Not withstanding the usual amount of garbage from Lefevre - if the EC-participation is a ploy to keep his salary from being reduced then chapeau! That will hurt Pat way more than stooping down to his level.
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This won't be settled til next season on the road and Fabio will be the big winner.
Lefevere up in arms as Sam Bennett appears for Ireland at European Championships
'He's playing with my balls in public' says QuickStep boss, who's expecting a legal dispute over slashed wageswww.cyclingnews.com
...can't have all that drama spotlight taken away from you by Movistar I guess...
That's quite a funny expression, is it common in Dutch or English?
Today I learned what kloten means in Dutch, I think it's a humorous sounding word. So, yeah."met mijn kloten spelen" yes it is an expression
Today I learned what kloten means in Dutch, I think it's a humorous sounding word. So, yeah.
Even if it’s a common expression, and an over-literal translation, I think the whole thing is fantastic and I can only hope it gets more and more confusing.Seriously, that translator couldn't find a better translation than "playing with my balls"? I'll just fall with the door in the house then and say he should find another job, because he just fell through the basket. Let's hope the donkey doesn't hit the same stone twice.
All craziness on a little stick, i guess it's funny to translate expressions and sayings like that, but this one is out there in "WTF" territory.
It exists in a very similar version in German... but then it's really vulgar...
Would that be something like leck mich an Kloeten? Or is it leck meine Eier?
I'm trying to think about what Lefevre would have said in German, my German is very rusty though and the combined imagery of Lefevre, Bennet, and Kloeten is rather unsavory.
Why should "Pat" be hurt. No doubt it's the best team manager (ever). Caring for his riders. And creating a fantastic atmosphere in the team. But the behaviour of Bennett is shameful. No communication at all since months. He didn't even report if he had surgery on his knee. He won't let the team know if he's training, let alone sharing his data. But he is now paid every month without riding, while no one knows what he's doing. And now he is suddenly going to participate in the European championship, again without giving any sign of life. The only reason he he will start is to be without competition within three months. So, he could be payed another three months. A really cowardly attitude. And what to think of the attitude of the Irish Cycling Federation ? They known Bennett is not able to compete. But they still select him.Not withstanding the usual amount of garbage from Lefevre - if the EC-participation is a ploy to keep his salary from being reduced then chapeau! That will hurt Pat way more than stooping down to his level.
I'm really confused. I thought it was Lefevere who'd decided not to select Bennett for any further races, and surely that shouldn't prevent Bennett from racing the European Championships for Ireland.