Mccrirrick

[ferlew]

Horrible, nasty creature...bleating about being encouraged to be sexist.

[gingejbee]

andy: you said it all in your 10:38 post- exactly what I was thinking!

[ferlew]

It's official, he is a prat. News at Ten.

[andy-hughes]

As predicted by most on here - Channel 4 are claiming the JM was simply unsuitable for their re-formtting of their racing coverage - it was nothing to do with his age.

Fighting on the 'age' platform was never going to win - it's about the only sure ground Channel 4 can respond from - the truth is, JM is past his time, the viewers and the channel don't want him, so he had to go. His age has nothing to do with it - only to harm his case - in the eyes of the public, most men of his age would be happy to retire with the money he has made, and let a younger presenter take over.

[weecalf]

Usually when there was a news item involving horse racing he was rolled out to give his say on the matter. Who now ? When is the beeb gonna follow suit and get rid of their "oldies" .Or just plain have a rid out?

[andy-hughes]

It's a shame because underneath his flamboyant personna, JM is recognised by the racing fraternity as a serious racing journalist with vast experience, and relavent views and comment.

His future may lie abroad, where an English eccentric can liven up foreign racing coverage, although I suspect he will be reluctant to up sticks at his age.

[ludwig]

He didn't do himself any favours by going on Big Brother or Wife Swap or any of those other things outside of racing. It was on those things that he first started to look more like an unpleasant weirdo than a loveable eccentric.

[andy-hughes]

Absolutely ludwig - serious career-stalling started then.