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*** RIP John McRirick ***
*** RIP John McRirick ***
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God Bless John.God protect his soul.I saw him as a good man.
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Has anyone noticed all the MSM who show the famous video 'of John Luke and Barney' have cut the part were Barney tells viewers that you cannot get a bet on with the bookies'You cannot have 2 bananas to a banana with the big bookies'And also the part were Barney mentions Matt always upping these bookie odds.That is very interesting.Wonder who decided to remove that.
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A clown in a mad circus , Little more Little else ,Chapman is a poor subsistute .......
Mac was a Punter ,he knew the Game ,he knew the ups and the Downs, he was long gone years back' but somehow Managed to steal a living out of it , The day he had to take over the Commentary because of a Technical failure Lives Long in my memory ,was a 4 runner race , I am sure someone on here must remember it , He called the Winner home an was Roaring about a future gold cup winner ,The horse he thought had won was Love from verona If I remember Correctly, it was Tailed off last ,Having started at short odds for the Race  Its a long time back ,I was only a Kid ,But I thought thats the Wrong fooking horse he is calling |
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To give him Due he had taken the Comms over Mid race , and never done another Comm ..
RIP Big Mac  |
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Regarding the Wrong Comm race , I believe the Horse that won was called Henry Kissinger , Someone must be able to put me right or wrong
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Did not like Mcririck spouting his political views but thought he was a top man when talking about racing , like many of said he knew the game and the way it worked , was a an abrasive but entertaining and thought proving character rip
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The old nanny,I think the favourite was Venture To Cognac.
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He was a great supporter of the sport of horse racing but not a particularly nice human being as can be gauged by the tone of many of the tributes that have been paid to him.
He had a taste for the finer things in life, an extraordinary sense of entitlement and was a snob who looked down on the “little people”. He used to be a regular diner at the Ivy where he’d always demand to sit at one of the better tables so that he could see and be seen by everyone dining there. Last time I saw him was in the BA lounge at San Diego after the 2017 Breeders Cup. He was loud and boorish as he got his wife to run around for him catering for his every whim. Lots of racing folk were in the lounge. Many exchanged pleasantries with his wife but they invariably steered clear of Big Mac, He looked ill then and was probably already beginning to suffer from the cancer that eventually killed him. |
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Good post Cash. I certainly think you are correct but I suppose any talented person wants to avoid "cattle class" for the most part. Especially when your in a business where image counts for much and a sport where your public school background can help so much.
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When one does not have kids, and a property pension initiated by his booby's investment in real estate to live on was it wrong to enjoy the finer things in life? The bloke deserved it galavanting from one meeting to the next mixing with individuals and entities who could be taxing at times; he was also extremely generous with friends and charities he supported too.
The bloke was a top man in his profession, and he loved the sport that gave him his living and enjoyment. He was not afraid to speak out about poor jockeyship at the expense of punters eg Carson dropping his hands and getting caught on the line for a win and/or place; betting entities cheating punters on deduction; the manipulation of dividends by the Tote, etc. Yes, his politics was not the cup of tea for most - no surprise there, would you being an Harrovian? I hope his 'booby' all the best for the future; try and adjust to life without him; enjoy the finest things in life; put herself 1st. And, hopefully be as happy as she'd be. |
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mouse muldoon 05 Jul 19 21:01
They're more tragic sign now. Facts 05 Jul 19 21:06 As was McCririck elisjohn 05 Jul 19 11:13 my wife only knows 4 things about horse racing, lester piggott, grand national,red rum, and john mccririck. Facts 05 Jul 19 21:09 Yeh The Sun 's pin up boy of horse racing !!! Hardly a good look was it !!? Facts 05 Jul 19 21:18 But then he ' sold out' and became a ' Sun Celebrity ' Tv gave him a loud voice and it became all about him and his ego. Then followed dumbed down reality cv appearances, which were toe curlingly embarrassing. For him then to be associated with the Sport of Kings was equally embarrassing. Diff-rent 05 Jul 19 17:58 He wasn't afraid of Barney Curly either or Ruby Walsh. Facts 05 Jul 19 21:13 Barney ' saved his bacon' Numerous gleefully enthusiastic attacks, across threads, on a dead man? What is wrong with you, how did your parents ever manage to produce something so grotesque? Are you a human being? If so, you`re a despicable one. |
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A tad over the top outrage surely !!
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Reg the episode of 'After Dark' referred to earlier in the thread;
Tony Wilson was joined by McCririck, Curley, Brian Radford, Duncan Keith, someone who was referred to as an 'Aintree Resident' who stated he was a communist, and an anonymous 'problem gambler' who sat in shadow for the whole show. Keith claimed that he stopped plenty of horses by going too fast out in front. McCririck thought it sad that a once great front running jockey was now resorting to these tales. Wilson then suggested to McCririck that perhaps some of these rides that he considered bold attempts at leading all the way were in fact Keith stopping the horse ! Radford ( who is still writing and must be absolutely ancient) reckoned, in customary Radford mode, that he was about to reveal a story that would shake racing. He said it involved a well known trainer putting weights in the foreleg bandages of his horses. Not altogether surprising that nothing more was ever heard of this. |
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Nice tribute by Claude Duval on Luck on Sunday. Don't know whether anyone has mentioned but Big Mac had lung cancer.
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These people suggesting that when someone dies you can only mention positives where do you draw the line?
I find it hard to believe that many outside the bubble would have viewed him in a positive light. Even his worthy stand against the use of the whip was completely tainted by his love of blood sports. My impression was that he was massively insecure and consequently lived his life through an act. |
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Who was the CH4 co worker he detested, Thommo?
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Has "Posh Bird" Lesley Graham issued a tribute? She now lives (with Raymond Henley) in Glenlyon, Perthshire having headed north after abruptly resigning as CEO of Racing Welfare back in 2015.
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Don’t think him & McGrath got on,plenty of on air spats
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The list of people he didn't get on with is not a short one!
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All evil leftie virtue signalling pc`ers, hating truth, decency and common sense
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Barrow , not sure you're right. Jimbo gave a very nice piece to the media only just touching on plenty of different views. He knew Mac would think he was livening up the programme as the main aim.
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Look Gents, don't get too locked up in the never speaking ill of the dead, Big Mac was a populist anxious to jump on any popular bandwagon that would ingratiate him to the public. Be controversial was his mantra and thereby milk the public, did no one listen to Jason Weaver when he revealed yesterday that during an ad break Big Mac suggested they could have a contrived falling out on air, presumably to make the programme more interesting for the viewers. Total money-obsessed fraud! Sorry he's died but that's a fate that awaits us all!
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I haven't looked in for a while but I liked the man. Especially when he pointed out the poor overrounds by the bookmakers. These were actually shown by CH4. I also liked the banter when ALL racing was off on a Saturday and the big man would sit with the likes of Francome and Jimbo talking about the game and also smoking his cigar and drinking champagne live on the box!
RIP John. |
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Do you think a former work colleague will ask for the funeral date to be changed as he is opening a betting office that day !!!
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timbuctooth 07 Jul 19 15:27
All evil leftie virtue signalling pc`ers, hating truth, decency and common sense Oh dear ! |
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Especially when he pointed out the poor overrounds by the bookmakers. These were actually shown by CH4
Of course that was knocked on the head when the books started advertising on TV.. |
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facts you are a disgrace...….RIP BIGMAC
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Agree with you cardiff although the comment from timbuctooth calling people "evil leftie virtue signalling pc'ers was clearly ridiculous.
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No it wasn`t. If in doubt, compare the names of the disrespectful on this, and other, threads with the long list of `evil leftie virtue signalling pc`ers, hating truth, decency and common sense` who pollute both too many threads, and our very life on this planet. The names are the same. No surprise, of course, as they hate, despise and fear the very concept of `individualism`, preferring globalised under-performing uniform non-entities. Usually because they themselves are not at ease with themselves, recognising the dark soul that lurks within, unhappy with the thought of having to think for themselves, needing Nanny`s reassurance that `we`re all equal, nobody and nothing is right or wrong, nor better or worse, your truth is equally valid; here`s your dole money and participation trophy, you can now go back to your safe space and continue reading `The Party Line`.
Pathetic specimens, with oafs like facts and study/scandy being particularly fine examples |