| Hey Rommers on 18:31 - Apr 19 with 1100 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| Hey Rommers on 18:11 - Apr 19 by factual_blue |
1. Bemoans posts that have a dig at him.
2. Posts something having a dig at another poster.
3. Doesn't like 'hypocrisy'.
4. Hmmm
(BTW, the human who isn't a hypocrite hasn't been born. And never will) |
You’d posted 4 times on the thread before I responded. One of which was the day after it had gone dead |  |
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| Hey Rommers on 18:38 - Apr 19 with 1057 views | J2BLUE |
| Hey Rommers on 18:31 - Apr 19 by The_Romford_Blue |
You’d posted 4 times on the thread before I responded. One of which was the day after it had gone dead |
Ignore him. He has nothing better to do than try and bait you. |  |
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| Hopefully it doesn't impact.... on 18:41 - Apr 19 with 1055 views | Bloots |
....the thousands of people hoping to raise money for numerous charities. |  |
| "He's been a really positive influence on my life, I think he's a great man" - TWTD User (May 2025) |
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| Hey Rommers on 05:09 - Apr 20 with 964 views | Ryorry |
| Hey Rommers on 17:03 - Apr 19 by The_Romford_Blue |
You’re absolutely clueless aren’t you?
If horse racing was stopped, you realise thoroughbred horses would stop being bred? They’re quite literally only bred in one industry.
They’re not like farm horses. Still two thoroughbreds in a farm and they’d kill each other and the other normal horses around them. |
"They’re not like farm horses. Still two thoroughbreds in a farm and they’d kill each other and the other normal horses around them".
No idea where you got that from Rommers, but it's bizarre, & more to the point, just not true unless you're talking about two wild, ungelded stallions with all the other "normal horses" being mares who they might fight over.
Racehorses (usually gelded if male) are regularly rehomed & settle in perfectly well with any other horses the owner already has, whether TBs, hunters, ponies etc. etc. - as is the case with my neighbours who have had 2 gelded ex-racers + a cross-bred hunter + a native breed, which over the years have grazed happily alongside each other with never any problem. [Post edited 20 Apr 2023 5:20]
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| Hey Rommers on 06:03 - Apr 20 with 951 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| Hey Rommers on 05:09 - Apr 20 by Ryorry |
"They’re not like farm horses. Still two thoroughbreds in a farm and they’d kill each other and the other normal horses around them".
No idea where you got that from Rommers, but it's bizarre, & more to the point, just not true unless you're talking about two wild, ungelded stallions with all the other "normal horses" being mares who they might fight over.
Racehorses (usually gelded if male) are regularly rehomed & settle in perfectly well with any other horses the owner already has, whether TBs, hunters, ponies etc. etc. - as is the case with my neighbours who have had 2 gelded ex-racers + a cross-bred hunter + a native breed, which over the years have grazed happily alongside each other with never any problem. [Post edited 20 Apr 2023 5:20]
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Kevin Blake literally runs a breeding farm as well as his ITV racing commitments and was quite clear what a disaster it would be letting 50,000 thoroughbreds run wild as these people seem to want.
The horses wouldn’t cope being left to their own devices. He’s adamant that they would kill each other.
And yes ex-racehorses get rehomed but in that process they’re taught how to cope as life after a racehorse. Whereas the anti-racing group are suggesting racing ends immediately and the horses let out into the wild. That’s crazy. I’m suprised you don’t disagree.
I’ve attached the Kevin Blake comments below as to give a better insight into my point. He’s clearly someone who is an expert in this and he is sure to make it clear that letting 50,000 thoroughbreds loose would be the biggest equine crisis since the First World War.
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| Hey Rommers on 06:39 - Apr 20 with 912 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Hey Rommers on 17:23 - Apr 19 by The_Romford_Blue |
I imagine over the years I’ve had the most threads with my name in. Genuinely gotta be 50+ and 40 of them would’ve been to get a reaction.
I’m wise now so I wouldn’t bite. But the me of 5 or even 10 years ago when I joined would’ve. |
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| Hey Rommers on 07:14 - Apr 20 with 892 views | itfcjoe |
| Hey Rommers on 06:03 - Apr 20 by The_Romford_Blue |
Kevin Blake literally runs a breeding farm as well as his ITV racing commitments and was quite clear what a disaster it would be letting 50,000 thoroughbreds run wild as these people seem to want.
The horses wouldn’t cope being left to their own devices. He’s adamant that they would kill each other.
And yes ex-racehorses get rehomed but in that process they’re taught how to cope as life after a racehorse. Whereas the anti-racing group are suggesting racing ends immediately and the horses let out into the wild. That’s crazy. I’m suprised you don’t disagree.
I’ve attached the Kevin Blake comments below as to give a better insight into my point. He’s clearly someone who is an expert in this and he is sure to make it clear that letting 50,000 thoroughbreds loose would be the biggest equine crisis since the First World War.
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The animal rights activists were saying that there should be no animals used for the benefits of humans - presume this means that the only animals in the world would be wild ones then? |  |
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| Hey Rommers on 07:33 - Apr 20 with 882 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Hey Rommers on 06:03 - Apr 20 by The_Romford_Blue |
Kevin Blake literally runs a breeding farm as well as his ITV racing commitments and was quite clear what a disaster it would be letting 50,000 thoroughbreds run wild as these people seem to want.
The horses wouldn’t cope being left to their own devices. He’s adamant that they would kill each other.
And yes ex-racehorses get rehomed but in that process they’re taught how to cope as life after a racehorse. Whereas the anti-racing group are suggesting racing ends immediately and the horses let out into the wild. That’s crazy. I’m suprised you don’t disagree.
I’ve attached the Kevin Blake comments below as to give a better insight into my point. He’s clearly someone who is an expert in this and he is sure to make it clear that letting 50,000 thoroughbreds loose would be the biggest equine crisis since the First World War.
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Well if a man who’s entire living depends on the racing industry has made those wild claims who is anyone else to argue? |  |
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| Hey Rommers on 07:54 - Apr 20 with 855 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Hey Rommers on 07:14 - Apr 20 by itfcjoe |
The animal rights activists were saying that there should be no animals used for the benefits of humans - presume this means that the only animals in the world would be wild ones then? |
Man and animals have worked together since the year dot.
What these loons want is for animals to have no purpose except walking around in the wilderness. The problem with animals simply walking around in the wilderness is that the countryside isn't being managed, the food chain isn't managed and you would end up interbreeding, killing and starvation. |  |
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| Hey Rommers on 07:59 - Apr 20 with 861 views | StokieBlue |
| Hey Rommers on 07:33 - Apr 20 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Well if a man who’s entire living depends on the racing industry has made those wild claims who is anyone else to argue? |
Obviously Wikipedia can have issues but I can't see anything about them being violent, just a lot about health issues Thoroughbred horses suffer, probably due to heavy inbreeding.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoroughbred
There were only ~11,000 Thoroughbreds in the UK in 2014 so if the 50,000 number is accurate that's a huge amount of breeding over the last 9 years. It seems more likely he picked a number that sounded good.
For the record, I am not saying that horse racing should be banned, just that the figures and information in that Tweet seem to be a bit off.
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| Hey Rommers on 08:01 - Apr 20 with 859 views | Darth_Koont |
| Hey Rommers on 07:54 - Apr 20 by Lord_Lucan |
Man and animals have worked together since the year dot.
What these loons want is for animals to have no purpose except walking around in the wilderness. The problem with animals simply walking around in the wilderness is that the countryside isn't being managed, the food chain isn't managed and you would end up interbreeding, killing and starvation. |
Nonsense.
Animals and nature haven’t evolved over billions of years to need human protection or intervention. Humans have tried to fashion animals and nature according to our own needs and that’s what we need to start protecting against.
Some relationships are more natural and symbiotic like people and dogs living side by side but beyond that there’s precious little indication that nature and animals aren’t massively threatened by mankind at almost every step. |  |
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| Hey Rommers on 08:56 - Apr 20 with 807 views | StokieBlue |
| Hey Rommers on 08:01 - Apr 20 by Darth_Koont |
Nonsense.
Animals and nature haven’t evolved over billions of years to need human protection or intervention. Humans have tried to fashion animals and nature according to our own needs and that’s what we need to start protecting against.
Some relationships are more natural and symbiotic like people and dogs living side by side but beyond that there’s precious little indication that nature and animals aren’t massively threatened by mankind at almost every step. |
A good case study for this is Chernobyl.
In the 30 years since humans evacuated the area the local wildlife has come on leaps and bounds. It's a sanctuary for them and they are doing just fine.
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/how-chernobyl-has-become-unexpected-
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| Hey Rommers on 09:08 - Apr 20 with 798 views | blueasfook |
| Hey Rommers on 18:38 - Apr 19 by J2BLUE |
Ignore him. He has nothing better to do than try and bait you. |
He is a very sad old man, tis true |  |
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| Hey Rommers on 10:16 - Apr 20 with 739 views | Ryorry |
| Hey Rommers on 06:03 - Apr 20 by The_Romford_Blue |
Kevin Blake literally runs a breeding farm as well as his ITV racing commitments and was quite clear what a disaster it would be letting 50,000 thoroughbreds run wild as these people seem to want.
The horses wouldn’t cope being left to their own devices. He’s adamant that they would kill each other.
And yes ex-racehorses get rehomed but in that process they’re taught how to cope as life after a racehorse. Whereas the anti-racing group are suggesting racing ends immediately and the horses let out into the wild. That’s crazy. I’m suprised you don’t disagree.
I’ve attached the Kevin Blake comments below as to give a better insight into my point. He’s clearly someone who is an expert in this and he is sure to make it clear that letting 50,000 thoroughbreds loose would be the biggest equine crisis since the First World War.
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I "don't disagree" because I live in the real world.
I also don't wish to endorse fictitious, fear-mongering bobbins created by people with vested interests.
IF racing were ever banned, the chances of 50K or even 10K thoroughbreds being suddenly released into the wild is about as likely as the Green Party winning the next UK GE by a landslide, with me as Prime Minister.
If in time racing were made illegal, it'd happen over several years, & be planned, with boosted programmes for rehoming of live animals & a natural drop off in breeding.
No activists would be able in practice to 'liberate' racehorses by the thousand - as you know, racing yards are able to be well guarded at short notice, and if activists did manage to let a few hundred out one night, those would be quickly rounded up & word would immediately spread to all other yards who'd lock their gates. | |
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| Hey Rommers on 11:47 - Apr 20 with 662 views | Darth_Koont |
| Hey Rommers on 16:22 - Apr 19 by Zx1988 |
Nothing at all to do with the fact that, once you start getting called out for having posted a load of absolute weapons-grade b*llocks (such as, "we've got to have horse racing, otherwise horses wouldn't get born"), you declare it a pile-on and flounce off, rather than providing answers to the usually-measured counter-points that are put to you. |
Indeed.
Some people take themselves and their opinions too seriously. Especially the crap ones. | |
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| Hey Rommers on 11:49 - Apr 20 with 650 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| Hey Rommers on 11:47 - Apr 20 by Darth_Koont |
Indeed.
Some people take themselves and their opinions too seriously. Especially the crap ones. |
Who are you exactly to say I have a crap opinion.
With some of the sh*t like you’ve posted on here over the years, you might’ve found yourself fortunate to even be able to post anything at all. | |
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| Hey Rommers on 11:51 - Apr 20 with 646 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| Hey Rommers on 10:16 - Apr 20 by Ryorry |
I "don't disagree" because I live in the real world.
I also don't wish to endorse fictitious, fear-mongering bobbins created by people with vested interests.
IF racing were ever banned, the chances of 50K or even 10K thoroughbreds being suddenly released into the wild is about as likely as the Green Party winning the next UK GE by a landslide, with me as Prime Minister.
If in time racing were made illegal, it'd happen over several years, & be planned, with boosted programmes for rehoming of live animals & a natural drop off in breeding.
No activists would be able in practice to 'liberate' racehorses by the thousand - as you know, racing yards are able to be well guarded at short notice, and if activists did manage to let a few hundred out one night, those would be quickly rounded up & word would immediately spread to all other yards who'd lock their gates. |
Are you suggesting blake wouldn’t know what he’s talking about? He’s as much an expert on this as anyone out there. | |
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| Hey Rommers on 11:56 - Apr 20 with 629 views | Zx1988 |
| Hey Rommers on 11:51 - Apr 20 by The_Romford_Blue |
Are you suggesting blake wouldn’t know what he’s talking about? He’s as much an expert on this as anyone out there. |
He's as invested in horse racing as it's possible to get. Any changes to the sport would no doubt have a massive impact upon his livelihood - he's never going to say anything critical in a month of Sundays, and is always going to trumpet the party line that any alteration to horse racing in its current guise would be A Terrible Thing.
Whilst we've got you here, is there any reason that a move away from National Hunt towards 100% flat racing, and the clear improvements in the survival rate of horses, wouldn't be a positive step in the right direction?
If the track and field disciplines of the Olympic Games resulted in the deaths of multiple competitors at each Olympiad, would you not argue that even one death of a competitor was too many, and that the fatal parts of the discipline should be removed? [Post edited 20 Apr 2023 12:33]
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| Hey Rommers on 11:59 - Apr 20 with 619 views | Zapers |
| Hey Rommers on 18:38 - Apr 19 by J2BLUE |
Ignore him. He has nothing better to do than try and bait you. |
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| Hey Rommers on 12:02 - Apr 20 with 611 views | Zapers |
| Hey Rommers on 06:39 - Apr 20 by GlasgowBlue |
Don’t let the bastards grind you down. |
Totally agree. Best to ignore Rommers | | | |
| Hey Rommers on 12:07 - Apr 20 with 577 views | Cotty |
| Hey Rommers on 18:42 - Apr 18 by pointofblue |
Whilst I agree with their aims, it’s basically blackmail isn’t it? Do as we say or else. |
Or else we'll die in a manmade ecological disaster? Sounds about right. |  | | |
| Hey Rommers on 12:21 - Apr 20 with 555 views | giant_stow |
| Hey Rommers on 12:07 - Apr 20 by Cotty |
Or else we'll die in a manmade ecological disaster? Sounds about right. |
I don't disagree, but the question should be what affect do their actions have? Do they help avoid this impending disaster? I have my doubts personally. |  |
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| Hey Rommers on 12:31 - Apr 20 with 543 views | Ryorry |
| Hey Rommers on 11:51 - Apr 20 by The_Romford_Blue |
Are you suggesting blake wouldn’t know what he’s talking about? He’s as much an expert on this as anyone out there. |
I know you to be an intelligent guy, so your complete illogicality on this highlights just how invested in racing you are yourself.
In effect, you're choosing to swallow a nonsense theory put about by the anti-racing brigade - because it's something that one racing trainer has picked up to run with on account of it being so extreme, he thinks it'll bring sympathy for retaining racing as it is. He's the opposite of 'expert' on how reality & law-making work in the real world. | |
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| Hey Rommers on 12:33 - Apr 20 with 536 views | unbelievablue |
| Hey Rommers on 07:54 - Apr 20 by Lord_Lucan |
Man and animals have worked together since the year dot.
What these loons want is for animals to have no purpose except walking around in the wilderness. The problem with animals simply walking around in the wilderness is that the countryside isn't being managed, the food chain isn't managed and you would end up interbreeding, killing and starvation. |
Like in Norfolk. |  |
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| Hey Rommers on 14:49 - Apr 20 with 446 views | Darth_Koont |
| Hey Rommers on 11:49 - Apr 20 by The_Romford_Blue |
Who are you exactly to say I have a crap opinion.
With some of the sh*t like you’ve posted on here over the years, you might’ve found yourself fortunate to even be able to post anything at all. |
Haha. Feel free to tell me where I’m wrong if you feel that strongly about my views. But I doubt you can.
Post what you want. But don’t get upset if people think you’re talking bobbins. | |
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