The 2012 Olympics Thread - Its Over :(

Re: The 2012 Olympics Thread (10th August, Page 236)

The athletics team will have a lot of questions to answer once again. They get a shit load of funding, but once again seem to be coming up short. Apart from the one evening (and a cracker it was too) they really have done shite again. Given the amount of money we've thrown at athletics, why the fuck can't we get someone who can throw the hammer, or the javelin or the discus? Just don't get it. I'm not asking for Gold or Silver medals at every event, as that's just bullshit, but can't we just find people who can at least compete? We seem to get the odd individual that makes it into the final, but it's all too random.
 
Re: The 2012 Olympics Thread (10th August, Page 236)

Evans has got this surely


Yep,welldone Freddie Evans. Young Welsh lad from a tiny country not known for its boxing.
 
Re: The 2012 Olympics Thread (10th August, Page 236)

Brilliant, brilliant win by Evans - what a fight that was.

Oh, check out the usual BBC fucking idiot afterwards to Evans:

'when you first went into the ring as a 4 year old, did you imagine that you'd be going into an Olympic final on Sunday?'..............hahaha, seriously is there an IQ test to be a BBC correspondent?
 
Re: The 2012 Olympics Thread (10th August, Page 236)

Tom Daley qualified in 15th place. Pretty ordinary by the standard on show and looked very nervous but through which is the main thing.
 
Re: The 2012 Olympics Thread (10th August, Page 236)

malg said:
The athletics team will have a lot of questions to answer once again. They get a shit load of funding, but once again seem to be coming up short. Apart from the one evening (and a cracker it was too) they really have done shite again. Given the amount of money we've thrown at athletics, why the fuck can't we get someone who can throw the hammer, or the javelin or the discus? Just don't get it. I'm not asking for Gold or Silver medals at every event, as that's just bullshit, but can't we just find people who can at least compete? We seem to get the odd individual that makes it into the final, but it's all too random.
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Totally agree, they have received more funding and special treatment than any of the other teams yet the performances have been lamentable on the whole, even in events we used to be good in like middle distance running.

I do beleive British Athletics needs some new blood and a fresh approach, it's a very closed and clique ridden world you only have to look at the commentators on the BBC and the way they talk about it, we can improve and at least compete with the best, the rowers, cyclists, gymnasts etc have proved this
 
Re: The 2012 Olympics Thread (10th August, Page 236)

Ducado said:
malg said:
The athletics team will have a lot of questions to answer once again. They get a shit load of funding, but once again seem to be coming up short. Apart from the one evening (and a cracker it was too) they really have done shite again. Given the amount of money we've thrown at athletics, why the fuck can't we get someone who can throw the hammer, or the javelin or the discus? Just don't get it. I'm not asking for Gold or Silver medals at every event, as that's just bullshit, but can't we just find people who can at least compete? We seem to get the odd individual that makes it into the final, but it's all too random.
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Totally agree, they have received more funding and special treatment than any of the other teams yet the performances have been lamentable on the whole, even in events we used to be good in like middle distance running.

I do beleive British Athletics needs some new blood and a fresh approach, it's a very closed and clique ridden world you only have to look at the commentators on the BBC and the way they talk about it, we can improve and at least compete with the best, the rowers, cyclists, gymnasts etc have proved this
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too right.
We need to put a new team with a fresh mentality into athletics. Look at what happened with cycling when the right people were in place.
 
Re: The 2012 Olympics Thread (10th August, Page 236)

Im happy for that taekwando guy getting bronze. he has had some shit thrown at him that he didnt deserve!
 
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