Should Betfair close the Irish Forum?

Still pretty good I think, particularly on the bigger race days at decent tracks. January is a poor racing month, and even then there were some excellent racing threads last week. Didn't see much wrong with yesterday's Thurles thread, either.

THERES some amount of slagging all right Mrc; and often by the best foremites on her when it come to posting about matters sporting, i Doubt if it will cease because they like each other to much.

No, it would be very disappointing to see it closed. It offers great  discussion on racing, golf and current affairs particularly.

I think the racing this january has been excellent neill. Good cards this weekend, plus thurles on thursday, thyestes day nxt week. Champion hurdle @ the end of the month. Well done HRI on helping us banish the post christmas blues.

Mrcombustible who's only contribution is a whinge about the content of a forum he reads.

He doesn't like the content but rather than make some telling contribution of his own his first reaction is to want the forum closed down.

Close it down,close it down Mrcombustible is sounding like those lovely Imams that are much admired round here.

I just meant relative to March, May/June, High Summer & Christmas which are the high-points. You're going well putting up the winners New Approach at any rate. No complaints here.

Agree with the time of year as well, one midweek race meeting,no gaa,agree also race threads have been good recently and the golf contributers are very, very good. Sometimes a few insults are thrown alright,in a lot of cases the replies is in self defence.

Fair point neill. I presume there'll be a lull in February now barring Hennessy day but a bit of a breather might be no harm before the march madness that is Cheltenham.

We all have our faults on here , if one looks beneath the surface there is many a gem to be found ..

Main Stupid Thread Offender ^

Father Teresa of Fettercairn and his followers should form an enclosed order and throw smiley faces,slaps on the back,well done NORNS and eat jelly babies all day.The biggest "Trevor Danker" that ever drew breath.Does anyone remember the Harry Enfield character who went around with a gormless smile saying "only me"every time he joined company with somebody.His name escapes me but he must have based him on Father Teresa.

^ Is that all you have to add?

About all its worth Brother Pa....

Ah well...

Purpose were where you last night when you master Ozy was getting his arse whipped , don't answer that , you were probably the ADMINISTRATOR.....

See what i mean....

I think over 19,000 posts on this yoke says it all about the attention seeking flute.Best to keep it going for his sake or else he might walk out in front the Luas.

Your master has you on a string , problem is you cant see you're a Puppet ..

yep,wonks is out of control!

The forum is his life. We cannot take it away from him. Consequences could be dire.

Close it. All racing, slagging and politics now

I think Ozy once said here ,The Irish are a fair people; they never speak well of one another, in other words Toto82 if you cant stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

theres great contributors on here..the golf boys are diff class(stick to the golf callit,your rocket ronnie obsession is unhealthy!!). at the horse rcing pa tony workrider huddys and snap have their moments.  im sure before the coursing starts distant view, snap or i will give the winners of the derby oaks and champion bitch and dog.!!   the gaa will be starting soon, theres a few very good judges..gant kelly to name but a few .and we live in hope of keen leader giving us a nugget of a bet any time..so as said above if you dont like it dont read it!!(sorry if i left out anyone obvious)

Kinger?

ive him blocked so i dunno what he says.not too productive id say but i see he has a thread for all his followers..id say hes like an  lad i know around here going around talking to himself..?

^ dry sh1te

Kavvie,

What about Roadrunner,weren't you trying to avail of his tips at one stage?

I notice that you have frequently complained about your accounts being restricted,do you believe that you being pinpointed as a marked man stems from the time you were getting Beep Beep's tips or is it Tony and Workrider's etc selections that have closed you down?

Saying that Tony and Wonks have their moments on the horses is a little bit like saying Anne Widdecome looks good from certain angles in a flattering light.

Anne Widdecombe is a woman Oz so no interest for you there Right age group though

PBK has OZY bang to rights ...

dj i never tried to avail of his tips...tho he insist i did..how would one figure them anyway??!!?!..im restricted(i think) because i beat the sp,not because of any great success..

Irish Forum was brilliant up until 30th Nov 2010.

Still craven Soldieroffortune,have a drink it might give you the courage to spit it out.

You are the gent that brought name calling to a new level in your feud with Rowley Mile,a great poster..

You are the gent that said the vilest of things I have ever read anywhere about my wife and cancer.

Single handedly you brought the Irish Forum to where it is today.

Congratulations.

I never used your vitriol,I never used your vile language,I never insulted anyone personally.

No of course you haven't, not one single time ever.

I gave political opinions you didnt like.

You won't find any foul or vulgar language in any of my many posts.

You however have the medal for the most offensive post ever made here,if it was reported you were gone but I play by different rules than you.
You were fond of that report button.

Return to your wishing cancer on someone else's family.

Not once have I ever pressed the Report button.

Not once have I ever wished ill on anyone's family, let alone cancer.

Get your fact straight too clown ...... it was Rowley Mile who threw many blows at me before I ever reacted to him.

Two good posters doing battle ,a shame , lets remember that good Gold Cup winner , Forgive N Forget lads...

How is he a good poster.
He has never created a thread of any interest,never.
His Equus like devotion to Ballydoyle was boring as were his one line posts blandly saying such and such a horse is a magnificent beast.
He showed a remarkable inability to follow the proper racing threads he now laments.

I get he and others don't like the political stuff but they are not forced to read them.

The other general complaint about the forum being great years ago doesn't stack up either.
Millionaire Morse,Rocketfingers were premiership class in the juvenile posts department.
Reluctant good at the arcane stuff.
Robo although funny was tops in the vitriolic stakes.

The stroppy I don't like the forum anymore so close it down accompanied by some foot stamping by some of the former contributors tells you plenty about the forum content from their era.

Wildman how do you know what the forum was like prior to your joining less than 5 years ago?

Threads get brought back to the top,the old threads were still there but its fair comment to say its not the same as being there.

I remember you as a poster and thought you knew your racing which is why I'm surprised that you want it closed down.

There are few as nostalgic as me but things move on.posters can get ill or die,new ones come in that's the way it is but there always was squabbling here,the only golden era I can envisage round here would be the start when it was new,like all things the first to discover here made money,the first to get to grips with it made plenty but nothing lasts forever.

Wildman thanks for the reply and as you say nothing lasts forever. Yes it was easy to make money on here at the beginning,  layers offering crazy prices and strong markets the night before.

I agree that there was always squabbling (clash of egos etc) but it does seem to have become an epidemic in the last 2 years or so. I do not see the need for insults and some of the posts are just beyond comprehension.

If this behaviour continues I can  see the forum dying a slow death.

wildmanfromborneo,

YOUR WRONG ABOUT THIS FORUM ! (and I should know, as good as anyone on here ! )

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THIS IS THE WAY TO GO imho

My tuppence worth for what it's worth is that there was always a percentage of bolloxology on the Irish forum as long as I've been here but for some reason in the last 2 years or so it's reached epidemic proportions and you've guys who were contributing to the place  actually getting hounded off.Can't for the life of me see the advantage of chasing off people who were actually started racing threads and gave their opinons and fancies (no matter what price they were).

To reply to the OP,I'd say no but it's a shocking waste of possible information and knowledge.

*actually starting*

You have to laugh. Wonky getting involved AGAIN in something that doesn't concern him. The wildman shot him down in flames ha haaaaa. Hilarious.

Yes the wilddan hasn't half dismissed baldrick on this thread.....it looks like the pretense is over....enough is enough....can't condone the village idiots nonsensical posts any longer ....

Pikey any chance you might have a go at some poor jockey , I could do with an injection of cash ...

You don't need cash wonks....the tallaght social welfare office is looking after you very well indeed...

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