London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

keano_afc · 31-07-2012 03:26PM

So is that her out now?

Samich · 31-07-2012 03:26PM

Is her name not Nicky McGee?

statesaver · 31-07-2012 03:26PM

Hard luck chloe

Brian017 · 31-07-2012 03:27PM

How does the sailing work? Has she built up a lead to 2nd and 3rd overall?

statesaver · 31-07-2012 03:28PM

What's the story with Annalise Murphy, something to do with a red flag on committe boat. Hope nothing to do with our girl

keano_afc · 31-07-2012 03:30PM

statesaver wrote: »

What's the story with Annalise Murphy, something to do with a red flag on committe boat. Hope nothing to do with our girl

I think the boat failed a drugs test.

Shryke · 31-07-2012 03:31PM

I thought Pi had lost the plot entirely for a bit allowing all those points against herself.

Pudsy33 · 31-07-2012 03:33PM

Brian017 wrote: »

How does the sailing work? Has she built up a lead to 2nd and 3rd overall?

There are ten races, you get a point equal to the position you finish. So 4 1st gives her 4 points. Belgium are in second with 16 points. Lowest points win obviously. After the 10 races, there is a medal race, for the top ten competitors, where the points are doubled and added to your total.

snubbleste · 31-07-2012 03:33PM

Have a bet of 50c on the North Korean to beat the US in womens football :cool:

Brian017 · 31-07-2012 03:36PM

Pudsy33 wrote: »

There are ten races, you get a point equal to the position you finish. So 4 1st gives her 4 points. Belgium are in second with 16 points. Lowest points win obviously. After the 10 races, there is a medal race, for the top ten competitors, where the points are doubled and added to your total.

Ah thanks for that. Long way to go so.

Lyaiera · 31-07-2012 03:37PM

She's won four races from four races. I didn't hear anything about a protest underway. So I presume she's coming first.

There are ten races. If you come first you get 1 point, second 2 point, 3 three points etc. The person with the least amount of points after all the races gets the gold. The last race is worth double points so first gets 2 points, second 4 points etc.

I don't know if you're allowed to discard the worst two or three of your performances. I would hope you would be allowed because a rope could break or a sail rip and you have to retire means someone could go from first to way down the table with no chance of recovery all because of a technical failure in the equipment, which would just be unlucky.

So far Annalise has 4 points and the person in second place has 16 points.

statesaver · 31-07-2012 03:38PM

Brian017 wrote: »

Ah thanks for that. Long way to go so.

Jaysus, long way to go is right.

K-9 · 31-07-2012 03:40PM

Ah poor Chloe but it will stand to her for her third Olympics in Brazil!

Lapin · 31-07-2012 03:41PM

I'm sick of commentators telling us that he or she will have their sights set on Rio in 4 years time when yet another one of our competitors is knocked out.

Its the same thing every 4 years. We heard it all in Beijing.

FFS these are the games where Ireland should be winning medals.
They're practically on our doorstep.

Fek waiting for Brazil in 2016.

Pudsy33 · 31-07-2012 03:41PM

Lyaiera wrote: »

She's won four races from four races. I didn't hear anything about a protest underway. So I presume she's coming first.

There are ten races. If you come first you get 1 point, second 2 point, 3 three points etc. The person with the least amount of points after all the races gets the gold. The last race is worth double points so first gets 2 points, second 4 points etc.

I don't know if you're allowed to discard the worst two or three of your performances. I would hope you would be allowed because a rope could break or a sail rip and you have to retire means someone could go from first to way down the table with no chance of recovery all because of a technical failure in the equipment, which would just be unlucky.

So far Annalise has 4 points and the person in second place has 16 points.

You discard your single worst run afaik

statesaver · 31-07-2012 03:45PM

Lapin wrote: »

I'm sick of commentators telling us that he or she will have their sights set on Rio in 4 years time when yet another one of our competitors is knocked out.

Its the same thing every 4 years. We heard it all in Beijing.

FFS these are the games where Ireland should be winning medals.
They're practically on our doorstep.

Fek waiting for Brazil in 2016.

I understand where your coming from but CALM DOWN, CALM DOWN

Though Chloe does seem very young

Digitalism · 31-07-2012 03:46PM

statesaver wrote: »

I understand where your coming from but CALM DOWN, CALM DOWN
Though Chloe does seem very young

shes 23.

Samich · 31-07-2012 03:47PM

Lapin wrote: »

I'm sick of commentators telling us that he or she will have their sights set on Rio in 4 years time when yet another one of our competitors is knocked out.

Its the same thing every 4 years. We heard it all in Beijing.

FFS these are the games where Ireland should be winning medals.
They're practically on our doorstep.

Fek waiting for Brazil in 2016.

Nex thing they'll be saying Sonia O' Sullivan is training for Brazil :rolleyes:

Samich · 31-07-2012 03:48PM

And who is this Chloe one? I was watching the Irish Badminton player?

Pudsy33 · 31-07-2012 03:50PM

Samich wrote: »

And who is this Chloe one? I was watching the Irish Badminton player?

She is the irish player?

Shryke · 31-07-2012 03:51PM

Lapin wrote: »

I'm sick of commentators telling us that he or she will have their sights set on Rio in 4 years time when yet another one of our competitors is knocked out.

Its the same thing every 4 years. We heard it all in Beijing.

FFS these are the games where Ireland should be winning medals.
They're practically on our doorstep.

Fek waiting for Brazil in 2016.

This does rankle a bit. It wouldn't have been too much to invest in athletes when the event is in London. Katie Taylor didn't have so much as a bathroom at her disposal. She would use the one in the pub next door from where she was training.
There was little to no funding going toward that lad we had in the gymnastics as far as I know. I was watching the Beeb and they were talking about his history and what an amazing underdog story it was, including how he had to do a load of fund raising to get himself there in the first place.
That was embarrassing to listen to.

Lyaiera · 31-07-2012 03:51PM

Pudsy33 wrote: »

You discard your single worst run afaik

A single discard seems very stingy. I would have imagined at least 2 if the 10 are raced, probably 3, and I've seen 4 discards on 10 race series before.

keano_afc · 31-07-2012 03:53PM

We just dont have the funding to invest properly in athletes. We could adopt GB's approach and concentrate on one or two sports to increase our chances.

garv123 · 31-07-2012 03:53PM

Samich wrote: »

And who is this Chloe one? I was watching the Irish Badminton player?

Chloe magee.. The player you were watching

Lapin · 31-07-2012 03:53PM

statesaver wrote: »

I understand where your coming from but CALM DOWN, CALM DOWN
Though Chloe does seem very young

I'm quite calm.

I just have a low tolerance to horse shít when I hear it.

I'm no expert on Badminton, but is 23 considered young for the game?

BTW, I wasn't trying to single out Magee there, my gripe is with the commentators and their back slapping, gallant performance, better luck next time response.

Call it as it is, we're not good enough. We weren't 4 years ago and won't be in 4 years time.

keith16 · 31-07-2012 03:57PM

Shryke wrote: »

This does rankle a bit. It wouldn't have been too much to invest in athletes when the event is in London. Katie Taylor didn't have so much as a bathroom at her disposal. She would use the one in the pub next door from where she was training.
There was little to no funding going toward that lad we had in the gymnastics as far as I know. I was watching the Beeb and they were talking about his history and what an amazing underdog story it was, including how he had to do a load of fund raising to get himself there in the first place.
That was embarrassing to listen to.

Really encapsulates the 'ah shure it's grand, next time, next time" and "shure we should be happy to even be here" attitude we have.

Roy Keane makes some very good points around this - albeit at very inappropriate times. I do think he is on to something though. We shouldn't be happy with just being there, going along for the sing song so to speak.

Capt'n Midnight · 31-07-2012 03:58PM

keano_afc wrote: »

We just dont have the funding to invest properly in athletes. We could adopt GB's approach and concentrate on one or two sports to increase our chances.

most of the stuff we are god at is fairly cheap
Boxing
Middle distance running
Sailing
Dressage (it's already paid for by the Army)

Samich · 31-07-2012 03:58PM

garv123 wrote: »

Chloe magee.. The player you were watching

I thought they called her Nicky?

garv123 · 31-07-2012 03:59PM

Lapin wrote: »

I'm quite calm.

I just have a low tolerance to horse shít when I hear it.

I'm no expert on Badminton, but is 23 considered young for the game?

BTW, I wasn't trying to single out Magee there, my gripe is with the commentators and their back slapping, gallant performance, better luck next time response.

Call it as it is, we're not good enough. We weren't 4 years ago and won't be in 4 years time.

We'll PI was 33 so She's young enough... she will pick up plenty more experience in the next few years.

Commentator hadn't a clue about badminton, reading out random facts out off the internet, calling the shuttle a ball twice, saying the minimum Evans should be doing was reaching the back lines with his clears.. During the game he could only say if a person served long or short, in or out and the score.

rgmmg · 31-07-2012 04:00PM

Shryke wrote: »

This does rankle a bit. It wouldn't have been too much to invest in athletes when the event is in London. Katie Taylor didn't have so much as a bathroom at her disposal. She would use the one in the pub next door from where she was training.
There was little to no funding going toward that lad we had in the gymnastics as far as I know. I was watching the Beeb and they were talking about his history and what an amazing underdog story it was, including how he had to do a load of fund raising to get himself there in the first place.
That was embarrassing to listen to.

apparently he was barred from the climbing frame in the local park as the kids couldn't get a look in :pac:

London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

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