Neil Macrae unloads on Wally and the Lions

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Why would his year be done, 120? Just curious.
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You folks are playing right in to Neil's hands. He wants all this attention, as it is all part of his on-air act. He loves people talking about him around the water cooler, on message boards etc.
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Doesn't make my job any easier. :roll:
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Jim Mullin wrote:Doesn't make my job any easier. :roll:
No, I would imagine not. You're one of the good ones, Jim! You work your butt off to bring the Lions to the forefront on 'NW, and we appreciate the effort. Must be highly frustrating to have to work with that kind of energy.
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Thanks to this lovely clip of broadcasting excellence, I see I have been right in staying away from NW all these years. :thdn:

Calling Wally Buono arrogant and the Lions a bunch of prima donnas??!! :? I guess Macrae never shuts up long enough to have heard: "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." Clearly Neil is too in love with the sound of his own voice to bother. :sigh: If you listen to NW, you pay this moron's salary.

The fans know the team didn't show in the 2nd half. Wally, the coaching staff and the players know they didn't show in the 2nd half... so they review game tapes, rework plays and move on.

Did Macrae's commentary display any real football knowledge? No, it is glaringly evident he has no intelligent opinion on the BC Lions. He had to resort to insulting the entire Lions organization just to get enough filler to make the scheduled time for his segment. :roll: Two minutes of Dead Air would have been more productive. :yes:
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Jim Mullin wrote:Doesn't make my job any easier. :roll:
You have to change his dribble cup, do you?

Sorry to hear that.
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As far as Buono being arrogant........think back to the opinion you had of the guy when he was still in Calgary.........it's not pretty.
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Wait a second... Neil Macrae is still on the radio?
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smphantom wrote:You folks are playing right in to Neil's hands. He wants all this attention, as it is all part of his on-air act. He loves people talking about him around the water cooler, on message boards etc.
Bingo.

McRae is not serious about anything he says. He probably couldn't remember his own "point of view" on anything a few days later. All he wants to do is be controversial. It was the same with his predecessor at 'NW, Al Davidson. He was another loud mouthed foul mannered blowhard, and it worked for him. McRae simply followed the Davidson formula, and for the amount of time he's been at "NW, it seems to be working.
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Ya Gerry, but Neil fixed ol' Al's wagon, now didn't he?

I feel like a boat ride all of a sudden. :twisted:
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Solar Max wrote:Ya Gerry, but Neil fixed ol' Al's wagon, now didn't he?

I feel like a boat ride all of a sudden. :twisted:
Tell us the story. I missed it. Maybe I was living in Calgary then. I know Davidson used to have "Seawatch Charters" or something like that...2 boats if I recall. I did some carpentry work for Davidson's partner in that business.
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You guys need to relax over what Windbag McRae says or not says. It's all about the ratings.
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Gerry wrote:
Solar Max wrote:Ya Gerry, but Neil fixed ol' Al's wagon, now didn't he?

I feel like a boat ride all of a sudden. :twisted:
Tell us the story. I missed it. Maybe I was living in Calgary then. I know Davidson used to have "Seawatch Charters" or something like that...2 boats if I recall. I did some carpentry work for Davidson's partner in that business.
I'll talk to a lawyer and see if I should. :twisted:
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... a boat ... an overnight fire ... an insurance claim ... a trial ... etc.

I don't remember the results.
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