Sharapova

[Deleted member 15344]

I just checked the internet and there is a site where you can show solidarity and get T shirts made:

Je Suis Liverproof Phil - égalité, fraternité, naïveté

Ethan i respect your knowledge and experience on medical matters and I also respect your right to an opinion.

So why do you feel you need to talk down to people and throw in derogatory comments towards people when they share an opinion that you don't agree with - by all means disagree but is it too much to ask to disagree with respect as opposed to mocking someone ?

 

[Ethan]

Ethan i respect your knowledge and experience on medical matters and I also respect your right to an opinion.

So why do you feel you need to talk down to people and throw in derogatory comments towards people when they share an opinion that you don't agree with - by all means disagree but is it too much to ask to disagree with respect as opposed to mocking someone ?

Not mocking at all, in fact remarks like this only enhance your reputation as a hero of the people, don't they?.

I will no longer mistakenly assume you have a sense of humour. Seriously.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Not mocking at all, in fact remarks like this only enhance your reputation as a hero of the people, don't they?.

I will no longer mistakenly assume you have a sense of humour. Seriously.

If it's humour and you are just joking then add a smiley or something because it doesn't appear to come across that way Ethan that's all.

Im pretty sure you can guess by the remarks from the fan club im no hero.

In regards Sharapova I'm pretty sure you will end up being right - im just holding out for some slight hope that it was all an honest mistake - niave and stupid that maybe but you never know it could be the right move

 

[AmandaJR]

13 pages - really? Sometimes I have time to sift out the tit for tat but can't face it today...

So - she's a cheater right...or a tall tale teller at the very least? Guilty of sailing close to the edge knowingly and has been getting away with it for years?

 

[Rooter]

13 pages - really? Sometimes I have time to sift out the tit for tat but can't face it today...

51 on default settings!!

 

[AmandaJR]

51 on default settings!!

I know it can't be that interesting so must have loads of arguing over the teeniest tiniest thing...dogs with bones spring to mind!

 

[Rooter]

I know it can't be that interesting so must have loads of arguing over the teeniest tiniest thing...dogs with bones spring to mind!

It's like you have read all 51 (or 16) pages and summarised it perfectly!

 

[Ethan]

If it's humour and you are just joking then add a smiley or something because it doesn't appear to come across that way Ethan that's all.

Im pretty sure you can guess by the remarks from the fan club im no hero.

In regards Sharapova I'm pretty sure you will end up being right - im just holding out for some slight hope that it was all an honest mistake - niave and stupid that maybe but you never know it could be the right move

See edit above

 

[Deleted member 15344]

See edit above

All good then :thup:

 

[Val]

13 pages - really? Sometimes I have time to sift out the tit for tat but can't face it today...

So - she's a cheater right...or a tall tale teller at the very least? Guilty of sailing close to the edge knowingly and has been getting away with it for years?

I see you've fallen into that trap too

She hasn't been getting away with anything. Anything she did was legal up until Dec 31st 2015.

Tall tales? I think there will be a few more to come.

 

[dewsweeper]

She must be good with Head they are standing by her.

You set my pulse racing there Delboy for a minute, what a thought.!
Incidently are you from Peckham by any chance.
I am and still have a pronounced Sarf Lunnon twang, our previous club steward called me "Trigger", loved it!

 

[Hacker Khan]

Like Nike with Justin Gatlin?

Just saying

True, but I'd argue there is a slight difference between a sportswear/clothing sponsor for a sportsperson and the blue chip sponsors such as Porsche, HSBC, Rolex, Tag Heuer, etc etc.

Nike and Head do not sponsor the big tournaments where as the blue chip sponsors who have dropped her do. There is a strong argument to say the major sponsors call the tune nowadays in a lot of areas and have been very involved in issues such as Blatter going and the R&A admitting women. And Gatlin is still at the peak of his sport, where as Sharapova is not. And whilst this is purely a wild guess, I'd say Nike more than likely renewed the terms of the contract with Gatlin and are paying him a lot less than they did before the drug bans to represent them. But I do admit that is pure conjecture.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Nike are massive within sports in comparison to the others mentioned

They are sports stars main sponsers - they pay the big bucks which will be the backbone and lifeline for the sports they sponser - if Nike or indeed Adidas or Reebox sponser you that's big news - in fact headline news. Getting minor sponsership from other companies isn't.

Sponsers want their stars in the news even at times bad news. Nike sponsering Gatlin was massive news as is Head continuing sponsering Sharapova and Nike will continue with the others who leave her wil make up one line in the news

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Nike are massive within sports in comparison to the others mentioned

They are sports stars main sponsers - they pay the big bucks which will be the backbone and lifeline for the sports they sponser - if Nike or indeed Adidas or Reebox sponser you that's big news - in fact headline news. Getting minor sponsership from other companies isn't.

Sponsers want their stars in the news even at times bad news. Nike sponsering Gatlin was massive news as is Head continuing sponsering Sharapova and Nike will continue with the others who leave her wil make up one line in the news

As Hacker said Nike sponsor the individuals not the events.

The blue-chip companies sponsor the events and without their sponsorship there would (in most cases) be no event.

With no event there are no marketable individuals.

After previous bad PR if Ms Sharapova's guilt is concerned I don't think Nike will hang about, the sponsorship deal currently suspended and under review will cease.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

As Hacker said Nike sponsor the individuals not the events.

The blue-chip companies sponsor the events and without their sponsorship there would (in most cases) be no event.

With no event there are no marketable individuals.

After previous bad PR if Ms Navratilova's guilt is concerned I don't think Nike will hang about, the sponsorship deal currently suspended and under review will cease.

They won't stop sponsering the events just as sponsers didn't stop giving money to athletics because of the amount of the people banned from drugs competing again.

The events aren't going to stop and the money won't stop going into the sport

Not sure what Navratilova has to do with anything but as companies have already shown they don't have a problem sponsering people who have served drug bans. Sharapova if banned and if returning won't have a problem getting sponsership - she is and always will be very marketable

 

[FairwayDodger]

After previous bad PR if Ms Navratilova's guilt is concerned I don't think Nike will hang about, the sponsorship deal currently suspended and under review will cease.

Not Martina as well!!!!

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Not Martina as well!!!!

It's all "ova" now!

Senility mistake.

Thank God for the edit facility.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

They won't stop sponsering the events just as sponsers didn't stop giving money to athletics because of the amount of the people banned from drugs competing again.

The events aren't going to stop and the money won't stop going into the sport

Not sure what Navratilova has to do with anything but as companies have already shown they don't have a problem sponsering people who have served drug bans. Sharapova if banned and if returning won't have a problem getting sponsership - she is and always will be very marketable

Didn't work that way for John Daly.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Didn't work that way for John Daly.

Sorry but in what way is John Daly comparable to Sharapova ?

 

[Del_Boy]

You set my pulse racing there Delboy for a minute, what a thought.!
Incidently are you from Peckham by any chance.
I am and still have a pronounced Sarf Lunnon twang, our previous club steward called me "Trigger", loved it!

Dont know what you mean!!

Ive gone all Boycie and moved to the gween gween gwass of Kent. You should change your nickname to Trig