Forever Jung wrote::twisted: Didn't watch it, and don't plan on watching any of the rest either
woggle wrote:I watched the mens cycle race today as it came thru L'head there was a real party atmosphere in our town with big screens , fitness stuff , dancing , singing duoghnut stalls ..lol . Looked like a lot of the town turned up to i was at the back entrance of the crematorium which ment no barriers and the police were waving going by bibbing their horns and one of the motorcyclists was doing high fives as he passed slowly . The bikes came by so close i recognised bradley coz of his sideburns ...wicked day!
Moon-Crane wrote:I really enjoyed the opening ceremony. Very British in it's style and feel - which, to me, would be the point of the thing. I thought the culmination of the large Olympic torch was a marvellous spectacle and a beautiful feat of design and engineering.
Well done to Boyle and his team.
Good battles in the team archery today. Italian guy held his nerve with that final arrow to win gold.
Hans the German Butler wrote:Forever Jung wrote::twisted: Didn't watch it, and don't plan on watching any of the rest either
I don't have anything against you personally, but I have to say that is one of the most pointless, fatuous comments I've ever read. If you have no interest in the Olympic Games, why comment on a thread about it?
I respect your right to eschew everything to do with the Games. I respect the point of view that it is a waste of money. I respect the perspective that all it brings to the UK is disruption - even if I don't personally agree with all of those sentiments. Most of all, I would completely respect a well-argued criticism of the opening ceremony, or merely differing points of view to my own, from someone who had watched it. The thrust of the question was garnering opinions about the opening ceremony; so what does this post actually offer to that discussion?
Forever Jung wrote: wwwwwwwwwwwwwoah there Neddy
That's a little strong isn't it?
I only posted that I didn't watch the opening ceremony, and had no interest in watching the rest.
I'm not a sport fan.
You may have thought I was trolling or crapping the thread, and you might have had a point if i'd repeatedly returned to it posting negative posts, but that was (intended to be) my only comment on this thread.
I might not have a problem with posting my opinion on a subject, but i'm not into raining on other peoples parades
Sorry if you saw a hostility in my post that wasn't intended.
As for the games, if you're into them, I hope you enjoy them.
Hans the German Butler wrote:woggle wrote:I watched the mens cycle race today as it came thru L'head there was a real party atmosphere in our town with big screens , fitness stuff , dancing , singing duoghnut stalls ..lol . Looked like a lot of the town turned up to i was at the back entrance of the crematorium which ment no barriers and the police were waving going by bibbing their horns and one of the motorcyclists was doing high fives as he passed slowly . The bikes came by so close i recognised bradley coz of his sideburns ...wicked day!
It's a shame Cav didn't get a medal - real frustrated expectations there.
woggle wrote:Anyhooo shame the brit girls went out of the archery this morn against the russians as half way they were in front , methinks a bit of pressure got to one of the girls who dropped only a six towards the end . Best of luck to them in the individuals thou.
Just watched Zara get a 46.1 ahead of the eventing tomorrow , not bad considering High Kingdom missed a flying change and jumped into an extended trot a tad to soon .
Found a new sport to love [ like i need more ..lol ] Handball actually sat & watched a match and damn didn't realise it was so rough awsome to watch thou .
Moon-Crane wrote:I know nothing of the technical aspects of cycling road races, but it was a strange thing to watch. Appeared to be a bunch of riders from different nations who seemed to form a group to work together and the trailing group didn't seem that fussed. Do teams of riders need 'assistance' from each other with pacing, towing, etc, to help carry out their own tactics? I heard some experts talking about how the Brit team needed some other nations to help them pad out a larger group and nobody did. If any cycling fans can explain what was needed from a larger group that they couldn't do on their own i'd be interested.
Did the Brit team just get it wrong by not sticking with the breakaway group, and by expecting others to take part in a chase down, too?
Either way, it feels a bit weird to see an unrepetant doper winning gold.
woggle wrote:^ sorry but i quite agree if you don't watch the opening ceromony , any of the olympics or done plan to then don't leave a comment thats all i can say on the subject .
Anyhooo shame the brit girls went out of the archery this morn against the russians as half way they were in front , methinks a bit of pressure got to one of the girls who dropped only a six towards the end . Best of luck to them in the individuals thou.
Just watched Zara get a 46.1 ahead of the eventing tomorrow , not bad considering High Kingdom missed a flying change and jumped into an extended trot a tad to soon .
Found a new sport to love [ like i need more ..lol ] Handball actually sat & watched a match and damn didn't realise it was so rough awsome to watch thou .
Hans the German Butler wrote:woggle wrote:^ sorry but i quite agree if you don't watch the opening ceromony , any of the olympics or done plan to then don't leave a comment thats all i can say on the subject .
Anyhooo shame the brit girls went out of the archery this morn against the russians as half way they were in front , methinks a bit of pressure got to one of the girls who dropped only a six towards the end . Best of luck to them in the individuals thou.
Just watched Zara get a 46.1 ahead of the eventing tomorrow , not bad considering High Kingdom missed a flying change and jumped into an extended trot a tad to soon .
Found a new sport to love [ like i need more ..lol ] Handball actually sat & watched a match and damn didn't realise it was so rough awsome to watch thou .
I think pressure has been getting to a lot of the British athletes. We need a gold in the next day or two to calm the collective nerves. The swimmers were generally unimpressive this morning. Even Rebecca Adlington only just made it after cantering the last two lengths of her heat.
CatNamedRudy wrote:Nice to see the US win a medal in Diving after being off the podium the last two Olympics.
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