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Offline Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle

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« on: February 15, 2011, 08:39:46 AM »
You going? I've just had the ticketing arrangements through and I'm not sure what tickets to get for the opening ceremony. £20.12 category D or £2012 for category AA. What a fucking dilemma.
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Online Nev

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2011, 08:42:41 AM »
Apparently the football starts a few days before the opening ceremony. In Coventry.

Can anyone else think of a more underwhelming and low key start to such a huge event?
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Offline Barry Shaw

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2011, 08:56:40 AM »
If you want accommodation with your tickets, Thomas Cook have that gig and you can book in store with them or on line from 15th March.
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Offline Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2011, 09:00:04 AM »
Quote from: Nev on February 15, 2011, 08:42:41 AM
Apparently the football starts a few days before the opening ceremony. In Coventry.

Can anyone else think of a more underwhelming and low key start to such a huge event?
The first two games are at the Millenium Stadium Cardiff not that you'd want the facts to get in the way of course.
« Last Edit: February 15, 2011, 09:13:30 AM by morrisseybentybenty »
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Online Nev

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2011, 09:16:56 AM »
Quote from: morrisseybentybenty on February 15, 2011, 09:00:04 AM
Quote from: Nev on February 15, 2011, 08:42:41 AM
Apparently the football starts a few days before the opening ceremony. In Coventry.

Can anyone else think of a more underwhelming and low key start to such a huge event?
The first two games are at the Millenium Stadium Cardiff not that you'd want the facts to get in the way of course.

I misheard the radio report then. It was a glib comment based on a prejudice towards Coventry and a long standing bitterness towards London and the Olympics from a Parochial angle following Birmingham's doomed bid.
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Online Chico Hamilton III

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2011, 09:19:53 AM »
If I manage to get tickets for any events in the new stadium I'm going to smash the bogs up and ruin West Ham's new ground
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Offline Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2011, 09:32:46 AM »
The Beach Volleyball is at Horseguard's Parade before anyone asks.
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Offline Lucky Eddie

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2011, 09:33:01 AM »
Quote from: morrisseybentybenty on February 15, 2011, 09:00:04 AM
Quote from: Nev on February 15, 2011, 08:42:41 AM
Apparently the football starts a few days before the opening ceremony. In Coventry.

Can anyone else think of a more underwhelming and low key start to such a huge event?
The first two games are at the Millenium Stadium Cardiff not that you'd want the facts to get in the way of course.





You just answered his question.



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Offline UK Redsox

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2011, 10:08:00 AM »
I'll be avoiding as much of it as possible.

I can't get my head around why some sports are included, why some are left out and why there are events that are competitive arts rather than sport.

Synchronised Swimming & Dressage - what the feck is the point of that ?

Such non-sports should be combined with the likes of Ice Dancing and Ice Skating to create a "Competitive Arts Olympics" separate from proper sport.
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Offline darren woolley

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2011, 10:41:58 AM »
Quote from: morrisseybentybenty on February 15, 2011, 09:32:46 AM
The Beach Volleyball is at Horseguard's Parade before anyone asks.

Yes please!
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Offline Comrade Blitz

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2011, 12:14:03 PM »
I'm with UKRS - any activity where the "winner" is determined by someone's opinion and not by time, points, distance etc should be moved to X Factor Olympics
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Re: Olympics
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2011, 12:41:17 PM »
Current Olympic Sports - Keep or Scrap ?

Diving - Scrap
Swimming - Keep
Synchronized swimming - Scrap
Water polo - Keep
 
Canoe/kayak (sprint) - Keep
Canoe/kayak (slalom) - Keep
 
BMX - Keep
Mountain biking - Keep
Road cycling - Keep
Track cycling - Keep
 
Artistic - Scrap
Rhythmic - Scrap
Trampoline - Scrap
 
Volleyball (beach) - Keep
Volleyball (indoor) - Keep
 
Dressage - Scrap
Eventing - Scrap
Jumping - Scrap
 
Freestyle - Not sure
Greco-Roman - Not sure
 
Archery - Keep
Athletics - Keep
Badminton - Keep (But only if Squash is added. If not, then scrap)
Basketball - Keep
Boxing - Not sure
Fencing - Keep
Field hockey - Keep
Football - Keep
Handball - Keep
Judo - Not sure
Modern pentathlon - Scrap (due to horse content)
Rowing - Keep
Sailing - Keep
Shooting - keep
Table tennis - Keep
Taekwondo - Not sure
Tennis - Keep (But only if Squash is added. If not, then scrap)
Triathlon - Keep
Weightlifting - Keep

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To be added:-

Squash
Netball
Golf
Softball
Baseball
Rugby Sevens (Union only. None of that "Northern Game" nonsense)
Cheese Rolling (Gloucestershire needs a more successful Olympian than Eddie the Eagle)
Tug of War
Lacrosse

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Offline cdbearsfan

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« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2011, 12:44:12 PM »
Rugby sevens and golf are being added for 2016 which is, ludicrously, in the same country as the 2014 World Cup.
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Re: Olympics
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2011, 01:16:45 PM »
Add:

Darts, snooker and wanking.

Britain will add to the medal count and I might have a chance in the latter.
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Re: Olympics
« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2011, 01:19:48 PM »
Quote from: Dave Cooper on February 15, 2011, 01:16:45 PM
Add:

Darts, snooker and wanking.

Britain will add to the medal count and I might have a chance in the latter.

As long as we're talking "distance travelled" or "volume produced" rather than some kind of artistic, subjective marking system.
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