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DIFERENT GRAVY 12
02 Jul 21 16:19
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The range of sports he covers is never-ending. Bame mediocrity trumps non bame excellence.

New balls please!

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By:
ballyregan
When: 02 Jul 21 16:58
Persad has presented television coverage for the likes of the BBC and ITV at the The Open Championship, The Masters Tournament, Wimbledon, and the World Snooker Championship.[4] Persad has also presented at global events such as the Olympics, The Ryder Cup and The Commonwealth Games and ruk send him dubai he has done well better than working at halfords
By:
differentdrum
When: 02 Jul 21 17:02
Don't forget his regular spots on the bowls scene. If Bullseye was still on he would probably be the the new Jim Bowen.
By:
ballyregan
When: 02 Jul 21 17:03
didn't know about the bowls rishi has more arrows than robin hood
By:
werbie
When: 02 Jul 21 17:09
Rishi and Clare Balding get first dibs on all sports, don't leave much for the rest Sad
By:
ballyregan
When: 02 Jul 21 17:11
he was also the face of channel 4 cricket at one stage
By:
DIFERENT GRAVY 12
When: 02 Jul 21 17:14
Would be ideal if Kabbadi ever makes a comeback on Channel 4, or Indoor League on itv4
By:
ballyregan
When: 02 Jul 21 17:16
sumo or football italia may make a comeback you never know if he has some time free
By:
tony6499
When: 02 Jul 21 17:23
Shame they took wrestling off of TV, Rishi could have been the new Kent Walton
By:
Ramruma
When: 03 Jul 21 01:14
Box-ticking Rishi presents everything.

Not like the old days when David Coleman presented Grandstand.

And commentated on football.

And athletics.

And tennis.

And the Olympics.

And presented Question of Sport.
By:
Ramruma
When: 03 Jul 21 01:16
Tbh I agree with complaints about over-used and over-exposed presenters but let's not pretend it is anything new.
By:
A_T
When: 03 Jul 21 09:37
Rishi is the consummate professional and has forgotten more about sport than most on here will ever know.
By:
Storm Alert
When: 03 Jul 21 10:02
He certainly knows how to get a good gig. To be fair Persad has improved a lot since that cringe worthy Henry Cecil interview at Ascot.
By:
spyker
When: 03 Jul 21 10:33
What is your lots  problem with someone working and earning a living? Do you think you can do a better job (certainly seems to be thecae with racing presenters you don't like) or is it purely because he is browner than you? No threads on Sue Barker. the scots commentator that seems to comm on everything, the rather annoying and pouty Fiona Bruce who pops up everywhere or the myriad of (white) presenters that do the same? Im not a fan of Richie but I'm not a racist ether.
And no, not being racist is not the = of being woke whatever your racist, scrounging generation thinks.
By:
chavman
When: 03 Jul 21 10:42
should be the new sid waddell imo
By:
A_T
When: 03 Jul 21 11:04
I'm surprised Tommo was never allowed to extend his talents beyond racing (actually I'm not really surprised)
By:
portmanpark
When: 03 Jul 21 11:12
i like rishi
By:
werbie
When: 03 Jul 21 11:53
Rishi seems like a nice guy, but I'm sure there are better qualified presenters out there. The type's that know their sports inside out and don't have to stay up half the night swatting up on something they are maybe not as passionate about. Give someone else a chance! Clare B very professional but gets on my t*ts!
By:
barstool
When: 03 Jul 21 11:59
Had a chat with him at a race meeting once and he came across just a normal, approachable bloke. Nothing stand offish about him at all.
By:
Wesdag
When: 03 Jul 21 12:28
There are many (white) presenters out there who present across a range of sports & formats yet the op & others on here only notice when it's Rishi.

No prizes for guessing why.
By:
bluebook
When: 03 Jul 21 12:29
Never rated him much as a presenter since first saw him on Beeb's ( is that right ? ) racing coverage. He's as ubiquitous as that fount of all knowledge, Dan Snow, who I find particularly irritating : Dan Snow's History of Tuplip Mania ; Dan Snow's History of The Somme ; Dan Snow's History of Railways in Britain ; Dan Snow's History of Nepotism at the BBC... .

Etc.
By:
Platini
When: 03 Jul 21 12:30
Don't mind Rishi, much prefer him to Inverdale thats for sure.  Its not box-ticking him being on Wimbledon,

that Scottish bint on the other hand (Djokovic and co must be thinking WTF Laugh. )
By:
Wesdag
When: 03 Jul 21 12:36
Perhaps John Inverdale is the "non bame excellence" the op refers to.

Presents or presented tennis, rugby, horseracing, rowing...

Full of gaffes & almost got decked by Steven Redgrave for being a smart arse.
By:
Storm Alert
When: 03 Jul 21 12:43
Yeah I remember him first on the BBC. Back in the day when they decided o overhaul the all white team and managed to get every stereo type in racing and fit them into their coverage:
Cockney Geezer, Scouser, Country Irish Jockey, Commonwealth Guy, Ethnic Guy, ****, Posh Totty...
By:
Rider
When: 03 Jul 21 12:45
was watching rishi interviewing after a game yesterday and it was embarrassing, "how did you feel when you won?", "were you nervous today?", compare to interviewers at the french open and there is a huge difference is in knowledge of the sport and the quality of question, that said the tennis players seem to like him and make his job very easy by giving better answers than the question warrants, if he was interviewing the losing player is might not be the case
By:
EastLower Gooner
When: 03 Jul 21 12:48
He was very unlucky in that Charity Race.

What’s happened to Oli? I saw he cut his face up and is Korean now? Ffs weirdo knew it.
By:
Storm Alert
When: 03 Jul 21 12:52
Lets be honest the overall quality of horse racing coverage is just not quite right. Racing TV is so dry and most of the presenters just seem to be sleep walking through the day. ATR not much better. I don't even bother watching the preview stuff as nothing insightful ever comes out of it. ITV was a breath of fresh air when taking over from CH4 but needs livening up somehow. Cumani, Weaver and Harvey ok, Chamberlin needs to change the record.
By:
DIFERENT GRAVY 12
When: 03 Jul 21 13:16
Wesdag

No issue with his colour!

As I stated, his mediocrity is why I posted. His questioning is pitiful no matter what sport he covers.

When picking presenters, who is the best available should be what broadcasters look for. Mainstream media are not interested in this they just want

A black one
A female one
A gay one
A disabled one

and to hell with how good they are.

When they want an overweight middle-aged white one I will have my day.
By:
portmanpark
When: 03 Jul 21 13:45
different gravy...no issue with his colour....yer right who you trying to convince
By:
Wesdag
When: 03 Jul 21 13:51
indeed
By:
DIFERENT GRAVY 12
When: 03 Jul 21 14:15
Some people see what they want to see.


I will await a ban for being racist.
By:
portmanpark
When: 03 Jul 21 14:17
come off it different gravy...if rishi was white there would be no thread
By:
Ramruma
When: 03 Jul 21 15:00
Say what you like about Rishi's inane questions, at least he got to meet Emma Raducanu Love
By:
uptothelast
When: 03 Jul 21 15:01
spyker03 Jul 21 09:33
What is your lots  problem with someone working and earning a living? Do you think you can do a better job (certainly seems to be thecae with racing presenters you don't like) or is it purely because he is browner than you? No threads on Sue Barker. the scots commentator that seems to comm on everything, the rather annoying and pouty Fiona Bruce who pops up everywhere or the myriad of (white) presenters that do the same? Im not a fan of Richie but I'm not a racist ether.
And no, not being racist is not the = of being woke whatever your racist, scrounging generation thinks.



VERY well said
By:
Rider
When: 03 Jul 21 15:12
except its rishi, not richie
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