We should have seen this coming...

http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?...c3_1&prid=4044

or:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?X26052BFB

A lot of riders are going to be scrambling now...

wrote:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?...c3_1&prid=4044

or:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?X26052BFB

A lot of riders are going to be scrambling now...

was this to be Ferettti's new outfit?

Fred Marx wrote:
wrote:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?...c3_1&prid=4044

or:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?X26052BFB

A lot of riders are going to be scrambling now...

was this to be Ferettti's new outfit?

Yes. Some promenent riders had cast their lot with him, such as
Simoni, O'Grady, Commesso, etc.

"Fred Marx" wrote in message
...
wrote:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?...c3_1&prid=4044

or:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?X26052BFB

A lot of riders are going to be scrambling now...

was this to be Ferettti's new outfit?

Anyone know who the middle-man is? Shades of Team on the Run.

B. Lafferty wrote:

"Fred Marx" wrote in message
...

wrote:

http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?...c3_1&prid=4044

or:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?X26052BFB

A lot of riders are going to be scrambling now...


was this to be Ferettti's new outfit?


Anyone know who the middle-man is? Shades of Team on the Run.




Europe's Team Noble House.

Thanks,

Magilla

Why should we have seen this coming? Sounds like Ferretti was screwed
by some middle-man scam artist. If he didn't see it coming, how the
hell was everyone else?

Ferretti should have known who he was dealing with. When you're
discussing 10-12 million Euros you should be bright enough to detect
that some guy showing up in a Peugeot 206 isn't likely to have the ear
of the financial officers.

wrote:

Why should we have seen this coming? Sounds like Ferretti was screwed
by some middle-man scam artist. If he didn't see it coming, how the
hell was everyone else?


The cell phone business is a high volume/low margin market. Right now,
the thing is getting cell phones to download and play music like iPODS.
That's their sole focus.

No cell phone manufacturer (cell phone hardware that is, not cell
network like T-Mobile) would invest in a cycling team. Their marketing
dollars will go towards pushing the music angle.

How would dumping millions into a bunch of anorexic-looking freaks who
can't even win the Tour de France help them sell more music boxes?

Try keeping abreast of business trends before you post. The writing was
on the wall.

Magilla

I agree he should have known who he was dealing with, my point was how
were we to know the guy was shady and that a collapse was coming?

Not going to happen, I'll just rely on your expertise.