And I completely agree that Josh's outburst begs a very big question: why did he get to the point where he felt that way? It suggests unacknowledged anguish which he should have been able to talk about. I hope the former rowers acting as mentors to the squad bear that in mind.

I often find James's articles unnecessarily inflammatory or one-track. But this is thoughtful and nuanced. I saw from the outside the tendency he mentions to remove freedoms bit by bit, as much DTanner's doing as JGrobler or PThompson. Worth a read. telegraph.co.uk/olympics/202…

We must keep in mind that not all chances come off, and that other countries are learning how to win. Often copying GB Rowing’s methods.... GBR needs to train even smarter now, not just harder. What really makes the boat go faster?

The Olympic class results in Sarasota ‘17, Plovdiv ‘18 and Linz ‘19 should have re-set expectations of GB Rowing, within the rowing general community at least. Gold from the crews here was possible, but not the most likely outcome. And might have needed someone else to screw up.

I'm not usually this angry but the pitiful lack of detail in today's GB trials coverage, including that sent more privately to journalists, is ridiculous. No times, not even margins, and the few photos could have been taken in training. No story, not worth "following" at all.