Team RadioShack to appear before UCI Disciplinary Commission

[rich p]

Try asking everyone you know what occurred with respect to Livestrong and Radioshack on Sunday and I will stake my left testicle on anyone other than a cycling nut to remember anything about it.
We are not a representative sample on this forum and there's only about 10 of us who care enough to keep banging on about it.
Ultimately it will have little or no impact apart from reinforcing what the majority of cycling followers know.

 

[yello]

I believe your constant thoughts on "Radioshack will drop the team"

I mentioned it once as the type of thing that sponsors do. That neither constitutes "constant" nor my belief that it will happen.

but why do you bring it back to him, surely this is a team thing?

I don't. I actually expressed the jersey decision as a team/livestrong/Armstrong thing purely for the reason that I recognise it as collective. That there are implications for Armstrong as an individual is, I would have thought, obvious.

Are you then suggesting that Radioshack corp don't give a damn and are quite happy to be seen as a company that will disrespect other countries and their national events - just because they may have no (current) market presence there and the average American doesn't give a shoot either? Hardly a positive image is it? Can't see the marketing dept giving that the thumbs up!

Come on, get real.

What makes your conjecture any more real than my thoughts? I am a least happy to acknowledge that I am thinking about possible ramifications rather than suggesting that things are as I see them.

I think you're being naive johnny. This is about more than just the amount of PR. There are broader concerns and may even be further fallout, maybe not public but certainly in offices.

But , as you suggest, I'm happy to agree to disagree.

 

[Chuffy]

Where is KennyKool? We need his perspective on this before we come to any conslusion.

 

[Chrisc]

Didn't the livestrong shirts still have the radioshack name on them and re-good/bad publicity, didn't Festina enjoy record watch sales in 1998?

 

[yello]

didn't Festina enjoy record watch sales in 1998?

I believe they did, yes! I'm not sure they'd have planned it that way though! Maybe there is no such thing as bad publicity. Certainly RyanAir seem to take that line!


What next though? Corporate sponsorship of serial killers! Brought to you by XYZ Fizzy Drinks, because we like to gun down half your neighbourhood!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

late to the party but I'll add two words.

Super.Mario.

 

[Dave Davenport]

Try asking everyone you know what occurred with respect to Livestrong and Radioshack on Sunday and I will stake my left testicle on anyone other than a cycling nut to remember anything about it.
We are not a representative sample on this forum and there's only about 10 of us who care enough to keep banging on about it.
Ultimately it will have little or no impact apart from reinforcing what the majority of cycling followers know.

I agree Rich, but I'm not staking my left testicle on it. It's the only one I've bloody got!

 

[yello]

Try asking everyone you know what occurred with respect to Livestrong and Radioshack on Sunday and I will stake my left testicle on anyone other than a cycling nut to remember anything about it.
We are not a representative sample on this forum and there's only about 10 of us who care enough to keep banging on about it.
Ultimately it will have little or no impact apart from reinforcing what the majority of cycling followers know.

Top point, well made.

You're right. And sadly I forget and need to be reminded. So thank you for that.

Hills of beans and all that....

 

[Archie]

US perspective on the "Controversy".

http://news.yahoo.co...jersey-21070910

 

[johnnyh]

US perspective on the "Controversy".

http://news.yahoo.co...jersey-21070910

bingo.

 

[Chuffy]

So what? That's not even four corners, let alone a full card! They’re making the best of a bad job, spinning a PR line at the media long after the event. They’d have got more and better coverage if it had worked as intended. If you want to stick to the ‘any coverage is good’ line then be my guest. Santa Claus, the tooth fairy and the monster in the closet probably agree with you.

 

[johnnyh]

and I expect most of Radioshacks target audience will too.

 

[johnnyh]

oh, and I am not saying it is right, just my feeling on how it is.

 

[kennykool]

Where is KennyKool? We need his perspective on this before we come to any conslusion.

Here I am Chuffy!

I couldnt believe they told them to change - the black outfits were much nicer than the radioshack ones

All hail King Lance

PS - although i dont like the radioshack outfit I still bought one. Been scoruing the net to find the New "28" Livestrong kit

 

[Chuffy]

Kenny! Where have you been hiding? You missed seeing your boy take one hell of a beating!