Team Sky - James Murdoch ??

[orbeas]

Now that James Murdoch has done a hasty retreat from the UK, how will this effect Team Sky as he was the main man on the Sky team ???

 

[Mambo95]

It won't have any effect because...

1. He's still chairman of BSkyB
2. He's not the main man behind Team Sky, Jeremy Darroch is.

 

[bobbins]

The man who identified cycling as a vehicle for Sky to invest in and get publicity from is leaving BSkyB. Sky now has a shiny new toy in F1 coverage and given all the problems in cycling I can't see them staying around much longer.

They are being milked for as much as possible by people within cycling and are soon going to get sick of this.

 

[SimonC]

The man who identified cycling as a vehicle for Sky to invest in and get publicity from is leaving BSkyB. Sky now has a shiny new toy in F1 coverage and given all the problems in cycling I can't see them staying around much longer.

They are being milked for as much as possible by people within cycling and are soon going to get sick of this.

And your basing this on what exactley?

 

[Andy99]

The man who identified cycling as a vehicle for Sky to invest in and get publicity from is leaving BSkyB. Sky now has a shiny new toy in F1 coverage and given all the problems in cycling I can't see them staying around much longer.

They are being milked for as much as possible by people within cycling and are soon going to get sick of this.

Eh?

Given they earned a profit of £1073m last year, they probably don't even notice what is spent on cycling.

Jeremy Darroch's bonus last year alone was £1.7m.

http://annualreview2011.sky.com/_assets/downloads/PDF/skyAR2011_Full_Review_2011.pdf

 

[nevada]

Cycling in the UK is becoming massive. Public opinion towards cyclist is also changing and The Times are pushing change in laws protecting cyclists, the government is realising the change in public attitude toward cycling.

i dont see Sky backing away anytime soon with all this good publicity.

 

[Andy99]

Cycling in the UK is becoming massive. Public opinion towards cyclist is also changing and The Times are pushing change in laws protecting cyclists, the government is realising the change in public attitude toward cycling.

i dont see Sky backing away anytime soon with all this good publicity.

Plus, the publicity alone earned via the track stuff shown on the BBC will have been worth shed-loads in terms of like for like advertising costs.

 

[Der Effe]

They can't leave soon enough. The Murdoch family are evil people.

 

[Andy99]

They can't leave soon enough. The Murdoch family are evil people.

Agree entirely.

 

[Benotti69]

They can't leave soon enough. The Murdoch family are evil people.

+1.

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[Der Effe]

But good to see how cycling is growing in the UK. It's one of the reasons I don't really get why the UCI wants to expand in Asia so much (money, ofcourse). Australia is a major cycling country, just like the UK is or can become. Why not focus on putting up decent races there (no offence to the Tour Down Under and the Tour of Britain) instead of having all these dumb races in Asia (like in China)? In my opinion a country first has to develop a reasonable cycling structure/good cyclists in order to get World Tour races. Why don't the Chinese for example first put money in that and then the races will follow.

 

[Andy99]

But good to see how cycling is growing in the UK. It's one of the reasons I don't really get why the UCI wants to expand in Asia so much (money, ofcourse). Australia is a major cycling country, just like the UK is or can become. Why not focus on putting up decent races there (no offence to the Tour Down Under and the Tour of Britain) instead of having all these dumb races in Asia (like in China)? In my opinion a country first has to develop a reasonable cycling structure/good cyclists in order to get World Tour races. Why don't the Chinese for example first put money in that and then the races will follow.

Come on, we're talking about the UCI here. That would be far too sensible.

 

[El Oso]

They can't leave soon enough. The Murdoch family are evil people.

Add me to the list. I'm still angry they ruined the LA Dodgers (baseball, yes I know I'm off topic, sorry)

 

[Winterfold]

hmm yes I am sure Sky will be leaving cycling soon - they are getting nothing from it after all

There are lots of places in the world to put your company logo - Victoria Pendleton's thighs are definitely among the better ones...

 

[Benotti69]

There are lots of places in the world to put your company logo - Victoria Pendleton's thighs are definitely among the better ones...

Victoria Pendleton's right breast definitely among the better ones...


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