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Pricks for goalposts sounds better, thanks Sideshow_Bob
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Sideshow_Bob wrote: |
| PJSki, no I wasn't, and I find the suggestion offensive both to me and my clubmates. Fortunately the club was full of decent people from all sorts of walks of life (as is my current club in London) and not pricks like you. Stop sprouting BS. |
Crybaby alert. That's 'token' as in token working class kid.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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anyway, I hope the British team get some funding. Wouldn't want you to lose an income stream. 
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PJSki, as usual you have me hopelessly confused for a.n.other but anyway, this chap just popped his woolly down and has a message for you:
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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PJSki, yeah, I got it, still offensive, but certainly not crying over it. Go back to under your bridge, you're pathetic.
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Sideshow_Bob, don't take any notice, hun.
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| Sideshow_Bob wrote: |
| PJSki, yeah, I got it, still offensive, but certainly not crying over it. Go back to under your bridge, you're pathetic. |
Don't be stupid.
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Bode Swiller, wow, that kid must have had an abusive upbringing to be doing that. Still, don't let that stop you from using his sad picture to make your weak point.
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Axsman, I would love to shoot you now as you obviously have no idea what it takes to be a world class ski racer!! I think you would probably last about 1 week before you would quit. The regime is so hard, I will not even try to explain the fitness programme or how hard the ski programme is. It certainly is not done for pleasure! They certainly don't get more than a couple of days a year to ski for pleasure like you would on your hols!
Like most of our world class athletes in any sport they are very dedicated and give up their lives to try to get to the very top.
They just happen to have chosen skiing which some people have deemed to be "elite, pretentious & boring"! Utter Bo##ocks!!
A lot of the team actually started to ski on dry slopes. Most people who post on hear would not go near plastic! far too common!
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| Bode Swiller wrote: |
| ph, weeSKI, well, it's true. Why, for instance, do you think they used a cricketer and not a footballer if they were in the business of paying the talent? If you wanted to sell watches your first choice sport wouldn't be cricket. |
I wouldn't hav ethought that Kevin Pieterson came cheap. If ya aint being paid don't do it - it leads to others taking the Ps and devalues you're worth.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Bob wrote: |
| skimottaret wrote: |
| hope she at least gets a watch out of the deal |
Proberly about raising the athletes profile with the public, afterall GB skiing is still not particularly prominent in the mind of the population.
Raise the profile should make if possible to reach more potential sponsorship.. |
But you've already shown you'll give a huge endorsement and give away your image rights for free!!!!! Its hardly professional is it!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Calm down folks...
I have no doubt that TJ does not have huge funds to call on, and is really dedicating his life to doing something which I would not find in the least bit enjoyable. Good for him.
Yes, rowing has been connected with public schools and elite universities ( and I managed to avoid it at one of each) but I have mates who are not posh at all who continue to row in non-ellitist clubs.
One trouble is that many individual sports which do not have a professional team structure or mass-appeal leading to endorsements and sponsorship are always going to seem more open to those whose parents might have more cash.
Lastly - Sideshow_Bob - who is your Krusty?
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The people who rowed in my class which was subsidised by Wandsworth Council weren't at all posh, and one of them was blind. 
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You know it makes sense.
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the commoners view on rowing
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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makes me laugh when i hear this class battle carp..... ok message to skiers who need funding and haven't got it...there are loads of people out there with cash or products or services who are willing to help
1 learn how to market yourself, sponsors don't just dole out cash ...they actually want some value from what they give!...so how can you benefit them? what coverage in the media can you get for them?
2 make a list of every contact you have who could potencially help and start contacting them, contact the ones who you think can't help either...you never know
3 get rid of all the drunken pictures and stupid comments off your face book page (this is an advert for YOU and sponsors will look at it)
4 use FB, twitter, linkdin etc etc etc to market to potencial sponsors (buy the seth godin book "tribes" £6.99 on amazon)
5 when someone gives you something say thank you and then ask what you can do in return.... don't just expect it for nothing
6 Be proactive not reactive, sitting moaning that you have no cash will not get cash... time to start thinking about HOW TO GET CASH... if it means washing cars all summer to fund the winter just do it. What skills do you have which can be of use to a potencial sponsor, public speaking, telling the story of how you came from a council estate Whatever????
7 make sure you have a website which is clean, crisp and up to date
8 think outside skiing, think outside the box...only problem is that there is always a bigger box.... think outside that too
9 Trade don't buy, do you have that skilll/thing that someone wants that you can trade for what you need
10 whatever you do DO NOT GIVE UP look at what did work and what didn't in terms of getting sponsors, do more of what worked and bin what didn't.
ok thats it, 10 things, i am sure someone on here will come back with more or rubbish each of the above but that is all i can offer here right now
good luck
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Poster: A snowHead
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| CEM wrote: |
| out there with cash |
back on topic we still haven't had an answer about the snowheads pot of cash and Ms Alcott
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Hurtle wrote: |
| The people who rowed in my class which was subsidised by Wandsworth Council weren't at all posh, and one of them was blind. |
Nice to see that poor lawyers can get subsidised rowing lessons.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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stevew, Yeah - agree - WTF?
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| Plugboy wrote: |
Axsman, I would love to shoot you now as you obviously have no idea what it takes to be a world class ski racer... blah blah blah....
A lot of the team actually started to ski on dry slopes. Most people who post on hear would not go near plastic! far too common! |
Yawn. If you want something work for it. don't sit there with your hand out.
P.S. That's 'here'
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Axsman, They have worked very hard and are the best of British, unlike yourself. They certainly don't sit there with their hands out.
Not going to waste anymore time on you or justifying why the best in Britain should get funded.
Thought this was a skiing forum with people who were like minded about British skiing? Obviously not.
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And this thread would be my second clue that summer's arrived then.... 
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Damn - I'm even getting drawn away from the main topic 
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| stevew wrote: |
| Not dissing what you're saying but having grown up in Shipley it is more of a suburb of Bradford and has it's wealthy quarters but Hirst Wood can be a little on the flakey side! Rowing Club is in a beautiful location. |
It is a beautiful location - it certainly was this morning. The club however, can only be reached via Higher Coach Rd - which remains as described. I love it just as it is - if it were like everyone seems to think Rowing Clubs are like, I probably wouldn't be allowed in
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Historically I'd normally approach wither through Saltaire or Hirst Wood and over the swing bridge so you get a slightly different perspective. When I was a kid the school had a far better reputation, can't remember what it was called then.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Salt Grammar. I don't think it's too bad a school now, but Eton it certainly ain't.
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Yes course it was!
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You know it makes sense.
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Serious thread drift - admin will have a fit and move the thread. So to return to the topic - did she get it
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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What fun .. I've been away for a week and missed the drama !
Isn't it fun
- I don't give a toss what happens to my small contribution ... the sewage outflow has been worth very penny:-D
- It's been obvious for ages that Rob@[/b) and [b[]Admin's best efforts have been fraught with arrogance and BS from anyone they try to help. They may protest but the reality is clear
- Swiller ... tuff , you may 'love' her but all she/her entourage is interested in is the bottom line , a real sportsperson would have said 'thanks' , even if they did not mean it
- Our wintersports future obviously has nothing to do with the current swiller-trough athletes ... time to invest in the future
Edited as irrelevant ... my fault !... Sorry
Last edited by Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name: on Sun 23-05-10 22:16; edited 1 time in total
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Agenterre wrote: |
| Rowing --- some marvellous strength-athletes .. many of whom I've played rugby with ... skills other than co-ordinated upper-bady strength usually lacking |
Rowing's a legs sport.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Plugboy wrote: |
Axsman, They have worked very hard and are the best of British, unlike yourself. They certainly don't sit there with their hands out.
Not going to waste anymore time on you or justifying why the best in Britain should get funded.
Thought this was a skiing forum with people who were like minded about British skiing? Obviously not. |
I've been holding back on you but tomorrow I'm going to let rip.
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PJSki,
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I've been holding back on you but tomorrow I'm going to let rip.
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Why wait old boy. The wine is poured and I'm sitting back to enjoy the show
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| halfhand wrote: |
PJSki,
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I've been holding back on you but tomorrow I'm going to let rip.
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Why wait old boy. The wine is poured and I'm sitting back to enjoy the show |
I need to sober up first.
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