Nick Roche on Off the Ball

thebouldwhacker

Wow, the lads doing a cycling slot.... must be a blue moon, he's on tonights show:)

drogdub

He really is one of the most interesting irish sportsman to listen to, very understated. No mad antics or boasting or cockiness but confidence oozes from him.

thereturn

missed it.what did he say regarding tour and how he expects to perform?

tawfeeredux

Only caught the last couple of minutes, but from what i caught he seemed confident without being cocky. Sounded happy with his form all year, that he feels the extra work done over the winter has meant he's now more consistent. When I tuned in he seemed to be referring to his status as team leader, and how he now had an obligation to perform every day, and not just save himself for the occasional good effort.

Eoin asked him if he felt that his good performance in last year's Tour meant that the other teams would have him 'marked'. Roche seemed to think that though they would be more aware of him, the big teams wouldn't be considering him as a threat to the likes of Contador, Schleck etc, so seemed to be implying that there would still be opportunities for him to get in good breaks.

He was then asked about Vino & Basso being allowed back in the sport after doping, and he just reiterated that he thinks dopers don't get long enough bans, but that he's sure the likes of Vino doesn't care what he (Roche) thinks about him anyways, and he can only concentrate on his own performance.

thereturn

tawfeeredux wrote: »

Only caught the last couple of minutes, but from what i caught he seemed confident without being cocky. Sounded happy with his form all year, that he feels the extra work done over the winter has meant he's now more consistent. When I tuned in he seemed to be referring to his status as team leader, and how he now had an obligation to perform every day, and not just save himself for the occasional good effort.

Eoin asked him if he felt that his good performance in last year's Tour meant that the other teams would have him 'marked'. Roche seemed to think that though they would be more aware of him, the big teams wouldn't be considering him as a threat to the likes of Contador, Schleck etc, so seemed to be implying that there would still be opportunities for him to get in good breaks.

He was then asked about Vino & Basso being allowed back in the sport after doping, and he just reiterated that he thinks dopers don't get long enough bans, but that he's sure the likes of Vino doesn't care what he (Roche) thinks about him anyways, and he can only concentrate on his own performance.

Thanks for that.
If anyone else has anything to add on what he said earlier in the interview I'd be interested. He is 33/1 to get a top ten finish. Thinking of perhaps throwing a few euro on him

RobFowl

thereturn wrote: »

Thanks for that.
If anyone else has anything to add on what he said earlier in the interview I'd be interested. He is 33/1 to get a top ten finish. Thinking of perhaps throwing a few euro on him

They are good odd's. I would have thought top 20 poss top 15 were his aims but just needs 1-2 very good days to snag a top 10.

Slideshowbob

drogdub wrote: »

He really is one of the most interesting irish sportsman to listen to, very understated. No mad antics or boasting or cockiness but confidence oozes from him.

You reckon?

Graeme McDowell showed what a class act he is in a documentary on BBC last night

c montgomery

thereturn wrote: »

Thanks for that.
If anyone else has anything to add on what he said earlier in the interview I'd be interested. He is 33/1 to get a top ten finish. Thinking of perhaps throwing a few euro on him

Where did you see those odds? Id like to have a piece of that.

I asked Paddy Power for a price on him winning a stage and they only quoted me 7/2:( I was hoping for about 10/1. They think i know something they dont i reckon. 7/2 is much too short.

Slideshowbob

c montgomery wrote: »

Where did you see those odds? Id like to have a piece of that.

I asked Paddy Power for a price on him winning a stage and they only quoted me 7/2:( I was hoping for about 10/1. They think i know something they dont i reckon. 7/2 is much too short.

7/2 is about right I reckon for bookies odds on it. That's odds for winning one or more stages I think BTW?

The way they see it he might have 20 opportunities or so to win a stage.

I was guessing they might offer 3/1 on it

Take each stage on average (ok I know there are TT's and mountain stages) there's probably 30 guys with a good chance of winning them - Roche would be one of them.

If Roche has a realistic chance of winning one of about 10 stages - its like getting 35/1 for each of those stages with odds like 7/2 for the entire tour!?!? innit?!

If you so sure they got it wrong why not offer your own odds and set up a bookies!! ;-) ?!? specialise in cycling !!

thereturn

c montgomery wrote: »

Where did you see those odds? Id like to have a piece of that.

I asked Paddy Power for a price on him winning a stage and they only quoted me 7/2:( I was hoping for about 10/1. They think i know something they dont i reckon. 7/2 is much too short.

They were on sporting index. Down to 20/1 now. Best odds on top ten can be found on website oddschecker.com I find it useful

Poncherello

what time approx was he on the show

tawfeeredux

Poncherello wrote: »

what time approx was he on the show

about 8:45 i think it was

alfalad

Slideshowbob wrote: »

You reckon?

Graeme McDowell showed what a class act he is in a documentary on BBC last night

Heard he came across really well, and as a decsent ordinary guy and who everybody seems to like. As you say a class act!

Highway_To_Hell

The Nick Roche interview can be listend to from the NEWSTALK archives, here is a link to the segment http://media.newstalk.ie/listenback/22/wednesday/2/ the interview starts around 22 mins in.

thereturn

Highway_To_Hell wrote: »

The Nick Roche interview can be listend to from the NEWSTALK archives, here is a link to the segment http://media.newstalk.ie/listenback/22/wednesday/2/ the interview starts around 22 mins in.

thanks for that

kennyb3

Does anyone know if he has being doing much work on his TT'ing, id fancy him for top 10 if he could improve this area

Chartsengrafs

thereturn wrote: »

Thanks for that.
If anyone else has anything to add on what he said earlier in the interview I'd be interested. He is 33/1 to get a top ten finish. Thinking of perhaps throwing a few euro on him

I only got a price of 9/1 in the bookies just now
125/1 overall...

Slideshowbob

according to this page u can get 18 and 16 to 1 in some places!!!

http://www.oddschecker.com/other-sports/cycling/tour-de-france/top-10-finish

Chartsengrafs

Ah well, I was in a hurry and pretty reluctant to set up an online account anywhere. More out of interest than anything else!