goodie2shoes wrote: » yes cycling is another good example, of how we produced 2 world beaters during the '80s and very little of note thereafter. don't get me wrong i wish the Brits well, but the tabloidesque (is that a word?) flag-waving is both amateurish & nauseating. and as me granny used to say "self praise is no praise" Nite!:)
Panthro wrote: » So apparently an Irish athlete got probed at the Olympics.Story here Probed... Hehehehe!:pac:
DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: » Any word on who it is yet?
Jimoslimos wrote: » Richard Hillman wrote: » Its a very poor record. What i think is worst is that we have only won medals in 4 different events; Boxing, Athletics, Sailing and Swimming (although the swimming medals are very tainted). Im watching the Olympics and all the different events cursing that i wasted so much of my youth playing football. Out of those 4 events we excel at Boxing but we cant compete at Athletics anymore because of our genetics. We can compete at sailing but in Swimming we dont have a sufficeint swimming programme to compete Internationally. The likes of the Aussies, Americans and Chinese are competing at a high level in secondary school. How many secondary schools in Ireland even have swimming pools? We've only had a full size swimming pool in Ireland just over 10 years. In Ireland we tend to brush aside people who are not good at football, GAA or rugby and just tar them as "not naturaly sporty". In my school all we did for PE was play football. People who didnt like football just sat it out. I would imagine that is replicated all over the country. How many people that sit out PE every week in Ireland would be good at the likes of Archery, Badminton, Fencing or Judo? We need to lower the emphasis on the trinity of Football, GAA and Rugby and make more sports accessable. Other sports, tend to cost a lot more, whether in terms of equipment or technical training. It's much easier to throw a ball to some kids and say 'kick'.
Richard Hillman wrote: » Its a very poor record. What i think is worst is that we have only won medals in 4 different events; Boxing, Athletics, Sailing and Swimming (although the swimming medals are very tainted). Im watching the Olympics and all the different events cursing that i wasted so much of my youth playing football. Out of those 4 events we excel at Boxing but we cant compete at Athletics anymore because of our genetics. We can compete at sailing but in Swimming we dont have a sufficeint swimming programme to compete Internationally. The likes of the Aussies, Americans and Chinese are competing at a high level in secondary school. How many secondary schools in Ireland even have swimming pools? We've only had a full size swimming pool in Ireland just over 10 years. In Ireland we tend to brush aside people who are not good at football, GAA or rugby and just tar them as "not naturaly sporty". In my school all we did for PE was play football. People who didnt like football just sat it out. I would imagine that is replicated all over the country. How many people that sit out PE every week in Ireland would be good at the likes of Archery, Badminton, Fencing or Judo? We need to lower the emphasis on the trinity of Football, GAA and Rugby and make more sports accessable.
Notorioux wrote: » I feel sorry for that kieran behan lad
Happyman42 wrote: » Do you think it was good sports journalism to do what they did before the cycling race or not? Is that what you expect of 'good' sports journalism, to not countenance the possibility of defeat? I can understand the Sun indulging in it, considering the demographic that buys that, but is it right for the BBC to be engaging in it?
DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: » Panthro wrote: » So apparently an Irish athlete got probed at the Olympics.Story here Probed... Hehehehe!:pac: Any word on who it is yet?
DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: » Ireland's hopes seem firmly set on Katie. Surely to christ we can bring something else home
jinxremoving wrote: » Named on front page of independent website today!
steve9859 wrote: » What should you care? It's a foreign TV channel....you have your own TV if I remember rightly...
Happyman42 wrote: » I don't particularily, but seems it's wrong to even dare to have an opinion on something, that is noticed by most outsiders, here though. :rolleyes: The crude expression of Britian's superiority complex used to be the preserve of the tabloid press like The Sun, but it has crept into all areas of the BBC (who should know better and who are paid to be better) as telly dumbs down. Lastyt night, Hardtalk on the news channel was even asking some sporting talking-head, the compliment seeking leading question, '3 times now, do you think London is the perfect venue for these games?':rolleyes:
Tox56 wrote: » I think you're taking this a little too personally, you should see the Spanish TV during sporting events, for example.
Tox56 wrote: » I don't really see the problem either, but if you do, just don't watch it. It's not aimed at an Irish audience after all.
ankles wrote: » Anyone know the depth of the pool in waterpolo? Are they treading water the whole time?
