Paul Haigh Q&A

[Drone]

Yes good, honest answers. Thanks.

Paul mentions his ancestors were from Yorkshire. Wonder if they include Schofield Haigh the edwardian Yorkshire and England bowler.

I once got a bollocking from a taxi driver at Newark Station for requesting "Suthall racecourse please"

[Alderbrook]

A good thread.

62 btw????  :o

I want your photographer Paul.

[the welsh wizard]

Interesting reading. As Welshmen, socialists, and lovers of racing we have a few things in common.

As a punter, I find the idea of a tote monopoly appaling. However, as someone who would still devote a sizeable chunk of his life to the sport if punting avenues were unavailable, I have long thought it the optimum way for any racing industry to secure funding. The Australian model strikes me as the best.<br>I think you are mistaken to describe football as a non-intellectual pastime, unlike racing. Surely all pleasure pursuits can be as intellectual or not as the pursuer wishes to make them. What is the intellectual aspect of racing that you were thinking of? Training horses? Placing them? Finding winners? Tactics in other sports can be seen as equally cerebral. I know exactly where you are coming from, but I think we are deluding ourselves to place racing on a pedestal just because it is our particular thing- it is the same road which ends up with people describing Fallon as a genius. Who’s to say that he isn’t a genius, but if he is, he has made a fine job of his talent, riding horses up and down a strip of grass all day. <br>By the way, I think that you’re a top guy to answer all those questions with thought and reason, the temptation to provide glib answers to some must have been enormous.

[gamble]

 :old:

 Good on yer Wizard<br>  for removing your cutlass.<br>  You’ll have to be an able swisher though<br>  to cut through the mask.

 As for your thoughts on ball and horse.

 At least horses go somewhere<br>  and don’t idle<br>  The last ball match I watched<br>  most of the players<br>  kept running forward quite fast<br>  and then they changed their mind and ran quickly back.<br>  They all ended up in more or less the same place, <br>  as they were when they started<br>  – and that was after one hour and a half.<br>  That doesn’t aspire to intellectualism to me.

 As for Paul Haigh,<br>  the name Zorro has proven<br>  such a peach of a name for him.<br>  Very dexterous of word and cut and thrust.<br>  Thanks for taking time and I very much liked<br>  the depth of your answers and your honesty,<br>  very entertaining too,<br>  I will take pleasure in reading through again later,<br>  and may have some more afterthoughts.

 I do so love me seconds  :cool:

I have read through my words above and am totally nonplussed – I would never write such infantile rubbish. It’s all a complete mystery to me. I agree of course with the fine sentiments expressed about Zorro and hats off to him – but unless my memory is failing me I cannot recall making the posting. No-one has access to my password and that day I had no visitors, just me and the dog. (edit)

<br>(Edited by gamble at 11:34 pm on June 15, 2007)

<br> flatcapgamble..:giggle:<br> (second edit)

(Edited by gamble at 11:38 pm on June 15, 2007)

[jilly]

Thanks for your reply Paul. It took me a long time to master the copy and paste thingy.. But it really is EASY. If you need any help just PM me.

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