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Give it a REST for heaven sake

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  • #62
    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    shopaholic01 wrote: »
    Well, we used to be considered a rich country, now we're debt rich. I don't follow sport but I do admire all the sports men/women who competed.

    They trained in sub-standard conditions and their achievements required a lot of hard work and determination. They deserve recognition. If funding was increased it would encourage more people to compete at a serious level and would improve our medal tally.

    Still, 5 medals is impressive for a small country with a poor emphasis on sport and lack of funding.

    In fairness more emphasis and funding were given to Boxing since Beijing and still Katie was the only person to win out a weight class. I'm not saying winning silver or bronze isn't an achievement of sorts, thankfully we're not like the States where they class those medals as first and second loser.


  • #63
    fishy fishy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭fishy fishy


    yes, at the end of the day we came home with ONE gold medal. and to be honest, if we think about it, if Katie Taylor wasn't competing, nobody would have given a curse.

    ONE GOLD MEDAL - and a never ended regurgitation about it by the media.


  • #64
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,159 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    The fawning and bandwagon jumping goes completely OTT. It's all well and good to be happy for them and have a bit of pride but driving up to Dublin at lunch time on a Monday just to maybe catch a glimpse of them at the airport (when the authorities have specifically said NOT to) is ridiculous.

    There's no half measures with Irish people, it's either bunting and tricolours everywhere or they couldn't give a flying one. Sometimes it's ok to just be in between.


  • #65
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,159 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    The fawning and bandwagon jumping goes completely OTT. It's all well and good to be happy for them and have a bit of pride but driving up to Dublin at lunch time on a Monday just to maybe catch a glimpse of them at the airport (when the authorities have specifically said NOT to) is ridiculous.

    There's no half measures with Irish people, it's either bunting and tricolours everywhere or they couldn't give a flying one. Sometimes it's ok to just be in between.


  • #66
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,380 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    fishy fishy wrote: »
    yes, at the end of the day we came home with ONE gold medal. and to be honest, if we think about it, if Katie Taylor wasn't competing, nobody would have given a curse.

    ONE GOLD MEDAL - and a never ended regurgitation about it by the media.
    bollo*x anyone who knew anything about sport knew our boxers were our best shot. If Nevin and co came back with their haul we would be just as excited.


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  • #67
    Trigger13222
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 213 ✭✭Trigger13222


    Ireland should have the begrudgers games sure to come out on top of the medal table .


  • #68
    Min
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,550 ✭✭✭Min


    Ireland did great and as I saw on twitter it will lead to more Olympians:

    The Olympics medals today are really inspiring Irish children. Just saw a little girl punching the **** out of her My Little Pony.


  • #69
    Paz-CCFC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭Paz-CCFC


    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    Have to say I'm getting a bit of "Olympic celebration fatigue" as well.. I'm also getting sick of RTE trying to make everybody feel guilty for "forgetting" about Cian O'Connor.. saying things like "oh, and dont forget Cian O'Connor, he was brilliant and he got a medal too"..

    RTE, I havent forgotten..

    2004 Summer Olympics
    Further information: Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping and Ireland at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Riding his horse, Waterford Crystal, he became an instant national hero, being the only Irish medalist that year. However, on 8 October 2004, it emerged that Waterford Crystal had tested positive for a prohibited substance. Components of the 'B' sample were stolen, as were documents from the Irish Equestrian Federation offices. However, the B blood sample also tested positive for prohibited, but not performance-enhancing, substances, which had been prescribed to the horse some time earlier.

    The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) ruled that O'Connor must be stripped of his medal and he also received a three month ban from competition. On 10 June 2005, O'Connor's solicitor filed an official waiver of appeal in the FEI which made the Judicial Committee’s decision official. O'Connor lost his gold medal and the Irish Show Jumping Team was disqualified by the Olympic Board. The individual showjumping gold medal went to Brazilian Rodrigo Pessoa and the Irish team's seventh place was inherited by the Italians.

    Yet on Prime Time, they completely ignored Michelle Smith, by saying that Katie Taylor's medal was Ireland's first since 1992...


  • #70
    Jimoslimos
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    Paz-CCFC wrote: »
    Yet on Prime Time, they completely ignored Michelle Smith, by saying that Katie Taylor's medal was Ireland's first since 1992...
    Thought they might have it phrased as "first Olympic boxing gold medal medal since 1992", which is true enough
    Min wrote: »
    Ireland did great and as I saw on twitter it will lead to more Olympians:

    The Olympics medals today are really inspiring Irish children. Just saw a little girl punching the **** out of her My Little Pony.
    Oh noooo!!! The last thing we need are a load of irate bronies!


  • #71
    fishy fishy
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    Min wrote: »
    Ireland did great and as I saw on twitter it will lead to more Olympians:

    The Olympics medals today are really inspiring Irish children. Just saw a little girl punching the **** out of her My Little Pony.

    My Little Pony - I thought they went out with the tide.

    ya, its like kids take out their tennis racquets when wimbledon is on - give them a couple of days after, and the racquets are thrown back in the attic never to be seen till the next year.


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  • #72
    Colmustard
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    We haven't won a proper gold medal in 20 years, to right I am going to go on about it.


  • #73
    fishy fishy
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    how many thousand is up in Dublin at the minute at the "homecoming" 10,000? 20,000? 30,000?

    Oh wait, I think there is about 198 people there.

    Seems like I'm not the only one thinking "flogging a dead horse"

    cringe.

    :D:D


  • #74
    Yakult
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 7,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭Yakult


    What I thought was funny about the whole thing, when Katie Taylor was fighting and winning, all the girls and some boys on facebook would not shut up about her, posting stupid Irish pride photos. Yet I didn't see one mention for John Joe Nevin who was also going for gold...
    Either way, I dont care. Let people milk it if they want and if that bothers you then I dont know, maybe move to Tajikistan?


  • #75
    fishy fishy
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    Yakult wrote: »
    What I thought was funny about the whole thing, when Katie Taylor was fighting and winning, all the girls and some boys on facebook would not shut up about her, posting stupid Irish pride photos. Yet I didn't see one mention for John Joe Nevin who was also going for gold...

    exactly - as I said before if it wasn't for Katie nobody would have given a curse about the others. She;s a great girl no doubt, can people not leave her alone to get on with her much deserved rest. Seems like they can't.

    Maybe after this "homecoming" disaster people can move on.

    its a complete disaster.


  • #76
    Ash.J.Williams
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    Yakult wrote: »
    What I thought was funny about the whole thing, when Katie Taylor was fighting and winning, all the girls and some boys on facebook would not shut up about her, posting stupid Irish pride photos. Yet I didn't see one mention for John Joe Nevin who was also going for gold...
    I would Disagree...John Joe got massive support and still is. He's not in the same league as Katie as she has been a well known personality for years now. Katie is the biggest star and therefore gets more support. It's not rocket science.


  • #77
    Ash.J.Williams
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    fishy fishy wrote: »
    exactly - as I said before if it wasn't for Katie nobody would have given a curse about the others. She;s a great girl no doubt, can people not leave her alone to get on with her much deserved rest. Seems like they can't.

    Maybe after this "homecoming" disaster people can move on.

    its a complete disaster.
    Bolloc*s....they would got the same support as bejing plus a little more, which was more support than any other athletes.


  • #78
    fishy fishy
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    Ash.J.Williams wrote: »
    Bolloc*s....they would got the same support as bejing plus a little more, which was more support than any other athletes.

    nah, they were only "afterthoughts" after Katie.

    be honest, in two months time nobody will even remember their names.


  • #79
    Ash.J.Williams
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    fishy fishy wrote: »
    nah, they were only "afterthoughts" after Katie.

    be honest, in two months time nobody will even remember their names.
    are you making this up?


  • #80
    stevenmu
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    fishy fishy wrote: »
    how many thousand is up in Dublin at the minute at the "homecoming" 10,000? 20,000? 30,000?

    Oh wait, I think there is about 198 people there.
    Nobody could get there because they shut down all the roads at 6am for some stupid reason.


  • #81
    kfallon
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    fishy fishy wrote: »
    nah, they were only "afterthoughts" after Katie.

    be honest, in two months time nobody will even remember their names.

    No they weren't, a lot of people were looking forward to seeing John Joe and Darren O'Neill box on the first day of the Olympics. Katie didn't appear until the second week and by that time the boxing had taken off with wins for John Joe, Adam Nolan (tho was later beaten), Darren O'Neill (ditto), Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan.

    I haven't forgotten the names of Ronnie Delaney, John Treacy, Wayne McCullough, Michael Carruth, Sonia O'Sullivan, Paddy Barnes, Darren Sutherland and Kenny Egan. I will be adding this years medal winners to the list!


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  • #82
    fishy fishy
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    Ash.J.Williams wrote: »
    are you making this up?

    no


  • #83
    fishy fishy
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    kfallon wrote: »
    No they weren't, a lot of people were looking forward to seeing John Joe and Darren O'Neill box on the first day of the Olympics. Katie didn't appear until the second week and by that time the boxing had taken off with wins for John Joe, Adam Nolan (tho was later beaten), Darren O'Neill (ditto), Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan.

    I haven't forgotten the names of Ronnie Delaney, John Treacy, Wayne McCullough, Michael Carruth, Sonia O'Sullivan, Paddy Barnes, Darren Sutherland and Kenny Egan. I will be adding this years medal winners to the list!

    Im not saying you will forget the name Katie Taylor - nobody will - she has won numerous competitions.

    I'm talking about the "also rans". Can you remember the "also ran's" in all the other olympics?

    Its a fact - unless you are a die hard boxing fan (and had been before the Olympics) you will not remember the silver/bronze/fourths/fifths winners in aa couple of months.


  • #84
    Jelly2
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    fishy fishy wrote: »
    Im not saying you will forget the name Katie Taylor - nobody will - she has won numerous competitions.

    I'm talking about the "also rans". Can you remember the "also ran's" in all the other olympics?

    Its a fact - unless you are a die hard boxing fan (and had been before the Olympics) you will not remember the silver/bronze/fourths/fifths winners in aa couple of months.

    How do you know that? I can safely say that I will. And I am not a diehard boxing fan. It's not rocket science to remember names. I'm sure if I can do it plenty of people can.


  • #85
    fishy fishy
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    Jelly2 wrote: »
    How do you know that? I can safely say that I will. And I am not a diehard boxing fan. It's not rocket science to remember names. I'm sure if I can do it plenty of people can.

    its easy to say when you have google. :D


  • #86
    Jelly2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 402 ✭✭Jelly2


    fishy fishy wrote: »
    its easy to say when you have google. :D

    Or I might just have a good memory!!


  • #87
    kfallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,775 ✭✭✭✭kfallon


    fishy fishy wrote: »
    Im not saying you will forget the name Katie Taylor - nobody will - she has won numerous competitions.

    I'm talking about the "also rans". Can you remember the "also ran's" in all the other olympics?

    Its a fact - unless you are a die hard boxing fan (and had been before the Olympics) you will not remember the silver/bronze/fourths/fifths winners in aa couple of months.

    I just named out our Silver medalists from Barcelona, Sydney and Beijing plus our Bronze Medalists from Beijing :rolleyes:

    Lamb of Jaysus!


  • #88
    Jelly2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 402 ✭✭Jelly2


    kfallon wrote: »
    I just named out our Silver medalists from Barcelona, Sydney and Beijing plus our Bronze Medalists from Beijing :rolleyes:

    Lamb of Jaysus!

    You were talking about the other medal winners. Now you're stretching it to include all those who finished off the medal table. Of course I won't remember all of them.


  • #89
    fishy fishy
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    kfallon wrote: »
    I just named out our Silver medalists from Barcelona, Sydney and Beijing plus our Bronze Medalists from Beijing :rolleyes:

    Lamb of Jaysus!

    what sport was he in?


  • #90
    kneemos
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    fishy fishy wrote: »
    what sport was he in?

    Fence jumping.


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  • #91
    fishy fishy
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    kneemos wrote: »
    Fence jumping.

    or was it "dodging' the shepherd" :D


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