tommo and his hatred of this forum

I doubt its because its thommo

Folk on here get threads removed all the time


they are usually quite amusing the thommo threads , no end to the lads quest for a buck

bucket story someone please ..

bucket story? not heard that one?

Augustine • September 6, 2012 8:27 PM BST
Happy to post it again. Presumably, if it was untrue, Tommo would have sued by now.

I was given Matthew Norman's book - You Cannot Be Serious: The 101 Most Infuriating Things In Sport - for Christmas and it contained a story about Thompson that I hadn't heard previously. Channel 4 Racing stalwart John Tyrrel was Norman's father-in-law and died in Newmarket in 1995: "When he died...Tommo raced to the house to offer condolences, and to beg JT's widow to delay the funeral for more than a week, until the first day on which he could be certain to attend. This, at some inconvenience, she duly did. The mystery of Tommo's non-appearance at the church was not resolved until hours after the service, when my brother-in-law and I chose to pay our most private respects by spending an hour in a bookmaker's in Newmarket High Street. Any plans to make a missing person's report and ask the police to put out an All Points Bulletin for a Caucasian male, about forty-five years old, with an infuriating smirk were happily forestalled when a familiar voice drifted out of the speakers. Tommo, having demanded the postponement of the funeral to a time convenient to himself had waged a fierce internal battle and then decided to earn a few bob from commentating on behalf of the bookies' satellite service SIS at an exceedingly minor meeting at Uttoxeter."

What Norman doesn't mention but I definitely recall is that not long previously Tyrrel had taken the trouble to write to the Post in defence of Thompson whose grating manner had attracted a lot of criticism - so, what's new? - and Tyrrel had valiantly fought his corner.

thats a gd theme story total scum

plenty of pictures of the 'great' man on my photo gallery.

feel free to amuse yourselves.

http://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29366271/Thommo_thread#flvWelcomeHeader

And it looks like thommos ability to get forums removed is not the ITK knowledge I was told

was there any truth in the rumour that he asked for someones funeral to be delayed to allow him to commentate one day?

thats the story above i posted

sorry mate didnt bother readin the above

i did hear about it. That is **** sick by anyones standards

that thread is amazing just seen francium call him a **** too lol

rboyd i have previously posted about 'a day in the life of thommo'

its a funny read but i cant find it - maybe others might be able to dig it out but i cant find it anywhere

the guy whi runs the site is still active on twitter - thoroughly good chap

would love to read it, I'm sitting here laughing my head off waiting for the GGG fight

hold on goin to do a bit of digging

was artie thommos thread name? found this beauty too http://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27079209/the-...

artie is an avid follower of thommo i wouldnt be surprised

the guy on twitter is called #nottommo  -   https://twitter.com/nottommo

he ran the website but dont thin k its there anymore

i posted a snippet on here last year must still be about

http://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29371407/bewa...

says its him lol

brilliant fred altho cant find my post on it at all bud

it was posted under my current username and i am sure that king of dubai commented on it last year

back to the issue here - thats fckin disgusting that thommo had the sheer audacity to ask for that

so many threads on him i just stuck it up on google betfair thommo threads there all classics lol

you think thats the truth? I'm not doubting it i just want to no if it is gospel

just watch what u say mate - keep yourself right and dont give them an exccuse

i am friends with matt chapman on facebook - he does a brilliant job

we spoke last week - he is doing well

It was more likely to be the Racing Post who removed the thread if it was about his tipping line - they are the ones who run it...

cheers for heads up pug

a very horrible greedy man

wolf in sheep clothing comes to mind

RBOYD I FOUND IT 



A Typical Day
Posted by admin_person | |
Friday 3 February 2012 2:34 pm
3.45am  On the gallops ready
to report all news back to my
loyal follower
3.46am  all gallops reports
done
3.50am  first lot of red hot
information placed on the
Hotline
4.30am off to paper shop need
to study the form buy the sun
newspaper, paper shop not
open but papers delivered HO
HO HO
5.00am second lot of red hot
information placed on hotline.
6.00am Drive to Cherry trees
pub, do the cleaning
7.15am Back on the gallops
watch the 2nd lots come out
7.16am  Breakfast time, 1 Egg,
1 Toast, ½ cup of tea more
later
8.00am Watch Breakfast TV
get up to speed with all the
days sports news, and listen
carefully for Alexi Hammond’s
tip (so I can copy later) she is
a fine judge i know she puts in
hours of studying to come up
with the shortest priced
favourite of the day!
9.00am Speak with Pacing
Rost, regarding our Joint
venture of free ad’s and
misleading headlines for next
day’s print.
9.30am Leave for work at the
Total Garage, arrive 9.40am,
ensure I damage a few pies so
I can have proper breakfast!
11.00am Finish work great
day, 2 ginsters, and a
damaged carton of orange all
for £1
11.10am Back home again,
take a call from my great
friend Sir Henry , I answer
Henry realises he has the
wrong number and put the
phone down, will add to my
hotline that I have spoken with
today anyway!
11.15am Check the post,
fantastic news, letter from the
Pacing Rost with cheque
attached £7.20 as part
payment from our JV tipping
services (what a great day so
far)
11.30am put the bins out, see
Frankie say hello Get ignored!
11.35am See Frank Spencer
out with his kids, say hello,
Frank covers kids faces and I
get ignored !
11.40am In the car, off to
commentate at Huntingdon
can’t wait
11.45am just going out of
Newmarket see Sir Michael
Snout, give him a wave, get
ignored !
12.30pm well into my 25mile
journey, happily listening to
my favourite group FREE !
alright now blaring out of the
car
1.15pm arrive at huntingdon,
got all I need with me, The
Sun, Binoculars, flask and of
course my bucket for all the
racegoers to place their
contact details in so I can mail
them about my tipping service
1.20pm In press room with
Fraud Duval can’t understand
what he is saying due to the
amount of free food he has
stuffed in his face, noticed a
ham sandwich hanging out of
his pocket as well, make
myself a tea, then fill my flask
up !
1.40pm walk to the
commentary box, say hello to
A.P Get ignored !
1.41pm study the colours for
the 2.00pm race
1.41.07sec finished studying
the colours, go outside
commentary box with bucket
1.42pm Bump into Ladbroke
rep, ask if he can put a word
in for me to open some shops
Get Ignored.
1.50pm Get ready to call the 3
runners going down to the
start of this Nov hurdle or is it
a chase, can’t remember I will
wait until they jump off to be
sure.
2.00pm and we are racing
2.05pm  a bit embarrassed I
missed one of the horses
falling at the 3rd
2.06pm downstairs signing
autographs at a £1 a shot,
bucket in one hand, pen in
other.
2.20pm try to get a quick word
with P.Nicholls Get Ignored!
2.21pm Back in box just time
to update my hotline with
some more fake news
2.36pm second race done and
dusted had to use my cliché
“that’s one for the judge”
although the winner won by 3L
2.40pm Pop by the weighing
room found out there are
some sandwiches still there,
too late I see Duval beaten me
to it again
2.47pm get accosted by a
woman complaining about my
tips, I state that in the T&C’s
you will not get a refund of
any kind, feel a bit sorry for
her as she is my mother!
2.49pm Close call charity
NSPPC are here hanging
around near the commentary
box steps, so rush past to
avoid putting in (felt a cold
sweat coming on there for a
moment)
4.45pm all racing finished, said
my apologies to all for the
poor calling today, worse one
being the 4.00pm got John
Ferguson colours (Jet Black)
mixed up with Trevor
Hemmings (Green/white)
5.10pm Standing by the gate
bucket at the ready trying to
collect e-mails addresses, and
phone numbers
5.25pm Sitting in the car park
do a reserve charge call to
the Pacing Rost to discuss
tomorrow advert I suggest we
say “Tommo’s was on fire
yesterday 10/1 8/1 winners,
when in fact I tipped 5 losers
at 4/11, 4/9, 1/2, 4/5, 10/11, PR
agree so ad done great.
6.30pm arrive home, check for
messages on my answer
phone “You have no new
messages” so no change
there.
6.35pm Get a call from
Michael Ball top HQ trainer,
wondering if I fill in tonight, at
his charity event, in aid of
injured owners fund, I said I
will gladly do it for £750, bell
is insistent it is for charity so
we agree on £740 +food
+expenses
7.30pm Showered and
drenched in Brut aftershave
(keeps for years) I’m off to
the gig.
8.00pm Arrive at the gig, a
little bit annoyed Ball won’t
pay me up front or in cash,
still reluctantly I do it i’m a
good guy.
11.15pm Fantastic Night, they
raise £25,000 less my
£740+food+expenses so
around £22,000
11.45pm arrive home, and I’m
not even tired, managed to
get hold of tomorrows
runners, so decide to put on
Hotline early, can’t make my
mind how many selections
2,3,4 no I place 10 on there.
1.15am take a swig from the
free champers I got from the
gig, thinking of heading to bed
1.30am forgot to look at my
bank statements so go online.
1.55am finally off to bed a
happy man, do it all over
again tomorrow so need to
get my 1 hour 50 minutes
sleep in.

brilliant was in tears lol

1.45am just going out of
Newmarket see Sir Michael
Snout, give him a wave, get
ignored !


1.20pm In press room with
Fraud Duval can’t understand
what he is saying due to the
amount of free food he has
stuffed in his face, noticed a
ham sandwich hanging out of
his pocket as well, make
myself a tea, then fill my flask
up !

I miss him on Channel 4, lost its character

Plenty of interesting stuff here about Thompson and his various schemes.  Well worth a read.

http://gerryatricsscamtippingblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Enjoyed reading that Birkdale....Tommo is quite clearly the most wonderful coooont you could ever meet, never liked him before, like him even less having read this thread.

So many stories about his devious schemes.
There's the infamous bucket scam, the incident with Hugo Palmer when the BHA got involved, telling callers to his hotline @£1.53pm that he was on the gallops getting info. from trainers when he was really on a Mediterranean cruise etc... etc....  And new this year .... the "executive" bucket scam involving corporate guests in marquees at the main meetings. 
The list goes on.

any more stories about the famous thommo?

his AWFUL tipping line paid for his sons education .

V I L E

Passing the bucket to owners between races

Can’t deal with his constant lip-smacking during every commentary.
Must be dribbling all over the place, not ideal in these COVID times.

Wears a spit hood.

So funny can't stop laughing.

" executive bucket scam "

true story, lady i know very well she met him at york got her number think it was the bucket job, he rang that night asking her out for a drink,no mention of a slap up dinner lol she was on answer phone when she answered the phone with her hubby sat next to her he shouted as long as you buy me a few pints as well, he put the phone down

will always mekk more outta the game than many on ere eva will - is that wot the hatred is built on - yeah he's a chancer but has the Sedgy gig sewn up for life by looks and also well in at Chelmsford,Fakenham and Yarmouth

£600 plus a gig just for commentating on a daily basis - nee wonder they are desperate for gigs- and that was at last count - so you can safely double that for his Sedgy duties

Who actually likes his nonsense?

Enjoy Sedge and he makes it worse.

I am a big fan, love his enthusiasm for the game, great commentator his own style and again enthusiastic, much underrated.

Tommo didnt cover himself in glory when he was a witness in the top cess case.

I like Thommo!! Managed to break into the insular world of horse racing from a humble background, unlike many of those today from privileged upbringing or born into racing.

No issue with anyone working hard and doesn't take himself too seriously.

Obviously loves a corporate:

https://www.facebook.com/PerthRacing/videos/derek-thompson-are-you-well-i-thought-you-were/3961700520568161/

Fair play to anyone who makes a living from the game even if they have been stealing it like he has. His commentaries are just plain awful and enough has been said about the tipping lines. But genuinely fair play to him. Not many make so much from so little.

And that day in the life piece is just brilliant

Bit confused. You are saying he is crap, but because he makes money, then that makes him someone to admire?

Admiration a bit much but the fact is  he is still making money from this game, so you have to say fair play to him. I think his commentaries are crap but not me who pays his wages.

Chelmsford is where he does really well.  There’s always a bucket scam in the restaurant during racing with people passing his bucket round to throw in their losing betting tickets, and their all important contact details.  There is usually another bucket scam in the Sports Bar at Chelmsford that his son assists with.
When he’s commentating at Yarmouth he often comes down and does a quick bucket scam between races near the sweet shop.
Bob Champion sometimes goes to Sedgefield with him, and it’s Bob who carries the bucket encouraging race goers to provide contact details.

How can anyone admire this creepy crawly rotten insincere syphilis ridden scrote . It’s simply not possible to do so , although he was out in his own one time in the dislike ability stakes one time , but now he wouldn’t even be favourite , when it comes to horse racing