Toepoke Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Unlikely to be seeing scenes like this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 On a more positive note, 50 Scots in the GB team, making up 14% of it. So I guess we're punching above our weight. A legacy of Glasgow 2014? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 On 18 July 2016 at 7:08 PM, Toepoke said: Unlikely to be seeing scenes like this... Can't listen to that anthem without thinking of Rocky IV. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 48 minutes ago, Bristolhibby said: Can't listen to that anthem without thinking of Rocky IV. J If you can change, and I can change, we can all change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 26 minutes ago, Ormond said: If you can change, and I can change, we can all change. If he dies, he dies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stocky Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 On 7/19/2016 at 6:09 PM, Toepoke said: On a more positive note, 50 Scots in the GB team, making up 14% of it. So I guess we're punching above our weight. A legacy of Glasgow 2014? mmm Not really much to crow about, as New Zealand have nearly 200 Athletes going to Rio. A country about the same size as ours. http://www.olympic.org.nz/assets/Rio-2016-Selected-NZ-Athletes-19July16.pdf 50 Athletes is IMO a pathetic state of affairs........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibi Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Let's make sure we have our own Olympic team next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 48 minutes ago, stocky said: mmm Not really much to crow about, as New Zealand have nearly 200 Athletes going to Rio. A country about the same size as ours. http://www.olympic.org.nz/assets/Rio-2016-Selected-NZ-Athletes-19July16.pdf 50 Athletes is IMO a pathetic state of affairs........... Careful now, Brian Whittle will be at your door with his relay medals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 11 minutes ago, Toepoke said: Careful now, Brian Whittle will be at your door with his relay medals... Don't think he has got any Olympic medals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 2 hours ago, Orraloon said: Don't think he has got any Olympic medals. As long as they were won with Team GB he'll be happy (Brian that is, not Stocky)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 On Monday, July 18, 2016 at 7:08 PM, Toepoke said: Unlikely to be seeing scenes like this... Maybe we will after all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDange Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 All seems a bit of a farce with the IOC now saying it's up to the governing bodies of each individual sport to determine who is allowed to compete. Passing the buck. Getting to the stage that every medal won will have a hint of "aye, but are they on drugs?" about it. And WTF is Olympic Golf about? If it's not the pinnicle of the sport, it shouldn't be at the Olympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapofGlencoe Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 They're all corrupt. Seb Coe is as dirty as the lot of them. BBC venerate the guy too. Look how many companies he's non-exec director of that win all the contracts for goods and services at these events... They're all at it, we're led to believe all these athletes get colds/flus, tip top conditions but need to take X every other month, so they have to take all these cures etc..the line is thin. It's just about being just the right side of it. Football is the big one they won't touch. The German press are the only one's properly running with this.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3718338/Gold-medal-originality-Man-throws-Chinese-athlete-Rio-hotel-lobby-forcing-hurdler-bathroom-leaving-bags-unattended-accomplice-steal.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcumnock Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Am no gawn, feart fae zico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 2 hours ago, fishcumnock said: Am no gawn, feart fae zico. Sorry to hear that Roughie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark frae Crieff Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Heard that some English burd has missed 3 drug tests but she is still allowed to compete. Something fishy going on here, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 58 minutes ago, Orraloon said: Heard that some English burd has missed 3 drug tests but she is still allowed to compete. Something fishy going on here, I think. Lizzie Armistead. Uk Cycling even funded her legal costs in her fight against UKAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil r Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 On Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 1:51 PM, stocky said: mmm Not really much to crow about, as New Zealand have nearly 200 Athletes going to Rio. A country about the same size as ours. http://www.olympic.org.nz/assets/Rio-2016-Selected-NZ-Athletes-19July16.pdf 50 Athletes is IMO a pathetic state of affairs........... Pretty poor comparison really. New Zealand represent themselves and dont make up part of another team. I'd imagine that if it was an Anzac team then there would be far less Kiwis. Even less if it was say an Australasia outfit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 This is what I've taken from the media coverage so far:- Rio is bad Russia is the root of all evil London 2012 was awesome have I missed anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 1 minute ago, vanderark14 said: This is what I've taken from the media coverage so far:- Rio is bad Russia is the root of all evil London 2012 was awesome have I missed anything? It's okay to miss drugs tests if you're British. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 i hope this dies down when they games start, it would be nice to enjoy the sports without such a bias view of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 5 minutes ago, vanderark14 said: This is what I've taken from the media coverage so far:- Rio is bad Russia is the root of all evil London 2012 was awesome have I missed anything? "It's such a bloody shame there isn't a Team GB in the football event." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 7 minutes ago, ErsatzThistle said: "It's such a bloody shame there isn't a Team GB in the football event." We will get to see Oor Andy proudly waving the union jack though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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