Osborne should replace De coster when the day comes.

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Im not gonna get in to the whole ”De coster should move aside blablabla” but when the day comes, Zach would be a great guy to step in as the US MXDN team manager.

With his heart for the event and long time GP / AMA experience he would be a good man for the job.
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I'm totally down with that.... and the sooner the better
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jbrow125 8/27/2021 3:26pm
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I read the title, and immediately thought of TP199 jumping out of the airplane with no parachute. I like Zach, but that's a long reach! lol
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UpTiTe 8/27/2021 3:33pm
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He has basically already done it.
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Johnny Ringo 8/27/2021 3:43pm
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The way he ran the show in 19 wins me over all day.

Anyone that wants Roger to stay is someone who wants to see America lose every year
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
The way he ran the show in 19 wins me over all day. Anyone that wants Roger to stay is someone who wants to see America...
The way he ran the show in 19 wins me over all day.

Anyone that wants Roger to stay is someone who wants to see America lose every year
DeCoster has the most desNations wins as a rider AND,,,, team manager. They should make a new trophy for the event with his name and likeness on it. Luongo should have to split the take with him. Anyone that wants shed of him as manager is ungrateful at the very least.
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
The way he ran the show in 19 wins me over all day. Anyone that wants Roger to stay is someone who wants to see America...
The way he ran the show in 19 wins me over all day.

Anyone that wants Roger to stay is someone who wants to see America lose every year
Honestly, how can anyone believe that DeCoster is the reason we've lost the last 10 years?

Forget the fact that he's probably the most successful team manager in American motocross, ever; if you seriously think he has that much influence over a team that only lasts a few weeks, you're delusional.
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Tumic wrote:
Im not gonna get in to the whole ”De coster should move aside blablabla” but when the day comes, Zach would be a great guy to...
Im not gonna get in to the whole ”De coster should move aside blablabla” but when the day comes, Zach would be a great guy to step in as the US MXDN team manager.

With his heart for the event and long time GP / AMA experience he would be a good man for the job.
What’s your reason for thinking ZO is a good team manager? Is this something Zach has talked about wanting to do?
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
The way he ran the show in 19 wins me over all day. Anyone that wants Roger to stay is someone who wants to see America...
The way he ran the show in 19 wins me over all day.

Anyone that wants Roger to stay is someone who wants to see America lose every year
Yes, because the riders have nothing to do with the results.
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I like RD just fine, but would be all in for ZO to become that guy...
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
The way he ran the show in 19 wins me over all day. Anyone that wants Roger to stay is someone who wants to see America...
The way he ran the show in 19 wins me over all day.

Anyone that wants Roger to stay is someone who wants to see America lose every year
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Yes, because the riders have nothing to do with the results.
Well the folks on this website seem to give Rog like 80% of the credit for all those team USA wins, so only fitting he is 80% responsible for the losses. Can’t have it both ways.
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
The way he ran the show in 19 wins me over all day. Anyone that wants Roger to stay is someone who wants to see America...
The way he ran the show in 19 wins me over all day.

Anyone that wants Roger to stay is someone who wants to see America lose every year
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Honestly, how can anyone believe that DeCoster is the reason we've lost the last 10 years? Forget the fact that he's probably the most successful team...
Honestly, how can anyone believe that DeCoster is the reason we've lost the last 10 years?

Forget the fact that he's probably the most successful team manager in American motocross, ever; if you seriously think he has that much influence over a team that only lasts a few weeks, you're delusional.
Well Kawasaki will no longer send any of their riders due to Decoster to being the team manager. Not just a Vital mindset…

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flinttropicsMX 8/27/2021 5:35pm
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How about will Hahn and Mitch
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Bring back the Warthog dammit!!
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Tumic 8/28/2021 12:19am
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What’s your reason for thinking ZO is a good team manager? Is this something Zach has talked about wanting to do?
The fact that i just stated in my first post. His GP/AMA experience, his love for the sport/mxdn, he is a down to earth guy, mature and now working with the mx2 guys at Husky.

I am confident that he could pick out the best team for the given track each year without any political BS. And when he and Anderson went over one month before Assen to ride sand as much as possible he proved that he takes this race as serious as he can.

Part from that he have a great network of connections here in europe, have worked with multiple trainers through out the years and can pick the methods from each trainer that he likes.

Do you need any more reasons or can i stop now?
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Suicidal_Tendencies 8/28/2021 12:49am
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Tumic wrote:
The fact that i just stated in my first post. His GP/AMA experience, his love for the sport/mxdn, he is a down to earth guy, mature...
The fact that i just stated in my first post. His GP/AMA experience, his love for the sport/mxdn, he is a down to earth guy, mature and now working with the mx2 guys at Husky.

I am confident that he could pick out the best team for the given track each year without any political BS. And when he and Anderson went over one month before Assen to ride sand as much as possible he proved that he takes this race as serious as he can.

Part from that he have a great network of connections here in europe, have worked with multiple trainers through out the years and can pick the methods from each trainer that he likes.

Do you need any more reasons or can i stop now?
If anyone replaces Roger, it should be Johnny O'. 🙂

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blockhead17 8/28/2021 12:52am
8/28/2021 12:52am
I think for MXDN Rodger needs to adapt a little.. the team should definitely all pit together and be a proper TEAM.
Last year or the year before when the all other riders changed their wheels after the parade lap (or whatever they did) and USA didn’t know about that.. I feel this is unacceptable for a team manager to not be across things like that.
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
The way he ran the show in 19 wins me over all day. Anyone that wants Roger to stay is someone who wants to see America...
The way he ran the show in 19 wins me over all day.

Anyone that wants Roger to stay is someone who wants to see America lose every year
smee113 wrote:
Honestly, how can anyone believe that DeCoster is the reason we've lost the last 10 years? Forget the fact that he's probably the most successful team...
Honestly, how can anyone believe that DeCoster is the reason we've lost the last 10 years?

Forget the fact that he's probably the most successful team manager in American motocross, ever; if you seriously think he has that much influence over a team that only lasts a few weeks, you're delusional.
aeffertz wrote:
Well Kawasaki will no longer send any of their riders due to Decoster to being the team manager. Not just a Vital mindset…

Kawi’s decision has zero to do with Roger…when you don’t know shit just make shit up…
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DonM wrote:
Kawi’s decision has zero to do with Roger…when you don’t know shit just make shit up…
What’s it about then? It’s well known Kawi doesn’t think highly of ktm group. Even some of the better journalists in the sport this Roger is the reason Kawi doesn’t want to go.
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DonM wrote:
Kawi’s decision has zero to do with Roger…when you don’t know shit just make shit up…
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What’s it about then? It’s well known Kawi doesn’t think highly of ktm group. Even some of the better journalists in the sport this Roger is...
What’s it about then? It’s well known Kawi doesn’t think highly of ktm group. Even some of the better journalists in the sport this Roger is the reason Kawi doesn’t want to go.
The team believes the time and money is better spent preparing for SX…it’s amazing how rumors started by Kooksey and Roach become fact…
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DonM wrote:
Kawi’s decision has zero to do with Roger…when you don’t know shit just make shit up…
soggy wrote:
What’s it about then? It’s well known Kawi doesn’t think highly of ktm group. Even some of the better journalists in the sport this Roger is...
What’s it about then? It’s well known Kawi doesn’t think highly of ktm group. Even some of the better journalists in the sport this Roger is the reason Kawi doesn’t want to go.
DonM wrote:
The team believes the time and money is better spent preparing for SX…it’s amazing how rumors started by Kooksey and Roach become fact…
I didn’t make it up nor do I listen to Cooksey and co.
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What’s it about then? It’s well known Kawi doesn’t think highly of ktm group. Even some of the better journalists in the sport this Roger is...
What’s it about then? It’s well known Kawi doesn’t think highly of ktm group. Even some of the better journalists in the sport this Roger is the reason Kawi doesn’t want to go.
DonM wrote:
The team believes the time and money is better spent preparing for SX…it’s amazing how rumors started by Kooksey and Roach become fact…
aeffertz wrote:
I didn’t make it up nor do I listen to Cooksey and co.
Either way it’s a false narrative…
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aeffertz wrote:
Well Kawasaki will no longer send any of their riders due to Decoster to being the team manager. Not just a Vital mindset…

Says who?
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captmoto 8/28/2021 8:23am
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Tumic wrote:
The fact that i just stated in my first post. His GP/AMA experience, his love for the sport/mxdn, he is a down to earth guy, mature...
The fact that i just stated in my first post. His GP/AMA experience, his love for the sport/mxdn, he is a down to earth guy, mature and now working with the mx2 guys at Husky.

I am confident that he could pick out the best team for the given track each year without any political BS. And when he and Anderson went over one month before Assen to ride sand as much as possible he proved that he takes this race as serious as he can.

Part from that he have a great network of connections here in europe, have worked with multiple trainers through out the years and can pick the methods from each trainer that he likes.

Do you need any more reasons or can i stop now?
There is no real picking a team. It's not like riders are knocking down his door to ride for the team. The trend the last 5 years has been to go with the rest, not the best and the excuses start early in the season. It used to be a slam dunk that our National Champions would happily be on the team.
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Says who?
I think Matthes on one of his shows sometime this summer. I can’t remember which episode exactly unfortunately so I can’t post the time stamp.
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Tumic 8/28/2021 8:42am
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There is no real picking a team. It's not like riders are knocking down his door to ride for the team. The trend the last 5...
There is no real picking a team. It's not like riders are knocking down his door to ride for the team. The trend the last 5 years has been to go with the rest, not the best and the excuses start early in the season. It used to be a slam dunk that our National Champions would happily be on the team.
Yeah, after you started loosing it have been easier for the riders to say no each year.

But when it comes to a specific given year like a UK mxdn when it is a 99% chance of being a mudder or a Lommel mxdn when it’s a 100% chance of being a deep sand out of hell, i feel that it is more important to choose a guy like Barcia or AP that loves the mudd than the guy who won the title that year in US if he is not a specialist in the mud.

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Chris_Buehler 8/28/2021 8:44am
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Tumic wrote:
The fact that i just stated in my first post. His GP/AMA experience, his love for the sport/mxdn, he is a down to earth guy, mature...
The fact that i just stated in my first post. His GP/AMA experience, his love for the sport/mxdn, he is a down to earth guy, mature and now working with the mx2 guys at Husky.

I am confident that he could pick out the best team for the given track each year without any political BS. And when he and Anderson went over one month before Assen to ride sand as much as possible he proved that he takes this race as serious as he can.

Part from that he have a great network of connections here in europe, have worked with multiple trainers through out the years and can pick the methods from each trainer that he likes.

Do you need any more reasons or can i stop now?
captmoto wrote:
There is no real picking a team. It's not like riders are knocking down his door to ride for the team. The trend the last 5...
There is no real picking a team. It's not like riders are knocking down his door to ride for the team. The trend the last 5 years has been to go with the rest, not the best and the excuses start early in the season. It used to be a slam dunk that our National Champions would happily be on the team.
Maybe having a guy like Zach who's not so far removed from racing would help get better riders on the team. I'm totally just taking a shot in the dark but it's a thought. He's raced these guys, they see him as a contemporary and not an authority figure. Maybe he could convince the better riders to do the race?
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Tumic wrote:
The fact that i just stated in my first post. His GP/AMA experience, his love for the sport/mxdn, he is a down to earth guy, mature...
The fact that i just stated in my first post. His GP/AMA experience, his love for the sport/mxdn, he is a down to earth guy, mature and now working with the mx2 guys at Husky.

I am confident that he could pick out the best team for the given track each year without any political BS. And when he and Anderson went over one month before Assen to ride sand as much as possible he proved that he takes this race as serious as he can.

Part from that he have a great network of connections here in europe, have worked with multiple trainers through out the years and can pick the methods from each trainer that he likes.

Do you need any more reasons or can i stop now?
captmoto wrote:
There is no real picking a team. It's not like riders are knocking down his door to ride for the team. The trend the last 5...
There is no real picking a team. It's not like riders are knocking down his door to ride for the team. The trend the last 5 years has been to go with the rest, not the best and the excuses start early in the season. It used to be a slam dunk that our National Champions would happily be on the team.
Maybe it has something to do with the manager….employees don’t leave bad jobs they leave bad management
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Zach hasn’t managed diddly shit and you want to throw him straight to MXDN boss? WTF.

Payton
Hahn
Kehoe
Regan
Carmichael
Are all probably the next most qualified.

Then you have a whole big group of others industry guys that have a good amount of experience if all of those guys above pass.

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Zach hasn’t managed diddly shit and you want to throw him straight to MXDN boss? WTF. Payton Hahn Kehoe Regan Carmichael Are all probably the next...
Zach hasn’t managed diddly shit and you want to throw him straight to MXDN boss? WTF.

Payton
Hahn
Kehoe
Regan
Carmichael
Are all probably the next most qualified.

Then you have a whole big group of others industry guys that have a good amount of experience if all of those guys above pass.

You've got it in one.

Now, I've got a Lot of respect for Zach, and have followed his career since he was a youngster, but he needs to gain more experience than just that of a rider.

Though, with the vitriol shown towards Roger, by some, blaming MXDN losses on him, there may be few takers on your list.
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