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Posted by rini (U2365378) on Monday, 12th December 2011
Why doesn't Eric Robson like Bunny G.? During yesterday's progr. he constantly questioned her judgement and ridiculed her. I thought E.R. is the chairman and not the expert on gardening. Asking the audience's opinion on a winter plating scheme was embarrassing' Chris B.'s comment 'I won't be very popular with my ideas' was spot on. Bring back Peter G.!!
He always acts as if he is one of the panel, but it makes for an interesting programme. Bunny G didn't seem to mind :/
I suspect the underlying reason may be because she sounds a bit posh and often recommends solutions which are on the expensive side.
That doesn't make her advice wrong, or open to ridicule though. Her suggestions probably appeal to a audience that he may not have much engagement with. As chairman, he should behave better.
His programme introductions are becoming ludicrous, he's embarrassing himself.
Rather like Bruce Forsyth and the 'Strictly' judges....for the most part they just ignore him and leave him to bask in his own celebrity.
You should hear it when Bunny & Diarmuid Gavin get started!
IMHO Eric was positively rude on 16/Dec show to the woman with the 'RP' accent. Massive chip on shoulder I'd say!
His "humourous remarks" often misfire, I think - a bit like Bruce Forsyth on SCD....I live in hope that one day someone will give them a mouthful in return
, in reply to message 7.
Posted by Joe_the_Gardener (U3478064) on Monday, 19th December 2011
I'm sure they go down to the local for a few beers after the programme. Not to be taken too seriously, I think. Nobody would work anywhere if they couldn't take a bit of p***-taking.
I agree entirely. Bunny is good value.
As a Frenchwoman, I find it incredible that Bunny's accent should come in for adverse comment. She's good value, all the panelists are, you have to admire their quick wits, but accents are irrelevant surely.
And ER's opening comments are really more and more cringe-inducing.
No offense Eric, but a little more modesty wouldn't be amiss.
Yep, Robson's 'asides' at the Spalding show clunked to the floor like the proverbial lead balloons. Plus he didn't hide his disdain for one Bunny's answers, no wonder she felt obliged to make the sotto voce comment that Robson was in error.
A 'sabbatical' would be welcome IMHO
Why doesn't Eric Robson like Bunny G.? During yesterday's progr. he constantly questioned her judgement and ridiculed her. I thought E.R. is the chairman and not the expert on gardening. Asking the audience's opinion on a winter plating scheme was embarrassing' Chris B.'s comment 'I won't be very popular with my ideas' was spot on. Bring back Peter G.!!Â
I have always found him somewhat obnoxious. BG, who is a hugely successful woman gardener, certainly has a "classy" accent; so, I suspect there's a degree of resentment or even envy, from this old male gardener for obvious reasons.
Or I may be totally wrong!
Robson's behaviour at the Saltash broadcast was a disgrace.
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