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Having watched it this morning I have to say am puzzled by the level of criticism of it on this thread.
Imv, 100% improvement on the old format – even the Matt Dawson piece was good
And, I think Tanya’s hair looks great, good for her going all fashionable and that
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It was also 100% better than the last 2 week’s efforts.
No daft quiz, no infantile betting lessons, and a very informative piece with Yogi Breishner.
Maybe the production team have also read this thread?Well there wasn’t the ghastly betting guide feature this week.
It is Thommo free which has to be a good thing & the Dawson feature has only worked because Paul does most of the talking.
The guests are being wasted putting them on at the end of the show,although the MP wasn’t last week!- Total Posts 17716
A lot of us on here love to moan and groan, nothing wrong with the show at all and think this thread was made for just the sake of trying to find something to talk about.
I quiet like the new design, Tanya had a really nice hair cut today aswell.
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You’re all clearly very easily pleased.
If you’re reading this, switch over to Soccer AM on Sky.
Helen Chamberlain presents. If you want to see what a fashionable woman looks like, then there she is. Soccer AM is fun, fast moving, informative. They show clip after clip of great goals. They segue into the modern world of music, current affairs. They have sofas which extend across the set like the Great Wall of China – more space than you find on an early Bowie album. The presenters interview players, managers but above all
FANS.
Soccer AM has football supporters crawling over the set like lichen on a sundial. They erect a bleachers specifically for the occasion.
When was the last time you saw a punter on the Morning Line? A reet hard, a TAPK, a Cormack, a Doughino, a Cav, a Drone. The last punter ever to feature on this cutting edge show was the fortunate Mrs Haddock.
Punters supply nearly seventy million quid a year to the industry and we’re treated like the servants in the scullery.
Without punters, horse racing is nothing. Without fans, football is nothing. Sky sussed this out years ago. All we’ve got now on the Morning Line is a cheaper variation of the old format. If you’re going to revamp, REVAMP!!
A lot of us on here love to moan and groan, nothing wrong with the show at all and think this thread was made for just the sake of trying to find something to talk about.
I quiet like the new design, Tanya had a really nice hair cut today aswell.
I’m afraid there are some people on here who, whilst clearly very knowledgeable on all things horsey, havent a clue when it comes to fashion.
My wife, who is French, chic and very fashionable, stopped dead in her tracks when she walked into the living room this morning. For a moment I thought she had seen something truly terrifying like a dead rat as the colour drained completely from her face but then she screamed "oh my GOD!!! What WAS Tanya thinking!!!!! She looks like someone from 1995!!!"
I missed the next ten minutes of the programme as she went on to suggest that it would have looked better if John Macriric had cut it for her!
Sorry chaps but it aint good
"this perfect mix of poetry and destruction, this glory of rhythm, power and majesty: the undisputed champion of the world!!!"
Well there wasn’t the ghastly betting guide feature this week.
It is Thommo free which has to be a good thing & the Dawson feature has only worked because Paul does most of the talking.
The guests are being wasted putting them on at the end of the show,although the MP wasn’t last week!The problem with last week’s Dawson piece was HE did most of the talking.
It has improved from the first two weeks but THE MUSIC IS STILL TOO LOUD and overwhelms people speaking.
I wish they’d had more time for Yogi Briesner, he should have a whole hour as he’s fascinating.
I agree with Max, Helen Chamberlain is such a sweety. I think she’s pushing 40 now but she still looks lovely every week without looking like she really needs to try.
Methinks that today, Yogi Briesner steadfastly refused to do the Guest Test. Good on him!
A lot of us on here love to moan and groan, nothing wrong with the show at all and think this thread was made for just the sake of trying to find something to talk about.
I quiet like the new design, Tanya had a really nice hair cut today aswell.
I’m afraid there are some people on here who, whilst clearly very knowledgeable on all things horsey, havent a clue when it comes to fashion.
My wife, who is French, chic and very fashionable, stopped dead in her tracks when she walked into the living room this morning. For a moment I thought she had seen something truly terrifying like a dead rat as the colour drained completely from her face but then she screamed "oh my GOD!!! What WAS Tanya thinking!!!!! She looks like someone from 1995!!!"
I missed the next ten minutes of the programme as she went on to suggest that it would have looked better if John Macriric had cut it for her!
Sorry chaps but it aint good
I wouldn’t put that on my dog’s head to keep his ears warm in the winter, it would make him all embarrassed in front of his doggie friends.
When I was younger, I had a gonk that looked just like thathttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Gonks_from_Australian_fairground_in_late_1970s.jpg/220px-Gonks_from_Australian_fairground_in_late_1970s.jpg
When was the last time you saw a punter on the Morning Line? A reet hard, a TAPK, a Cormack, a Doughino, a Cav, a Drone.
There’s been plenty of drones on the prog over the years Max, the latest one being the MP chap by the sound of it. An interview with this Drone would make the memorable monosyllabic one with Lester Piggott (what else did they expect?
) seem like an audience with Ruby Wax in comparisonMy droning vocal cords long since migrated to my droning finger tips
Part One featuring a head-to-head napping competition between TAPK and Fist would set the programme up nicely for Part 2 featuring Glenn, Cav (with
*the list*
) and Paul Struthers
Slapstick followed by dark humour-with-a-fall-guy
‘good copy’ or wot?
Ha Max – I’d probably fail the knowledge test (which, strangely, Matt Dawson seems to have managed to by-pass) but I’d definitely fall foul of the ‘middle-aged, balding Scotsmen don’t make good TV’ rule (Andy Gray seemed to have been the exception that proved the rule but even he was found out in the end).
Fist Vs Tapk would be more suitable for a cage-fight than a racing debate I fear.
I’d tune in for Glenn Vs Paul Struthers though – sadly I missed the live event recently.
When was the last time you saw a punter on the Morning Line? A reet hard, a TAPK, a Cormack, a Doughino, a Cav, a Drone.
Perhaps, they could all dress up as Racettes, in their favourite racing colours and skimpy shorts….would that be fun enough for you Max?
I take onboard Reets points as I didn’t see the last two weeks but how anyone can moan about todays programme I don’t know.
Perhaps, they could all dress up as Racettes, in their favourite racing colours and skimpy shorts
A Knobbleeneeze (remember him?
) contest it is then. My favourite racing colour is a restrained dun Harris Tweed over Tattersall check. Okay?At the end of the programme please, as I have a vision of a T4 teenage mass-swoon. You lucky things
Perhaps, they could all dress up as Racettes, in their favourite racing colours and skimpy shorts
Those mentioned were an entirely random list of TRF regulars, Pete. How’s your knees?
It could be you…The point I’m making is that the show could be much better. Better ideas, more horse racing, new presenters and most of all, a more inclusive, accessible approach to the people who watch it. I’ll watch it whatever, but I’m less than impressed. However, I’m actually pleased that more people, like your good self, seem to be enjoying it. That will keep it on the air and racing still on the fringes of the spotlight.
Perhaps, they could all dress up as Racettes, in their favourite racing colours and skimpy shorts
Those mentioned were an entirely random list of TRF regulars, Pete. How’s your knees?
It could be you…The point I’m making is that the show could be much better. Better ideas, more horse racing, new presenters and most of all, a more inclusive, accessible approach to the people who watch it. I’ll watch it whatever, but I’m less than impressed. However, I’m actually pleased that more people, like your good self, seem to be enjoying it. That will keep it on the air and racing still on the fringes of the spotlight.
The main problem with the programme is an identity crisis. Is it an informative news programme for those going racing on a Saturday, is it hangover TV like Soccer AM or is it breakfast tv with a racing theme ? It cannot be all three and it’s trying to be
The set resembles an ITV studio from a 70’s World Cup. Hopeless
Get rid of Mac. Absolute bore. Don’t care that he’s " a character " or recognisable but he has no input and his rants have no place on this programme – it’s only an hour and i’d prefer to see them discuss the main races
I think Tanya has her merits but was very disappointed recently when her wish for racing in 2011 was to see regulations put in place that prevented gambles from taking place on unexposed horses. Seriously ?!!!! Is that your wish for the sport which needs major rejuvenation ?!!!
And by the way – is it not a bit weird that the RP website will not allow non- paying members to see the Pricewise picks and yet Channel 4 tell the country what they are before 9am ?
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