July 27, 201213 yr we all waving our union jack flags tonight then folks?? apart from the obvious,jessica ennis and them cyclist fellas...who else is in line for a medal? whos the boxer lass form hartlepool then miami?... im a sucker for things like this,and am pretty sure this will be on my telly for the whole of the next few weeks.... whos in for the haul...archery the lot!?
August 4, 201213 yr i've no idea how it works pointswise,but she's as good as assured it now. only a devon lock style cock-up can stop her Chernova is sixth. She is the only one with a faster 800 best than Ennis, and only marginally so. To get a medal Chernova needs to beat the Ukrainian, Frenchwoman and German by about 3 seconds. This is feasible. To get silver she would also need to beat Skuiyte by 7.5 seconds, which is also feasible. Therefore Chernova should be motivated to lead. Ennis is one lane outside Chernova at the start. Therefore she should have the opportunity to latch onto Chernova when they break from lanes. 2:05.69 would reach 7000 points for Ennis.
August 4, 201213 yr Chernova is sixth. She is the only one with a faster 800 best than Ennis, and only marginally so. To get a medal Chernova needs to beat the Ukrainian, Frenchwoman and German by about 3 seconds. This is feasible. To get silver she would also need to beat Skuiyte by 7.5 seconds, which is also feasible. Therefore Chernova should be motivated to lead. Ennis is one lane outside Chernova at the start. Therefore she should have the opportunity to latch onto Chernova when they break from lanes. 2:05.69 would reach 7000 points for Ennis. How does th'omnium work?
August 4, 201213 yr How does th'omnium work? 6 races each race your final position is the number of points you are awarded whoever has the lowest score wins
August 4, 201213 yr How does th'omnium work? its just a multi-event discipline, time trial, pursuit, flying lap etc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnium#Current_Omnium
August 4, 201213 yr If the GB lads win a medal in the footy what will folk get all sanctimonious about then? Why do folk feel the need to use rowers/cyclists doing well at their chosen sport as a chance to lambaste footballers? Yes some of them are twunts but so are folk in every walk of life. these gold medal winning athletes appear to be humbled and overwhelmed by it all and very gracious as well. makes a nice refreshing change from the arrogant footballers who are vastly overpaid and most of whom have no loyalty whatsoever. don't get me wrong though,there are some thoroughly decent footballers out there as well,but most act like they're demi-gods
August 4, 201213 yr They're only over paid as folk have decided they are. Their wages are nothing compared to what NBA/NFL players get paid. Or anything like what holywood actors get. Premier league footballers especially those at the big clubs are the best in their field which is a multi billion pound industry. Why shouldn't they get massive wages?
August 4, 201213 yr They're only over paid as folk have decided they are. Their wages are nothing compared to what NBA/NFL players get paid. Or anything like what holywood actors get. Premier league footballers especially those at the big clubs are the best in their field which is a multi billion pound industry. Why shouldn't they get massive wages? i'm not saying they shouldn't get big wages frank,it's just the arrogance of a fair few of them that riles me. they're just human beings with two arms and legs,some have two decent feet but only a few have a heart
August 4, 201213 yr Look beyond the headlines and you'll find the majority of em are just normal blokes who have found they're good at kicking a bag of air around and that someone will pay them very very handsomely for that. I don't get why people think that means they should be role models or 'have a heart'. Even massive knobheads (if you believe their media images) like Bellamy and Adebayor do massive ammounts for charity even SKD has his KiDs of Bolton thing. I just don't buy this all footballers are awful people image that seems to be popular at the moment. For every John Terry and Luis Suarez theres people like Holden and Muamba. And countless others in the middle ground who just get on with things
August 4, 201213 yr Anyway back to the Olympics. Them Scandies getting to the Badminton final was pretty special to see
August 4, 201213 yr Q: What is the connection between: 1 - BBC commentator Paul Dickenson, 2 - ex-Burnley & Wolves winger Steve Kindon, and 3 - singist Sting?
August 4, 201213 yr Q: What is the connection between: 1 - BBC commentator Paul Dickenson, 2 - ex-Burnley & Wolves winger Steve Kindon, and 3 - singist Sting? World Record Fuckers?
August 4, 201213 yr Q: What is the connection between: 1 - BBC commentator Paul Dickenson, 2 - ex-Burnley & Wolves winger Steve Kindon, and 3 - singist Sting? worked at the same school?
August 4, 201213 yr A commentator on 5 live today was slating footballers bigtime. he said some simply wear the headphones to pretend they can't hear young kids asking for autographs etc. valid point IMO. i agree with you NB, on what they go through to get there. it's true dedication and so much preparation goes on,it's untrue. our dominance is breathtaking and an absolute pleasure to watch i bet if we could turn the clock back,everyone would have turned out to watch the torch being carried through bolton. idle bastards the lot of us Yes and that commentator was Alan Green who wears the same righteous indignation when commetating but the shite he comes out with while commentating is fecking cringeworthy I've listend to him on the drive to work going off on one while I'm screaming at the radio tell me about the match you are being paid to commentate on not your up your own fecking arse opinion
August 4, 201213 yr Look beyond the headlines and you'll find the majority of em are just normal blokes who have found they're good at kicking a bag of air around and that someone will pay them very very handsomely for that. I don't get why people think that means they should be role models or 'have a heart'. Even massive knobheads (if you believe their media images) like Bellamy and Adebayor do massive ammounts for charity even SKD has his KiDs of Bolton thing. I just don't buy this all footballers are awful people image that seems to be popular at the moment. For every John Terry and Luis Suarez theres people like Holden and Muamba. And countless others in the middle ground who just get on with things can't fault those names you mentioned re charity. bellamy has spent millions on kids development in africa,fair play to him there. quite a few of the african players send enormous wedges back home for their family,so credit to those too. as you say,back to the olympics, malc, what's our greatest tally of golds,was it in beijing ?
August 4, 201213 yr Yes and that commentator was Alan Green who wears the same righteous indignation when commetating but the shite he comes out with while commentating is fecking cringeworthy I've listend to him on the drive to work going off on one while I'm screaming at the radio tell me about the match you are being paid to commentate on not your up your own fecking arse opinion yes,that sounds like the one was there an equally annoying irish fella with him ?
August 4, 201213 yr Yes and that commentator was Alan Green who wears the same righteous indignation when commetating but the shite he comes out with while commentating is fecking cringeworthy I've listend to him on the drive to work going off on one while I'm screaming at the radio tell me about the match you are being paid to commentate on not your up your own fecking arse opinion That cunt almost got me arrested at Pompey
August 4, 201213 yr can't fault those names you mentioned re charity. bellamy has spent millions on kids development in africa,fair play to him there. quite a few of the african players send enormous wedges back home for their family,so credit to those too. as you say,back to the olympics, malc, what's our greatest tally of golds,was it in beijing ? 56 at London 1908 Games!
August 4, 201213 yr Sat waiting for the train home, knackered and a bit tipsy but thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience, fooking brilliant!
August 4, 201213 yr Q: What is the connection between: 1 - BBC commentator Paul Dickenson, 2 - ex-Burnley & Wolves winger Steve Kindon, and 3 - singist Sting? worked at the same school? All 3 competed in the 1967 English Schools Athletics Championships.
August 4, 201213 yr 2 pens in a few minutes, 1 scored 1 mssed by Ramsay. Edited August 4, 201213 yr by Didledee
August 4, 201213 yr All 3 competed in the 1967 English Schools Athletics Championships. Sting looks to have aged the best as I've just googled them.
we all waving our union jack flags tonight then folks??
apart from the obvious,jessica ennis and them cyclist fellas...who else is in line for a medal?
whos the boxer lass form hartlepool then miami?...
im a sucker for things like this,and am pretty sure this will be on my telly for the whole of the next few weeks....
whos in for the haul...archery the lot!?