I found the article interesting but overall a ...... thing for him to publish.
Yes, we all want to know the inside scoop on these things but the article shows it's nothing special after all, just someone who can't cope on all fronts as you must to be champion.
It's a ....... kid, don't publish a story that yanks his pants down and tells everyone he's no good and never will be.
And then you send it to him and ask for a comment. A ....... kid, what do you think he's going to say when he reads an article that's about to be published making him look like a loser.
And Krop gets to publish what he wants, if he wants. The kid doesn't. Yes, you'll publish his childish retort but what if he said, "I don't give a .... what you think, Krop. You're a mediocre writer spurred on to delusions of grandeur by your ever-fellating readers."? Would he publish that? Maybe. If he wanted to. But he's sure going to publish his hit piece, as he wants it.
So, it just seems .......
And I also think it's easy for him to publish such a negative article about a nobody rider. Where's a similar article about an important rider? Oh, no, that might lose him any access.
Where's the integrity now?
My two cents.
Spot on.
Kropo could have had a novel's worth of material after Sepang 15. He had countless opportunities to take VR to task in press conferences, he repeatedly chickenshitted out, in his defense, so did all the other reporter's in the room. Here he takes a young man's questionable decision, puts it under a microscope, then if that weren't enough, projects his own unsubstantiated interpretation of the particulars. (No interview by Kent here). Where are the names to attach to these faceless rumors and paddock gossip? Put them on blast Kropo. Only Kent's name is splattered. Most of this opinion piece is conjecture and projection.
The GP media .... on Stoner too, publishing cowardly rumors of Stoner's supposed lacking of mental toughness during the so called "mystery illness". Were the names of these paddock detractors published? Oh yeah, they said their ........ under the cowardly cover of anonymity. This media corps contributed to this narrative, of which Krops was a mild participant, given the overwhelming fanbase of boppers looking to disparage Casey at any opportunity when the Australian was out for recovery; and rumors flew that he might never come back, rumors that were ........ yet published anyway. It's practically impossible to strike the record once the negative impression has been made. The journalistic integrity has not been very high in GP. Then when CS retired Krops was practically in tears, realizing what the sport had .... away thanks in part to the media that disseminated VR's standard villainization message of which Krops had at best inadvertently carried (though I'll give him credit for later correcting). Sure, Krops is one of the better bloggers out there, and I'll credit him for not being a full blown Mat Oxley, but let's not forget the media's weaponization of VR's narratives and the skewing upon the sport.
Where was Krops scathing opinion piece on Maverick Viñalez when he similarly shitcanned his team and refused to race? I must have missed the article titled: Petulant Maverick Viñalez will never ride in MotoGP.
I almost can't believe Krops sent this garbage to assure himself Kent had read it. Reminds me of the reporter who chased down Eli Tomac after a day to forget. Hi there, you just .... away your career, what are your thoughts? Here's the disgusting irony, if any member here had written such a thing about Kent on Krop's comments section or his forum, you'd be summarily banned! Let that sink in for a moment.
Krops post is a low point of an otherwise decent GP blogger site, which I have read for many years. Some of the stuff he's publishing lately is head shaking stuff, like his obvious apology and spin attempt at Rossi’s latest antic at COTA, not only failing to acknowledge how the Cult of Rossi has turned the act of 'racing' on its head, VR's cutting the track another example of this paradigm shift, notwithstanding going so far as to say it wasn't a "penalty" (an obvious action by race direction for our consumption and optics indicated by the miniscule .3 sec penalty) but rather according to Krops all of us gullible ignorant spectators should just perceive it as a mere "time correction", cleansed of responsibility.
Kropo left this forum because as he admitted, the challenges to his opinions made him suffer from distress. No similar thought was spared then at the prospect of how a young man like Danny Kent, still at his development in career, might feel reading a one sided published account of the moment his career suffered its supposed demise? Shame on you Krops. This is the kind of .... that I'd expect from the dubious Spanish/Italian media you've disparaged here on this forum. No wonder Marc Marquez said of Rossi, that he weaponized the media effectively, because ya'll willing to publish tabloid click bait "journalism". Employ the same standard you used to publish this about Kent and let us all give our opinions on your site about other rider's mental toughness, remind me how many times Rossi threaten to quit...and link me to the articles you wrote about how this reflected his mental weakness, how about the integrity (or lack there) of the organizers to prop up riders, surely there's material there to .... on a rider getting an artificial lifeline, direct me to the Cal Crutchlow Ducati quitter he'll never ride again article you wrote then, or the ........ that is race direction, it's got to yield plenty of weak mind material there, how about Michelin's attempts at tire manipulation that you've dismissed as mere conspiracy to explain away a group of riders standing up against it at Argentina, such weak minds; because this Danny Kent piece flies in the face of your supposed sense of journalistic integrity by shitting on his mental toughness and commitment based on what amounts to your imagination. If 90% of racing is between the ears to explain Kent's failure; therefore, this should explains why Rossi went from winning on the M1 to failure on the Ducati, surely you wrote an article about how mentally weak Rossi was for two years? Maverick becoming an alien coinciding with his move to the factory M1, mental leap? The fall of Lorenzo's winning ways to midpack on the GP17, by your Kent standard, Lorenzo should go see a shrink, because obviously their change in fortunes is 90% mental. Come back to the forum and face the heat of having your takes challenged, in the same way Danny Kent now has this .... published about him by a prominent media figure such as yourself. It's not the same as a nobody twitter .... or forum jockey member posting some fan reaction, your words have actual consequence. Am I being harsh Krops? Perhaps. Maybe it's a compliment that I hold you to a higher standard. Maybe I'm just a blowhard to be dismissed. I do realize that your job is difficult and complex, treading a thin line of reporting on the subjects for which you are embedded...as opposed to in bed.
(Edited for grammar and clarity, I hope)
