how wealthy is big mac?

was he getting 150k a year from ch4   till they cut his money

hardly poor

Considering his experience and the fact he is around owners, trainers and other racing people,
he would have access to information the likes of us would not. Bookies would let him get on at prices
we could never get, because it would inform them. Bearing this in mind, he would have to be a judge of Money Tree
proportions, to lose money.

Although Lord Oaksey bailed him years out years ago I think, before he was famous
or rather infamous

still it is easy to get sucked into a gambling habit
look at that chap with no front teeth they used to have on the BBC
so he could have gambled more than was good for him..
but he should have learnt by now
no excuses if he loses gambling

He claims he has no purpose in life now
(did he ever)

This is rubbish, he will always be part of the racing industry, scene, world etc
he will always be recognised, get work if he wants it. The only thing that has miffed him,
is that he has lost a good salary,for what can hardly can be described as work
and the attention of course

He is also an advocate of an economic system which throws
ordinary people on the scrapheap in their 40's and 50's
with little money, hope or purpose.

So he a disgusting hypocrite in my opinion ..and I hope he loses his case

For all that I miss him on CH 4

He says he watches 'Jeremy Kyle' now
well I am giving him the Jeremy Kyle treatment
...also I think he needs to go on Jeremy Kyle's lie detector
he would probably break it...

should be rich, no children to bring up and a slave in lovely jenny

he will regret going to court

Court case keeps him in the news ,thats the aim isnt it ?

yeah,but would you like all your personal finances,historic,present shown to the betting community?

Big Mac must be very, very wealthy.
He Spends FECK All on clothes.

Yesterday's Racing Post featured an excellent article from the past, written by McCririck following the death of Phil Bull.

propertys worth millions all those bookies and betfair paying him must have been on 400k-600k a year imo

Presumably as he says he is now 'unemployed' he now has to pay to get in?

so he's a pimp for the bookies ?

opened shops for years, all the tv work, done very well, very clever man acts a fool far from it

must have a few mills stashed between him and his carer

didn't he get sacked from the sporting life because he had huge gambling debts with laddies.

he should be fairly comfortable now, but a couple of people have bailed him out over the years and C4 threw him a lifeline (bad form trying to sue 'em now, and he may regret it, more likely to lose this case I reckon).  Should be comfortable but wouldn't be surprised if he has nearly gone bust again.

not his biggest fan but wouldn't wish him any harm.

The thing is,these court cases cost a fortune and if they find against Mac,which seems likely to me,it could well ruin him.

The man has no dependants so shouldn't need much money seems greedy to me.

Mac's lawyers are said to be on no win/no fee but that won't help Mac if he has to pay Channel 4's costs.

The problem with him is his inflated ego !   Can't go out gracefully, no consideration for younger folk, imvho .

In an employment tribunal the loser does not pay the winners costs

It's in court ?

not a tribunal

OK Mac is all right then. Thought it was the same sort of deal as Lord Sugar and that woman off The Apprentice who sued him for wrongful dismissal and lost, and now he is after costs.

As you may be able to tell, I'm not following either case very closely.

didnt the whole ch 4 team have it right off with zafonic

2 houses in London worth 4 mill

^ Lord Sugar is after £35,000 in legal costs from that woman, a greedy chancer who tried it on and lost !

Lord Sugar said, "This case was a sham and a total abuse of a tribunal system, which is there to protect employees who have been mistreated."

Has Big Mac honestly been mistreated or is he just chancing his arm at landing a big payday ?

It's a shame lord sugar (who never misses an opportunity to hark back to his good ol' barrow boy days) doesn't give a handful of barrow boys a shot on the show, instead of the usual bunch.

Well said