crustyngrizzly 1,702 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 NZ Herald has a column in it called 12 Questions.Todays question are directed to Michael Guerin of trackside fame.Not a bad read and the 2 things i learn't from it was that he hates becalled Mick and he drives a Maserati. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midget 4,489 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 Very colourful character is Michael. Being able to read at 3 is interesting,but I put that down to,what else could you do in Greymouth 45 years ago,in fact what could you do in Greymouth today,other than read and go to Church on Sundays. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
camici 60 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 Great article.I have been a critic of Mick in the past.Perhaps we are both mellowing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlineboy 131 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 How did he come to own a Maserati? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
camici 60 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 On credit or lease?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,842 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 How did he come to own a Maserati? Compensation for other How did he come to own a Maserati? Usually compensation for something smaller..... the shue25 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crustyngrizzly 1,702 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 He does say that he is a successful gambler.He used to bet for fun but now he bets for money. The difference he says is research and the removal of emotion.That last piece regareding removal of emotion explains exactly why i was a crap punter eg if a horse was racingandt it was owned by my mates neighbours cousins friend i would be in. Well said Michael. Cubes 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlineboy 131 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 Wouldn't he have his accounts stopped? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM(the other Molloy) 1,774 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 Very colourful character is Michael. Being able to read at 3 is interesting,but I put that down to,what else could you do in Greymouth 45 years ago,in fact what could you do in Greymouth today,other than read and go to Church on Sundays. Yes it was pretty boring But every six months or so a bunch of gnomes(well I thought they were gnomes - they looked like gnomes and acted like gnomes and talked like gnomes) would come over from Christchurch, thunder round the racetrack and generally cause mayhem in the district. Then as quick as they appeared they would disappear again. That used to keep us entertained for a while elbow 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crustyngrizzly 1,702 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 Wouldn't he have his accounts stopped? What is the policy of Trackside regarding punting by staff? meomy 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess 1,244 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 He does say that he is a successful gambler.He used to bet for fun but now he bets for money. The difference he says is research and the removal of emotion.That last piece regareding removal of emotion explains exactly why i was a crap punter eg if a horse was racingandt it was owned by my mates neighbours cousins friend i would be in. Well said Michael. So true - I lose more money betting on mates' horses than I ever do picking on form/looks/prelims .... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy86 2,710 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 "Do I have a girlfriend?I'd rather not discuss that. It might be offensive to some people"--offensive seems an odd choice of word! Are we talking blow-ups, animals or other fellas? hedley and the shue25 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambling_Kidd 160 Report post Posted October 7, 2014 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruff 2,800 Report post Posted October 7, 2014 His first crush was a horse. Interesting reading alright Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jape again 67 Report post Posted October 7, 2014 What is the policy of Trackside regarding punting by staff? That's ok. Re Greymouth Michael: No mention of his being a winner of the Richard John Seddon medal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midget 4,489 Report post Posted October 7, 2014 How did he come to own a Maserati? How did he come to own a Maserati? I would imagine by working and earning a wage,not that foreign to most people. chelseacol 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midget 4,489 Report post Posted October 7, 2014 That's ok. Re Greymouth Michael: No mention of his being a winner of the Richard John Seddon medal. Is that medal for services to the church???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiery Falcon 90 Report post Posted October 7, 2014 To people like crustygrizzly,camici and sunlineboy you guys are typical of the putdown mentality that exists in this country.What he earns from trackside is probably petty cash but more than crustygrizzly earns in a week in is factoryjob are they aware that you bet. You guys are not aware of is income streams and that he does not just write for the NZ Herald and appear on trackside the racing channel in Australia are keen to have him on when their big meetings are on he has always had good cars because he is successful at what he does he does not live in a little closed world like you guys do Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crustyngrizzly 1,702 Report post Posted October 7, 2014 To people like crustygrizzly,camici and sunlineboy you guys are typical of the putdown mentality that exists in this country.What he earns from trackside is probably petty cash but more than crustygrizzly earns in a week in is factoryjob are they aware that you bet. You guys are not aware of is income streams and that he does not just write for the NZ Herald and appear on trackside the racing channel in Australia are keen to have him on when their big meetings are on he has always had good cars because he is successful at what he does he does not live in a little closed world like you guys do Please advise me where in this thread i have put him down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meomy 971 Report post Posted October 7, 2014 Twelve Questions: Michael Guerin 5:00 AM Tuesday Oct 7, 2014 Horse Racing Twelve Questions with Sarah Stuart Michael Guerin — who hates being called Mick — is a presenter on Trackside TV and long-time racing editor of the Herald. One of 11 children who grew up in Greymouth, he is a cousin of Julie Christie and well-known bar owner zzz zzzzz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11337970 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy86 2,710 Report post Posted October 7, 2014 To people like crustygrizzly,camici and sunlineboy you guys are typical of the putdown mentality that exists in this country.What he earns from trackside is probably petty cash but more than crustygrizzly earns in a week in is factoryjob are they aware that you bet. You guys are not aware of is income streams and that he does not just write for the NZ Herald and appear on trackside the racing channel in Australia are keen to have him on when their big meetings are on he has always had good cars because he is successful at what he does he does not live in a little closed world like you guys do I smell a rat! or is that you Mick? An interesting pseudonym you travel under FF considering Mick's obsession over the years with words starting with" F"--has used "freakish" and "freshman" ad nauseam in Granny Herald. Me thinks you protest too much FF. Besides, a few genuine people in the industry have been on the receiving end of unsavoury articles by the germ Guerin so suck it up! the shue25 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
camici 60 Report post Posted October 7, 2014 Thanks Fiery Falcon.My credit/lease quip about his Maserati was purely tongue in cheek! Good on him for getting a Maserati.I drive utes myself.Find them more practical.I don't care what people drive! Suggest you get a sense of humour! My beef with Mick were the vicious attacks on Brian O'Meara and Warren Stapleton a number of years ago.Were you happy with those articles FF? the shue25 and chevy86 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
camici 60 Report post Posted October 7, 2014 Chevy 86 you are just miffed that Mick did not import a Chevy from the States.Some people do not have good taste.Ha Ha! chevy86 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
camici 60 Report post Posted October 7, 2014 Fiery Falcon I am running a quiz until 7p.m. tonight under the thread Des C got gelded? I invite you to enter.Mick can be your phone a friend! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portfolio 728 Report post Posted October 7, 2014 Mick.....well what can you say about the guy. I do not mind him.....But he does come across as an up himself spoilt little brat..... But, I do like that he speaks out..... So I will give this little brat 7/10. That is a pretty good score from me camici 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
