The Olympics

[sammynb 2934]

The fact is Sammy no one cares about swimming in thsi country and we still piss on you.

 

Fuck you ain't half a daft cunt some days stevie.

Read my whole post you dopey prick and don't skip over the bits with big words.

[peasepud 59]

The fact is Sammy no one cares about swimming in thsi country and we still piss on you.

They still pissed on us in the swimming though. They should do as well. I definitely put that down to climate.

 

and sharks

[Guest alex]

The fact is Sammy no one cares about swimming in thsi country and we still piss on you.

They still pissed on us in the swimming though. They should do as well. I definitely put that down to climate.

 

and sharks

HTT can't swim though.

[sammynb 2934]

 

See I don't get that, just on populations alone you guys should kick our arses every games.

Like in 1996 at the Atlanta Olympics where Australia did quite well in preparation for the 2000 Sydney event, someone in GB has realised it not a silly idea to do well the Olympics before your home event.

I think you lot have made more of it to be fair, or your sports minister has. We're just enjoying doing well for a change.

 

Probably but that's not quite what I meant, I meant I've never understood why GB doesn't kick Australia's arse at each games just going on population differences, so it's about time. I'm ambivilant about the whole Ashes rivalry, unless I'm giving grief to an english mate.

Personally I'm not a fan of the Olympics (I spend all my energy and support on football) and I hate how Australia chucks so much money at it's team producing twats like Thorpie, etc.

If they spent half as much on the arts we might find this country has a little more culture than "football (AFL/league), meat pies, kangaroos and holden cars", fuck me stevie is right!

To be honest mate, I think it's a good thing your country spends as much as it does on sport. I think it's good for the nation as a whole, in terms of feel good factor and overall health. Although you are getting a bit like America where people are either fit or fat with not much in between (but that's another issue). That money is the main reason why you do beat us mostly, along with the climate which cannot be underestimated in terms of lots of outdoors sports.

Also, I think you Aussies had a bit of a chip on your shoulder and an inferiority complex in a lot of ways towards Britain and England in particular. That's not meant to be a dig, it's just a fact that you're a relatively young country and so on that has been in the shadow of the 'motherland' for a number of reasons. One arena where that feeling of inferiority was banished was the sporting one. I think that's something that has changed over the last 20 years or so though and it's a good thing. By that I mean, you don't hate the English as much because culturally and so on you've grown as a nation and you're more self-confident.

I hope that doesn't come across as critical or sneering or anything because it wasn't meant to be.

 

Alex mate compared to what comes from stevie's finger tips, anything you write is going to be insightful and taken in the conversation it is meant.

And you're right re the mother nation inferiority complex, especially in the 60s, 70s and 80s, now we are such a mixture of races and cultures it has also helped lose a lot of the "convict" mentality.

 

Funny the other day I was doing some research into my family name which is french but it turns out a bunch of them moved to Ingerlund early in the piece and in particular one of my lot was a royal guard who was caught for petty theft and deported as a convict!

Fuck me I don't know what's worse, decending from a convict or decending from a frenchman who became English

[Park Life 71]

Bollocks. If anything Baddeley "went" - i.e. positioned himself 6th rather than last - too early. Still, good to have anyone vaguely world class in an event we used to dominate.

 

Used to be my fav events, the middle distance stuff.

[Scottish Mag 3]

 

See I don't get that, just on populations alone you guys should kick our arses every games.

Like in 1996 at the Atlanta Olympics where Australia did quite well in preparation for the 2000 Sydney event, someone in GB has realised it not a silly idea to do well the Olympics before your home event.

I think you lot have made more of it to be fair, or your sports minister has. We're just enjoying doing well for a change.

 

Probably but that's not quite what I meant, I meant I've never understood why GB doesn't kick Australia's arse at each games just going on population differences, so it's about time. I'm ambivilant about the whole Ashes rivalry, unless I'm giving grief to an english mate.

Personally I'm not a fan of the Olympics (I spend all my energy and support on football) and I hate how Australia chucks so much money at it's team producing twats like Thorpie, etc.

If they spent half as much on the arts we might find this country has a little more culture than "football (AFL/league), meat pies, kangaroos and holden cars", fuck me stevie is right!

 

There's your answer. UK sports funding is diabolical (it's better currently with the lottery, and because of 2012, but still pretty bad, especially in general facilities).

 

Also when you look at the UK population as a whole it gets even worse, something like 4 out of 5 UK women do no effective exercise after leaving school (and these days even in school there isn't the mandatory sports there once was - or often the sports fields as they've been sold off for housing).

 

That is a problem within itself. Yes there is funding available but the majority of it will be thrown into 2012 and the 2014 Commomwealth Games in Glasgow rather than at grass roots and other levels, For 2014 we had to endure a huge campaign encouraging the whole country to get behind the bid when in reality it is going to result in a fair bit invested in Glasgow but shall be subsidised from other areas and those areas and the facilities etc will suffer...

[Park Life 71]

 

See I don't get that, just on populations alone you guys should kick our arses every games.

Like in 1996 at the Atlanta Olympics where Australia did quite well in preparation for the 2000 Sydney event, someone in GB has realised it not a silly idea to do well the Olympics before your home event.

I think you lot have made more of it to be fair, or your sports minister has. We're just enjoying doing well for a change.

 

Probably but that's not quite what I meant, I meant I've never understood why GB doesn't kick Australia's arse at each games just going on population differences, so it's about time. I'm ambivilant about the whole Ashes rivalry, unless I'm giving grief to an english mate.

Personally I'm not a fan of the Olympics (I spend all my energy and support on football) and I hate how Australia chucks so much money at it's team producing twats like Thorpie, etc.

If they spent half as much on the arts we might find this country has a little more culture than "football (AFL/league), meat pies, kangaroos and holden cars", fuck me stevie is right!

 

There's your answer. UK sports funding is diabolical (it's better currently with the lottery, and because of 2012, but still pretty bad, especially in general facilities).

 

Also when you look at the UK population as a whole it gets even worse, something like 4 out of 5 UK women do no effective exercise after leaving school (and these days even in school there isn't the mandatory sports there once was - or often the sports fields as they've been sold off for housing).

 

That is a problem within itself. Yes there is funding available but the majority of it will be thrown into 2012 and the 2014 Commomwealth Games in Glasgow rather than at grass roots and other levels, For 2014 we had to endure a huge campaign encouraging the whole country to get behind the bid when in reality it is going to result in a fair bit invested in Glasgow but shall be subsidised from other areas and those areas and the facilities etc will suffer...

 

It's not about funding the country breeds losers. It's alright to lose and winners are treated with suspicion.

[Guest alex]

 

See I don't get that, just on populations alone you guys should kick our arses every games.

Like in 1996 at the Atlanta Olympics where Australia did quite well in preparation for the 2000 Sydney event, someone in GB has realised it not a silly idea to do well the Olympics before your home event.

I think you lot have made more of it to be fair, or your sports minister has. We're just enjoying doing well for a change.

 

Probably but that's not quite what I meant, I meant I've never understood why GB doesn't kick Australia's arse at each games just going on population differences, so it's about time. I'm ambivilant about the whole Ashes rivalry, unless I'm giving grief to an english mate.

Personally I'm not a fan of the Olympics (I spend all my energy and support on football) and I hate how Australia chucks so much money at it's team producing twats like Thorpie, etc.

If they spent half as much on the arts we might find this country has a little more culture than "football (AFL/league), meat pies, kangaroos and holden cars", fuck me stevie is right!

 

There's your answer. UK sports funding is diabolical (it's better currently with the lottery, and because of 2012, but still pretty bad, especially in general facilities).

 

Also when you look at the UK population as a whole it gets even worse, something like 4 out of 5 UK women do no effective exercise after leaving school (and these days even in school there isn't the mandatory sports there once was - or often the sports fields as they've been sold off for housing).

 

That is a problem within itself. Yes there is funding available but the majority of it will be thrown into 2012 and the 2014 Commomwealth Games in Glasgow rather than at grass roots and other levels, For 2014 we had to endure a huge campaign encouraging the whole country to get behind the bid when in reality it is going to result in a fair bit invested in Glasgow but shall be subsidised from other areas and those areas and the facilities etc will suffer...

 

It's not about funding the country breeds losers. It's alright to lose and winners are treated with suspicion.

Total cliched and baseless bollocks that. This games has shown funding in the right areas works. I suppose the Chinese were all losers before the massive funding increases which led to better training, facilities etc. Same goes for the reverse now with countries like Russia. And look at the massive positive reaction when people/teams are successful in England or other GB countries - it's euphoria rather than suspicion.

[Holden McGroin 5120]

Errr....how is synchronised Swimming an Olympic event ??

[Fop 1]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7571882.stm

 

All missing the fact that the greatest skill you can have as a UK cyclist is not being mown down from behind by a bus, car or lorry.

[Meenzer 14166]

Errr....how is synchronised Swimming an Olympic event ??

They used to have solo synchronised swimming, too.

[Guest alex]

Errr....how is synchronised Swimming an Olympic event ??

They used to have solo synchronised swimming, too.

Is that not in it anymore? How the fuck does that work anyway?

[Meenzer 14166]

Errr....how is synchronised Swimming an Olympic event ??

They used to have solo synchronised swimming, too.

Is that not in it anymore? How the fuck does that work anyway?

I assume it's effectively a gymnastic floor routine in the water. I'm proud to say I've never bothered to find out.

[Park Life 71]

 

See I don't get that, just on populations alone you guys should kick our arses every games.

Like in 1996 at the Atlanta Olympics where Australia did quite well in preparation for the 2000 Sydney event, someone in GB has realised it not a silly idea to do well the Olympics before your home event.

I think you lot have made more of it to be fair, or your sports minister has. We're just enjoying doing well for a change.

 

Probably but that's not quite what I meant, I meant I've never understood why GB doesn't kick Australia's arse at each games just going on population differences, so it's about time. I'm ambivilant about the whole Ashes rivalry, unless I'm giving grief to an english mate.

Personally I'm not a fan of the Olympics (I spend all my energy and support on football) and I hate how Australia chucks so much money at it's team producing twats like Thorpie, etc.

If they spent half as much on the arts we might find this country has a little more culture than "football (AFL/league), meat pies, kangaroos and holden cars", fuck me stevie is right!

 

There's your answer. UK sports funding is diabolical (it's better currently with the lottery, and because of 2012, but still pretty bad, especially in general facilities).

 

Also when you look at the UK population as a whole it gets even worse, something like 4 out of 5 UK women do no effective exercise after leaving school (and these days even in school there isn't the mandatory sports there once was - or often the sports fields as they've been sold off for housing).

 

That is a problem within itself. Yes there is funding available but the majority of it will be thrown into 2012 and the 2014 Commomwealth Games in Glasgow rather than at grass roots and other levels, For 2014 we had to endure a huge campaign encouraging the whole country to get behind the bid when in reality it is going to result in a fair bit invested in Glasgow but shall be subsidised from other areas and those areas and the facilities etc will suffer...

 

It's not about funding the country breeds losers. It's alright to lose and winners are treated with suspicion.

Total cliched and baseless bollocks that. This games has shown funding in the right areas works. I suppose the Chinese were all losers before the massive funding increases which led to better training, facilities etc. Same goes for the reverse now with countries like Russia. And look at the massive positive reaction when people/teams are successful in England or other GB countries - it's euphoria rather than suspicion.

 

It probably is bollocks.

 

But my mate was saying that the sailing stuff is cause there are just so many sailing clubs (dinghy/laser) etc, combined with the fact half the planet aren't interested in it.

 

The cyclist are good cause they compete on a sponsored circuit all year round anyway....And we've always had good swimmers...

 

I take your point about Russia, as the state have backed off the money and organising just isn't there.

 

The acid test is track and field where we are nowhere.

[Guest alex]

Errr....how is synchronised Swimming an Olympic event ??

They used to have solo synchronised swimming, too.

Is that not in it anymore? How the fuck does that work anyway?

I assume it's effectively a gymnastic floor routine in the water. I'm proud to say I've never bothered to find out.

I know that man

[Meenzer 14166]

Errr....how is synchronised Swimming an Olympic event ??

They used to have solo synchronised swimming, too.

Is that not in it anymore? How the fuck does that work anyway?

I assume it's effectively a gymnastic floor routine in the water. I'm proud to say I've never bothered to find out.

I know that man

Then you already know more than me.

[Guest alex]

Errr....how is synchronised Swimming an Olympic event ??

They used to have solo synchronised swimming, too.

Is that not in it anymore? How the fuck does that work anyway?

I assume it's effectively a gymnastic floor routine in the water. I'm proud to say I've never bothered to find out.

I know that man

Then you already know more than me.

I've seen it before, a few games ago like. Wtf? In fact, wtf to the sychronised swimming full stop. The whole thing looks like it should be on a Hollywood back lot in glorious technicolor.

[Meenzer 14166]

I've seen it before, a few games ago like. Wtf? In fact, wtf to the sychronised swimming full stop. The whole thing looks like it should be on a Hollywood back lot in glorious technicolor.

It was added at the LA Olympics and the Americans have been rather successful at it over the years. "Go figure".

[Guest alex]

I've seen it before, a few games ago like. Wtf? In fact, wtf to the sychronised swimming full stop. The whole thing looks like it should be on a Hollywood back lot in glorious technicolor.

It was added at the LA Olympics and the Americans have been rather successful at it over the years. "Go figure".

Aye, I think (not sure like) it was added as a demonstration sport then, along with a few others that raised eyebrows. Mind, we're favourites in the women's BMX That should have been added in '84, surely.

[Guest alex]

Just wiki'ed it and it was a proper sport from the off. Baseball (howay man) and tennis were demonstration sports at those games.

[Tooj 17]

Johnson to all of a sudden rip off that lilac shirt he's got on and whips out his golden shoes. A wild card entry to the final has been allowed, he puts on that spandex, walks on down, breaks the record and mutters the immortal words "USAIN AIN'T GOT SHIT ON ME!"

[Fop 1]

Errr....how is synchronised Swimming an Olympic event ??

They used to have solo synchronised swimming, too.

Is that not in it anymore? How the fuck does that work anyway?

I assume it's effectively a gymnastic floor routine in the water. I'm proud to say I've never bothered to find out.

I know that man

Then you already know more than me.

I've seen it before, a few games ago like. Wtf? In fact, wtf to the sychronised swimming full stop. The whole thing looks like it should be on a Hollywood back lot in glorious technicolor.

Not a lot different to diving really, or figure skating, or I suppose a lot of Gymnastics.

[Tooj 17]

I fucking hate him.

[Guest alex]

Jesus titty fucking Christ. That was awesome.

[Meenzer 14166]

Into a bit of a headwind too.