The standard of the GB woman's football team is good when compared to other woman's football teams but in general, woman's football is rather poor. They are too slow and the quality on the ball isn't as good as I expected it to be. I'm happy to watch it but it's not something I would stick with. The GB woman footballers are far more committed and have better quality than the men's GB football teams but that's only when compared to their respective teams in their gender.
You are probably right Midway and I said I wasn't going to watch much of it. But sure enough it has become compelling to me and I am watching certain events. Even though Team G, as our local BBC announcer described them, are not setting the world alight.
Further to my previous anti olympics rant am I the only person pleased to see the spirit of the olympics - the honour is participating not winning - crap blown out of the water by the Badminton fiasco. The answer is simple. The ' trying to lose' was obviously agreed by the officials of the countries concerned so throw those countries out of the games - make it retrospective and remove all medals won so far by the countries involved, As I understand it that would also remove the gold medal won by a swimmer who had either a) Improved quicker than any other athlete in the history of mankind b) Invented an indoor motor that fitted up her arse c) Was taking a performance enhancing drug which does not as yet appear on drug tests carried out by the authorities To cheat in a sport which matters - such as diving to win a penalty in the Champions League Final - is bad enough but to cheat to beat clean participants to a bronze medal in the synchronised hop skip and jump competition is pathetic. As for Womens football - don't even go there!! - although I agree that it is an ideal sport for the Olympics.
Since when was the Olympics only for male participants?? Perhaps we should chain them all to Kitchen Sink and give them a good "seeing to" on a Friday night.
Sorry in advance if I am being over sensitive but if that comment was aimed at me please explain where I said any such thing.
As for Womens football - don't even go there!! - although I agree that it is an ideal sport for the Olympics. How's this comment for starters
Agreed it is all about image and sponsorship nowadays. You can't sell chips at the Olympic village because MacDonalds have the sponsorship deal. Their food is the most unhealthy on the planet but corporate needs are greater than those of the spectators or competitors. At Weymouth, you can't take your own food onto the beach to watch some of the sailing. You have to buy accredited food. And you are right about the cheating and its all cheating in my book. Why all the fuss was made by Chambers is beyond me. Bolt could give him 20 metres start and still beat him. And how do we know that the drugs he was taking haven't improved him all out of proportion. And who's to say he still take them when he was banned for two years. Unfortunately win at all costs, in life as well as sport, has become the byword. There may well be nationalistic pressure on some athletes of course. But I would say life ban for drugs cheats.
Us Brits are just amazing..........another medal for sittiing down!!!! So far Gold for sitting in a boat! Silver for sitting on some horse's! Silver for sitting on a bike! Bronze for floating in water! ILD OTBC
If you read my earlier post you will see that I have been saying that I have no interest in watching minority sports and, in my opinion, rightly or wrongly I put womens football into that category hence my comment. In fact if you look at point 7 in my earlier post you will see that I argued that mens football should not be in the Olympics but womens football should be. Quite the opposite of what you suggest I was saying.
Another Bronze for sitting in a boat! Is there a 'Sitting down having a nice cup of tea' event? certain for gold in that one! ILD OTBC
I think there is but the favorite for Gold comes from one of the Countries they invented for the ' waving your way round the stadium ' bit of the opening ceremony!!
I am enjoying most of the olympic sports. 1) Handball: What a revelation. Fast, agressive and exciting. You'd have to be a lunatic to be a goalie though. 2) Canoe slalom: Brilliant man vs the elements 3) Gymnastics: Incredible skill and precision. I like the minority sports and the fact that seemingly ordinary people have these incredible skills. + it makes the wait for the football season seem shorter.
Agree. I deserve the Gold medal and I wouldn't have to cheat or take drugs to get it. Unfortunately I have to follow my original point that the Olympics is for minority sports and whinging should not appear as it is our National Sport.
