Site Supporter Spider Posted February 13, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted February 13, 2018 Not too keen on staying part of the club, it seems... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43040240 *****WARNING FOR BOLTY AND MOUNTS - THIS ARTICLE MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS**** What is the commonwealth, anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazBob Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Is it not all a bit pointless? Let the former colonies spread their wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 What’s Mugabe up to these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrelli Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Nigel Farage would be perfect. Can they get a bus with 300 million on it over to Cameroon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted February 14, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 14, 2018 Sounds like an outdated concept to me, there's no empire anymore so time to move on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Might be crucial post Brexit - we need to do everything we can to help keep it working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Sounds like an outdated concept to me, there's no empire anymore so time to move on Indeed One of my neighbours, at any opportunity, will always talk about our glorious Empire, the silly old cunt. He does also say he hates the Japanese and calls Germans "Nazis" all the time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted February 14, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 14, 2018 That's Halliwell for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmW Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Sounds like an outdated concept to me, there's no empire anymore so time to move on There are countries which were never in the British Empire but have opted to join the Commonwealth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted February 14, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 14, 2018 There are countries which were never in the British Empire but have opted to join the Commonwealth. even more pointless then plus the commonwealth games are shit, like the World Cup VS Check A Trade Cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmW Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 even more pointless then plus the commonwealth games are shit, like the World Cup VS Check A Trade Cup That is far from the case, and your comparison is totally unfair.is overly large If you were to say it's like the FA Cup v League Cup that would be a more accurate comparison. The Commonwealth Games is superb, and I hope to see all the athletics at Birmingham in 2022. The Olympics is oversized and seems incapable of managing to avoid continual growth. There are far less drug issues around the Commonwealth Games, although of course they do arise. It is essentially a Canadian invention, hence the first Games being held in a relatively minor Canadian city. The UK competes separately a E, W, S and NI, plus Jersey Guernsey and IoM, which may make it seem secondary. But Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Kenya, Jamaica, Trinidad, etc make the standard pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted February 14, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 14, 2018 That is far from the case, and your comparison is totally unfair.is overly large If you were to say it's like the FA Cup v League Cup that would be a more accurate comparison. The Commonwealth Games is superb, and I hope to see all the athletics at Birmingham in 2022. The Olympics is oversized and seems incapable of managing to avoid continual growth. There are far less drug issues around the Commonwealth Games, although of course they do arise. It is essentially a Canadian invention, hence the first Games being held in a relatively minor Canadian city. The UK competes separately a E, W, S and NI, plus Jersey Guernsey and IoM, which may make it seem secondary. But Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Kenya, Jamaica, Trinidad, etc make the standard pretty good. it's basically a runners up prize for average cities not good enough to host the olympics "sorry Manchester, but there's no fucking way you're having the millennial Olympics because it will rain every day, however, I bet if you went for the next commonwealth games, you might be pleasantly surprised" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whites man Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 The lack of support Birmingham and then Manchester's Olympic bids got still rankles, especially when all the stops were pulled out for London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmW Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 it's basically a runners up prize for average cities not good enough to host the olympics "sorry Manchester, but there's no fucking way you're having the millennial Olympics because it will rain every day, however, I bet if you went for the next commonwealth games, you might be pleasantly surprised" 1934 London 1938 Sydney 1998 Kuaka Lumpur 2006 Melbourne 2010 Delhi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 And Barcelona over Madrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmW Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 And Barcelona over Madrid Munich and Montreal. But basically the Olympics are oversized. At least since 1983 athletics has had its own World Championships, which are just as competitive and far more manageable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) And why has New York never been awarded th’Olympics? Edited February 14, 2018 by boltondiver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmW Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 And why has New York never been awarded th’Olympics? They did apply for 2012 and it made the shortlist. They were 4th of 5 in the first round of voting with 19 (London was top with 22). In the second round their votes fell to 16 and they were eliminated. Their plans faced heavy criticism from the citizens of NYC, who felt such spending could not be justified in what they regarded as the greatest city in the world anyway. USA have hosted 4 times, and each has caused severe problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted February 14, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 14, 2018 And why has New York never been awarded th’Olympics? Is it because coca cola aren't based there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 They did apply for 2012 and it made the shortlist. They were 4th of 5 in the first round of voting with 19 (London was top with 22). In the second round their votes fell to 16 and they were eliminated. Their plans faced heavy criticism from the citizens of NYC, who felt such spending could not be justified in what they regarded as the greatest city in the world anyway. USA have hosted 4 times, and each has caused severe problems. It is the greatest city in the world, IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted February 14, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 14, 2018 1934 London 1938 Sydney 1998 Kuaka Lumpur 2006 Melbourne 2010 Delhi Those later ones prove the point Modern day cities not up to the job, or more to the point, not attractive enough to host an olympics Tokyo Paris LA Glasgow Gold Coast Birmingham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmW Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Those later ones prove the point Modern day cities not up to the job, or more to the point, not attractive enough to host an olympics Tokyo Paris LA Glasgow Gold Coast Birmingham I think I can say with some confidence that the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will be better organised than the Olympics in LA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted February 15, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted February 15, 2018 Might be crucial post Brexit - we need to do everything we can to help keep it working. More sense from Kent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted February 16, 2018 Members Share Posted February 16, 2018 More sense from Kent. As you age, you start to see the light. Grand lad is Kent and he is spot on in this particular case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted February 16, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 16, 2018 I think I can say with some confidence that the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will be better organised than the Olympics in LA. probably and attended by a lot less folk and watched by a lot less too with much less sponsorship are you going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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