posted Aug 25, 2008

Although I believe the London Olympics will be a great success I do have a couple of concerns.

Firstly, I think the BBC coverage will be as excellent as it was for these Olympics. I would prefer it though if the presenters refrained from telling us which country an athlete was from if they were not English.
Remember this is a Great Britain Team.

Secondly, if you don't buy a lottery ticket please do not comment on how much the games are costing.

Thirdly, will presenters be very careful when doing interviews. Today I saw David Davies blanked by the interviewer, at Heathrow. I can only assume that Gold Medalists are worthy of this honour.

Fourthly, i have my doubts about our opening and closing ceremonies if the handover contributions are anything to go by.

Lastly, best interview of the games was Bryony Shaw's. Her joy at winning the Silver Medal was fantastic.

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posted Aug 25, 2008

British football team at the 2012 Olympics? The last thing we need is those overpaid, underskilled morons showing their lack of ability and clogging up the media with their pampered wives. These Olympics have certainly highlighted the gulf between true athletes who know how to behave, work hard and deliver when it counts and the underachieving dross in the premiership.

Mind you, at least they'd have a bye past the qualifying this time.

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posted Aug 25, 2008

I cant wait for London 2012.
Simce we won the Bid, I registered for the volunteering process, I so want to be part of the Olympics.
It will be brilliant, I want to volunteer and be part of what will be the best Olympics and only Olympics in the UK in my lifetime.
I hope all our money will not just be chucked at London 2012, next year sees the 2016 Olympics chosen so we must focus on London 1st and save a bit of the pot for 2016 and beyond to continue what we have done in 2008.

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posted Aug 25, 2008

I will miss the Beijing Olympics

The best 2 weeks i have ever witnessed in Sporting Olypics history.

This 2008 Beijing Olympics shows why Olympics is the Greatest Sporting show on Earth.

Well done Beijing.

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posted Aug 25, 2008

I think Lord Moynihan has been rather "caught up in the moment."
Suggesting that we might aim for third in the medals table in 2012 is I'd suggest, a little ambitious.

There's no suggestion from him of course, as to from where the extra medals will come.

I hope he doesn't think athletics.
It would be wonderful to win as many medals again in cycling, but can anyone see it happening?

To hang on to fourth place will be no small achievement.

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posted Aug 25, 2008

And finally from me some closing words from our national anthem

For the people who politicised everything
(and maybe for one or two players / judges)

'Confound their politics
defeat their knavish tricks'

For the Scottish sports minister

'and shall sedition hush
and like a torrent rush
rebellious Scots to crush...."

But finally for the whole world

Not in this land alone,
But be God's mercies known,
From shore to shore!
Lord make the nations see,
That men should brothers be,
And form one family,
The wide world over.

God save the Queen! God save us all and see you in 4 years!

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posted Aug 26, 2008

Loved it all.

With the exception of that buffoon Gordon Brown trying to get himself a bit of reflected glory. What on Earth has he got to do with the success?

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posted Aug 26, 2008

"comment by bwhampson (U7028155)
posted 4 Hours Ago

Loved it all.

With the exception of that buffoon Gordon Brown trying to get himself a bit of reflected glory. What on Earth has he got to do with the success?"

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Not defending Brown here, but maybe because he is leading the nation that is going to the next Olympics maybe the answer. Also wasn't every world leader there?

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posted Aug 26, 2008

Enjoyed Beijing totally, and congratulations to all the brilliant atheletes who did it on the big stage! 2012 will be fantastic in the London, I will definatly go to the marathon and cycling events.

But here is the BUT! I believe we are putting an unfair and vast amount of money into this than other British sport and why? Is it because the olympics is more political than other sports? If you work and pay taxes you are paying for this and for the atheletes.

I just dont understand why the olympics recieves so much cash, at the moment my view is that its politically motivated. But I can always change my mind given a good reason!

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posted Aug 26, 2008

Of course much of it is politically motivated.
All politicians want to be associated with a "success."

There's no great fuss made of "medal winners" coming home from Iraq or Afghanistan is there?

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