JGRMX's Manager Jeremy Albrecht

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hasko158 4/26/2012 9:42am
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BobbyM wrote:
if what JA is saying is accurate james is totally unprofessional...very disrespectful. and people wonder why some people don't like his style or him personally. my...
if what JA is saying is accurate james is
totally unprofessional...very disrespectful.

and people wonder why some people don't like his style or him personally.

my ole man would have kicked my ass if i pulled shit like that as a pro under contract.

wait a sec...maybe jame's dad is pulling all this shit and little james has nothing to say in the matter.

as an employee under contract the common courtesy that james is lacking is unacceptable. i would not hire this guy if it was the last rider available unless it was on a win/incentive basis only.

who disagrees with me?
Agree on everything and I do think Big James is part of the problem.

And I'm sure what they are trying to figure out is how much it will cost James to get out as I believe he will have to buy out his deal.
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bigborefan 4/26/2012 9:43am
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be careful Bobby...it's not PC to question J$7...
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i hope James figures the problem out between his ears. then and only then will he figure out what his problem is on the bike.

if he does change bikes, then i hope it is enough of a confidence booster to get him back on track.

like others have said, i don't think he is the dominant guy anymore and that affects him more than anything.
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BobbyM wrote:
if what JA is saying is accurate james is totally unprofessional...very disrespectful. and people wonder why some people don't like his style or him personally. my...
if what JA is saying is accurate james is
totally unprofessional...very disrespectful.

and people wonder why some people don't like his style or him personally.

my ole man would have kicked my ass if i pulled shit like that as a pro under contract.

wait a sec...maybe jame's dad is pulling all this shit and little james has nothing to say in the matter.

as an employee under contract the common courtesy that james is lacking is unacceptable. i would not hire this guy if it was the last rider available unless it was on a win/incentive basis only.

who disagrees with me?
I'm sitting here thinking "WTF does Jeff Alessi have to do with this?"
Duhhhhhhhh! Hello McFly...........

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yep Bobby you're 100%................but as with another one of the high profile guys you know and love........... he may in fact not be his own man in some of these issues and decisions........... BUT no excuse for how it is going down if in fact Jbone is not embellishing
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BobbyM 4/26/2012 9:53am
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WhKnuckle wrote:
This isn't the first time a team manager and an injured rider lost communication, and it's not a reflection on the professionalism of either party. Back...
This isn't the first time a team manager and an injured rider lost communication, and it's not a reflection on the professionalism of either party. Back in '02, Windham broke a femur in practice at Atlanta on a Suzuki, and he'd been struggling with the bike and stuff, and when he went back home, DeCoster was trying to get in touch with him to get him to certain races to sign autographs and KDub apparently wouldn't return calls (or so the story goes). Kevin was just over it. And look at both DeCoster and Windham today. Seems like they both survived.

People shouldn't get so wound up about it. This isn't the first time a rider just couldn't get along with a bike, it's not the first time a team and a rider found themselves at odds about the future and negotiating a way to let him out of his contract. Everyone will survive, I'm sure.
kdub was all fucked up partying his ass off though...wait a sec.
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Wiley 4/26/2012 9:59am
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BobbyM wrote:
if what JA is saying is accurate james is totally unprofessional...very disrespectful. and people wonder why some people don't like his style or him personally. my...
if what JA is saying is accurate james is
totally unprofessional...very disrespectful.

and people wonder why some people don't like his style or him personally.

my ole man would have kicked my ass if i pulled shit like that as a pro under contract.

wait a sec...maybe jame's dad is pulling all this shit and little james has nothing to say in the matter.

as an employee under contract the common courtesy that james is lacking is unacceptable. i would not hire this guy if it was the last rider available unless it was on a win/incentive basis only.

who disagrees with me?
I do. You're passing judgment on someone because of what you've read on the internet.
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peelout 4/26/2012 9:59am
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Just like Pourcel Stewart is at the point where he is concerned about his well being riding that bike. Whether it is actually bike or not...
Just like Pourcel Stewart is at the point where he is concerned about his well being riding that bike. Whether it is actually bike or not doesn`t matter. He needs to get off of it no matter what cost.
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englishman 4/26/2012 10:00am
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J-Bone knew there was a risk of all this happening going in to it to some degree.

He mentioned at the end of last year when they were trying to get Stewart that he hoped / though Stewart had grown up and got over all the drama that used to follow him around when he was at Kawasaki and J-Bone wrenched for him.

I guess not.


Suzuki offered Stewart bikes & parts end of last year but Stewart wanted $$ thus JGR. Suzuki have put that offer up again, bikes & parts but no money and Stewart is taking it.

Next year he'll be on Suzuki's but his own team, 2013 will be quite entertaining - at least off the track.
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Triton 4/26/2012 10:01am
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mccread wrote:
Stewart needs his ego reduced, accept that other people are just as fast as him these days and go from there. The days of him dominating...
Stewart needs his ego reduced, accept that other people are just as fast as him these days and go from there. The days of him dominating are over. But he can still win races and championships.
Statements like this are complete garbage and show how little you know. I've been in James' situation in another sport. This has zero to do with his ego. He doesn't care whether someone is faster or not. This has to do with confidence and pride with what he thinks he can do himself. Any top athelete will tell you, and you see it in plenty of interviews, that if they felt they gave a 100% and performed to their best, they accept defeat just fine. It's when they don't perform to their own expectations and get beat that makes them mad. Atheletes take a lot of responsibility on themselves to perform. Ask Chad, RV, RC, James, any past great champion. They want the fast guys there. Contrary to popular couch belief, they are not happy when another is out or think this is their window of opportunity. The stupidity around here sometimes is mind blowing.

What does this mean? James can't click with his bike. Does that mean Yamaha's suck? No. JGR? No. But it could. The fact is if he isn't clicking and feeling it then he's not going to be motivated to put in. James and JGR are both good guys. Most of you would do some good to stop treating our riders like your marriage.
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mauidex 4/26/2012 10:04am
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Wiley...........think Cycle News has pretty much been a very reliable and respected source of moto news for what like 50 years???........we're all just commenting on an article/interview posted from Jbone..........the manager and I'd say part superior to their rider..............with all the shit gone on the last few weeks this is the first and closest morsel of what's going on that COULD be and LOOKS like to be truthful...........
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.Turtle 4/26/2012 10:10am
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IMO, JBone just put the nail in the JS leaving JGR coffin. Very unprofessional way to handle that situation!
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Sherwood 4/26/2012 10:14am
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James is the unprofessional one yet James hasn't said a bad thing about JGR...? Please explain.
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BobbyM wrote:
if what JA is saying is accurate james is totally unprofessional...very disrespectful. and people wonder why some people don't like his style or him personally. my...
if what JA is saying is accurate james is
totally unprofessional...very disrespectful.

and people wonder why some people don't like his style or him personally.

my ole man would have kicked my ass if i pulled shit like that as a pro under contract.

wait a sec...maybe jame's dad is pulling all this shit and little james has nothing to say in the matter.

as an employee under contract the common courtesy that james is lacking is unacceptable. i would not hire this guy if it was the last rider available unless it was on a win/incentive basis only.

who disagrees with me?
I agree. I can only hope that his next contract is incentive based.
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KazFu 4/26/2012 10:45am
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Sherwood wrote:
James is the unprofessional one yet James hasn't said a bad thing about JGR...? Please explain.
Maybe JA needs to work on Mgr Skills?
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smackum7 4/26/2012 10:52am
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Sherwood wrote:
James is the unprofessional one yet James hasn't said a bad thing about JGR...? Please explain.
Answer the phone and keep in contact with your bosses. James isn't doing that and that is about as unprofessional as you can get. JGR is paying James tons of money and he doesn't have the courtesy to keep in contact. He won't even go to a race and represent. What else does James have to do. Take your hot bitch with you if that is the case....sheeesh.
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Unlike with L&M James can't buy his way out, or silence, JGR!
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Dano39 wrote:
Unlike with L&M James can't buy his way out, or silence, JGR!
Seriously? That was a thought in your head?

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newmann 4/26/2012 11:08am
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What happened to the sweet 18 wheeler JS Entertainment had?
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bigborefan 4/26/2012 11:09am
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WhKnuckle wrote:
This isn't the first time a team manager and an injured rider lost communication, and it's not a reflection on the professionalism of either party. Back...
This isn't the first time a team manager and an injured rider lost communication, and it's not a reflection on the professionalism of either party. Back in '02, Windham broke a femur in practice at Atlanta on a Suzuki, and he'd been struggling with the bike and stuff, and when he went back home, DeCoster was trying to get in touch with him to get him to certain races to sign autographs and KDub apparently wouldn't return calls (or so the story goes). Kevin was just over it. And look at both DeCoster and Windham today. Seems like they both survived.

People shouldn't get so wound up about it. This isn't the first time a rider just couldn't get along with a bike, it's not the first time a team and a rider found themselves at odds about the future and negotiating a way to let him out of his contract. Everyone will survive, I'm sure.
BobbyM wrote:
kdub was all fucked up partying his ass off though...wait a sec.
Windham has manned up since then though. He admits to being in a dark place and says the broken femur was a blessing in the long run.

I got big respect for KDub, in both his mad skills and his professionalism. Bubba should hire Kdub for some life coaching sessions.

Another thing that has probably been beaten to death, but Aldon Baker was able to polish up RC and RV and turn them guys into animals, not so much with James, for whatever that's worth.
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bigborefan 4/26/2012 11:10am
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newmann wrote:
What happened to the sweet 18 wheeler JS Entertainment had?
You gonna buy it Newmann? Newmann Entertainment?
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Triton wrote:
Statements like this are complete garbage and show how little you know. I've been in James' situation in another sport. This has zero to do with...
Statements like this are complete garbage and show how little you know. I've been in James' situation in another sport. This has zero to do with his ego. He doesn't care whether someone is faster or not. This has to do with confidence and pride with what he thinks he can do himself. Any top athelete will tell you, and you see it in plenty of interviews, that if they felt they gave a 100% and performed to their best, they accept defeat just fine. It's when they don't perform to their own expectations and get beat that makes them mad. Atheletes take a lot of responsibility on themselves to perform. Ask Chad, RV, RC, James, any past great champion. They want the fast guys there. Contrary to popular couch belief, they are not happy when another is out or think this is their window of opportunity. The stupidity around here sometimes is mind blowing.

What does this mean? James can't click with his bike. Does that mean Yamaha's suck? No. JGR? No. But it could. The fact is if he isn't clicking and feeling it then he's not going to be motivated to put in. James and JGR are both good guys. Most of you would do some good to stop treating our riders like your marriage.
I agree with your analysis completely. All parties are good guys. Only criticism I have of Stewart is his pattern of ostrich communication skills. Putting one's head in the sand doesn't always make the problem go away. James has had communication issues in the past. Like your marriage analogy, James shouldn't employ the silent treatment as his method of dealing with problems.
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FroDiddy 4/26/2012 11:31am
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James is willing to walk away from a future NASCAR deal and tons of money to find the right fit for himself. He's making the conscious choice of legacy over money. He wants to win. That, to me, is a positive.
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robkinuk 4/26/2012 11:39am
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Any team who signs James Stewart is probably getting the "poisoned challace" as he is on the downside of his career, but somehow the fans and press expect him to be the rider he was a few years ago and to immediately start dominating again.
It ain't gonna happen! ..................the backlash is then against the team (ie:JGR) for not providing the bike or set-up. His competition RV, RD, Reed have all stepped it up to his level and raised the bar!

It's a risky business taking on any former champion and the big teams surely will look to the upcoming talent like Wilson, Barcia, Durham etc who they can probably sign for a fraction of what Bubba would cost!

James has got too much baggage with him, His reality TV show, whilst giving him great exposure, didn't show someone who "had their shit together" as a hungry mx racer. Too many distractions, houses, cars, lifestyle to be a serious championship contender, plus his past two seasons of big crashes and concussions can't have done him any good!

I hope he can get his head sorted out, but if I was a Team Manager I'd be investing my money and efforts elsewhere.
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M-M 4/26/2012 11:40am
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Wow, who'd want James on their team after reading that interview?!

Can't expect results with communication skills like that.
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WillyB 4/26/2012 11:41am
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FroDiddy wrote:
James is willing to walk away from a future NASCAR deal and tons of money to find the right fit for himself. He's making the conscious...
James is willing to walk away from a future NASCAR deal and tons of money to find the right fit for himself. He's making the conscious choice of legacy over money. He wants to win. That, to me, is a positive.
this^
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Triton 4/26/2012 11:44am
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I agree with your analysis completely. All parties are good guys. Only criticism I have of Stewart is his pattern of ostrich communication skills. Putting one's...
I agree with your analysis completely. All parties are good guys. Only criticism I have of Stewart is his pattern of ostrich communication skills. Putting one's head in the sand doesn't always make the problem go away. James has had communication issues in the past. Like your marriage analogy, James shouldn't employ the silent treatment as his method of dealing with problems.
Agreed
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TannerMxer 4/26/2012 12:08pm
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James just tweeted this... the plot thickens.

James Stewart ‏ @js7
If U keep on doing what you are doing you'll keep getting what you are getting. If U don't like what you're getting change what you're doing

He is just rattled and he needs a change. It's obvious now.
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KTMLew 4/26/2012 12:10pm
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mccread wrote:
Stewart needs his ego reduced, accept that other people are just as fast as him these days and go from there. The days of him dominating...
Stewart needs his ego reduced, accept that other people are just as fast as him these days and go from there. The days of him dominating are over. But he can still win races and championships.
Triton wrote:
Statements like this are complete garbage and show how little you know. I've been in James' situation in another sport. This has zero to do with...
Statements like this are complete garbage and show how little you know. I've been in James' situation in another sport. This has zero to do with his ego. He doesn't care whether someone is faster or not. This has to do with confidence and pride with what he thinks he can do himself. Any top athelete will tell you, and you see it in plenty of interviews, that if they felt they gave a 100% and performed to their best, they accept defeat just fine. It's when they don't perform to their own expectations and get beat that makes them mad. Atheletes take a lot of responsibility on themselves to perform. Ask Chad, RV, RC, James, any past great champion. They want the fast guys there. Contrary to popular couch belief, they are not happy when another is out or think this is their window of opportunity. The stupidity around here sometimes is mind blowing.

What does this mean? James can't click with his bike. Does that mean Yamaha's suck? No. JGR? No. But it could. The fact is if he isn't clicking and feeling it then he's not going to be motivated to put in. James and JGR are both good guys. Most of you would do some good to stop treating our riders like your marriage.
You are wasting your breath. Logic has no place on this board!!!
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KTMLew 4/26/2012 12:19pm
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Triton wrote:
Statements like this are complete garbage and show how little you know. I've been in James' situation in another sport. This has zero to do with...
Statements like this are complete garbage and show how little you know. I've been in James' situation in another sport. This has zero to do with his ego. He doesn't care whether someone is faster or not. This has to do with confidence and pride with what he thinks he can do himself. Any top athelete will tell you, and you see it in plenty of interviews, that if they felt they gave a 100% and performed to their best, they accept defeat just fine. It's when they don't perform to their own expectations and get beat that makes them mad. Atheletes take a lot of responsibility on themselves to perform. Ask Chad, RV, RC, James, any past great champion. They want the fast guys there. Contrary to popular couch belief, they are not happy when another is out or think this is their window of opportunity. The stupidity around here sometimes is mind blowing.

What does this mean? James can't click with his bike. Does that mean Yamaha's suck? No. JGR? No. But it could. The fact is if he isn't clicking and feeling it then he's not going to be motivated to put in. James and JGR are both good guys. Most of you would do some good to stop treating our riders like your marriage.
dkg wrote:
I agree with your analysis completely. All parties are good guys. Only criticism I have of Stewart is his pattern of ostrich communication skills. Putting one's...
I agree with your analysis completely. All parties are good guys. Only criticism I have of Stewart is his pattern of ostrich communication skills. Putting one's head in the sand doesn't always make the problem go away. James has had communication issues in the past. Like your marriage analogy, James shouldn't employ the silent treatment as his method of dealing with problems.
The problem is, if he comes out and for example says "I hurt my hand and can't ride" then some will say he is faking/lying...if he says nothing he's dodging questions.

Much like the marriage analogy, only thing he's sure to be is WRONG...

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