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Colinjb

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Time to dispose of Stuart Pearce from all levels of national responsibility, an utter dinosaur and everything wrong with the national game.

 

Other then that. Today has been perfection. :)

hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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Got murray twice tomorrow. Two more medal guaranteed

How many more cycling events are there?

Still in the hunt with sailing

Hockey?

Farrah with 5k

Anything else???

 

Should get a few more in cycling and the bmx maybe. The individual diving and Lewis in the pommel horse? Dressage or show jumping? And sailing tomorrow.

CB Saint

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looking good for more medals then in the next few days.

funny how things change,as i was not that fussed about watching the Olympics at 1st but can't get enough of it now!

Glory hunter ? :rolleyes:

 

Plastic fan!!!

alpine_saint

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Football lets the side down - as usual.

 

The Premier League's finest young talent humilliated by S. Korea.

 

I hate football sometimes.

 

Aarron Ramsey's two regular-time penos were SCHEIßE

Red Alert

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Stunning viewing today, literally been jumping all over the place watching this evening. 1 week in and honestly the best Olympics of my life time. I can't help but feel the footballers have just seen this as pre-season training, nowhere near the same desire to win as with the proper athletes.

 

Bring on the tennis and cycling tomorrow.

hypochondriac

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Football lets the side down - as usual.

 

The Premier League's finest young talent humilliated by S. Korea.

 

I hate football sometimes.

 

Aarron Ramsey's two regular-time penos were SCHEIßE

 

Why does your only post this evening concentrate on the one negative?

AussieDog

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I was beginning to think I was turning into an Australian (after being here for 9 years) as I had no interest or patriotism towards the English football team (or the GB football team either), but have been getting more and more patriotic as the week has progressed, culminating in that 10,000 metres this morning ....sorry...evening. It's certainly been a challenge trying to watch the events at the right time! Was worth getting up at 6am on a Sunday morning to watch it though, and by the end I was on my feet and shouting (sorry neighbours, but you can f*** right off it annoyed you :D )

I originally put in for the ballot for tickets and was going to come over, but got nothing so ended up coming over earlier and saw some of the promotion run-in. Sort of a win win situation really as I probably ended up saving about 10 grand :)

hypochondriac

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Stunning viewing today, literally been jumping all over the place watching this evening. 1 week in and honestly the best Olympics of my life time. I can't help but feel the footballers have just seen this as pre-season training, nowhere near the same desire to win as with the proper athletes.

 

Bring on the tennis and cycling tomorrow.

 

And sailing. Come on ainslie!

alpine_saint

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Stunning viewing today, literally been jumping all over the place watching this evening. 1 week in and honestly the best Olympics of my life time. I can't help but feel the footballers have just seen this as pre-season training, nowhere near the same desire to win as with the proper athletes.

 

Bring on the tennis and cycling tomorrow.

 

And avoid injury.

 

W*nkers.

rallyboy

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We've been in the Velodrome today!

Wow! - well worth the 4.30am alarm. :)

 

The Olympics has delivered on every level.

Seb is da man.

 

Even the most miserable non-sports fan must see the benefits of such an amazing few weeks.

alpine_saint

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Why does your only post this evening concentrate on the one negative?

 

Because I've only just got to my PC after pulling myself off the ceiling at Mo Farrah's win, and dried my eyes after Jessica's medal ceremony, and the football was the topic most currently being discussed at the tip of this thread ?

 

Troll.

The Cat

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Was that 6 golds today?

 

2x Rowing

1x Cycling

3x Athletics

 

Or have I missed any?

 

As for the cycling then Ed Clancy could win gold in the Omnium tomorrow. He's 4th placed after 3 events, with 2 of his strongest to come. There's also a very good chance that Jason Kenny and Victoria Pendleton will win golds in the sprint. There's still the madison but that's a crazy event and impossible to call.

View From The Top

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Was that 6 golds today?

 

2x Rowing

1x Cycling

3x Athletics

 

Or have I missed any?

 

As for the cycling then Ed Clancy could win gold in the Omnium tomorrow. He's 4th placed after 3 events, with 2 of his strongest to come. There's also a very good chance that Jason Kenny and Victoria Pendleton will win golds in the sprint. There's still the madison but that's a crazy event and impossible to call.

 

Men's Keran as well??

Wade Garrett

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What a day. I'm glad Mo didn't put his head in the gob that Rupp left on the track.

 

The most amazing Olympic day ever.

 

I feel so lucky I'm going for my own personal best tonight, if the missus lets me.

SO16_Saint

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What a day. I'm glad Mo didn't put his head in the gob that Rupp left on the track.

 

The most amazing Olympic day ever.

 

I feel so lucky I'm going for my own personal best tonight, if the missus lets me.

 

9.79 seconds?

hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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It is. The word from the people working there, that the "family" are just blown away with the facilities but also having an Olympics in London is a massive draw itself

 

It is the most attended and WR have been tumbling all over the place

 

Also, the legacy will be the best yet

 

How are we being perceived abroad?

The Cat

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Men's Keran as well??

 

And that. We could win at least 3 more golds in the velodrome.

 

Boxers doing well too. Reckon one of them will grab gold.

Thedelldays

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How are we being perceived abroad?

 

Dunno really. Talked to some South Africans and Canadians when at the park and they were gobsmacked when they found out the sheer number of volunteers helping out. And how friendly the general British public are.

 

The organisation is simply top notch too. A few mishaps, yes with some empty seats but these are really minor I guess

Thedelldays

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Oh, and hears some yanks at Waterloo getting very over excited that beach volleyball was about a stones throw from NO.10 and afterwards try can stroll up and have a look at the palace etc

explorer saint

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Plastic fan!!!

 

Yep probally a northerner who hated everying abouth the olympics becuase there was nothing for them in Harlepool or Liverpool its all for the southerners, we hate them blah blah blah, but even Andy Murray said it was the best competition ever ! cant be right even he thinks its good so all of a sudden the winging scots at last get behind GB

Just makes you proud to be british and english great week and a great night loved mo what a chap and John Inverale interview with the gb silver boys

Thedelldays

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The interview with the silver medalist in rowing just highlights what a terrible attitude footballers have when it comes to England

 

That was what the will to win is. Can Rooney and co come away from the euros saying they have their all. Well, going on the pop to Vegas before hand suggest he never

 

These Olympics have really shown what representing your nation is all about

Colinjb

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The interview with the silver medalist in rowing just highlights what a terrible attitude footballers have when it comes to England

 

That was what the will to win is. Can Rooney and co come away from the euros saying they have their all. Well, going on the pop to Vegas before hand suggest he never

 

These Olympics have really shown what representing your nation is all about

 

Cannot agree more.

 

Just highlights the difference between those that are given the world for the talent they have and those that have to work hard every minute of every day for recognition/achievement.

 

Football really is a sickening sport at times.

Thedelldays

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Brilliant. The morons who predicted whe'd do bad after 4 days are idiots and don't know anything about the Olympics. Our sports have come and we have done great. Fantastic!

 

Are you saying I don't know anything then child?

Saint_Ash

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I'm loving the Olympics! Maybe we're being biased as ite on home soil but this is the best one I've seen and it's great that all brits can be together for the common cause. I've never felt so emotional towards our athletes before whether they win or lose, these guys aren't doing it for money like footballers they're doing it for pride, and whether they win or lose you know they've tried their danm hardest.

hypochondriac

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Brilliant. The morons who predicted whe'd do bad after 4 days are idiots and don't know anything about the Olympics. Our sports have come and we have done great. Fantastic!

 

It wasn't moronic really. Our first few days are disappointing and no one seriously expected us to do as well as we have.

Saint_clark

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I've been trying to sum up how I feel for ages now, but I just can't. I'm just emotionally charged, so many different feelings running through my head.

I reckon at least another 3 golds tomorrow.

BadgerBadger

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Just got back from the athletics and it was the most amazing night, the atmosphere was truly electric, stunning. Highlight has to be Mo's final 4 laps with the wave of cheering following him round the laps, building to a mad, mad crescendo in the final 200m, absolutely stunning roar.

We had seats right in front of the podium and Jess's medal ceremony was the icing on the cake, the national anthem was very very special. Seeing Rutherford's joy of the gold, it all made for a top night, felt very very privileged to have witnessed a historical day.

 

Apparently it's a year to the day that the riots started, wow what a different a year makes.

 

Have to say the whole end to end from Southampton Parkway and back was faultless, no queues, no stress, no drama, no negativity, Olympic Park and the atmosphere is superb - hats of to the organisers, top notch, we can all be very proud.

CB Saint

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We are currently 4th in the all time list of Golds for team GB at an Olympics: 56, 19, 15 - 14 to date.

 

Think we will end up.with 20 golds.

 

56 might be a bit challenging to overhaul

 

Just about to head off and see bolt and Blake thrash it out on the track - massively excited

Saintandy666

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It wasn't moronic really. Our first few days are disappointing and no one seriously expected us to do as well as we have.

 

Not really. It was well known where our medal chances were and except the road race we were on schedule.

Thedelldays

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Not really. It was well known where our medal chances were and except the road race we were on schedule.

 

Then why was last billed as the greatest in British sport. It was extraordinary

Saintandy666

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Then why was last billed as the greatest in British sport. It was extraordinary

 

No Farah and Jess Ennis were expected to feature. The long jump wasn't. I agree with you though, it was extraordinary.

 

I'm talking about on day 4 anyways. Yesterday is irrelevant.

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