Things that have p**sed you off at the Olympics

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

They don't or didn't turn up due to ticket pricing. You don't run a games and price it out of the reach of ordinary people. This was the result of the IOC. They set the pricing. Offering out freebies is all well and good but if the will of the people isn't there then fuck all will happen. They didn't want it. They couldn't be arsed with it. Fair play. Apart from the football and a few other choice sports.

It's also a fucking expensive place to travel to. And it takes hours. Even from places inside Brazil. London had a hell of a fan base to draw from. Cycling is huge around Europe. So the stadium is filled with Europeans and us watching it. The same goes for Eastern Europe and weightlifting. Or wrestling. Horse dancing is popular in other countries. As is handball. Everyone likes tennis. So our venues filled up, and yes, we also gave out free tickets to school kids.

End result? Mostly full stadiums. With fans from all over the world. In Brazil we have seen pockets of visiting fans. Look at Bolt when he won. Ran towards the crowd and found 20 or so Jamaicans. In London there were hundreds dotted about.

Don't blame the Brazilian people. Blame their government and the IOC.

I agree the government and IOC are to blame but that was an issue before the games started, not what has pissed me off about the actual games.

As I said free event and ticket give aways still werent used, so that is the public, that just couldnt be arsed, their country was on display to the world and they acted like American swimmers in a petrol station bog.

There are a lot of ex pat Jamaicans living in Britain and London, why would more Jamacians travel much further to London than the relatively short trip in comparison to Brazil?

 

[BimboBob]

I agree the government and IOC are to blame but that was an issue before the games started, not what has pissed me off about the actual games.

As I said free event and ticket give aways still werent used, so that is the public, that just couldnt be arsed, their country was on display to the world and they acted like American swimmers in a petrol station bog.

There are a lot of ex pat Jamaicans living in Britain and London, why would more Jamacians travel much further to London than the relatively short trip in comparison to Brazil?

Which was kind of my point. Having the supporters close means stadia are full.

 

[malg]

BBC coverage. They need a complete root and branch overhaul of their sports presenters.

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

Which was kind of my point. Having the supporters close means stadia are full.

I see what you mean, however even if no fans from other nations turned up, London would have been sold out regardless, the public appetite was huge.

 

[chesterbells]

BBC coverage. They need a complete root and branch overhaul of their sports presenters.

Fairly sure Eurosport have acquired the UK rights in future, so the beeb will only have secondary, much reduced coverage. Jonathan Edwards is anchoring the athletics I know that much.

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

BBC coverage. They need a complete root and branch overhaul of their sports presenters.

Dan Walker has been ok whenever I have seen him on BBC4 but Balding and rag **** chappers in particular, have been really nauseating. I dont mind Hazel Irving or the Welsh bloke who did late nights as far as the anchors go.

Oh the girl who wore the short dress at the swimming was ok that night.

Changing channels all the time was shite, they should just say BBC2 is none stop Olympics and repeats, with BBC4 staying as it is.

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

Fairly sure Eurosport have acquired the UK rights in future, so the beeb will only have secondary, much reduced coverage. Jonathan Edwards is anchoring the athletics I know that much.

Thought the Olympics was a protected event that had to be on a free to air channel.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

BBC coverage. They need a complete root and branch overhaul of their sports presenters.

Nothing sums up better, what a bloated, self-important and anachronistic institution the BBC has become that its coverage of the Olympics.

 

[MCFC1993]

The Brazilian fans have been shocking even the ones that showed up, booing Lavillenie as he got his medal was the lowest point.

 

[malg]

Dan Walker has been ok whenever I have seen him on BBC4 but Balding and rag **** chappers in particular, have been really nauseating. I dont mind Hazel Irving or the Welsh bloke who did late nights as far as the anchors go.

Oh the girl who wore the short dress at the swimming was ok that night.

Changing channels all the time was shite, they should just say BBC2 is none stop Olympics and repeats, with BBC4 staying as it is.

I agree about Dan Walker, he was decent. That fucking Claire Balding thinks way too much of herself. Darren Campbell..........ggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......

There was also some annoying shouty arsehole on the diving.

On the whole, far, far too many shouty arseholes.