London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

Shryke · 04-08-2012 01:49PM

****ing hell I've had enough with rte. Ten minutes of ads and now it's more talking heads. Is there actually nothing on!? Such ****ing bull****. I'm turning it off until I can be somewhere else.

Guy:Incognito · 04-08-2012 01:49PM

What way does the sailing work? Theres a medal race on Monday or somesuch?

I'll hold my hands up to having no interest in sailing, I'll watch most sports but just can't get in to it.

Guy:Incognito · 04-08-2012 01:51PM

Seems to be a lot of people watching on RTE. Is this through lack of choice or actually choosing it over BBC?

Dont think I've turned on RTE once since the Olympics atarted.

Pudsy33 · 04-08-2012 01:51PM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

What way does the sailing work? Theres a medal race on Monday or somesuch?

I'll hold my hands up to having no interest in sailing, I'll watch most sports but just can't get in to it.

Ten races, after the ten the top 10 contestants go on to the medal race. This race counts for double points, and these are added to the cumulative score to determine the winner.

patmac · 04-08-2012 01:52PM

Call me Al wrote: »

How is Annalise doing? I'm really hoping today is a success for her.

Brian017 wrote: »

3rd at the mo

Analise 3 after 6 legs,if things stay the same she would have a 4 point lead with two races left.

Colmustard · 04-08-2012 01:52PM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

What way does the sailing work? Theres a medal race on Monday or somesuch?

I'll hold my hands up to having no interest in sailing, I'll watch most sports but just can't get in to it.

Ditto it is baffling, but if Ireland have an Olympic medal prospect I would watch an egg and spoon race.

Pherekydes · 04-08-2012 01:53PM

leahyl wrote: »

Nope - I think they were saying someone had to put in a challenge or something for anything to be done. RTE panellists were saying that he didn't impinge on anyone elses race but that's not the point!

It is most definitely the point:

4. An athlete shall not be disqualified if he
(a) is pushed or forced by another person to step or run outside his
lane or on or inside the kerb or line marking the applicable
border, or
(b) steps or runs outside his lane in the straight or outside the outer
line of his lane on the bend,
with no material advantage thereby being gained and no other athlete
being jostled or obstructed so as to impede his progress.
Note: Material advantage includes improving his position by any
means, including removing himself from a “boxed” position in the
race by having stepped or run inside the inside edge of the track.

Shryke · 04-08-2012 01:53PM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Seems to be a lot of people watching on RTE. Is this through lack of choice or actually choosing it over BBC?

Dont think I've turned on RTE once since the Olympics atarted.

Lack of choice here. I just turned back on and ads are on again! They didn't show anything at all except talking heads? This is depressing.

patmac · 04-08-2012 01:54PM

Switching between both, watch Rte when a British competitor is involved so as to see the whole race from a neutral perspective.

Guy:Incognito · 04-08-2012 01:55PM

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Ten races, after the ten the top 10 contestants go on to the medal race. This race counts for double points, and these are added to the cumulative score to determine the winner.

So you could hammer everyone and win all 10 races then still not get a medal? **** that.

Guy:Incognito · 04-08-2012 01:55PM

patmac wrote: »

Switching between both, watch Rte when a British competitor is involved so as to see the whole race from a neutral perspective.

How so? The commentary you mean? Thats the only difference.

I'm watching the Athletics at the minute. Couldnt be doing with that ****e of RTE switching between loads of different sports. At this stage of the game , tv shoudl work to suit the viewer.

jojofizzio · 04-08-2012 01:56PM

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Thats some jacket by Kenny Egan

Ya,he needs to sack the stylist!!

Kerrydude1981 · 04-08-2012 01:56PM

Colmustard wrote: »

Ditto it is baffling, but if Ireland have an Olympic medal prospect I would watch an egg and spoon race.

Just a pity its not getting much coverage,I know feck all about it but if we have a serious medal prospect in it then Il watch it,you would think RTE would show or try and get some coverage of it instead of just updating us with what we can find out for ourselves on RTE.ie

Pudsy33 · 04-08-2012 01:56PM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

So you could hammer everyone and win all 10 races then still not get a medal? **** that.

No No, the score over the ten races is added to the score in the medal race. You could potentially have a gold before the medal race!

Guy:Incognito · 04-08-2012 01:58PM

Pudsy33 wrote: »

No No, the score over the ten races is added to the score in the medal race. You could potentially have a gold before the medal race!

Ah right, that sounds better.:D

keith16 · 04-08-2012 01:58PM

Shryke wrote: »

Lack of choice here. I just turned back on and ads are on again! They didn't show anything at all except talking heads? This is depressing.

Completely in the same boat. It's shocking truth be told. Plus the way they "end" one program.....ads.......intro.....ok we're back....time for ads.

Guy:Incognito · 04-08-2012 01:59PM

New lifetime best in the Javelin for Ennis. Surely its gold with just the 800m to go. Hope nothing goes wrong there.

leahyl · 04-08-2012 02:02PM

Pherekydes wrote: »

leahyl wrote: »

Nope - I think they were saying someone had to put in a challenge or something for anything to be done. RTE panellists were saying that he didn't impinge on anyone elses race but that's not the point!

It is most definitely the point:

4. An athlete shall not be disqualified if he
(a) is pushed or forced by another person to step or run outside his
lane or on or inside the kerb or line marking the applicable
border, or
(b) steps or runs outside his lane in the straight or outside the outer
line of his lane on the bend,
with no material advantage thereby being gained and no other athlete
being jostled or obstructed so as to impede his progress.
Note: Material advantage includes improving his position by any
means, including removing himself from a “boxed” position in the
race by having stepped or run inside the inside edge of the track.

Thanks for taking the time to look that up and post it :-P there was a guy in the lane next to him just behind him but because the guy qualified he obv didn't mind too much but if he hadn't I'd say he'd have something to say about it.

Still, and I'm no athletics expert (as you can prob guess!), I'd imagine it's not very good form to be running outside your lane for no apparent reason. He wouldn't want to be making a habit of it otherwise he'll be disqualified eventually

Rascasse · 04-08-2012 02:05PM

patmac wrote: »

Switching between both, watch Rte when a British competitor is involved so as to see the whole race from a neutral perspective.

I'm surprised RTE are now showing sports with British competitors in it now. Last night they showed neither the womens keirin final (Pendleton) nor the womens 800m freestyle (Addlington), choosing instead to show Bill waffling with talking heads in the studio.

Obviously RTE think their audience prefer chit chat to watching medals being won.

Anyone · 04-08-2012 02:06PM

C'mon Paddy, burst him.

Shryke · 04-08-2012 02:06PM

At least the boxing is on now.

delad · 04-08-2012 02:09PM

Fcuk sake have to mute Jimmy Magee

el diablo · 04-08-2012 02:09PM

Crikey, these lads are tiny. 7 stone 7 pounds. :eek:

delad · 04-08-2012 02:10PM

el diablo wrote: »

Crikey, these lads are tiny. 7 stone 7 pounds. :eek:

I don't get why Ireland has such an abundance of smaller fighters but hardly any middleweights or heavyweights

Guy:Incognito · 04-08-2012 02:11PM

el diablo wrote: »

Crikey, these lads are tiny. 7 stone 7 pounds. :eek:

Did you see the massive guy in the Judo on BBC last night? 34 stone or something. They said he weighed 6 stone more than the entire Chinese womens Gymnastics team.:)

Mars Bar · 04-08-2012 02:12PM

Trampolining is on!

el diablo · 04-08-2012 02:13PM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Did you see the massive guy in the Judo on BBC last night? 34 stone or something. They said he weighed 6 stone more than the entire Chinese womens Gymnastics team.:)

Yep, saw him. Think he was from Guam. He was no good though. He got beaten by a man half his weight.

patmac · 04-08-2012 02:18PM

delad wrote: »

I don't get why Ireland has such an abundance of smaller fighters but hardly any middleweights or heavyweights

Joe ward should be there and Kenny Egan won a silver medal. As for Rte, bit disappointed so far, with Bill bringing the negative soccer style chat to the swimming slagging of Phelps for missing a gold medal by in inch was poor. BBC's digital coverage is excellent but with a large British bias. They were showing Analise's race but when the GB sailor jumped the gun, they switched to someone else.
RTE do not have any say on the sailing coverage so we have to wait for updates.mthe 10th race is being shown after the boxing I think.

delad · 04-08-2012 02:20PM

patmac wrote: »

Joe ward should be there and Kenny Egan won a silver medal. As for Rte, bit disappointed so far, with Bill bringing the negative soccer style chat to the swimming slagging of Phelps for missing a gold medal by in inch was poor. BBC's digital coverage is excellent but with a large British bias. They were showing Analise's race but when the GB sailor jumped the gun, they switched to someone else.
RTE do not have any say on the sailing coverage so we have to wait for updates.mthe 10th race is being shown after the boxing I think.

BBC weren't showing the 100m heats live which was a joke.

Mr.Crinklewood · 04-08-2012 02:20PM

delad wrote: »

Fcuk sake have to mute Jimmy Magee

..this stale bread tastes crap.

London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

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