Frank Lyons Back From Suspension

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

I told you he is a drunk,but you thought I was kidding,or being mean.

I don't know about that. I've never heard anyone say that he's an alcoholic. I think he probably likes to pound down a few occasionally but so do a lot of guys. That doesn't make him an alcoholic. It's obviously very poor judgement on his part to drink if he's going on the air. Hopefully he's learned his lesson and won't do it again.

[Scav]

I will tell you this, that night wasn't the first time for slurred speech by Mr. Lyons....Like he cares though, I doubt he needs that job, but I could be wrong

they should provide him the booze onset, he gets funny when he drinks, he is not an angry drunk like..... ahhhh..

well forget it..

If this is true, all I have to say is WOW....how could you be drunk on the set and not get fired?...I mean, they were representing TVG....crazy liability issues...I'm really surprised they got a free pass, especially if it was a second or even third offense..

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

If this is true, all I have to say is WOW....how could you be drunk on the set and not get fired?...I mean, they were representing TVG....crazy liability issues...I'm really surprised they got a free pass, especially if it was a second or even third offense..

are you kidding .he is a wealth of knowledge, loosing him would be stupid. he knows both american and european racing, an owner, trainer, analyst.

more importantly what happened to the blond ?

[Pedigree Ann]

Boy, I do miss things by going to bed early! (Hollywood racing at night lasts WAAAY after my Eastern time zone bedtime.)

[Gander]

Who is Frank Lyons and why should we care if he drinks?

did the blonde speak w/ a slightly english accent?
now that's a star! forget about Frankie, lol
I did read that the NBA-TNT producers didn't mind
when Charles Barkley shows up hammered
because he was actually funnier on air
but it seems the FCC wouldn't like that one bit
Stevens is such a bad influence
personally I favor Ken Rudolph, Les Onaka
and the ever-so-droll, Gary Siebel
but BIG RED is right, bring back the blonde
if she drank on air as well,
I'd have to give her a firm spanking

Originally Posted by Secretariat

are you kidding .he is a wealth of knowledge, loosing him would be stupid. he knows both american and european racing, an owner, trainer, analyst.

more importantly what happened to the blond ?

I agree that he is the best they have, BUT NOBODY is bigger than the company and NOBODY is irreplaceable....maybe he displays this type of behavior because he thinks that he is indeed irreplaceable....people like that usually will derail themselves....As much as I like him, TVG would still be on the day after Frank Lyons leaves..I promise..and they wouldn't skip a beat..

Bottomline: He is represneting much more than himslef when he decides to get drunk and go on LIVE television....nobody is above the law when it comes to something like this, NOBODY.....I'm surprised that he has had the ordasity and disrespect to do this on multiple occasions....it is a derailer and he will be derailed soon if he doesn't change his attitude about his profession....Frankly, I'm actually a little surprised this is an on-going issue and they haven't fired him for it...it should not be tollerated..

[JJP]

Just what does Lyons contribute other than a "superior" attitude? I never seem to hear anything from him that I don't already know. Caruthers is twice the handicapper Lyons is; maybe more.