Mattski 176 Report post Posted May 14, 2019 Any updates thanks on if/when my bible might be back?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdytdy 5,341 Report post Posted May 14, 2019 Not looking good in the foreseeable future at this stage unfortunately. Baz (NZ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bestbetbazza 36 Report post Posted May 14, 2019 The Informant. Sad as the Best bets is a disgrace to the industry. Tried it for a couple of weeks but gave up. Now spend less so more money in my pocket and less in TAB. TARANTULA and Baz (NZ) 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
puha 2,177 Report post Posted May 14, 2019 Strangely now the informant has gone the BB has got worse .Missing vital AU meetings comments not fully completed . Why they cant go back to including Thursday meetings is beyond me . So after millions upon millions spent we now have an inferior printed and online version.Please explain JA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdytdy 5,341 Report post Posted May 14, 2019 I am now reliably informed that The Informant is no longer and won't be published again. Yesterday all those employed with The Informant were told that they are no longer employed. Not good and a sad indictment of where things are at present in the industry. TARANTULA, Baz (NZ) and Al Feilding 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,878 Report post Posted May 14, 2019 I offered to invest...they never even bothered to call back...so how serious were they really.??? TARANTULA and chelseacol 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Looking 44 Report post Posted May 14, 2019 It truly is sad when at the touted meetings with John Allen last week he was indignant that the Informant would reappear and would be supported by the industry ! Pfft !! More lies !! RIP Baz (NZ) and TARANTULA 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bestbetbazza 36 Report post Posted May 15, 2019 Someones telling Porkies. Baz (NZ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slam dunk 1,317 Report post Posted May 15, 2019 22 hours ago, rdytdy said: I am now reliably informed that The Informant is no longer and won't be published again. Yesterday all those employed with The Informant were told that they are no longer employed. Not good and a sad indictment of where things are at present in the industry. In that case the best option would be a NZ version of the Australian Sportsman or equivalent. i.e. camera ready copy from Australia with NZ adverts inserted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
We're Doomed 4,855 Report post Posted May 15, 2019 I might be going against all of the prevailing sentiment on here, and I don't mean to offend anyone by any means, but what was so special about the Informant? As I live in the countryside I have never actually seen a copy, so I may well be missing something. I get all of my form online, which is where I presume most serious punters access their form these days. In the days before computers I used to rush out religiously to buy the Friday Flash as soon as it came out, and read all of the trackwork, form and editorial content, but surely these days things have moved on from that style of publication, especially in NZ with such a small market and crippling production and distribution costs.. In an ideal world this website right here could perhaps carry more editorial and information content. I quite enjoy the snippets currently carried in the news section. With some of the "train wreck" threads recently there is a danger of losing some of the die hard racing contributors, so I think a mix with more editorial content would work well and keep this site even more relevant. Do people miss the Informant because it caters to the needs of serious punters, because it might somehow attract new punters who see it in a shop, or because it retains older punters who don't have access to a computer? I must admit I do very little betting in NZ these days, and one of the main reasons for that is the lack of trackwork, which from some centres was always very valuable information. scoobysnacks and Patiti 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insider 3,947 Report post Posted May 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Bestbetbazza said: Someones telling Porkies. And it’s not Ted. Sadly it’s official. The current owner (Matthew Frances) has definitely pulled the pin so unless someone else picks it up it’s gone. I am gutted along with many others. Al Feilding 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobysnacks 386 Report post Posted May 15, 2019 I wonder what the online version would sell for? Also - if the TAB would get off their asses and introduce affiliates, like every other bookmaker in the world, the The Informant Online would be a profitable website. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneMcAlister 1,425 Report post Posted May 15, 2019 The TAB are looking at charging people to use its app and website. As they have become aware that people are using the app and website form to punt on the TAB. Baz (NZ), Mr Spyro, Al Feilding and 1 other 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz (NZ) 1,722 Report post Posted May 15, 2019 1 hour ago, shaneMcAlister said: The TAB are looking at charging people to use its app and website. As they have become aware that people are using the app and website form to punt on the TAB. I don't know of anyone who uses the current TAB Website form to punt on! napier 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,831 Report post Posted May 15, 2019 5 hours ago, We're Doomed said: I might be going against all of the prevailing sentiment on here, and I don't mean to offend anyone by any means, but what was so special about the Informant? As I live in the countryside I have never actually seen a copy, so I may well be missing something. I get all of my form online, which is where I presume most serious punters access their form these days. In the days before computers I used to rush out religiously to buy the Friday Flash as soon as it came out, and read all of the trackwork, form and editorial content, but surely these days things have moved on from that style of publication, especially in NZ with such a small market and crippling production and distribution costs.. In an ideal world this website right here could perhaps carry more editorial and information content. I quite enjoy the snippets currently carried in the news section. With some of the "train wreck" threads recently there is a danger of losing some of the die hard racing contributors, so I think a mix with more editorial content would work well and keep this site even more relevant. Do people miss the Informant because it caters to the needs of serious punters, because it might somehow attract new punters who see it in a shop, or because it retains older punters who don't have access to a computer? I must admit I do very little betting in NZ these days, and one of the main reasons for that is the lack of trackwork, which from some centres was always very valuable information. It was also a vehicle for comment and discussion on topics relevant to the NZ Racing Industry WD.....an outlet for opinions to be expressed without the usual arse covering/kissing restraints most journalists/presenters labour under.... Ironically, that seems to be exactly the reason for its demise......criticism tends not to go down well..... TARANTULA, We're Doomed, Midget and 4 others 5 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdytdy 5,341 Report post Posted May 15, 2019 54 minutes ago, Baz (NZ) said: I don't know of anyone who uses the current TAB Website form to punt on! Exactly. It is woeful. Baz (NZ) and TARANTULA 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnyTom 1,535 Report post Posted May 15, 2019 It ain't coming back - they don't care. Lost their money on the other edition - the Informant is gone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam Robson 1,547 Report post Posted May 15, 2019 12 hours ago, shaneMcAlister said: The TAB are looking at charging people to use its app and website. As they have become aware that people are using the app and website form to punt on the TAB. ...They won't be gathering much revenue, then, will they? badger, Sobeit and Midget 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Smallhaussen 3,226 Report post Posted May 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Pam Robson said: ...They won't be gathering much revenue, then, will they? then one wonders if these decisions made by the NZRB are political and are done as to close racing down completely! hedley and Midget 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckenzie 607 Report post Posted May 16, 2019 On 5/15/2019 at 2:24 PM, We're Doomed said: I might be going against all of the prevailing sentiment on here, and I don't mean to offend anyone by any means, but what was so special about the Informant? As I live in the countryside I have never actually seen a copy, so I may well be missing something. I get all of my form online, which is where I presume most serious punters access their form these days. In the days before computers I used to rush out religiously to buy the Friday Flash as soon as it came out, and read all of the trackwork, form and editorial content, but surely these days things have moved on from that style of publication, especially in NZ with such a small market and crippling production and distribution costs.. In an ideal world this website right here could perhaps carry more editorial and information content. I quite enjoy the snippets currently carried in the news section. With some of the "train wreck" threads recently there is a danger of losing some of the die hard racing contributors, so I think a mix with more editorial content would work well and keep this site even more relevant. Do people miss the Informant because it caters to the needs of serious punters, because it might somehow attract new punters who see it in a shop, or because it retains older punters who don't have access to a computer? I must admit I do very little betting in NZ these days, and one of the main reasons for that is the lack of trackwork, which from some centres was always very valuable information. You're probably right in that the market it appeals to is going to be small in NZ. I enjoyed it because I like to have all the weekend fields down on paper rather than having to go through websites and keep checking to see who is racing when. Plus all the articles and opinion pieces, when your reading online you only look at headlines that catch your eye, but in print you can scan over everything. It was just a well done publication that often asked important questions of the industry. The people I know who purchased it were usually the purists who liked getting their form, news and other tidbits in one place, but more and more people are moving online and getting that there. Huey, Insider, napier and 3 others 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meomy 971 Report post Posted October 28, 2019 Any updates John Allan on the return of a weekly newspaper Horse Racing Publication? Any updates John Allen on the return of Horse Racing on Free to Air Freeview TV? You said you would ensure both would be back during your tenure within the Racing industry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gubellini 3,995 Report post Posted October 28, 2019 meomy I think John Allen is suffering from amnesia as well as having delusions of grandeur. Tauhei Notts 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukkledragga 229 Report post Posted October 29, 2019 11 hours ago, gubellini said: meomy I think John Allen is suffering from amnesia as well as having delusions of grandeur. More like delusions of adequacy Tauhei Notts and Pam Robson 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnyTom 1,535 Report post Posted October 30, 2019 Sportsman Australia great read meomy 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meomy 971 Report post Posted October 31, 2019 Friday Flash should never ever have ceased publication and would be still going strong had it not been for ......... .... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...