The annual Tomac tweet

971_Fan wrote:

Zero evidence of the Dazza incident. Former Star Racing’s Jeremy Coker said in 2023 they would not send Deegan because the team was not strong and...

Zero evidence of the Dazza incident. Former Star Racing’s Jeremy Coker said in 2023 they would not send Deegan because the team was not strong and the expense could not be justified. That straight from the horse’s mouth. 

Last season Deegan had surgery, which involved scheduling, heal time, rehab, etc.

The only response to either of those perfectly legitimate reasons from the doubters boils down to skepticism, not any decent evidence  

 

yak651 wrote:

And then they supported riders with even less chance of success, it was lip service to protect their rider. He was riding shortly after ”the surgery”...

And then they supported riders with even less chance of success, it was lip service to protect their rider. He was riding shortly after ”the surgery” and could’ve easily been delayed until after the race. Yes he had excuses but if he WANTED to he could’ve raced. Did he owe it to anyone? Nope, it’s his choice. But it’s also the choice of fans to call him out on his hypocrisy. There is evidence of the conversation between Brian and Dazzy, notice how Brian has said many things about Steve but has never called him a liar about reporting on that conversation??

971_Fan wrote:

What supported riders with even less of a chance?  Going back to 2015, the best case you could make would be 2019 with Zach Osbourne, Anderson...

What supported riders with even less of a chance?  Going back to 2015, the best case you could make would be 2019 with Zach Osbourne, Anderson and Justin Cooper.  Even at that, it could argued that Star learned their lesson; they won't fun a team that doesn't have a decent chance at a good result. 2015 legitimate shot at a podium. Same with 2016.  2017 no Star rider. 2018 AP went and they had a decent shot. 2020 and 21 USA did not participate.  2022 won. 2023 didn't have a legit shot.

Saying it is lip service to protect Deegan is your opinion, not anything the evidence supports.

Also, just because Brian said nothing about a supposed conversation between him and Dazza is not evidence that the conversation happened.  

yak651 wrote:

Could’ve swore they supported Anstie and I don’t think they expected him or Great Brittan to win 🤷‍♂️

motomike137 wrote:

Back to the original topic. Mattress is a knob.