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In your opinion.

 

For all those dismissing what Tai said, let me ask you this. Can you imagine the uproar if Lewis Hamilton had said it on the podium of the British GP yesterday? What Tai said is not the end of the world, but I can't believe people are dismissing it so easily and suggesting there was nothing wrong with it.

 

i really wouldnt give a rats back side.. swearing doesnt really effect me.. maybe i have grown up in a more stable way knowing its just a word nothing more nothing less.. surely we are not all that prude to think it.. i will bet anything most of you swear.. and watch movies with it in.. and watch programmes where it is bleeped out..

 

maybe the live feed can be a few seconds late to allow the editor to bleep out any words that may offend when a interview is done.. maybe Robert72 with all his contacts can sort that out

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In your opinion.

 

For all those dismissing what Tai said, let me ask you this. Can you imagine the uproar if Lewis Hamilton had said it on the podium of the British GP yesterday? What Tai said is not the end of the world, but I can't believe people are dismissing it so easily and suggesting there was nothing wrong with it.

 

Lewis Hamilton did a spot of crowd surfing. Imagine what people on here would have said about Tai if he'd done that.

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In your opinion.For all those dismissing what Tai said, let me ask you this. Can you imagine the uproar if Lewis Hamilton had said it on the podium of the British GP yesterday? What Tai said is not the end of the world, but I can't believe people are dismissing it so easily and suggesting there was nothing wrong with it.

The people suggesting there is nothing wrong with it are the ones who were dragged up with no class.

 

huh ?? he didnt like coming second..

 

you are now making wild assumptions.. which is making you look even more ridiculous..

 

even he said why dont i ride the polish league bike more often and was very open about it in interview.. if he had he would have been further up the pecking order and had a better gate.. then we may have been having a different conversation.. your wild accusations are mental.

 

and Lindback and Tai were both jesting with each other... which i thought added a bit of personality and showing these guys are just human..

 

you seriously have a think for him.. its either love and you dont like being rejected.. but then again i have given you the opportunity to voice all of this to him direct but every time you shirk the answer.. maybe you need to get a sense this is 2016 not 1916..

 

I am not in any way saying what he did was right or in fact wrong.. it just shows he is human not every sport has a big thing thrown at people interview techniques.

 

You also have to remember speedway is a family sport and most parents wouldn't want there kid being like tai off track so he is no role model.

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In your opinion.

 

For all those dismissing what Tai said, let me ask you this. Can you imagine the uproar if Lewis Hamilton had said it on the podium of the British GP yesterday? What Tai said is not the end of the world, but I can't believe people are dismissing it so easily and suggesting there was nothing wrong with it.

 

Drivers have sworn on the podium at F1 events on numerous occasions.

 

There wasn't a big uproar, just a few pedantic so and so's having a whinge.

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In your opinion.

 

For all those dismissing what Tai said, let me ask you this. Can you imagine the uproar if Lewis Hamilton had said it on the podium of the British GP yesterday? What Tai said is not the end of the world, but I can't believe people are dismissing it so easily and suggesting there was nothing wrong with it.

 

 

What do you want people to do? Get all mock outraged and demand Woffiden be kicked out the GP series or removed from the World Cup Squad? Join in with Robert72 and his merry gang and bang on and on about it for months on end?

 

Woffinden swore, the person who is accountable for that is him, just as Lewis Hamilton was for his rants on team radio or tweets saying “to all the haters…I don’t give a f*ck”.

 

You, kids, other fans of the sport etc don’t actually have to like or agree with the conduct or language used by folks like Woffinden, Nicki, Zagar etc they aren’t property of fans. they are allowed a personality if people don't agree with that or dislike their personalities....well tough sh...

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So fecking what?

 

Tell you what, ban him and then we can all moan about the lack of characters in the sport and spunk our pants over Greg "boring" Hancock.

 

Exactly..

 

Folk were at Cardiff to have a good time.

 

Tai told em to make some effin noise..

 

Guess what they did?

 

Did they boo? No

 

They made some effin noise!

 

More of it!

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......Dazzafl............next GP the cameras will catch Tai picking his nose.. and everyone will be like oh no my child will start that now.. silly thread but a thread none the less.

 

That reminds me I've not seen Nicki Pedersen blow his nose on that blue cloth yet and then wipe it all around his face. Still it's only GP number 4 so there's time yet I'm sure. :lol:

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The people suggesting there is nothing wrong with it are the ones who were dragged up with no class.

 

 

 

You also have to remember speedway is a family sport and most parents wouldn't want there kid being like tai off track so he is no role model.

 

are you saying i was dragged up... now you are assuming again.. my parents were both privatly educated and taught me right from wrong but they never took me away from anything in life.. instead educated me in the way of the world and showed me what the world was like..

 

if your choice is to wrap kids up in cotton wool then thats fine.. but my daughter will see the world warts and all and i will tell her what is right and wrong and never once show her that words are a bad thing.. i have heard more swearing in a school play ground than at a football event..

 

 

Not at all, if you read back I have already said that someone simply needs to have a quiet word with him.

 

I am Pretty sure sue would have given him the mum look at what he said.. but again he is a big lad i am sure he knows himself but at the time didnt really think too much into it.. it is just a word after all..

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So fecking what?

 

Tell you what, ban him and then we can all moan about the lack of characters in the sport and spunk our pants over Greg "boring" Hancock.

 

You don't need to deliberately swear on live TV in front of a thousands of fans to be a character. I am pretty sure he could have got the crowd going without swearing and still retained the status of 'character'.

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you are now making wild assumptions.. which is making you look even more ridiculous..

 

 

 

It's easy for robert72 to make itself look ridiculous. He just has to speak or type.

 

The people suggesting there is nothing wrong with it are the ones who were dragged up with no class.

 

 

Says the bigot. What a nasty piece of work. Thankfully most posters are sensible on here unlike you.

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You don't need to deliberately swear on live TV in front of a thousands of fans to be a character. I am pretty sure he could have got the crowd going without swearing and still retained the status of 'character'.

You are assuming it was deliberate, there are no facts to back that up just opinion.

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I am Pretty sure sue would have given him the mum look at what he said.. but again he is a big lad i am sure he knows himself but at the time didnt really think too much into it.. it is just a word after all..

As a well educated person and presumably someone with some experience of business/advertising/sponsorship etc, do you think national or international mainstream companies would be more likely to sponsor Tai Woffinden if his language and behaviour was less controversial?

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Why though? If that’s who he is why should he change?

Of course he needs to change, if he does he might be as poor a (supposed) rider as robert72 so he wouldn't feel so jealous.

Let's face it if he changed he would be as poor a rider as the vast majority of British riders we currently have so wouldn't that be a great thing?

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Of course he needs to change, if he does he might be as poor a (supposed) rider as robert72 so he wouldn't feel so jealous.

Let's face it if he changed he would be as poor a rider as the vast majority of British riders we currently have so wouldn't that be a great thing?

:neutral:

 

 

His behaviour and his language though, he has been in the Grand Prix for what? 6 years now and he must have used such language about well…..emm…at least 2 or 3 times, the last time I can actually remember him doing so was when he was speaking about his close friends (Wards) accident.

 

And that behaviour, I mean that behaviour of his, well there was that time when he done that thing….and remember the other thing he done that time and then there was you know, the behaviour things, the behaviour you know.

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As a well educated person and presumably someone with some experience of business/advertising/sponsorship etc, do you think national or international mainstream companies would be more likely to sponsor Tai Woffinden if his language and behaviour was less controversial?

As a popular multi world champion they would be more than happy to be associated. Anyone with a brain cell knows that a live sporting event evokes emotion that may mean swearing is likely.

Sponsors and companies are aware of that.

Have Monster gone on record saying they plan to sack Tai or demand an apology??

If they do you might just have a point. But I doubt it.

His behaviour and his language though, he has been in the Grand Prix for what? 6 years now and he must have used such language about well…..emm…at least 2 or 3 times, the last time I can actually remember him doing so was when he was speaking about his close friends (Wards) accident.

 

And that behaviour, I mean that behaviour of his, well there was that time when he done that thing….and remember the other thing he done that time and then there was you know, the behaviour things, the behaviour you know.

Pedersen has sworn more during a live event , the reasons are the same. Adrenaline and emotion.

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As a well educated person and presumably someone with some experience of business/advertising/sponsorship etc, do you think national or international mainstream companies would be more likely to sponsor Tai Woffinden if his language and behaviour was less controversial?

 

Tai has companies enquire to sponsor him all the time but it comes at a hefty price.. which of course being a world champ it will..

 

as they say any publicity is good publicity..

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That reminds me I've not seen Nicki Pedersen blow his nose on that blue cloth yet and then wipe it all around his face. Still it's only GP number 4 so there's time yet I'm sure. :lol:

 

I must say I'm certainly enjoying watching Nicki struggle this year. He's not getting close enough to the other riders to cause any trouble!

Totally indifferent to Tai, don't like or dislike the guy. He can defecate on the centre green at the World Cup for all I care.

 

I'm just enjoying watching the true ambassador of our sport lead the standings, hopefully on his way to world title number 4. :D

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