Undercover Elephant Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Nothing to be offended about, or simply chessed off that an Aussie races for GB, and wears a Team Australia shirt whilst helping them out in the pits for the WC Final? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 (edited) This has been done to death here starting with post 6 Edited July 19, 2009 by Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcel Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 can ,you imagine any other nations riders in pits wearing oppositions team wear!! its a joke nothing more ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbieoldboy Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Nothing to be offended about, or simply chessed off that an Aussie races for GB, and wears a Team Australia shirt whilst helping them out in the pits for the WC Final? Always thought born in England with English parents made you English but hey ho. If anybody could have been bothered to read the RULES before jumping on their soap box. They would have known ANYONE working in the pits with a team MUST wear team shirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.N.T. Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 (edited) Always thought born in England with English parents made you English but hey ho. If anybody could have been bothered to read the RULES before jumping on their soap box. So Antonio Lindback ~ born in Brazil ...... Jason Crump born in Bristol, England Mark Loram born in Malta Lets go all the way, Sir Cliff Richard ! Edited July 19, 2009 by T.N.T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbieoldboy Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 So Antonio Lindback ~ born in Brazil ...... Jason Crump born in Bristol, England Mark Loram born in Malta Lets go all the way, Sir Cliff Richard ! Antonio Lindback ~ born in Brazil ...... Adopted by Two Swedes. Jason Crump born in Bristol, England : With two Austrailan parents Mark Loram born in Malta as far as I know with English parents. Which part of the two lines I wrote didn't you understand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbieoldboy Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Sorry three lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatekeeper522 Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 So Antonio Lindback ~ born in Brazil ...... Jason Crump born in Bristol, England Mark Loram born in Malta Lets go all the way, Sir Cliff Richard ! This forum is becoming worrying Cliff richard...what next???daniel odonell??? Mrs Mills..ooo sorry Chris!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbieoldboy Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 This forum is becoming worrying Cliff richard...what next???daniel odonell??? Mrs Mills..ooo sorry Chris!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzybird Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Lets go all the way, Sir Cliff Richard ! Nope he never sung that one!!! am sure of it! Which part of the two lines I wrote didn't you understand? How rude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemphizzx Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 and an aussie flag tattoo on his back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 and an aussie flag tattoo on his back That's a compuslory thing when they start school over there. All other countries other than Britain are just so cruel. Hopefully, all being well, we can convince Tai that the British really are a bunch of whinging Poms so he'll see the error of his ways, ride for Australia instead where he's actually appreciated and help them win the World Cup while we continue to fail and then whine about it like a bunch of little babies. Maybe we should send some BNP voters round to burn his house down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Hawes Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Tai wearing the t-shirt is no different to Leigh's Polish mechanic wearing an Aussie shirt. Anybody questioning his loyalties? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbin' Along Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Tai wearing the t-shirt is no different to Leigh's Polish mechanic wearing an Aussie shirt. Anybody questioning his loyalties? Ah, some sense at last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy den boy Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Blimey poor Tai,he spent a large chunck of his life in aussie,most prob grew up with troy batch,someone gave him an aussie t shirt,so what,i dosnt worry me in the slightist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undercover Elephant Posted July 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Always thought born in England with English parents made you English but hey ho. If anybody could have been bothered to read the RULES before jumping on their soap box. They would have known ANYONE working in the pits with a team MUST wear team shirts. Hang on, reading the rules? Why for example, as a spectator or just an armchair moaner like most people, would I go to the effort to say"gee I like the speedway Im watching...scrach my head, and see a GB rider on our screen, and think....hmmm thats "joe bloggs" who rides for GB, and he's.......wearing an opposing country's top, but imagine say, David Beckham, and he's seen out in LA with a Tottenham shirt.....what's your first reaction, if you know what you've seen briefly. It's not the same I know but a similar hypothesis!! Im not suggesting that is the case with Tai. I'm just trying to gauge people's thoughts thats all. Personally I don't have a problem with it. None whatsoever. I just chuckled at seeing Tai getting stuck in, helping out as a team. But some will have a whinge and a different view.....but so what, it's not that bigger deal. Look at Emil loaning a bike to Hans in the GP and that's the world championship...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguest Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 I don't really mind who Tai rides for GB or Aussie, but just hypothetically speaking, having rode for Team GB, does that mean he can't ride for Aussie in the future??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undercover Elephant Posted July 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Blimey poor Tai,he spent a large chunck of his life in aussie,most prob grew up with troy batch,someone gave him an aussie t shirt,so what,i dosnt worry me in the slightist. Then some would argue that he races for Team GB. I wonder if it may be a bit different if it was an English rider working with, (say) Sweden or Denmark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 I don't really mind who Tai rides for GB or Aussie, but just hypothetically speaking, having rode for Team GB, does that mean he can't ride for Aussie in the future??? Im 99% certain that once you have represented a nation at an FIM event you can't then ride for another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazzman Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Tai wearing the t-shirt is no different to Leigh's Polish mechanic wearing an Aussie shirt. Anybody questioning his loyalties? Or any different to young English lad wearing a Brazil or Dutch football national shirt. Blimey poor Tai,he spent a large chunck of his life in aussie,most prob grew up with troy batch,someone gave him an aussie t shirt,so what,i dosnt worry me in the slightist. To work in the pits/have creditation, you have to wear the official 'suit' so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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