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I said before that of all moves this would help Solberg the most, he should be asking for this himself.Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
(with the understanding that Suninen is not competing with Solberg for future position, it should be set in stone at start of the season that Solberg won't be nominated driver, so that he doesn't try to impress)
I think there might be difference between these two (and others in leadership). I read somewhere that Breens granny is/was? reportedly good friend with Wilsons.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
At the same time Wilson is usually the one to freak out when drivers crash.
There could be one common answer to these. But I highly doubt it.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
The point was that on the stream Sohlberg and a guest were going through the Rally1 drivers and giving everyone a 0-10 grade like Colin Clark. Clark gave Gus 4/10 and the guest agreed but Sohlberg said that "even if this is the driver I'm coaching, I wouldn't give even that much, more like 2/10. But I can't tell you the details"Quote:
Originally Posted by WRCStan
Sounds like a pretty fast and easy way to lose that coaching gig...Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Isn't Gus' lack of progress in top-flight machinery a pretty damning indictment of his ability as a coach?
I think he implies they might want Breen out immediately, not for Tanak next year. That could have been the desired intent on Saturday, then after Fourmaux crashed the decision was taken elsewhere so they couldn't sack Breen anyway if they wanted - contract details aside.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
I can't agree - there literally isn't any other choice for customers. Whether the car is 11th by paydriver or Loeb winning isn't swaying anyone's decision to go Rally1 or not. Whether it has mechanical failures might.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
They hired Breen because he was free (as suggested on here) and they needed somebody, anybody, to just turn up and not consistently crash or embarrass them - the Fourmaux deal came too late in the hour. Can discuss Breen vs A.N Other but at the time, no Breen = no Gus, Rockdoor, Huttunen, Loubet, Serderidis, Bertelli, Red Bull... Loeb came via the promoter like a customer, M-Sport didn't ring him. There's no championship charge expectations anywhere, there's no risky strategy, there's no number one driver...Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
Agreed... But is there any independent confirmation that he actually does work as Gus's coach, and he isn't just making this up?Quote:
Originally Posted by ouvreur
Looking at his own results, I don't see why he would be fit to coach anybody in a world rally car. His WRC career best was 6th place, and that was nearly 20 years ago. He may have been a decent enough lower tier driver, perhaps, but coaching world rally drivers?
This link confirms it.Quote:
Originally Posted by speederbee
The other points... while it's true that some of the best coaches in many sports have zero top-level competitive playing experience, and being good at doing something doesn't always mean you'll be a good teacher, it's hard to argue with your assessment.
And I really don't understand why he would be spouting stuff like "I'd give him a lower rating, ooh, but I can't tell you why", trying to impress about 100 people on Twitch, unless he was actively looking to get fired.
Good luck finding another Gus Greensmith to 'coach', pal.
or, this may be a statement that gus is not doing what is asked, hence why the 2 instead of 4, probably because is workin out his way instead of following terms...Quote:
Originally Posted by ouvreur
Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by ouvreur