Whaleoil has been less than complimentary on my rate of recovery.
In fact he now refers to me as a cripple.
Well let’s get the challenge out there.
Trevor v blubber boy 50 – 60k bike race, no motorbikes, on a course to be set by the peoples champion Gordon MacCauley in Auckland between 15 August and 15 September.
We will see whether the actions match the words – or in his case his fingers.
I bet he is too chicken, and if he accepted he wouldn’t have a chance.
“I want a country chiefed by sensible, apathetic adults, not a rowdy crowd of possibly drunk pre-teens.”
Put the measuring tape down boys, no-one cares just do your job! or get a real one! I can’t believe you are the people our youths are supposed to look up to! Who wants a career in politics if it’s going to result in a joke like this?
I changed my mind mum, i’d rather be a firetruck when i grow up!
How about making it a charity challenge for http://www.savethewhales.org/ ?
Whale said you excel at cycling even though he calls you a cripple. He also says you need to man up. But I wonder if he should follow his own advice being a whale and all.
On the hell freezing over offchance he wins maybe someone can make a film and novel out of it, “Whale Rider”.
LOL
Fantastic idea, Trev. We need more of these physical challenges, rather than the usual jaw jaw of politicians. I do like the idea of settling differences with fists, though, so think you should go a second round in the ring with Whale. In a fight, fitness, agility and attitude are the keys, not brawn.
Here’s an incentive. If this comes off, and you give Whale a good hiding, Labour’s got my vote at the election.
OK, I now get why boxing is out (at the cost of wading through some bile on Whale’s blog – never again). Still, I’m looking forward to seeing Whale try to clip into the pedals, let alone get started.
Has he got time to get the ACT cronies to pay to clone a fit version of him????
October 2010 the NBR wrote this
“Mr Williams did manage to finish ahead of Cameron Slater, a sickness beneficiary and son of National Party power broker John Slater. behaviour.”
Cameron Slater has accepted your challenge based on your terms to a bike race, and has thrown out a counter-challenge of his own – to meet you in the boxing ring.
You have declined Cam’s challenge claiming you have a serious neck injury going back over 10 years. You’re unable to participate in any contact sports so you claim
Which leaves me asking three questions of you, Trevor. If you have been unable to participate in any contact sports for the past ten years then:
- why did you continue to play in the parliamentary rugby team through to at least 2004? I’m struggling to reconcile your statement about not being able to participoate in contact sports AND your ongoing involvement in rugby and would value your insights
- what about your well-publicised stoush with Tau Henare in 2007? That was an activity involving physical contact, despite serious injury to your neck before then. Again this doesn’t seem to gel with your health issues.
- why do you keep sticking your neck out like this? When you wrestle with a pig, the pig doesn’t get cleaner, you get dirtier. And your neck is clearly in a very delicate position.
Joe last parliamentary game I played was I think in either 2001 or maybe 2002. V Musicians in Auckland, where I was injured. Played one non parliamentary game later that year but received clear medical advice not to do it again. The injury I got resulted in about 50% compression of spinal canal. I was lucky that the resulting damage was not more serious.
I was out of the MPs team well before 2003 World Cup.
I have subsequently played in several touch tournaments which might have you confused.
The stoush with Tau was stupid from a number of perspectives, clealy I didn’t think properly before it happened, certainly didn’t think about my neck.
Thanks for your care.
Trev, I think the bike ride challenge between you and Cam is just excellent. Two egos and both will be playing to win. seems like there is also a bit of a side challenge re money. cam seems to have a few bucks in his pool and looks like charity will be the winner at the end of the day. I have told Cam I like others will be good fer a few bucks. So as well as the bike race looks like you will be. Trying to raise some money either for charity of an election fund. I personally would love to see you losing and having to donate a sum to an election fund of Act. (as much as I would detest donating)
Monty if you troll again then you won’t only go into moderation you will have a ban. Trevor
The question is, seriously, is there a frame capable of holding Farrar’s mass? maybe get one of those four wheeled bikes you get at the seaside in the UK?
Trev could pummel him in this race even with his arms broken as well! Go Trev!
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With proper and due respect to anyone who has sustained a crippling injury, the corpulent fellow using the description in a derogatory way has indicated a mindset truly knobbled with limited mobility. Baggage is baggage.
Thanks for your reply Trevor, however I’m not convinced that your recollection is accurate.
You claim that you were out of the MPs team well before the 2003 World Cup.
However the NZ Herald, in August 17, 2009, refers to “rugby team member Trevor Mallard” taking over after Steve Maharey left as minister.
Maharey relinquished his cabinet posts in the October 2007 Cabinet reshuffle. Evidently you still had some involvement with the team at that time.
balance deleted warning for trolling. Trevor
Joe I’m not responsible for the accuracy of the Herald. You asked the question. I replied.
Hope you and the bike are not going to go to Auckland for the race on the Taxpayers Tab Trev!!!
Hope you are doing some miles somewhere, Cam is looking pretty fit and seems to be putting in some effort. Would hate to see you back out with some lame excuse!