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Wish me luck, though if I don’t get offered the job I should probably give up trying to find a job ever again
think the company run the bars of Kempton and Sandown so would be cool if I got to work at both, though I very much doubt I’ll be able to watch any of the racing it would be fun to try and meet a few jockeys/trainers if I have to get there early before the racing starts.Handy hint: many years ago a cricket-loving lad was about to be offered the job of junior groundsman at Old Trafford cricket ground when his “helpful” (not) big mouth Dad (a friend of my father’s) chimed in with: “and he’s mad about cricket!”
“He’ll be trying to watch that all day, then, don’t want him” said the Head Groundsman.
Good luck with the interview.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"Cheers mate haha yeah that seems like an easy way to slip up!! Will just give them the usual about being hard working etc, will give it a few months before I start trying to mingle lol
Top man, that’s the smart move – fingers crossed for you!
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"If anyone mentions McCoy just say something about crisps.
But in all seriousness, best of luck.
Best of luck Ben, I’ve heard a lot say if your feeling nervous at
an interview just imagine them sitting naked ! God knows why, it’s
probably 3 old blokesCheers lads think I’ve got the job, didn’t see a jukebox there but did watch a few of the races which was fun!
BigG fortunately I don’t tend to get nervous for interviews, I find naive self belief helps!!
BigG fortunately I don’t tend to get nervous for interviews, I find naive self belief helps!!
Sounds the right way to go, well done mate
Nothing naive about self belief – top man.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"Ben, bar work takes different forms and you haven’t stated what your duties are? You can be pulling pints of perspiration under the direct gaze and controlling nose of your manager, or have a much looser contract just clearing away the empties. Granted it pays a lot less, but you save on stress and in a racecourse setting you can mingle with the alcoholic trainers and possibly the odd bearded jockey after racing to do some clandestine earwigging – private form is what you need and note it all mentally and use your jotter pad in your many toilet breaks.
As for the contract I would suggest you ask for a six hour shift for a half an hour.
With only three pints under yer belt you won’t be pished enough to have to waddle home unless you stop off at your local. Happy Days !I’m only winding Ian Davies up and could possibly be his greatest fan – with his two nemeseses gone I thought he might be missing the flak
( yellow ) BenHave I been targetted?
AGAIN?
I must have missed it.
Enjoying seeing the plural of Nemesis, though.
A fair few have, at one time or another, fancied the gig of being my nemesis over the years – I’ve still just about got a pulse, though.
“Not til I’m dead, Eric” as Michael Caine said in Get Carter.
But I’m no hard man – if I thought I was I’d instead be quoting the hilarious, if somewhat chilling, conversation the late Bob Hoskins as Harold Shand had with Razors in The Long Good Friday.
“Who’s having a go at me?”
“Come on, who’s big enough to take you on?”
“There was a few!”
“Like who?”
“Yeah, they’re all dead.”
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"
think the company run the bars of Kempton and Sandown so would be cool if I got to work at both, though I very much doubt I’ll be able to watch any of the racing it would be fun to try and meet a few jockeys/trainers if I have to get there early before the racing starts.
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