brownbobby said:
red_flanders said:
brownbobby said:
Yesterday's quote, the one i specifically referred to:
Brailsford declined to specify Team Sky's precise role in Froome's legal defence but said the rider had the team's backing.
"I'm not going to go into great detail about it, but 100 percent we're behind him and 100 percent backing him. We've got full knowledge of the situation and we're working closely to resolve the situation," Brailsford said.
100%. It doesnt get more unequivocal than that.
That's not to say i don't agree with your other points, or that he wont say something different next time out. But that wasn't what i said in my post which you've chosen to quote.
Any leader, in any walk of life, with responsibility for the longevity of an organisation and the employ of hundreds of people, would be absolutely crazy to tie him/herself irreversibly to the outcome of one individuals fate. So i'm more surprised that he came out with what he did yesterday, than what he's said previously.
Not sure why this is surprising . It sounds good now, so it’s useful for him to say it. He’ll simply say whatever he needs to later, no matter if it is 180 degrees from his stance today, like he has on a hundred other topics.
For once we're not far from being in agreement; I said i was
more surprised at yesterdays statement than previous ones. Which didn't surprise me at all...
My point is that nothing he says now or later will tie him 100% to anything. He's demonstrated that he will say anything, at any point, if he thinks it's advantageous to whatever circumstance he's addressing, and he will (and has) say the opposite later.
100%. It doesnt get more unequivocal than that.
Disagree. All he's making is a euphemistic statement of support. What does "100%" mean? "We're behind you 100%, Chris!". It's nothing but an evasion of the pointed question he was apparently asked. He declines to comment on the actual question, which appears to be whether Sky would be aiding in the legal defense.
Brailsford spews spin and little else.
When wondering in the future why people have come to dislike Sky so much, I would point to that as a key element.