http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/10/farewell_to_all_that.html en-gb 30 Tue 15 Dec 2009 01:06:50 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/10/farewell_to_all_that.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/10/farewell_to_all_that.html?page=18#comment11 On the one hand people criticise the Beeb for hyping/promoting the events yesterday. Then it comes, and one journo gives his point of view, and people criticise him. You really can't win, can you?I'd agree - part of the reason the parade seemed lacklustre/not as packed out as other parades was because the moment was gone. People have lost the warm glow that surrounded those heady days of August and the 'Super Saturday' wins. People are worrying about other issues, and have other things to think about. Children are back at school, and they are the ones who really add the sparkle to the party (you only have to look at the younger Olympians/Paralympians to see that).Overall, whilst we cheer the athletes and celebrate their success, a combination of bad timing (why was it on a Thursday; and if it had to be a week day, why not half term?) and economic issues, meant that people weren't as happy as they might have been. And that's a shame, but something the organisers will have to go away and think about. Fri 17 Oct 2008 08:21:32 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/10/farewell_to_all_that.html?page=16#comment10 Wow, chill out people. BBC was only giving his opinion on the event - and you can hardly say the BBC are being negative as thy hyped up this parade relentlessely for the last week.As it happens I have to agree with him in spirit. You could see from the TV pictures that the streets weren't exactly heaving and Trafalgar Square was about 2/3 as full as it was for the handing over ceremony (if I was Chris Hoy I'd be gutted I couldn't pull more of a crowd than the cast of We Will Rock You!). So I'm not sure it's fair to dig into the Beeb on this one. The athletes deserved it and it's great everyone had a good time; don't tell me you wouldn't have preffered it to happen a month ago though? Fri 17 Oct 2008 06:34:18 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/10/farewell_to_all_that.html?page=15#comment9 #1 and 2,Your comments are a disgrace. Saying that we "did well is some sport" is one the biggest understatements I've ever heard, and what you don't realise is the improvement Great Britain have made in the Worlds Premier sporting event in the last decade- in the 1996 Olympics we won 1 gold medal. This is down to the government putting in more effort to give opportunities to the talented and when they deliver and are crowned the best at what they do in the world you just come up with comments like that!?And #2, the Ashes is the World Cup of cricket- ask any true English or Australian cricket fan and they will agree- the Cricket World Cup is a farce as was shown in the West Indies last year. Fri 17 Oct 2008 04:09:54 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/10/farewell_to_all_that.html?page=13#comment8 Those tracksuits are so scruffy. That's all I noticed. I recognised maybe half a dozen of the competitors. Thu 16 Oct 2008 23:08:56 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/10/farewell_to_all_that.html?page=11#comment7 Who supped your pint?What a miserable, negative shower of people seem to be working for the BBC at the moment. Are they putting something in the water?You lot don't need lessons on how to spoil a party, you've cultivated it to a fine art. Grumpy old gits.When the interviewer asked Chris Hoy what he fely about the possibility of money being cut for the 2012 Olympics I don't know how he didn't get a smack.Think I'll switch off the TV and stick to Radio 2 in future, at least I get a laugh there. Thu 16 Oct 2008 22:00:58 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/10/farewell_to_all_that.html?page=10#comment6 I'm still on a post-Olympic buzz, I recall the games every time I hit the gym...but I remember seeing the parade advertised yesterday, right next to a headline about England's upcoming world cup qualifier. My mind was on British qualification for future sporting events, rather than celebration of a recent one. Thu 16 Oct 2008 21:03:47 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/10/farewell_to_all_that.html?page=8#comment5 They were excellent role models (rather than heroes) for young kids to look up to if they can into sport (ok not everyone likes PE etc) .Yes some events can be limited in terms of countries competing but you still have to beat them by hard work and making best use of the money.My only fear is that by 2012 people will be so deflated and concerned about the rising costs to their taxes that the Olympic feel good factor will not be there.I hope the press don't hype/put too much pressure on these guys like they do with the main sports in this country. Thu 16 Oct 2008 20:53:53 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/10/farewell_to_all_that.html?page=6#comment4 What a negative spin on a great day...Finally we have a set of sports men to be truly proud of and to give us some national pride and this is how you cover it... Your point of view on the parade doesn’t match the people I spoke too today and neither does it tally up with the TV pictures.You point to the fact that “No-one was cavorting in the Trafalgar Square fountains”. No doubt if they had, your headline would of read “hooligans ruin parade”. Anything for a negative spin right ?More poor, negative, spun journalism from the BBC. No doubt we can expect more upbeat journalism as we approach the London games as you tell us just how wrong we are getting it ?While you lot in the media and the sort of person who appear on Question Time moan moan and moan, the rest of us are actually VERY excited about the London 2012 and can not wait for it. No matter how people like you will no doubt put it down. Thu 16 Oct 2008 20:51:11 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/10/farewell_to_all_that.html?page=5#comment3 Number 1."The Olympics this summer were nothing special...yes we did very well but at sports only few other nations give the same level of funding for.Nothing to get too carried away about...which everyone did!"I bet you're a right laugh at a party old misery guts! Thu 16 Oct 2008 19:48:24 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/10/farewell_to_all_that.html?page=3#comment2 Where can I get a photo of Ellie Simmonds being carried on the shoulders of two giants on to the podium today? Thu 16 Oct 2008 17:37:49 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/10/farewell_to_all_that.html?page=1#comment1 Bit hard to consider it 'hubristic' for the team that won the World Cup to come back to huge fanfare isn't? The Ashes was embarrassing I agree, after all we'd just won a two-horse race for the first time in 18 years, but winning a World Cup deserves a huge parade, and I think the subsequent decline was due to age of key players rather than some laziness built from being feted. Congrats to all the GB Olympians though, they were fantastic - and maybe the administrators who ensured they couldn't do this parade until October can be now found and eliminated long before they get their hands on messing up the London Olympics! Thu 16 Oct 2008 17:28:30 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/10/farewell_to_all_that.html?page=0#comment0 So the BBC got caught right up in all the hype and were probably its main source.Then they come out to say "now its all gone...I wonder why"The Olympics this summer were nothing special...yes we did very well but at sports only few other nations give the same level of funding for.Nothing to get too carried away about...which everyone did! Thu 16 Oct 2008 17:25:33 GMT+1