[HeronsReach]

I cant put my finger on it, but I just cant get away with the guy. I understand what he's trying to do with the smallholder programme, but he just doesnt' do it any justice what so ever. Its the same with Mastercraft, it could be sooo much better if it was presented by a more credible and beleivable person. Maybe i'm being too harsh

[Wizard]

hello heron I posted this opinion and it was not at all well recieved I agree with you

[doganjo]

Who do you want Peter Purves?

[Farmer]

The guy is too condescending...and the programme makes smallholders out to be a bunch of dim witted idiots

Farmer, 

[Wizard]

Farmer you are right.Annie love have you spelt that right?

[doganjo]

Have I spelt what right?

Who ? yes
do ?yes
you ?yes
want ?yes
Peter? yes
or
Purves? yes- I just saw it on the Crufts website spelt that way

And I STILL love Monty Don!

[carl]

I like the craftsman version of monty don, as you see more of the other people and their views, but as with the smallholder programme, he can keep his patronising, condescending, smug opinons to himself,. thank god for the off button.

[Wizard]

Purv*** ???another one good on CBBC years ago Annie

[HappyHippy]

LOL ! Isn't it funny how one man can cause such a wide range of reactions  
Personally, I like Monty   I think he's a very gentle person, find his presenting style reassuring and friendly and I think with all the problems he's had in his personal life he's doing well for himself - who are we to down him for that ?  
I'm not for a minute saying everyone should like him, of course that's just plain silly - it'd be like expecting everybody to like me   Different strokes for different folks  

[Wizard]

Other than I am not a believer I subscribe the Charles Darwin Theory.I'm with you Carl all the way.I feel its leading a lot of smallholders keen to learn the wrong way.If you don't know any better TV should give good advice I'll do what they did UH ???If it wasn't so sad  

[sagehen]

I do like Monty, and the dream farm programme, mainly because he is pretty realistic in what is needed to keep a farm alive, especially if you've sunk your savings into it and want to make it work as a business. A lot of people have romanticised views about keeping animals etc and the reality is pretty different, and I respect him for telling some of them that they are just not cut out for such a life, especially if they don't want to muck in. I'm not sure if that counts as condescending - in my view, he's doing them a favour in the long run.

[sandy]

Never watched it but I like Monty Don, he suffers from depression I understand, maybe thats why I like him Anne, I will let you have him if he comes to Clackmannan, I have one already

[Wizard]

Yes Sandy He had a really good gardening program absolutely ace but this Lambin jobbie Oh dear

[doganjo]

Never watched it but I like Monty Don, he suffers from depression I understand, maybe thats why I like him Anne, I will let you have him if he comes to Clackmannan, I have one already

Been there, got the T-shirt so Not this time thanks, but I STILL love Monty.  His nature is a lot like my John's was.

[HeronsReach]

Apart from women drooling over him (that loses me as well!) Thats his only appeal

If he were to show us HIS succsesfull smallholding and how HE does things then it would be a whole lot more more credible. All he does is talk the talk. I cant see any credible evidence that says Ive had 20+ years of experiance of smallholding and i've had the pit falls and learning along the way to prove it.

And to be blunt he's just an ex jewerly maker and ex drug adict who's stumbled from TV programme to TV programme, a bit like Alan Titchmarch ending up a chat show host WTF?

What I want see is a gnarley handed farmer or smallholder who actually knows what he talking about and doesnt just bring in experts to SHOW people how to do things. I've never seen the guy lift a finger to help them or show them

I also think that most of the people picked for this programme you wouldnt trust with a cat, let alone ten acres and sheep and pigs!

Pay me Montys wages and i'll go and shout at them and tell them what a bunch of wassocks they are!! Easy peasy

I want to see proper farming with everything that goes wrong AND goes right, not some flowered up twaddle for people who think the countrysides a massive play ground.

Pheww glads that off me chest