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What a character, and what a BIG hearted bloke
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Iam a stockbroker from Enfield i have long hair and i like a bet he certainly did.Spoke to him a few times seemed to me he was a very humble guy.
I can remember him saying when i was flying every one wanted to be my pal when it went wrong the phone stopped ringing.
Can still see him giving out turkeys out to the oaps at Wallsall.
Bet the corals manager at Canary wharf got a good bonus his normal bet was 5k om every dog race.
Hope you are all well.
Ronnie
I can remember him saying when i was flying every one wanted to be my pal when it went wrong the phone stopped ringing.
Can still see him giving out turkeys out to the oaps at Wallsall.
Bet the corals manager at Canary wharf got a good bonus his normal bet was 5k om every dog race.
Hope you are all well.
Ronnie
I seem to recall reading in an interview that he was asked if he preferred jumps or the flat to punt on. "The flat" he replied "it's a quicker death".
i have said this before on here, but will repeat it again.
Back in the 1980's, as Ramsden became a bit of a celeb, I am sure I was not the only punter who admired him - even as it became clear he was a bit of a mug gambler.
But I, and plenty of others, still admired what he had achieved in life. That admiration persisted for many years, to the point where I would have loved to ghost-written his biography.
However, over the years I found out more and more about him and my admiration began to fade. It suffered a big setback a couple of years ago when I found on the internet details of a court action he brought against HMRC in 2019.
The action related to how they behaved towards him when he went bust way back in 1987 / 1908. Very sadly, the details of the case showed Ransden in a pretty bad light in a number of ways.
I am not going to go into details here but would urge anyone with a genuine interest in him to seek out the docoument detailing the 2019 case and read it properly. From it, they will see a man who, at that point, seems to have never let go of his 1987 demise. The doucment also shows a quite remarkable occurence during his 1987 / 1988 bankrupcy - along with something any honest taxpayer may find quite irritating!!
Now, I still suspect Ramsden is a great lad and probably a very generous one - and I still admore him a bit. But there is an old saying about finding out your idols have 'feets of clay'. If ever that saying applies, it applies to my view of Terry Ramsden!
Back in the 1980's, as Ramsden became a bit of a celeb, I am sure I was not the only punter who admired him - even as it became clear he was a bit of a mug gambler.
But I, and plenty of others, still admired what he had achieved in life. That admiration persisted for many years, to the point where I would have loved to ghost-written his biography.
However, over the years I found out more and more about him and my admiration began to fade. It suffered a big setback a couple of years ago when I found on the internet details of a court action he brought against HMRC in 2019.
The action related to how they behaved towards him when he went bust way back in 1987 / 1908. Very sadly, the details of the case showed Ransden in a pretty bad light in a number of ways.
I am not going to go into details here but would urge anyone with a genuine interest in him to seek out the docoument detailing the 2019 case and read it properly. From it, they will see a man who, at that point, seems to have never let go of his 1987 demise. The doucment also shows a quite remarkable occurence during his 1987 / 1988 bankrupcy - along with something any honest taxpayer may find quite irritating!!
Now, I still suspect Ramsden is a great lad and probably a very generous one - and I still admore him a bit. But there is an old saying about finding out your idols have 'feets of clay'. If ever that saying applies, it applies to my view of Terry Ramsden!
How can you respect a person who made millions and blew it punting with high street bookmakers the knight ?
Who asked anybody to respect him,Aceform?
He was the same mug punter as you but lost more
He was the same mug punter as you but lost more
Who’s talking to you,fool…..
Show me a winning punter….
Show me a winning punter….
There are plenty but because you are a life long loser you cannot accept that.
How's The Final Fling going
How's The Final Fling going
I think you are a loser tbh……
All hot air and p!ss tbh….
All hot air and p!ss tbh….
irons will poast his last 12mths and shut ewe rite up,dave...expect it soon.
I don't ask others for their P&L but am willing to substantiate any claimed bets,unlike Aceform the bet editor
A genuinely nice man who would help anyone out if he could .
formofthepeace...it is possible to respect someone's achievements in one area of life whislt still seeing their faults in another. Ramsden made a fortune in a very complex financial area but it has to be said that he did happen to be in exactly the right place at the exactly the right time. Have a read up of what happened in the Japanese stock and property markets in the 1980's and you will quickly seen what I mean. Nevertheless, Ramsden expertly exploited his specialist knowledge to his very great advantage - sadly, though, not quite covering his goonads in the way he should have done!
Also, I admired George Best's brillint ability at football but freely acknopwledge he was pretty much a waster outside of the game. Like I say, it is possibe to admire someone whilst still seeing their faults. Life is hardly ever black and white. Instead it is shades of grey...
I would imagine I know more about Rasmden than most on here and if anyone thinks he was a 'genuine nice guy etc etc' fair enough.
He may well have been so, but, I repeat, take the time to find and read the doucment I mentioned earlier about his 2019 court case against HMRC. Impressions of him being such a nice guy might not sit quite so easily after doing so.
To end my musings on this, though, good or bad, nice or not, lucky or clever, Ramsden was still a character - and this country today seems to almost have no characters at all. Our now bland society, driven so much by social media, is a world away from the 1980's - and all the worse for it!
Also, I admired George Best's brillint ability at football but freely acknopwledge he was pretty much a waster outside of the game. Like I say, it is possibe to admire someone whilst still seeing their faults. Life is hardly ever black and white. Instead it is shades of grey...
I would imagine I know more about Rasmden than most on here and if anyone thinks he was a 'genuine nice guy etc etc' fair enough.
He may well have been so, but, I repeat, take the time to find and read the doucment I mentioned earlier about his 2019 court case against HMRC. Impressions of him being such a nice guy might not sit quite so easily after doing so.
To end my musings on this, though, good or bad, nice or not, lucky or clever, Ramsden was still a character - and this country today seems to almost have no characters at all. Our now bland society, driven so much by social media, is a world away from the 1980's - and all the worse for it!
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