Recent content by argel

Re: Agree with the sentiment, but there really is very little comparison. Until Labour came to power in 1997, sport funding at every level was largely ignored at a government level. This should give you a better idea of how dramatically this has changed...

Trying to work out whose sense of self-importance is bigger, Froome's or the OP's.

Re: Re: I'm not sure but I have a feeling that it's a lot to do with finding people who are willing to undergo the most brutal of regimes in order to fit what sky want. They don't even get that from many Brits who've been there. I mean we all can recognise traits in Froome that are 'on the...

This is a thread about British cycling though, it's not about team sky, hence my response referring specifically to anti-brit comments. It's not like this is a unique theme on here. As for 'the greatest sporting event in the world until 2012' - you must be insane mate. US Postal, Festina and...

I think sky may be doping on a small scale or gaming the rules, but not any more than other teams. I agree with the post above about how much of a turn off it is to watch them dominate races the way they do. Hoovering up the best talent to use as disposable super domestiques is a luxury no other...

Re: In all fairness, the French duck at the race indicates that whatever their riders were doing over recent decades might not have been ideal.

Re: Re: Even though I agree this isn't a good thing for cycling, people like you are the reason that there is no sympathy for the hardcore anti-dopers. You are a hypocrite, talking about people having no respect for human dignity, about taking frankly psychopathic action based on your own...

Re: I made this point during the tour and was dismissed out of hand - there's plenty of incentive for the BBC in particular to dig deeper into this and they've shown the inclination to do so, asking uncomfortable questions now. Their headlines are openly scpetical. Disappointed with Wiggins...

I work in a capacity where I analyse Ross Tucker's output on the NFL. He is a blowhard. Anyway, I didn't say one person testing positive in sky, I said evidence of a systemic doping attempt. Thats what is constantly levelled at them from the clinic. You're now making excuses why people don't...

Re: Re: But it did. He was forced to close one if his biggest brands (NOTW) and go before MPs to explain his role. His company came under massive scrutiny and people went to jail. Yes, they will go on as a company, but every small scale scandal hurts their image, turns public opinion against...

I don't think you're grasping what I'm saying there - yes, cycling as a sport is small fry. I agreed with that. But James Murdoch, the heir to the Murdoch empire, is the driving force behind Team Sky. Associating him directly with a systematic attempt to cheat in Amy sport - and associating a...

Anyone who seriously believes there's no incentive for an investigative journalist to go after SKY in Britain is beyond mental. As I've said many times, Murdoch is arguably one of the most hated men in Britain. His media empire only stretches so far, and there are serious rivals in both...

FYI, it's moments like this that annoy me - why aren't Movistar, Yates et al attacking Froome when he is wounded and on the wrong bike? Embarrassing. You know Sky would be ruthless if it was someone else...

I'm sure you are mate, but it sounds like BS when you try to deflect away from genuine questions that people seem reticent to cover. I'm sure you'd love to dismiss anyone asking inconvenient questions as 'trolling', but everyone here has a right to attack or defend positions, and I believe that...

Re: No, it's not. It's a genuine question that you don't seem to want to answer. SKY aren't just 'sponsors', they are founders. James Murdoch conceived the entire team, so if they're doping, he'll ultimately be responsible. He and Brailsford will be ruined if they are for a long time.