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Of course the management are going to say they are fully backing him, what do you expect them to say, that he's shite, hasn't got what it takes and his tactics are complete bollox?
If they came out and said all that, it would resonate right down through the team. ETH would give up, the players would down tools and the whole club would be in free-fall until the next manager comes in.
What you need to look at are Sir Jim's/Brailsfords working practices in other organisations. Brailsford himself has said many a time, when in charge of Team Sky, that such-and-such a rider has the full backing of the team, then come the end of the season they offloaded them. They did it with Chris Froome after his accident, said they backed him in his recovery, which they did, but when the decision came to keep him for the following season, they didn't hesitate to move him on.
I wouldn't take what they say with too much importance. Yes, they probably are backing him right this minute, but come Christmas, or the end of the season, if ETH hasn't performed then make no mistake, they will offload him.
It actually makes it easier to offload then than now, because right now he can always say he never had a chance to see what the new signings could do, but if the club back him and he still fecks up, it's a lot easier for them to get rid because they gave him what he wanted and still didn't deliver.
Make no mistake, the pressure is on ETH to deliver.
If they came out and said all that, it would resonate right down through the team. ETH would give up, the players would down tools and the whole club would be in free-fall until the next manager comes in.
What you need to look at are Sir Jim's/Brailsfords working practices in other organisations. Brailsford himself has said many a time, when in charge of Team Sky, that such-and-such a rider has the full backing of the team, then come the end of the season they offloaded them. They did it with Chris Froome after his accident, said they backed him in his recovery, which they did, but when the decision came to keep him for the following season, they didn't hesitate to move him on.
I wouldn't take what they say with too much importance. Yes, they probably are backing him right this minute, but come Christmas, or the end of the season, if ETH hasn't performed then make no mistake, they will offload him.
It actually makes it easier to offload then than now, because right now he can always say he never had a chance to see what the new signings could do, but if the club back him and he still fecks up, it's a lot easier for them to get rid because they gave him what he wanted and still didn't deliver.
Make no mistake, the pressure is on ETH to deliver.
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