Mike Parcej

@mambomurph @racingoncourse Not a problem.

@MikeParcej @racingoncourse That’s just it though you haven’t. You have put york down as overrated on the basis of dress code in county & high ticket prices! That applies to the majority of top racecourses you will go too. Can have your opinion as much as you like very few are agreeing with this.

Totally agree with every word!

@mambomurph You've answered your own questions Philip. The course has different enclosures to accommodate people's choices. I choose to accommodate the club enclosure at Hexham among others instead. My choice.

@MikeParcej I definitely question it as you would be in the smallest minority going to say York is overrated. Snooty dress codes? That’s why courses have different enclosures to accommodate people who want to dress smart & dress casual. Ticket prices are standard I’d say.

@NeilWatson11279 @mambomurph Free country. Free opinions. As long as we express them respectfully without derogatory or filthy language, we are entitled to be honest. Everyone's different.

@mambomurph @MikeParcej I've known Mike for many years and I can absolutely verify that York is not a favourite course of his.

@mambomurph Aren't we allowed to express our personal views within respectful debate in our free country, without having them questioned?The answer is, snooty dress codes in County, which in fairness are relaxed in heat, too much them and us with different enclosures, and admission too high.

@MikeParcej I refuse to believe that. I’d love to know the reason why?

@Ether1971 No. I agree.

@MikeParcej York overated...you been smoking that Swiss cannabis Mike.

@mambomurph I do.

@MikeParcej You can’t agree with the York shout. In fact no one is.

@JWhite73866 @EastMidRailway No still in Switzerland. Glacier Express on Saturday! Next racing for me, @Redcarracing on the 29th.

@MikeParcej @EastMidRailway Cartmel this weekend Mike ?

Lugano Station. 35 degrees today in blazing heat. 11 trains due to depart within the next 30 minutes. Each and every one bang on time. @EastMidRailway Thoughts?

@Holgateender @EastMidRailway It most certainly is!

@MikeParcej @EastMidRailway Beautiful Place Mike.

@dave2482 In fairness Dave, yes both are good points, and your second point is also the reason why imho no one should pay any attention to the proposals put forward by York and Goodwood the other day.

@MikeParcej The guy is almost 80, the role requires a long term commitment, not 1 day a week as per Lord Allen. More importantly, impartiality is a must, owning a racecourse could possibly be interpreted as a conflict of interest.

'There was no interest in my plan' - Peter Savill slams interview process after his BHA chair application is rejected racingpost.com/news/industry/… And thereby hangs the problem folks. Those who can run the sport are being rejected.

@mattijackson @EastMidRailway On a tour of Zurich, i learned that in the late 1800s, when the Swiss built their superb network, the UK were its chief collaborators. We built trains. We designed fantastic routes and amazing civil engineering. Then Beeching and his cronies smashed ours up and stopped investing.

@MikeParcej @EastMidRailway Our service is nowhere near good enough, but we have to acknowledge that Italy etc are far more used to hot weather than we are, and their infrastructure is built with that in mind. The same reason that Finland doesn’t experience snow disruptions very often.

@therailwayman66 @AndreJorda96806 Nationalisation. More trains more often. Over here when i bought my e tickets, the guards see my name on their screen when checking the QR code. Ticket machines require you to confirm the time of the train you want when you buy your ticket.

@MikeParcej @AndreJorda96806 Whats your solution if its a packed 12 car mike ?

Railway fare evaders face a tougher challenge with new design ticket barriers share.google/VAl8c8GofoXhjy… A far better solution is to be like Germany Austria and Switzerland and have none at all, and check tickets on the train, with penalty fares twice as high.

@NeilWatson11279 @goracinggreen True.

@MikeParcej @goracinggreen The National doesn't need to be £1 million either

@chef2jockeys And just like Germany, a €1000 fine for worst case fare dodging.

@MikeParcej I would say checking tickets on a train these days one would need a controller and a railway police person.

@AndreJorda96806 Solution. More carriages.

@MikeParcej No good on packed trains Mike and there are quite a few of them on very busy parts of the network.

@godstonevines Solution. More carriages.

@MikeParcej One issue Mike is that the trains on our branch line are so overcrowded that a ticket inspector cannot pass through the carriage

@goracinggreen Concrete proof of just how out of touch with racing reality racing leaders are, as long as their wealthy nests are feathered. That's our problem. We do NOT need a £1 million Eclipse and a £2 million Derby for example.

@MikeParcej Absolutely that Mike.

@seanhanlon77 Thanks Sean. I will.

@MikeParcej Just a bs ad, not an actual popup ignore

Folks, please can i ask advice. This is springing up on my phone today. I'm not moving a muscle on it!! Is this malware etc?