Yes, the Italian National Anthem is very good, but who is sick of hearing it this summer? Bastards! edit: OK, when all four of the 4X100m gold medal winners sang it with gusto on the podium I was slightly misty-eyed.
Where does your obsession with Martin Samuel come from Castro? Is he from Norwich or Brid? Do you have a crush on the hairy one?
I appreciate people who are good at their job. Others are happy with mediocrity it seems. Is that a Hull thing. A quick check would probably confirm he is from London. You seem to be intimidated by Norwich. A justifiable inferiority complex?
That's great so do I, but Castro seems to do that line "another good article from Martin Samuel" every time he gets a mention on here.
No, not at all. The Norwich thing is just another thing you bring up time and time again, as is having another dig at Hull. You've been doing it for years and I just wondered why you feel the need to be so repetitive. I find it a little bit weird, that's all.
Not a recent thing though is it ? Zola Budd wasn't British and she competed for GB in the 1984 OIympics
So how do you feel about, say, the England football team and their allowing "foreigners" to play,? Two off the top of my head ... Raheem Sterling and Terry Butcher. I assume you disagree with them too. You must really hate cricket also.
Butcher was born abroad where his father was working but brought up here. He is not a foreigner by any stretch of the imagination. Sterling came here when he was 5. The skateboarding lass has never been in this country and it was a convenience as she would have been way down the pecking order to get in the Japan or USA teams. Similar with Budd and her reasons for running for us. Sterling went for the harder option as he would have been a shoe in for Jamaica. Wouldn't know about cricket as I have no interest in it. Don't agree with what happens in rugby either, both codes, where players seem to be able to choose to play for whoever they like.
Lauren Price Middleweight women boxing.... what a star.... get this former international footballer, former kick boxing world champion, then saw Nicola Adams in Rio 2012 and thought, I can do that and is now Olympic Champion. and ranked 1 in the world... Brought up by her grandparents from 3 days old.... kudos!!!!
This is moderately interesting, it lists GB medals won and funding for the olympic sports. It's a bit rough and ready because it doesn't differentiate between gold, silver and bronze and there is always the pandemic factor but it does suggest that rowing, canoeing and hockey need to be looked at quite closely. Weightlifting's good value for money though!
