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Time for Richard Bell to have a spell
Harness & Greyhounds
2lifetimewinners
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Is it time for someone at RWWA or Tab Radio to tap Richard Bell on the shoulder and say "Mate lift your game or think of a career change?'
He totally f*cked up the first race at Pinj today and I am sick and tired of hearing him mispronounce horses names week after week, even after he has been told the correct way of saying it.
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So in doing this his time/focus just isnt there on the local harness industry, what should be his bread and butter. I'm not saying he doesnt enjoy the trots but his mind seems to be going a billion miles an hour because he is trying to cram that much into it, hence he hasnt taken the time to notice that machlinche doesnt have a bloody extra L at the end (that one annoys me too).
Do a bit of yoga/running/swimming Rich, step away from the racing game regularly, focus in on the local harness and he can get back.
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The only issue i ever had with him ( and all racecallers have suffered from it at one stage ) is when you could clearly tell when he was punting on the races he was calling - and in the last 7-8 weeks - you can tell he isnt betting - and i think hes calls have been very good and entertaining - anyone who says he hasnt got a passion for it- thats absolute nonsense
Bunbury and Pinjarra - enjoyed his calls - i watched the Pinjarra replays last night - i never watch the squaregaiters race - and i didnt watch race 1 - because it was such a terrible race - so i dont know what happened their
I wont pull any punches - comparing M McDermott M Young D Sheahen to Ritchie - is liking comparing those local radio footy callers - Clint ( ABC) Lachie ( triple m) Skeeter ( 6pr ) to Commetti - their miles below Ritchie
Leave Ritchie alone - i think the last 2 months hes back to his brilliant best - hes head and shoulders the no 1 Trots caller - and i enjoy his calls
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As McEnroe use to scream at the umps - You Cannot Be Serious
IF that's the attitude you take why bother naming a horse at all, leave it up to the race callers to call them what they want.
Richie is a good caller and I enjoy the character he brings, just needs to work with a clear mind and maybe someone to tell him when he has been getting a horses name wrong for months!
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