod • November 3, 2012 11:31 AM GMT
OOS i think Willo is leading you up the golden highway if you think he makes a profit at this game.
Report moondan • November 3, 2012 11:39 AM GMT
I know all bookies are big fans of his.
Report onlooker • November 3, 2012 11:49 AM GMT
Short odds that OliasOfSunhillow is a Racingposter or RUKer - or somebody very close to Wallaby.
Report Storm Alert • November 3, 2012 12:39 PM GMT
OliasOfSunhillow
His edgeiness is a ntural feature and he far from talks bollocks


Sorry he does talk bollocks from time time.  I remember his comments on a RUK show a few years ago about kangaroo racing an the risk of them spearing themselves on poles, that was a load of bollocks and not what he was paid to do.  The observations he made a couple of years ago about the relevance of horse racing to society as a whole was myopic introspective tripe.  He wrote a piece in the quarterly RUK magazine a few months ago which intellectuality just plain daft.
Report sparrow • November 3, 2012 12:45 PM GMT
Why is he scraping about for work on ATR then rather than making money backing his supreme judgement?


You could ask the same of that Pricewise bloke.
Report GEORGE.B • November 3, 2012 12:46 PM GMT
'Stormy', what a good post. Not that I agree, but it goes to show why we all 'love' Willo. We could have some pundit reading his / her boring notes / RP spotlight, OR we could have Willo's wit and intellectual brilliance leaving us mesmerized!

Was worth every penny of the RUK subscription fee imo.
Report duncan idaho • November 3, 2012 12:47 PM GMT
Thank fook someone at RUK told him to fek off


your power of deduction fails you yet again, Mr Holmes
Report aberdonia • November 3, 2012 12:48 PM GMT
Geroge, He is on attheraces tonight.
Report GEORGE.B • November 3, 2012 12:52 PM GMT
Cheers, aberdonia. It'll be fantastic to have Willo back on my telly.
Report silvergreaser • November 3, 2012 1:17 PM GMT
but it goes to show why we all 'love' Willo.

Speak for yourself George!.
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