mikeynz

i note my friends at TAB have issued me a 10 dollar bonus, gee talk about giving on one hand and taking on the other lol. Now what to do Its a good gesture, ive kept them going long enough nice to get some back, long may it continue.

On another note I see Elton John has resumed his final tour, only over a hundred more concerts to do, one wonders if he will finish his Auckland commitments.

I maintain more people would engage with racing through radio than tv, radio is everywhere, my thoughts, I use to listen to trackside radio everyday, do I miss it, yes but not everyday,I'm not really interested in all the midweek Ozzie stuff these days, only the big meets at weekends, I listen a lot to zb when I get sick of that I listen to a bit of music, Other things in life as well, remember. In some ways covid was a convienent way to push the reset button, radio sport and trackside radio wise. Be fair to say I'd say a heap of young people may not know what a am radio is, or a CD player,(maybe they think a CD player is a cricketer for Central Districts), the stream is poor but i don't bother with it unless there is a specific race. One thing that astounds me is the number of people texting radio stations, each text is 20cents, the phone company must love it.

Maybe Chief Stipe could run a major tv add campaign to promote the BOAY forums. Some of the sports forums, no ones posted for over two years, in some ways it's kind of the same as a tennis tournament, their is interest in the racing forums ,(singles) but none in the doubles, (sub forums).

Auckland might get a mayor who gets 26 per cent of the vote, and 74 per cent dont want, democracy at its best lol. Scott Robertson talking to zb before talking about final and stadium didnt make a pledge on behalf of himself or the rugby organisation. Maybe they should just shift their matches to the all weather set up in Dunedin and save Christchurch a heap, be a bit like the AWT at Riccarton scenario in reverse. An article in ODT questioning if the South Island need two stadiums as such, very relevent.

Changing course here, i see Aussie might pull the pin on not so super rugby. The once mighty npc/ranfurly shield was the best comp, look at it now. Dosnt it have a strange resemblance to NZ racing as it now ?

Seems to me stipe no one seems to go to other sections, racing and harness, are ok, as a rule I don't do social media, Ludwig suggested I find another place but in reality there don't seem many anyway, that's why I started a topic where some people go,.

See see how easy it is to diversify As in chatting about any old subject, that's why I started this topic, one never knows where it will go, I reckon in time this thread will end up being one of the more popular threads in time. I too have not had the jab but I don't dismiss covid or treat it with disdain, just be careful what you do as you do the flu, I might be interested in getting vaccinated though, maybe for worms.

There are sone very good teams who won't go to the World Cup, Italy, Ukraine are freely handy Chile, Columbia, New Zealand, Russia ain't going, and if FIFA do the right thing they won't be until Putins in jail or worse,, so much history, so many good players who never go to a World Cup, 48 teams for the next one, and I think they are gunna have pools of 3, why? As for England I love the hype about them for every major tournament, not based on much but a lot of hope, Germany have been a bit poor by their standards recently but 5 goals against Italy suggest they are on the way up, probably historically the best team on the planet, IMHO Strange irony Hungary didn't qualify, but the nations league means all games are meaningful I didn't see the All Whites live, listened in bed on senz, their sport coverage is pretty good, sometimes I listen to sport online, but sometimes watch highlights later, you tube, sitting through soccer day after day not for me, but do enjoy the knockout games, I'm the same with racing, can't watch racing day after day, need to be selective.

Its a funny game soccer, never more funnier than when Iceland beat England at the euros in 2016 , one of the greatest sporting matches I've watched, on tv of course, but it shows the minnows can win, Iceland were a handy side at the time, The All Whites are handy but probably need to play more top competition, Costa Rica ain't a world beater, NZ were probably unlucky but it is what it is. On another sporting note I see Serina Williams is going to be at Wimbledon, when will she realise she ain't gunna get that elusive slam win? Even if she did win one she still ain't the player Steffi Graf was, she retired at 30, Williams is still trying at 40, she is within her rights to play but it ain't gunna happen,(the record. As for Nature Strip what more can you say, those straight sprints do make it fairer, that riderless horse though was lucky it didn't stuff things up.

One would wonder what the TAB turnover was.

A day and a half for NZ sport, lost the soccer, no suprise, lost the cricket despite scoring over 550 in innings one. Costa Rica aint much but enough for us, now they get to play Germany and Spain, Germany have just put 5 past Italy, a handy team. A bit different for the All Whites playing Vanuatu but maybe next time they may only need to win Oceania to qualify, a lot more poorer teams will dilute the product. Fact is All Whites, 3 games, no goals.

Some horse and proves Aussie racing good if not better than the tofts. That rider less horse enjoyed the weight allowance, but was also a accident waiting to happen at the finish, i wonder if the rider picks up a riding fee.

Apparently, Victoria Park sits doing nothing, Forbury is too at present. Trevira had reached his mark in NZ,under todays handicapping would have slipped down the ratings, they were selling them and they are selling them still. The sapere report that was done in to Otago and Southland showed the stats, only half the trainers, horses etc from 25 years ago, highley unlikely to get better, Forbury just started running a lot of below average meetings,strangely Auckland are following this model, even increasing thursday meetings, Forbury probably proves quality over quantity, 10 meetings of good quality better than 20 of no quality. Its easy to rave about the deeds of some of todays drivers,the name Williamson springs to mind but opportuneties are greater and the competition less in many cases. As i write half an hour to go in the soccer and as NZ are a goal down and dont score often it aint looking good but miracles can happen, NZ need one.

He dont know if hes Arther or Martha, he might be a pain in someones arse, just not good being a pain for half the country.

Strange irony Southland only had a 6 or 7 month season, never stopped them producing a long line of top liners. Now they race most of the year yet real top liners are few and far between. Trevira and earlier Hi Foyle were two just a bit unlucky to strike one or two better at their time. Mid seventies I got interested , those Forbury meetings leading up to Cup time were big events, even the North Islanders turned up now and then, look at things now, you do wonder where it went wrong, and it will keep changing, nothing stays the same.

Only 2 southern horses went to Timaru last sunday, unusual but I bet none go to Riccarton, strange anomaly in the calandar next week, Oamaru race on grass next Thursday and Riccarton race on grass two days later, seems a bit odd to me but as I have said before, I know nothing.

One would hate to be the person who misses the defining penalty, probably one of the most nerve rattling things in sport, so close but so far for 1 team but they had 120 minutes to find a winner, those games often can be a stalemate, playing not to lose, there is a lot at stake. If they extend the numbers of teams at the World Cup ,Oceania may have a automatic qualifier, not sure if that's good, NZ need to beat some team of note to qualify, Costa Rica ain't a power force in world football but more than a match for our lot, here's hoping anyway. Will be odd having the World Cup in our summer, June and July often has the best sport of the whole year, it's either the euros or the World Cup in soccer, Wimbledon is on soon too., sometimes the ashes in Cricket, helps to keep us going through winter. I often wonder if harness racing taking a break for a few weeks in the dead of winter would be benificial.

Certainly would be good to diversify, added a second post coz I cant edit. Love chatting about lots of things music, comedy, politics religion etc etc Some subjects just cant lift off, a bit like a plane full of fat ladies.

I know this is a trotting section but we should have a forum chatting about all things sporting, no one seems to go there. We got soccer tomorrow and wednesday, the All Blacks named and how appropriate that name is, throw in the cricket. We just need to get something started and then go from there. Be nice to change the topics now and then, a bit of variety would probably increase the traffic here. I've just had a look and sports general yarns sections, no one been there for 2 or 3 years, I like sports chat, world event ,general yarns, not just racing.

Maybe his boss likes a bit of whipping.

In a completely different tangent and it is off topic I see Trevir Mallard is taking up a post in Europe, hopefully he has rocket jammed up his arse and its posted to the Ukraine.

Radio sport was different from sports roundup in as such that radio sport tried to be fulltime, and sports roundup was seasonal, and in many ways that's where racing on radio could still be broadcast and mixed with some online coverage, no racing on Boxing Day, strange,.weve discussed that elsewhere before. I always remember Alan Mac commentating cricket one day , and saying that Jock Edwards has just got going with a couple of meaty pull shots, always stuck in my mind.

Alan Mac, can't spell his name, Phil Stevens Bryan Aldridge, I think, must have been on the radio in the background at many workplaces and holiday spots, no need to rush to the smartphone to get ya info., great days. Sadly radio sport wasn't really the same and eventually died, I maintain and always have the time they replaced Telfer with Devlin was the beginning of the end.

You reckon listening to 1ZB and 3ZB was bad, 2ZA was even worse, I use to put my old trusty tranny up against a post and wire fence to get a boost, it never worked against a wooden one so I sawed one up for firewood. As for the old tv shows, they were good at their time but music and comedy will always stand the test of time, thank god for you tube.