Discovery ends sponsorship at end of 2007

Good scoop by velonews

http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/11627.0.html

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Good scoop by velonews

http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/11627.0.html

Discovery is going through financial problems and it is handy to blame the
CEO.

Check our Versus (ex-OLN) who can't even give us a schedule of the spring
classics. I assume that they don't have enough money to cover them and
during Paris-Roubaix they'll be playing re-runs of the Lumberjack Log
Rolling Championships.

Bill Stapleton is a pretty sharp cookie and I'm betting that he'll have
another boffo sponsor on the string soon.

Ain't it time that Genetech sponsored a team? That would certainly be good
for a lot doping charges.

On Feb 9, 6:09 pm, "Tom Kunich" cyclintom@yahoo. com wrote:

Discovery is going through financial problems and it is handy to blame the
CEO.

It's the liberals again, TK.

When the ship hits an iceberg, the coal-shovelers are at fault. Is
that what you're saying? Well, if they'd just fire enough of those
schmucks, kick them right out without even letting them grab their
personals, that would've fixed things, right?

I wonder how many millions in severance and guaranteed-contract money
he got to tide him over between Disco and the next high-buck boss gig.

Corporate America, what a wonderful place for those who don't even
have to perform to grab a handle off the top. --D-y

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On Feb 9, 6:09 pm, "Tom Kunich" cyclintom@yahoo. com wrote:

Discovery is going through financial problems and it is handy to blame
the
CEO.
Corporate America, what a wonderful place for those who don't even
have to perform to grab a handle off the top. --D-y



No no no, you've got it all wrong. The top jobs are held by the ones who
perform them best - that's why they have the high salaries and you don't.

-Andy B.

On Feb 11, 8:52 am, "Andy B." wrote:
(I wrote):

Corporate America, what a wonderful place for those who don't even
have to perform to grab a handle off the top. --D-y

("-Andy B." replied):
No no no, you've got it all wrong. The top jobs are held by the ones who
perform them best - that's why they have the high salaries and you don't.

Good boy!!!! (pats on flat little head)

You took it to the group, as I told you to do so in a reply to your
trashy email.

Saw another one in the box from "andy and marta" this a.m. Bounced
Unopened, as will be done henceforth.

The idea that there is a meritocracy operating, and in a "free
market", yet? If you really want to believe that, let me ask: "Have
they stolen *your* pension yet?"

Ford and GM are foundering because of *the workers*? Or, better yet,
the unions?

If making inferior products, and the above are making inferior
products by rental car sample, who is making this "lifestyle choice"?

Enron. --D-y

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On Feb 11, 8:52 am, "Andy B." wrote:
(I wrote):

You took it to the group, as I told you to do so in a reply to your
trashy email.


FYI, I always intended it to go to the group, I just hit the wrong button.
Oh, I mean, thank you oh wize one, without your guidance, my trashy e-mail
would have never made it. I love you.

-Andy B.

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On Feb 11, 8:52 am, "Andy B." wrote:
(I wrote):

Ford and GM are foundering because of *the workers*? Or, better yet,
the unions?


Of course it's the union's fault - I mean heck, Toyota has the highest paid
blue collar force in the country and look at how crappy their profits are.

-Andy B.

On Feb 11, 7:52 am, "Andy B." wrote:
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On Feb 9, 6:09 pm, "Tom Kunich" cyclintom@yahoo. com wrote:

Discovery is going through financial problems and it is handy to blame
the
CEO.
Corporate America, what a wonderful place for those who don't even
have to perform to grab a handle off the top. --D-y

No no no, you've got it all wrong. The top jobs are held by the ones who
perform them best - that's why they have the high salaries and you don't.


High salary doesn't necessarily imply high performance.

http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_42/b3703102.htm
http://www.forbes.com/2005/04/20/05ceoland.html
http://anonymous.coward.free.fr/rbr/kool_aid.jpg

Ben

wrote:
High salary doesn't necessarily imply high performance.

http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_42/b3703102.htm
http://www.forbes.com/2005/04/20/05ceoland.html
http://anonymous.coward.free.fr/rbr/kool_aid.jpg

Or vice versa.
http://www.dronkert.net/


--
E. Dronkert

On Feb 9, 4:09 pm, "Tom Kunich" cyclintom@yahoo. com wrote:
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I am really not surprised at all that Discovery is dropping the team.
Lance is a very hard act to follow. There is no rider who will come
close to matching Lance. Teams come and go after time it's the nature
of cycling. If Discovery can pull off a big win this year then they
probably will be able to find another sponsor. But let's remember that
even Merckx was forced leave a team because they could not find a
sponsor. But the real risk is for the Trek Stores who have put all
their eggs in one basket. Without the team things will be very
interesting.


Good scoop by velonews


http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/11627.0.html

Discovery is going through financial problems and it is handy to blame the
CEO.

Check our Versus (ex-OLN) who can't even give us a schedule of the spring
classics. I assume that they don't have enough money to cover them and
during Paris-Roubaix they'll be playing re-runs of the Lumberjack Log
Rolling Championships.

Bill Stapleton is a pretty sharp cookie and I'm betting that he'll have
another boffo sponsor on the string soon.

Ain't it time that Genetech sponsored a team? That would certainly be good
for a lot doping charges.