LagutaRacingFan Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 Australia lost the world cup choosing Watt instead of Sullivan. Does anyone know the reason why Sullivan was excluded from the team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 (edited) Australia lost the world cup choosing Watt instead of Sullivan. Does anyone know the reason why Sullivan was excluded from the team? Denmark were the best team end of,and that's from someone who backed Australia.Australia had to have to use the joker to keep tabs on a England at Kings Lynn a rule most of us detest.The Aussies are a proud lot and have great team ethic and are great as a group.Davy did a great job, I don't know the reasons but Ryan has gone a different route in his career I personally would love to see him back in Britain again as he was one of my favourites but the Aussies put on a great show Denmark were just better. Edited July 16, 2012 by sidney 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomo1 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Sullivan and Crump have a love/hate relationship. Crump hates Sullivan and so do all Crump's mates!! Sullivan loves to be on his own! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LagutaRacingFan Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Sullivan and Crump have a love/hate relationship. Crump hates Sullivan and so do all Crump's mates!! Sullivan loves to be on his own! Agree, I did question Chris,Darcy and Mark Lemon about Sullivan's exclusion on twitter but all I got was a tirade of abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReturn Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Interesting, I noticed on Holder's Twitter feed someone suggested the Aussies lost for picking 'mates' rather than the best riders. Not an overly rude comment, but Holder replied by calling the person a rude name. Classy boy that Holder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peatbog Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 I think Sullivan rides on a Polish licence so won't be picked by MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
home straight Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Sullivan was picked to ride for Australia a few years ago when Boyce was boss. He didn't bother turning up, thus indicating his desire to end his international career. He hasn't been picked since. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_minall Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Sullivan was picked to ride for Australia a few years ago when Boyce was boss. He didn't bother turning up, thus indicating his desire to end his international career. He hasn't been picked since. I remember this also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner47 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Sullivan was picked to ride for Australia a few years ago when Boyce was boss. He didn't bother turning up, thus indicating his desire to end his international career. He hasn't been picked since. I also remember this, he didn't refuse to ride from memory, he refused to go for a pointless practice and was then dropped from the team. At the time he was as quick as anybody in the Aussie team around Polish tracks, and he thought practice wasn't worth it. If the Aussies wanted to win the SWC they should have picked the best riders, they didn't. If the SWC was on a smaller track i wouldn't pick Ryan in a million years, but there's no doubting his ability on the big tracks. But with the Aussie team, it's all about being one of the crowd, Ryan isn't one of the lads, and they would rather lose the world cup than admit they're wrong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
home straight Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I also remember this, he didn't refuse to ride from memory, he refused to go for a pointless practice and was then dropped from the team. At the time he was as quick as anybody in the Aussie team around Polish tracks, and he thought practice wasn't worth it. If the Aussies wanted to win the SWC they should have picked the best riders, they didn't. If the SWC was on a smaller track i wouldn't pick Ryan in a million years, but there's no doubting his ability on the big tracks. But with the Aussie team, it's all about being one of the crowd, Ryan isn't one of the lads, and they would rather lose the world cup than admit they're wrong. Refusing to turn up for practice when the boss has asked you to because you think you know better is more than enough reason to be dropped. Australia don't have to admit they're wrong because they're not. It's a team competition and if one rider chooses to distance himself from the team then it's his look out when he gets dropped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner47 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Refusing to turn up for practice when the boss has asked you to because you think you know better is more than enough reason to be dropped. Australia don't have to admit they're wrong because they're not. It's a team competition and if one rider chooses to distance himself from the team then it's his look out when he gets dropped. More and more riders aren't bothering to practice these days, the rest of the Aussie team were in the area, Ryan would have had a 4 hour drive to get there, he obviously thought whats the point. I'm not a fan of Ryan or Davey, but if the Aussies wanted to win this thing, they should have picked their strongest team available, they didn't. Maybe they thought team spirit would get them more points than having the best riders, thats their choice, but i would always pick the best riders if i wanted to win something. I wouldn't call Ryan a disruptive influence, he's jusy not as matey as the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LagutaRacingFan Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Darcy Ward's Twitter: groin !!! Not everyone can pull the sully sook!! #cryingryan Sook means that somebody who is easily upset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Bratch is not best friends with Holder or Ward, but on his current form MAY have been a better choice than Watto. Dont think Doylo or Schleiny would have done better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LagutaRacingFan Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Australia have 4 riders who can match it up with the very best and that's Sullivan,Ward,Holder and Crump. Watt was out of his depth just like last year in the world cup final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Refusing to turn up for practice when the boss has asked you to because you think you know better is more than enough reason to be dropped. Australia don't have to admit they're wrong because they're not. It's a team competition and if one rider chooses to distance himself from the team then it's his look out when he gets dropped. ......................it sounds, to me, that the Team has distanced itself from Ryan. :sad: I can't say that he would have done better than Watt - I can only say I think he would have been an improvement. Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LagutaRacingFan Posted July 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Australia have 4 riders who can match it up with the very best and that's Sullivan,Ward,Holder and Crump. Watt was out of his depth just like last year in the world cup final. A year on and the same yet again. 3 years in a row... When will Mark Lemon learn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 NOT sure it is entirely his choice, just as it wasn't with Bocey and Ryan Sullivan. Some faces fit, some don't... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 WTF? Sullivan has retired from racing. Schlein has 'retired' from international racing!!! Could have taken Dyer, Smith or North though!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 I think Sullivan rides on a Polish licence so won't be picked by MA Hasn't something been missed here? Sullivan has retired! Otherwise Rickardsson would be riding for Sweden and Ermolenko for the Yanks. Plus i notice the thread was started by the forums biggest attention seeker, 2 pages of attention already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw42 Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Hasn't something been missed here? Sullivan has retired! Otherwise Rickardsson would be riding for Sweden and Ermolenko for the Yanks. Plus i notice the thread was started by the forums biggest attention seeker, 2 pages of attention already. Yes but that's in 12mths Steve, so not all bad eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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