Sunderland leaves Sky!

[auscyclefan94]

Sunderland leaves Sky.

 

[Anonymous]

Indeed he has. Im sure everyone wishes all the best to him and his family. Not much else to be said right now really.

 

[petesam]

The discussion on the Clinic has just been closed, but I think a good point was raised. I know TeamSkyFans is going to get at me for this...

There's a good reason why SS has left, but there's a lot of coincidence in the timing, and it's also curious that he has left totally and with "immediate effect". I'm sure SS himself understands the timing and knows there will be speculation. Yes it is a personal reason that he's given, and not one that should be ruthlessly picked apart, but there could be more to this.

On the same basis that you don't know who's been cheating just by thinking they're a nice bloke, I think in a situation like this, there's no justification that just because he has a valid and somewhat tricky reason to leave, it doesn't mean there's not more to it....

 

[Francois the Postman]

Stuff

Time... place... this ain't it.

Sunderland's son Tristan is suffering from congenital hepatic fibrosis, a life-threatening disease affecting both the kidneys and the liver. You don't take "convenient steps" with that hanging over your family. Cycling is a side-show here.

Best wishes to him and his family. Hopee there will be better times ahead that enable him to come back to his other love, cycling.

Nuff said.

 

[petesam]

Other stuff...

I agree, nuff said, but no point shooting someone down over what is a reasonable observation in what is a forum for discussion.

 

[Francois the Postman]

I agree, nuff said, but no point shooting someone down over what is a reasonable observation in what is a forum for discussion.

The clinic is the only area to discuss dope. Where this topic was already closed down for discussion. Taking your dope conspiracy theory here is not a reasonable observation, it flies in the face of forum rules.

 

[bobbins]

The clinic is the only area to discuss dope. Where this topic was already closed down for discussion. Taking your dope conspiracy theory here is not a reasonable observation, it flies in the face of forum rules.

I can't see any references on this thread to doping.

He's left, they announced it on a day where it wouldn't get huge press and quite possibly with compassionate reasons.

Some people want to talk about it, others would prefer not. There may be more to it, there may not. I guess we are used to reading between the lines and second guessing teams actions. That's quite possibly more a sign of our cynicism than anything else.

 

[Murray]

...somewhat tricky reason to leave, it doesn't mean there's not more to it....

Cycling is a side-show here.

Best wishes to him and his family. Hopee there will be better times ahead that enable him to come back to his other love, cycling.

Nuff said.

Petesam, there's nothing "tricky" about having a sick child. My three year old daughter has a life-threatening neurological disease and I can assure you that when your kid is seriously ill everything else falls by the wayside.

I hope the child can get the treatment he needs.

 

[High Cotton]

If you don't want to talk about it, you should stay out of the thread. Simple as...