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Well, today I decided to venture out and have my first pint since Cheltenhan. Put my face mask on and got the train into Liverpool city centre. Lovely walk along our awesome waterfront . Then time for that much needed pint! I`m one for the old-fashioned pubs of which Liverpool has plenty. So...

I see the crew that own Paddy Power and Betfair have now acquired Skybet. Having had restrictions and promotions withdrawn by both PP and BF (and being both a small and losing punter!!) I don`t welcome this. It does seem a sign of things to come, though. The big boys getting bigger and the...

Just imagine if Corbyn and Labour had prorogued Parliament !! Tanks in the street, methinks! And even this forum would be in turmoil. Funny thing this democracy.

Here we go again, with fresh speculation that the beancounters are preparing us for an extra day for the Festival. It little matters that virtually nobody except them wants it. If they can extract a few quid more from the extra day then that`s sufficient justification for them. The dilution...

I`m a bit long in the tooth and tend to view the past thro` rose tinted specs:D...."everything was much better in my day!!" But when it comes to jockeys (with the exception of Jamie Spencer!!) I do believe our current crop of jocks are much superior, in general, to those of yester-year. We might...

Yesterday I had the rare satisfaction of having 20 quid on the Stewards Cup winner. My bet was on the Betfair Sportsbook platform and as it was an ITV televised race I fully expected to receive the usual £20 Sports Bonus as it`s SP was over 3/1. As it was never credited I queried it with them...

All the best to one and all forumites. May 2019 be good to us all.

I`ve heard some good reports of them. Has anybody here got any personal experience of them?

Noticed a horse called Roughlyn running in a 2 mile race on the A/W today. Finished last! Do any of you oldies remember the sprinter of that name who won the 1966 Kings Stand @ 33/1? It was the first, and probably only, 33/1 winner I`ve backed! Had half a crown on it:D...happy days.

Last weekend was our retired taxman`s groups annual jolly boys outing, this time to the lovely city of Prague. Funded, in part by our so-generous index-linked pensions:D....for which we thank all you hard working folk whose taxes fund all this:). The weekend started so well with both our teams...

Not really surprising. I`ve long thought the betting industry is in need of some sort of rationalisation. Betting shops are becoming less and less necessary as the on-line sector booms. And I`m amazed that so many on-line firms can be viable. I guess most of us have multiple accounts but...

Anybody know what`s happened to DG?

Another Tory pledge in tatters as today`s figures show a 30% increase in the past 12 months. And EU immigration at highest level since 1964!! What a ridiculous pledge by Dave and Mrs May that they`ll reduce the numbers by 10`s of thousands. The wrath of the Daily Mail will now fall on them...

Who`ll be the first to change their plea? My money`s on DLT:)

Imprisoned for 8 years for a crime he clearly didn`t commit (IMHO) and now refused compensation because he is "not innocent enough"....should we laugh or cry?

So sad to hear Hillsborough campaigner, Anne Williams, died today and so near to the end of the fight for justice and accountability. A truly inspirational woman. May she rest in peace.

Any tweets for Michael`s Nook:D

Who`d have thought it:)...I suspect there`s more to it than meets the eye. Perhaps he`s asked a cardinal to take his penalty points for speeding in his popemobile:)

Would other forum members agree with me in congratulating Michael Gove on his splendid idea of the Nation buying Her Majesty a new Royal Yacht to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee? Isn`t it so re-assuring to know our political leaders are so in tune with the feelings of the Nation? Truly, we are...

What price Cameron`s mate carrying the can for the, err, indiscretions at Rupert and Rebekah`s Rag? And free Tommy Sheridan while there at it!!