beercellar Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 (edited) i was talking to neil street at the rain off practice at the marketa stadium in prague,and he told me,that jason is getting so much hasle from the press every day leading up to the gp s ,that it making him loose concetrtion.watching the the last meeting,i can see why scotty didnt make the final,he was nt left alone once by sky,they kept hasling him in the pits,leave the guys alone when they ve a job to do,does any one agree ??? Edited July 22, 2005 by beercellar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subedei Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 (edited) I think Street's making excuses to be honest. The media may be an inconvenience for Crump, but the truth is that he's off the pace. I'd wager that TR is giving as many interviews and so forth as Crump. And to blame Nicholls' exit on Sky is also too facile. Nicholls made a mess of the semi-final and that's the end of it. Edited July 22, 2005 by Subedei Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 that jason is getting so much hassle from the press every day leading up to the gps ,that it making him loose concentration. Perhaps a timely press release from him would keep them at bay?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbit Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 It's a bit of a lame excuse to be honest! Jason has had the pressure throughout his career and I can't see how interviews a couple of days before can have that much effect. During a meeting maybe but beforehand? The reason TRicky is the consummate professional is that he gives everything the time it deserves. Pre-meeting he'll do his interviews and press work etc then as soon as the meeting is imminent, he'll get into his zone and focus. That's why you never see TR give interviews during a meeting - he has a cutoff time and from that point on until the end of the meeting it's just him and his pit crew. He's like it in league meetings and GPs alike - you just don't interrupt him while he's got his race head on! Top mental approach and maybe Crumpy could learn from that. Sky might not like it, but at the end of the day it's these guys livelihoods and if it works then who are they to object? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shale Eater Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 What a pathetic excuse. He is the current World Champion so he is going to get cameramen, photographers and people wanting interviews up his nose every 5 minutes. I'm sure the same would happen if Bjarne Pedersen, Jarek Hampel or Tomasz Chrzanowski were World Champions. You don't see Michael Schumacher say the same thing after he's had a bad round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Oh good, the Crump bashers are out I see! If you read Beercellars posting, he states that Neil Street says this is the reason NOT that Jason is giving this as an excuse! But let's not worry about that, let us just slate Jason and Hail King Tony! who can do no wrong!!!! (cannot post other comment! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbit Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Calm down, calm down! No-one is slating Crumpy at all, just making the comparison between the two riders and how they approach things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Calm down, calm down! No-one is slating Crumpy at all, just making the comparison between the two riders and how they approach things. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Sorry, one of those weekends, far too much driving alone around the country and then to read these comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornishman Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 what a load of....you know. every rider gets the press attention they dont really want. its part of the sport. at the end of the day a few interviews doesnt affect concentration much before a big event Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 No doubt coping with being world champ is difficult to handle in any sport. Sure Crumpie will deal better with losing his title, and come back all the hungrier. And he'll deal with it far better when he's won for the 2nd time. Not to mention the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 i was talking to neil street at the rain off practice at the marketa stadium in prague,and he told me,that jason is getting so much hasle from the press every day leading up to the gp s ,that it making him loose concetrtion It doesn't seem to bother Tony who is on the way to his sixth title. Excuses, excuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subedei Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 In fairness, as Tabby3 points out, this is Neil Street giving his opinion. And everyone's entitled to an opinion. I don't think Crump would put it down to the media. He was interviewed many times before and during tonight's meeting at Wolverhampton and he scored a maximum. So, what does Neil Street put Leigh Adams' eclipse down to? If Crump has disappointed in the GPs so far this season, so has Leigh Adams. I think it's simply that neither has the machinery to challenge TR consistently. Neither looks on the pace, especially in the GPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 If Crump has disappointed in the GPs so far this season, so has Leigh Adams.I think it's simply that neither has the machinery to challenge TR consistently. Neither looks on the pace, especially in the GPs. I don't think you can put it down to machinery, media attention, fitness or any other single factor. The fact is that Tony Rickardsson is the complete package, love him or hate him, you can't help admire him - the guy is a legend and probably the best rider the World has ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 In fairness, as Tabby3 points out, this is Neil Street giving his opinion. And everyone's entitled to an opinion. I don't think Crump would put it down to the media. He was interviewed many times before and during tonight's meeting at Wolverhampton and he scored a maximum.So, what does Neil Street put Leigh Adams' eclipse down to? If Crump has disappointed in the GPs so far this season, so has Leigh Adams. I think it's simply that neither has the machinery to challenge TR consistently. Neither looks on the pace, especially in the GPs. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hmmmmmmmmm! I have my own thoughts on that one, however we shall see how Leigh fairs in the final few GP's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subedei Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 I don't think you can put it down to machinery, media attention, fitness or any other single factor. The fact is that Tony Rickardsson is the complete package, love him or hate him, you can't help admire him - the guy is a legend and probably the best rider the World has ever seen. Well, I'm not getting into the whole "greatest ever" thing again. But I'd agree with your point about TR having raised the bar significantly this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerblues Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 If Crump can't handle the media, what's the point? He's currently World Champion, so he is going to get cameras and people wanting interviews! If he's that bothered, why not just tell them, and not get one of the pit crew pushing the cameras and telling the poor blokes to eff off!!!!!!!! The guy should grow up a bit IMO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngy105 Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 If Crump can't handle the media, what's the point? He's currently World Champion, so he is going to get cameras and people wanting interviews! If he's that bothered, why not just tell them, and not get one of the pit crew pushing the cameras and telling the poor blokes to eff off!!!!!!!! The guy should grow up a bit IMO! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That one has been flogged to death so let's just leave it. Jason didn't let himself down that night in Cardiff it was his mechanic who as an adult made his own decision to do what he did. I wouldn't say there was one particular reason JC isn't going so well, 2nd in the Championships can't be that bad can it, but a number of things. Machinery is not nearly as fast as TRick, his gating this year has let him down a number of times even at Kirky Lane. Never ever write him off though.....you write Jason Crump off at your own peril. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedropete Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Well, I'm not getting into the whole "greatest ever" thing again. But I'd agree with your point about TR having raised the bar significantly this year. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm not sure Tony has raised the bar. Is he really a better rider now than he was 4 or 5 year ago. I just think the following pack are having a pathetic GP series. I have looked at most of the finals Tony has won this season and cannot think of a time in the last 10 year when he would not have won them. Bjarne Pedersen. Hans Andersen, Antonio Lindback and Jarek Hampel at this stage of his career are no match for Tony. And that is no disrepect to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subedei Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 (edited) I'm not sure Tony has raised the bar. Is he really a better rider now than he was 4 or 5 year ago. I just think the following pack are having a pathetic GP series. I have looked at most of the finals Tony has won this season and cannot think of a time in the last 10 year when he would not have won them. I'd say that TR had it within himself to win the titles in 2003-2004, so perhaps the question should be why has he decided to show it this season? The "new" TR showed himself towards the end of last season. He won the GPs at Krsko and Hamar at a canter in 2005 and finished 3rd behind Gollob and Crump at Bydgoszcz. Out of the last 9 GPs, TR has won 7, and but for the intervention of Nicki P at Eskilstuna, he'd have won 8 of them. Edited July 31, 2005 by Subedei Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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