Blue 1,097 Report post Posted October 24, 2017 Who the F..... regurgitated this old phrase? Is it to become the new (old) buzz-word?I hear Greg O'Connor and George Simon using it regularly. If they mean" earlier" or 'leading into' why don't they say that? In fact it was also a term once used to describe premature ejaculation. We don't need this crap 'going forward.' Phantom 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sickopunter 403 Report post Posted October 24, 2017 2 hours ago, Blue said: Who the F..... regurgitated this old phrase? Is it to become the new (old) buzz-word?I hear Greg O'Connor and George Simon using it regularly. If they mean" earlier" or 'leading into' why don't they say that? In fact it was also a term once used to describe premature ejaculation. We don't need this crap 'going forward.' Money right on the lolly there mate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBigStuff 394 Report post Posted October 24, 2017 After every interview - “There he is” - Greg O’Connor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 492 Report post Posted October 25, 2017 And then there are those who think they are SO clever by referring to the second to last race as the penultimate. And of course we have DAs much used 'alluded to'. Plain English boys and girls plain English. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Harrop 226 Report post Posted October 25, 2017 This thread made me laugh. Must be a slow news night. Lol. awego 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Thistle 133 Report post Posted October 25, 2017 I just hope the talking heads on Trackside are paid according to the (lack of) quality of their performances. A couple of items amused me last weekend. Rodley, interviewing Bruce Harvey after Londaro won the first at Hastings, a $10K maiden, suggested that Harvey must be pleased that his horse had won a good race on a big day of racing. Next day at Te Rapa Prattlewell announced before the opening event that the horses were about to be legged up by their jockeys. Trump 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leggy 4,077 Report post Posted October 25, 2017 30 minutes ago, poundforpound said: Just for clarity my comments weren't directed at Trackside staff, I was commenting on the use of that irritating phrase amongst the wider community. I take it you mean that at the current moment? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerula 1,402 Report post Posted October 25, 2017 And "at the back end" of this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOANCRUSHER 39 Report post Posted October 25, 2017 "He puts in a grubber kick along the ground with his left hand foot" was heard last weekend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Zip 468 Report post Posted October 25, 2017 Apart from Mark MacNamara, they're all very ordinary...sycophants most of them.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanthegreat 1,123 Report post Posted October 26, 2017 " For mine " its got to be the " Penultimate " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jape 344 Report post Posted October 26, 2017 8 hours ago, ivanthegreat said: " For mine " its got to be the " Penultimate " Why? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruff 2,796 Report post Posted October 26, 2017 Matching Motors.... ...why even mention the fact it's the 'penultimate' race? The race before the penultimate is feeling left out of the conversation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tauhei Notts 1,413 Report post Posted October 26, 2017 Actually the race before the penultimate race is the antepenultimate race. On a ten race card race eight is one hell of a lot easier to say than antepenultimate. And a lot less pretentious. TOM(the other Molloy) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overcheck 190 Report post Posted October 26, 2017 I must admit I do not mind the more "flowery" statements and words most of the time, but what does annoy me is when they are not used correctly. eg "Early Doors" is being used after a race starts which is incorrect. The origin of the saying was when people queued up for a show or event BEFORE the doors were open. Therefore to comment on a horse's chances or behaviour before the start would be the correct use of early doors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponderosa8 1,357 Report post Posted October 27, 2017 What used to bug me was Reon Murtha saying "at the distance post" .... usually somewhere along the home straight but definitely no where close to the winning post. Anyone have any idea what he meant.? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wood 1,577 Report post Posted October 27, 2017 200m mark I think?? Ponderosa8 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy86 2,704 Report post Posted October 27, 2017 "Over the ditch"--lazy, cliched journalism. "Sleeping with"--shagging, humping, rooting etc Definitely NOT sleeping.(Yes, is racing related as racing folk some of the worst in the illicit sex domain) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...