The whole Team New Zealand thing was just a Promo name so that sheep would part with their money. This syndicate and that what Team New Zealand was had two objectives. To milk as much money from the public and retain the cup so that the tycoons and the Buisness Round table and their supporters could cream as much as they could. Sport my arse. What realy pisses me off is the whole patriotic approach to the cup. ie the swiss team the American team the Italians etc. Couts did a runner so be it. This is a professional hobby and he did what he thought was best. Now that he is in the doghouse or nautical equivilent you can not blame the man for trying to get back in the game, but not here. Kiwis like a bit of loyalty. Imagine if Carlos Spencer went to play for the Aussies got the boot and wanted back in the All Blacks I mean what an uproar that would cause. Mexted would be out in the streets rootin' for Carlos, and the pig islanders would be out rooting for Mexted aka the Spencmext Team.

Skyryder