The Boat Race(s)

To be fair the Whitby regatta boat race is a closed shop as well Friendship vs Fisherlads, but no-one complains that's elistist.


*although for some reason Scarborough have sent crews up recently, but they aren't allowed to win the trophy
 
To be fair the Whitby regatta boat race is a closed shop as well Friendship vs Fisherlads, but no-one complains that's elistist.


*although for some reason Scarborough have sent crews up recently, but they aren't allowed to win the trophy
What channel's that on?
 
Imagine being angry about two universities taking part in competitive sport :ROFLMAO: Will probably quite happily sit there and watch horses being whipped into running faster so people can gamble at the 2.45 at Carlisle though
 
Yes really. Why would you make a particular exception for this cynosure of snobbery?
Because it's a great day out, a great sporting competition and a great tradition. Like I said, I totally get it, this place is a haven for class warfare, always has been. It's just a strange target
 
Because it's a great day out, a great sporting competition and a great tradition. Like I said, I totally get it, this place is a haven for class warfare, always has been. It's just a strange target
in your view.

An alternative one is that it's a symbol of rich trust fund blue blood old etonian kids moving on to their coveted world of creating life long relationships to ensure their rise to the top, built on their foundation of personal family wealth.

I go with this view rather than yours, but hey each to their own.
 
you imagine wrong. The BBC do pay for it.
I can't find any evidence of this? {Paying for the boat race itself that is) I imagine they pay for the COVERAGE? Which makes it the same as every single program on the BBC? I find tennis dull and elitist. Yet I understand MY taxes also go on showing a tennis tournament every summer?
 
in your view.

An alternative one is that it's a symbol of rich trust fund blue blood old etonian kids moving on to their coveted world of creating life long relationships to ensure their rise to the top, built on their foundation of personal family wealth.

I go with this view rather than yours, but hey each to their own.
In the view of 10 million people who either attend or watch.

How many of the crews yesterday came from Eton? Just curious. Are you making things up or is this a fact?
 
I can't find any evidence of this? {Paying for the boat race itself that is) I imagine they pay for the COVERAGE?
I'm sure you are aware that is exactly what I meant.

If you don't know how google works I can provide a link where the BBC signed a 7 year deal for coverage of the boat race. It wasn't signed for free.

 
Because it's a great day out, a great sporting competition and a great tradition. Like I said, I totally get it, this place is a haven for class warfare, always has been. It's just a strange target
I'm not a class warrior ST. Before I left the City most of my friends had been through the public/private school, Oxbridge (or at least Russell League) route. I did, hopefully, allow them to see that they were genuinely fortunate and appreciate that lack of opportunity did not equate to lack of intelligence or high moral standards. Often the reverse.
That does not prevent me from disliking the overt display of wealth and privilege.
 
I'm sure you are aware that is exactly what I meant.

If you don't know how google works I can provide a link where the BBC signed a 7 year deal for coverage of the boat race. It wasn't signed for free.

I wasn't know. Because you seemed to be upset about it. So I presumed it wasn't just for the coverage, which is obvious. So, jsut to be clear, they don't PAY for the boat race.

They pay for the coverage. Ergo they pay for the & million people who watch? That's kind of how TV works mate. You pay for things and they get views. If they don't, you don't pay for them
 
I'm not a class warrior ST. Before I left the City most of my friends had been through the public/private school, Oxbridge (or at least Russell League) route. I did, hopefully, allow them to see that they were genuinely fortunate and appreciate that lack of opportunity did not equate to lack of intelligence or high moral standards. Often the reverse.
That does not prevent me from disliking the overt display of wealth and privilege.
It's a boat race? They aren't driving their ferraris around council estate. You claim not to be a class warrior yet think a few people rowing is an overt display of wealth and privilege?
 
I wasn't know. Because you seemed to be upset about it. So I presumed it wasn't just for the coverage, which is obvious. So, jsut to be clear, they don't PAY for the boat race.

They pay for the coverage. Ergo they pay for the & million people who watch? That's kind of how TV works mate. You pay for things and they get views. If they don't, you don't pay for them
I'm not upset about anything, I merely stated my viewpoint, it's a messageboard, that's what people do.

The BBC use taxpayers money to pay for a bunch of toffs to show off their elitism and exceptionalism. That doesn't sit well with me. You are entitled to your opinion, but it doesn't make mine less valid.
 
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