Off Topic The Official Olympic Thread- London 2012

and for post number 400.... if we had the same ratio of wins across other sports that we do in Cyling.... we would win over 140 medals...... not bad for a little Island nation.
Be proud people... we'll never get these last few days of memories back..

 

Shame we can't win any at Swimming.

 

Mens Decathlon has started today, does anyone know if we have any budding Daley Thompsons, I've not kept up to speed with Athletics over the past few years, no doubt after the Olympics a fair few of us will be pretty knowledgeable in a pub quiz.

Lot's of screaming from the Lady Hammer throwers:

 

Tash hasn't got among them has he?

 

I bet the commentator must've passed out during this bit

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What made you change your avatar to Trotty?

Also, anyone think it makes her sound really unattractive when people call her Trotty?

Hoping GB can get some more medals today, BMX starts, and Individual showjumping final is on. Way things are going for us in Equestrian this year, wouldn't be surprised if we challenged for a medal.

 

This is what you call unattractive.

 

she that mackem reporter?

Thought it was well known fact that all mackems were ugly.

 

I thought she was the one that some of the crowd at the game last night were shouting at. She isn't too popular.

 

I can see the resemblance.

 

2 Gold medals and a joke on twitter with Chip Shop, I would prefer to call her hot Trott.

 

Yeah, though not sure commentators be allowed to say that really.

 

Well done to Steve Cram for his disparaging remarks about his home town, not his finest moment, nearly as good as the excuses he came out with trying not to lose his driving licence for speeding.

 

I don't suppose the Jarrow arrow resides in Jarrow now, probably dan in landan, talking proper English.

 

He does train a girl from Alnwick. As I was telling GRB on twitter, he gave me my degree and he seemed like a generally decent guy who cared.

 

He lives in Northumberland, you'll have to tell me in what way he is decent, if you mean amiable and friendly, not quite the same as decent.

He left his wife and children for the much younger athlete Allison Curbishley, no big deal these days, it happens, but he did plead mitigating circumstances to not face a driving ban, if he lost his licence, it would be detrimental to his relationship with his children, what a tool!

 

Don't approve of that but you could just tell he was genuine and was delighted for the students when receiving the award. Think he has always come across well on the TV.

 

To be fair, his private life is his business, it was probably your use of the word decent to describe him got me going, he's made disrespectful remarks against Jarrow, not his home town, he lived in Hebburn, if he couldn't be nice he should have kept quiet.

I do remember thinking he was a tool trying to get out of his driving ban though, and just think how all the other athletes are taking every opportunity to 'Big Up' their home towns and acknowledge local support.....stark contrast wouldn't you agree?

 

More Cram.

http://www.jarrowandhebburngazette....ram-sparks-row-by-mocking-home-town-1-4812895

 

The Jarrow comment was probably in tongue and cheek, don't approve of getting out of driving bans and things like that but let's not forget people like Simpson and Nolan tried to get out of driving bans and plenty of people are here like them.