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scandinavian

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scandinavian says:

Why is Casey unpopular in England??

I wonder why Casey Stoner is unpopular in England? I find him a very talented racer who ride without sending psykolgical messages to his colleges. To me he seems to be what a racer should be: honest and straight forward, not like som of the two faced Italians with a lot of "mind-games".:blink:

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  • Posted 3 years ago (05 May 2011 12:31)

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vmax4steve

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vmax4steve says:

No favourite

riders for me, I just like to be entertained by great racing no matter who's doing it. Objectively Rossi is a great rider, but outside of that his juvenile antics really piss me off. So nice to see a grown up win and stand on the podium giving respect to his rivals rather than just larking about and taking the piss. Wish Jorge would stop it as well, Lorenzo's land, what a crock.

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  • Posted 2 years ago (24 May 2011 20:49)
DucatiMatty1974

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DucatiMatty1974 says:

Stoner fan

Am a Stoner fan, I live in the uk but am an Aussie, also have met Mr. Stoner and he was a very pleasant chap, very fan orientated unlike that loathsome dwarf Pedrosa. Also Casey is from the same part of Australia that my family live!!!!!! Have also just got a Stoner rep lid!!!

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  • Posted 2 years ago (27 May 2011 09:09)
Si749

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Si749 says:

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Nowt wrong with that DM, same as there's nowt wrong with disliking the fella.  Christ, there's probably even some weirdo's out there who dont like Colin Edwards.

 

It happens and it would be a pretty boring place if we all liked watching the same riders.

 

Its not an offense to form an opinion and dislike Stoner, same as it isnt an offense to dislike Rossi/Pedrosa/whoever.

 

Nice lid btw.

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  • Posted 2 years ago (27 May 2011 10:43)
DucatiMatty1974

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DucatiMatty1974 says:

democracy

Indeed Si, although I am a Stoner fan there are a host of riders that I also support and have no complaints if they get on the podium. Ah the wonder of free speech :lol:


It could be worse :ph43r:

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  • Posted 2 years ago (27 May 2011 15:21)
weskit

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weskit says:

it's because

posters like this are very popular in England.

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  • Posted 2 years ago (08 June 2011 14:54)
mikehannan

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mikehannan says:

Nowt wrong indeed

I agree that fans are free to like or dislike whoever they please. But, where I sat in the stand at Silverstone those nearby booed Stoner, cheered when Lorenzo fell and gave Rossi a standing ovation after a pathetic performance. An excellent ride by Nicky Hayden went unnoticed. This goes well beyond liking or disliking a rider. The thought that anyone who rides could cheer when another rider falls beggars belief.

I asked one woman why she hated Stone and she was very straight forward. "...he's a bloody Australian." was the answer.


Amongst those I spoke to over the weekend, there seemed to be no appreciation of the fact that Moto GP is a European circus run for Europeans (four rounds are held on the Iberian Peninsular to startwith) and just to get a start in it requires an extraordinary commitment from a rider from Australia, New Zealand or South Africa. It is no wonder that riders like Doohan and Stoner are obsessively focussed and don't suffer fools at all.


Stoner's story of family commitment is extraordinary in itself. This level of commitment doesn't make them popular, but it does make them champions against the odds and worthy of respect.

Mike H

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  • Posted 2 years ago (14 June 2011 10:03)
DucatiMatty1974

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DucatiMatty1974 says:

Being Australian

I was at Silverstone too. We were sat at Club for the race. So when Stoner won I was cheering frantically, not to say that I didn't cheer on other riders such as Edwards, Bautista, Hayden and Abrhams too. I was fortunate enough to see the podium and stood proud during Advance Australia Fair, singing all the way!!!!:wink:


I also got my Australian flag signed by Mick Doohan.

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  • Posted 2 years ago (24 June 2011 09:17)
Si749

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Si749 says:

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When was the last time Stoner was involved in a proper battle and won?

 

He knew it was going to be tight yesterday so he tried to clear off and avoid a battle he'd never win in a month of Sundays.

 

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  • Posted 2 years ago (04 July 2011 10:07)
kathg9

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kathg9 says:

Stoners a knob :-)

Stoner is an excellent racer, i don't give a bugger that he's from OZ but the reason i dislike him is cos of how he started waving his arms around & kicking out at other riders in practice/qualifying when other riders got in his way by mistake. Then when he punched Randy well that was just not on to go punching riders, so now i just think Stoner is a knob!!!

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  • Posted 2 years ago (05 July 2011 15:52)
DESMOHEAD

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DESMOHEAD says:

Livin' in Oz

I'm a POM living amongst the Aussies.

From a Aussie perspective....they appear to be very supportive of Stoner with a typical "Good on ya mate" Aussie attitude. But then again, when he was younger he spent so much of his racing career in Europe that he seems in some way 'distant' now (no pun intended). Much the same with Mark Webber in F1.

From a UK perspective...he's just another bloody terrific Aussie rider so it gives us the shits.

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  • Posted 2 years ago (21 July 2011 03:58)

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