Re: Team Sky is now Team INEOS
Posted: 23 Mar 2019, 2:06pm
Getting off to a great PR start: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir- ... -3qzgwxrcg
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Or without a paywallratherbeintobago wrote:Getting off to a great PR start: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir- ... -3qzgwxrcg
squeaker wrote:Or without a paywallratherbeintobago wrote:Getting off to a great PR start: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir- ... -3qzgwxrcg
landsurfer wrote:He's into shale gas ...... that should give the usual suspects on here a good platform to "hate speech" him ....
atoz wrote:You can include local councillors in South Yorkshire and elsewhere in God's own then. The "usual suspects" represent areas that were decimated by pit closures- and what happens- proposals for fracking that would potentially have major environmental implications. Yes, I think they are right to have reservations about this sort of sponsorship. Not exaclty great PR for cycling, and it's hardly likely to endear the sport to politicians.
Looks like the glory days could be over..
100%JR wrote:atoz wrote:You can include local councillors in South Yorkshire and elsewhere in God's own then. The "usual suspects" represent areas that were decimated by pit closures- and what happens- proposals for fracking that would potentially have major environmental implications. Yes, I think they are right to have reservations about this sort of sponsorship. Not exaclty great PR for cycling, and it's hardly likely to endear the sport to politicians.
Looks like the glory days could be over..
I can't see it having any real effect.
Chatting about this with my cycling friends/club mates and generally they all have similar views to me and that is we don't particularly care who sponsors Team Sky/Ineos,or any other Team for that matter,so long as British riders are winning GTs
Its just a name on a Jersey.
reohn2 wrote:100%JR wrote:atoz wrote:You can include local councillors in South Yorkshire and elsewhere in God's own then. The "usual suspects" represent areas that were decimated by pit closures- and what happens- proposals for fracking that would potentially have major environmental implications. Yes, I think they are right to have reservations about this sort of sponsorship. Not exaclty great PR for cycling, and it's hardly likely to endear the sport to politicians.
Looks like the glory days could be over..
I can't see it having any real effect.
Chatting about this with my cycling friends/club mates and generally they all have similar views to me and that is we don't particularly care who sponsors Team Sky/Ineos,or any other Team for that matter,so long as British riders are winning GTs
Its just a name on a Jersey.
Anyone looking toward pro cycling as paragons of virtue are deluded,and similarly so almost any pro sport.
100%JR wrote:Chatting about this with my cycling friends/club mates and generally they all have similar views to me and that is we don't particularly care who sponsors Team Sky/Ineos,or any other Team for that matter,so long as British riders are winning GTs
Its just a name on a Jersey.
mjr wrote:100%JR wrote:Chatting about this with my cycling friends/club mates and generally they all have similar views to me and that is we don't particularly care who sponsors Team Sky/Ineos,or any other Team for that matter,so long as British riders are winning GTs
Its just a name on a Jersey.
I can see the front pages now: "Shock revelation: People With Amoral View On Subject Friends With Person With Amoral View On Subject".
100%JR wrote:atoz wrote:You can include local councillors in South Yorkshire and elsewhere in God's own then. The "usual suspects" represent areas that were decimated by pit closures- and what happens- proposals for fracking that would potentially have major environmental implications. Yes, I think they are right to have reservations about this sort of sponsorship. Not exaclty great PR for cycling, and it's hardly likely to endear the sport to politicians.
Looks like the glory days could be over..
I can't see it having any real effect.
Chatting about this with my cycling friends/club mates and generally they all have similar views to me and that is we don't particularly care who sponsors Team Sky/Ineos,or any other Team for that matter,so long as British riders are winning GTs
Its just a name on a Jersey.
1982john wrote:100%JR wrote:atoz wrote:You can include local councillors in South Yorkshire and elsewhere in God's own then. The "usual suspects" represent areas that were decimated by pit closures- and what happens- proposals for fracking that would potentially have major environmental implications. Yes, I think they are right to have reservations about this sort of sponsorship. Not exaclty great PR for cycling, and it's hardly likely to endear the sport to politicians.
Looks like the glory days could be over..
I can't see it having any real effect.
Chatting about this with my cycling friends/club mates and generally they all have similar views to me and that is we don't particularly care who sponsors Team Sky/Ineos,or any other Team for that matter,so long as British riders are winning GTs
Its just a name on a Jersey.
Lets suppose the Kingdom of Brunei - who have recently instated stoning to death for gay people - sponsered a team. This to you would be inconsequential as long as they were winning?
100%JR wrote:1982john wrote:100%JR wrote:I can't see it having any real effect.
Chatting about this with my cycling friends/club mates and generally they all have similar views to me and that is we don't particularly care who sponsors Team Sky/Ineos,or any other Team for that matter,so long as British riders are winning GTs
Its just a name on a Jersey.
Lets suppose the Kingdom of Brunei - who have recently instated stoning to death for gay people - sponsered a team. This to you would be inconsequential as long as they were winning?
Yes.
Team Sky is now Team INEOS
Bonefishblues wrote:You may need a new compass for those morals