posted Jul 31, 2008

Fed will win Gold and then the US. Britain will win Gold in the rowing and possibly athletics.

2+2=4

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posted Jul 31, 2008

Don't feed the troll.

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posted Aug 1, 2008

I didn't know there was just one race in "Rowing". Who do you think will get the medal (singular) in "Rowing"?

And isn't it weird how some people measure their country's worth and their own self esteem solely by their sporting domination. The "great" part of GB comes from its geography (and as opposed to little Britain - Brittany), not from how many medals it wins at sporting events. Sport is fabulous and important but not that important for God's sake.

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posted Aug 2, 2008

I'm going for 12, with Idowu being the most certain of the lot.
http://www.competitiveurge.com/who_will_be_the_biggest_star_of_beijing_2008

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posted Aug 5, 2008

TheEarl of Cherwell (U3327060) Fed is dropping like a stone? He went from no1 to no2 and hes dropping like a stone? I dont know how you use words but it does not make any sense.

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posted Aug 6, 2008

I think we will get one gold medal in the athletics with Phillips Idowu.

Other track and field medals could come via Kelly Sotherton, Christine O, Nicola Sanders, Paula Radcliffe and the women's 4x400 metre relay, but that;s it.

However, the cyclists are our strength. I hope to see several gold medals coming our way from that team. I have similar hopes in the rowing, but I'm worried that previously unknown Chinese rowers may upset things.

Since the nadir of Atlnata 1996 (one gold medal), we have won 11 and 9 at Sydney and Athens respectively. I think something similar this time is a reasonable expectation.

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posted Aug 8, 2008

I didn't know they had a "fitness race" at the Olympics now too. How does that work?

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posted Aug 8, 2008

The British tax payer pays through the nose to subsidise these people. Many of them haven't got a hope in hell of getting into a final let alone getting a medal. Why do we waste money like this when there are more pressing things to consider.

If someone wants to be a sportsman, then let them, but not at our expense. If/when they become winners and rake in the cash there's no move on their part to pay back the handouts they've received in order to live their dream.

Anyone failing to win a medal that dos not at least achieve a PB should have the funding withdrawn.

I know of no other occupation where people are funded while learning their trade.

If someone wins a medal, good for them, it will make no difference to my life. This nonsense about a feel good factor if we win lots of medals is just government hype to paper over the cracks. The OG lost their way many years ago and the ever increasing list of so called sports is just a joke.

I personally couldn't care less how many medals we win. Taking every gold in the games would still not alter the fact that we have men and women being killed in pursuit of someone else's political glory, or the fact that we have a mountainous national debt.

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posted Aug 8, 2008

I've just gone to the BBC Homepage.

One subject heading says Olympics the next is Sport.

That says it for me.

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posted Aug 9, 2008

boblinc - you are a total misery guts. "Hey everyone, let's only concentrate on the bad things in life...!"
Why don't you emigrate?

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