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Listed below are comments made by Karacticus_Potts between Sunday, 10th August 2008 and Friday, 22nd August 2008.

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Frustration for Britain's hockey teams 4:49pm on 22 Aug 2008 thelovelyhockeygeek

you assessment of the GB teams appear to be spot on, although I do question as to whether Jackson can hold his nerve when it counts; against Canada the last play of the game [the GB penalty corner] he fluffed the corner by failing to keep the ball on his stick. yes he is young and has time and room for improvement, but I think LeeBoy was making the right calls with the limited talent at his disposal.

'at the end of the day' [the famous premiership's players expression] it's the same old story our teams flatter to deceive. let's hope that there is radical change before 2012, so that we can emulate the Chinese and get to the final in our own back-yard!?!??
Frustration for Britain's hockey teams 4:12pm on 20 Aug 2008 feralAus -

I feel the need to defend kal77uk a tad, even though he is misinformed. Believe it or not your inference is wrong. I was speaking to a dutch colleague of mine a few months backon the hockey subject, to ascertain athe dutch view of the game, and he informs me that in Holland the game is played by those who can be categorised as middle-class and above.
Frustration for Britain's hockey teams 2:46pm on 20 Aug 2008 The Ladies team is a different kettle of fish alltogether.

I believe with the right coaching and pooling of hockey resources the ladies could do wonders on the world stage. Like most hockey clubs, best coaches are appointed to the male side - even if they are poor.

If the nation wants to experience the hockey highs of 1988 then the HA must invest in the best personnel for the ladies; the men will never win any major honours again.

The ladies game was akin to the way their coach conducted himself when he played ie predictable and uninspirational; from Mel 'Clueless' Clewlow's 'I gonna smash the ball down the line with every once of my strength no matter what' to Joanne 'Doncaster' Ellis 'I am a forward but haven't got a clue as to what I supposed to be doing'. The only shinning lights in this tournament were Kate Walsh, Jennie Bimson [did injury rule her out?] , Chloe Rodgers, Helen Richardson and Beth Storry. But despite this somewhat scathing criticism they are in a far better position than their male counterparts.
Frustration for Britain's hockey teams 2:23pm on 20 Aug 2008 Like most who have posted an opinion I have so that kal77uk is as intelligent as the 'Hod Carrier'!!!

Let's not beat around the bush people GB is just not good enough. The domestic scene is a five team affair [Reading, Cannock, East Grinstead, Surbiton and Loughborough Students] outside of which the hockey is mediocre at best. Our so called international players [bar Middleton, and maybe Hawes] would struggle to make the 1st XI of many of the top club sides in Europe!! The call to have players based in UK is ridiculous; Middleton applys his trade in Holland and it shows - far superior thinking and reading of the game/ opposition.

Yes, there are players currently playing in our national league who merit a chance on the international stage - some are exceptional Darren Chessman, Harry Jawanda, but the majority are not any better than the ordinary players who currently wear the nations badge.

We need is the following;-
1] to get our best players playing in the best leagues in the world - Holland and Germany.
2] a change of guard at the HA - the 'Old Farts in suits' have not got a clue about the modern game.
3] the ceasing of the pooling of the country's internationls into the 5 teams [stated earlier] to ensure there is more competition within the league, and that the youngsters at the 'so-called' lesser clubs are inspired and have 'icons' to look up to.

James 'Hod Carrier' Tindall can be left to shoulder [no pun intended] the blame of the failing of the GB men alone; after all it is a team game, but the fact that he was chosen to play in the following fixtures demonstrates that there is no discipline or sanctions at this level. No player is bigger than his club, and definately not his country - he should be dropped from the team and told in no uncertain terms that his behaviour will not be tolerated.
Thunder Bolt creates shockwaves 00:55am on 17 Aug 2008 I have to echo the words of the great Michael Johnson "OH MY GOD!!!!".

The fact that Usain was gearing down and had the race won by 8.2 seconds mark, shows that should he stay fit and focused the world record can brought down to 9.5 secs!!! [you heard it hear first].

Roll on the 200m, so that world can see as to how his phenomenal speed can be sustained/ bettered over the extra 100m! If he decides to step up to 400m there'll be plenty of athletes who might just call it a day.

Asafa Powel must keep faith and take a leaf out of the book of his younger countryman, by taking the pressure off his shoulders by enjoying the moments he gets.
GB hockey teams shrug off heat ahead of tough openers 10:13pm on 12 Aug 2008 Hats off and three cheers for both teams; the ladies for having bounced back from a serious drubbing to draw with a very dangerous Argentine team, and the men for crushing a team that usually inflicts humiliation on our nation in such tournaments.

Now both teams must not loose the impetus they now have, but before we all go over the top and start visualizing gold medallions we need to realize that one/ two games at this stage of the tournament does not a champion make.

I have to concur with earlier contributors to this blog that the coverage of the both teams achievements have been woeful, with regard to exposure to the larger audience. The English Hockey Association must do more, than that which is being done at present, in lobbing the mainstream TV channels for better coverage.
GB hockey teams shrug off heat ahead of tough openers 10:24am on 10 Aug 2008 sukihammer, you really need to look at the situation in more depth. Hockey in this day and age is not just based purely on the skills and tricks that you can do with a hockey stick - which the Asian players have in abundance - a player must also have the physical ability and mental strength. Let's not forget that the players which you are referring to now are not a patch on players like Imran Sherwani, Kalbir Burrah, Soma Singh or Kalbir Takher; and knowing Jason Lee, as I do, if such players were about he would have them in his side with no hesitation.

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