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London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

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  • #6782
    P_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    I'd just like to take this chance to say **** you to the Argentinian basketball team for that pathetic collapse in the 2nd half


  • #6783
    bwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 630 ✭✭✭bwatson


    pithater1 wrote: »
    I'd just like to take this chance to say **** you to the Argentinian basketball team for that pathetic collapse in the 2nd half

    One silver medal all games, a pathetic return for a country with such a large population (nearly 40 million) and sporting tradition. Maybe Christina De Kirchner's decision to stay away from the opening ceremony was more than just a crass and inappropriate political statement? Maybe she knew how poor Team Argentina were! :P


  • #6784
    P_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    bwatson wrote: »
    One silver medal all games, a pathetic return for a country with such a large population (nearly 40 million) and sporting tradition. Maybe Christina De Kirchner's decision to stay away from the opening ceremony was more than just a crass and inappropriate political statement? Maybe she knew how poor Team Argentina were! :P

    Never mind that, they just lost me money, thats the most important bit


  • #6785
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭steelcityblues


    pithater1 wrote: »
    I'd just like to take this chance to say **** you to the Argentinian basketball team for that pathetic collapse in the 2nd half

    Brazil will beat them, I reckon.


  • #6786
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭steelcityblues


    bwatson wrote: »
    One silver medal all games, a pathetic return for a country with such a large population (nearly 40 million) and sporting tradition. Maybe Christina De Kirchner's decision to stay away from the opening ceremony was more than just a crass and inappropriate political statement? Maybe she knew how poor Team Argentina were! :P

    Their women's hockey team look strong, so that should be one more. Would not be confident in the basketball team judging by tonight, and that they struggled against Tunisia.


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  • #6787
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭steelcityblues


    bwatson wrote: »
    As long as a broadcaster isnt actively abusing or mocking another nation I cant see any problem.

    Gary Lineker was mocking Germany having no medals after only a few days, which was unnecessary, IMO.


  • #6788
    Tox56
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,636 ✭✭✭✭Tox56


    steelcityblues wrote: »
    Gary Lineker was mocking Germany having no medals after only a few days, which was unnecessary, IMO.

    People will take offence to anything, it was gentle ribbing to the "old enemy" sort of thing.


  • #6789
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,000 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    This is pretty funny

    Sailing 'commentary':

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/06/irish-olympic-sailing-commentary-video_n_1747853.html


  • #6790
    grenache
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,477 ✭✭✭grenache


    pithater1 wrote: »
    I'd just like to take this chance to say **** you to the Argentinian basketball team for that pathetic collapse in the 2nd half
    If you take out the third quarter, where the US out-scored them 42-17 (5 points average every minute), the Argies competed very well and matched them for most of the game. That purple patch where Kevin Durrant and Lebron James got 7-8 three pointers between them took the US out of reach. Ginobli was absolute class for Argentina, it's easy to see he had many years of NBA experience with San Antonio. His passing was sublime.

    Argies took their eye off the ball tonight, but the Lithuanians showed on Friday that Americans are beatable. Spain could certainly take them, and there's a good chance they'll meet in the final after losing to Brazil tonight.

    Lots speculating that the Spanish lost on purpose to avoid USA until the final.


  • #6791
    raymann
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 312 ✭✭raymann


    bwatson wrote: »
    The BBC are incredibly biased towards British athletes, as are RTE towards Irish athletes, NBC towards American athletes and so on. I don't see any problem with it at all, and find it odd that some people expect anything different. This is what sport does, people rally around their club, team, nation or whatever.

    the thing is though, they are not. infact thy are probably one of the most impartial broadcasters in the world. what they suffer from is the fact that everybody reads their media.

    have a look at the comments sections on any of there newspapers its mostly 'foreigners'. you dont see that on the us or australian titles. i think the daily mail is the most visited news website in the world now (christ!). and the bbc, god i miss it living in france....

    i live on the french/spanish border and you want to see their media, jesus christ! the home athletes are untouchable and NEVER wrong. the irish media is not quite as bad but worse that the british. the difference is no one reads our media to decide that we are 'arrogant' as well.

    the main thing is there are people on this site that scrutinize any aspect of british culture/media to find examples that reinforce ideas that they want the brits associated with.

    its their own media talking about their most successful olympics ever thats at home thats a raging success. let them have their moment...

    by all accounts the irish athletes have been getting an amazing reaction from the brit crowd as well, and definitely coverage above countries of similar size.


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  • #6792
    keano_afc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,711 ✭✭✭keano_afc


    Sparks43 wrote: »
    Right time for bed

    Have to get up and pack for England in the morning

    Shooting,Fishing,Cycling and lots of Drinking in store

    Cant wait:D

    We must be in with a shout for a medal in the drinking anyway.


  • #6793
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    god 287
    diegomaradona 272
    nicevery 270
    jesus shaves 265
    tadghSk 264
    mynameisurl 254
    irish stew 224
    pherekydes 212
    sparks 207
    barney92 195
    samich 175
    mars bar 172
    deftlefthand 160
    westendgirlie 145
    kfallon 136


  • #6794
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    Sparks43 wrote: »
    Right time for bed

    Have to get up and pack for England in the morning

    Shooting,Fishing,Cycling and lots of Drinking in store

    Cant wait:D

    Enjoy Sparks, and anyone else who said they were going to an event :)


  • #6795
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,105 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    Couldnt watch the fight live yesterday as had to work (no bank hols for us here in the UK!).. but had twitter feeds and messages throughout...amazing! And the loudest recorded crowd at the games! Hurray!

    Absolutely like a kid waiting for Santa, waiting for Thursday..our seats are not as great as we'd like (pure lottery) but regardless the atmosphere will be electric and I'm confident we'll see her take the gold medal. Cannot wait. Two more sleeps!! eeeek!

    There is a great atmosphere around too in general. The cheers from Team GB's big night on Saturday could be heard out where we live, which is saying something! There's just an air of excitment, and everyone seems so much more chattier and happy then usual.


  • #6796
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    steelcityblues wrote: »
    Gary Lineker was mocking Germany having no medals after only a few days, which was unnecessary, IMO.

    Sure the Irish media had a little smirk on its face when reporting on that brief fluffy of worry in the UK media about lack of medals after two days.


  • #6797
    blueser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,744 ✭✭✭✭blueser


    raymann wrote: »
    the thing is though, they are not. infact thy are probably one of the most impartial broadcasters in the world. what they suffer from is the fact that everybody reads their media.

    have a look at the comments sections on any of there newspapers its mostly 'foreigners'. you dont see that on the us or australian titles. i think the daily mail is the most visited news website in the world now (christ!). and the bbc, god i miss it living in france....

    i live on the french/spanish border and you want to see their media, jesus christ! the home athletes are untouchable and NEVER wrong. the irish media is not quite as bad but worse that the british. the difference is no one reads our media to decide that we are 'arrogant' as well.

    the main thing is there are people on this site that scrutinize any aspect of british culture/media to find examples that reinforce ideas that they want the brits associated with.

    its their own media talking about their most successful olympics ever thats at home thats a raging success. let them have their moment...

    by all accounts the irish athletes have been getting an amazing reaction from the brit crowd as well, and definitely coverage above countries of similar size.
    The commentary for KT's bout yesterday had to be heard to be believed. She was getting praised to the heavens by the Beeb's commentators, and she was fighting a British girl! Apparently she was asked after the bout what she could have done to beat Taylor, and she said something like ''throw the kitchen sink at her, or drive a bus over her!''


  • #6798
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,000 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    DOWNNNNNNNNTOWWWWWNNNNNNN
    BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM


    Timmy MacCarthy on RTE 2 now doing his thing :D


  • #6799
    Kerrydude1981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,192 ✭✭✭✭Kerrydude1981


    Just turned it on,go Timmy,he is sum legend,pity we only get to hear him at the Olympics as RTE dont show much Basketball anymore

    KOBE FOR THREE!!!!!


  • #6800
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,000 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    LOL

    Tim MacCarthy:
    "Curiousty can go to mars.......Durant can go flying also!!!!"


  • #6801
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Chance of a British one two in the Mens Triatalon today, and I'm gonna miss it.

    :(


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  • #6802
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,251 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Carnage in the High Hurdles!

    One of the faves falls at the first.


  • #6803
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,000 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    Pherekydes wrote: »
    Carnage in the High Hurdles!

    One of the faves falls at the first.

    Yeah wtf just happened there?
    3 guys didn't make the first hurdle. another guy went down later.


  • #6804
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,069 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Glad to see Turner winning the heat, but very sad to see the Chinese chap pull his achilles.


  • #6805
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    Fecking work, making me miss the Olympics :mad:

    Is Fionnuala Britton running this morning?


  • #6806
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,251 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    westendgirlie wrote: »
    Fecking work, making me miss the Olympics :mad:

    Is Fionnuala Britton running this morning?

    She's on the start list.

    And her race has started!


  • #6807
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,251 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    PB for Britton! Great going.


  • #6808
    Kerrydude1981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,192 ✭✭✭✭Kerrydude1981


    She is 12th with 5 laps to go


  • #6809
    Morgase
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 737 ✭✭✭Morgase


    westendgirlie wrote: »
    Fecking work, making me miss the Olympics :mad:

    Is Fionnuala Britton running this morning?

    10th place, with a time of 15:12.97. A personal best!


  • #6810
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,251 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    10th place. With 5 fastest losers, it's likely she'll miss out, but she gets a good grade for her Olympic performances.


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  • #6811
    Kerrydude1981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,192 ✭✭✭✭Kerrydude1981


    Pace is picking up,she is in 9th now


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