AP McCoy

[aaron1867]

Love or hate?

I am going to go for hate.

[TightEnd]

Why?

Best rider of his generation by a long way, great role model for other sportsmen.

[horseplayer]

hate? what a strong word

never been my favourite jockey and i dont believe he is as good over fences as maybe a dozen of his contemparies but one of the toughest sportsman around

my view of him now is slightly less now he has to handicap some of the jonjo mince though

[Woodsey]

No opinion, but the horses need more credit for his success, they are the poor fuckers doing all the work, and just for a bit of hay when they get home. Poor little things 

[bobby1]

Love or hate?

I am going to go for hate.

Madness, surely can only be pocket talking?

[typhoon13]

A couple of meetings ago at Market Rasen he had 3 or 4 odds on and fancied rides and got beat on them all,

Some big chap on our box balcony shouts down to him as he was coming off the track tat he would

be better off climbing back into his helicopter and buggering off back home,

10 minutes later he came bursting into the box wanting to take this big guy on.

My opinion is that when he is at the forefront he should of behaved better, all leading sportsmen have to take a little abuse.

Was good fun sitting back and listening to them both though.

[Woodsey]

A couple of meetings ago at Market Rasen he had 3 or 4 odds on and fancied rides and got beat on them all,

Some big chap on our box balcony shouts down to him as he was coming off the track tat he would

be better off climbing back into his helicopter and buggering off back home,

10 minutes later he came bursting into the box wanting to take this big guy on.

My opinion is that when he is at the forefront he should of behaved better, all leading sportsmen have to take a little abuse.

Was good fun sitting back and listening to them both though.

No doubt he blamed the horses mate, it wouldn't be his fault if he lost would it 

[Karabiner]

Why?

Best rider of his generation by a long way, great role model for other sportsmen.

Winningest but not necessarily the best, Ruby Walsh is a far better horseman.

[redarmi]

Why?

Best rider of his generation by a long way, great role model for other sportsmen.

Winningest but not necessarily the best, Ruby Walsh is a far better horseman.

This but McCoys sheer desire is up there with any sportsman alive and I cannot see how anyone can not love the man.  For the sake of this thread I am going to pretend Woodsey isn't posting.  He has got me too many times before ;-)

[Biddy 62]

my view of him now is slightly less now he has to handicap some of the jonjo mince though  What you mean by this?

[tikay]

I'd much rather know, or understand, why this "hate" thing became so commonplace amongst the younger generation.

I might manage "hate" for those responsible for war crimes, genocide, etc, but hate a sportsperson whio is just doing their job, & you have probably never met?

The world has gone nuts, it really has. 

I'm not ranting at you Aaron, I just don't get all the hate these days. Believe me - I see so much hate, on so many levels, for such trivial things. It's scary. Maybe I should show you the hate mail I get, every damn day.   

[Woodsey]

I see the BBC are cooing over some random aussie horse on telly now. How come they aren't talking about the jockey?

[horseplayer]

my view of him now is slightly less now he has to handicap some of the jonjo mince though  What you mean by this?

he is paid a massive sum for being retained by jp mcmanus who is a massive owner who regularly buys overpriced horses that he then handicaps and occasionally punts them (far from the only one to do this)

taken a bit of a shine of him for me , he used to be never say die mccoy now by association with jonjo and jp he is never say die mccoy when the time is right.

[treefella]

lol at this thread. McCoy is the best jump jockey to grace the track for 100 years . Name a better man in a finish  ?

[treefella]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqopqcEhjdc&feature=related