MegaSteve
Tour Winner
Setting for the lawn bowls looks superb...
Question for the 'locals'... The posh new riverside museum... Is this on the same site as an 'old fashioned' maritime museum that I am sure I visited a decade or so ago? Or is that still there or never there or am I totally confused as usual
Question for the 'locals'... The posh new riverside museum... Is this on the same site as an 'old fashioned' maritime museum that I am sure I visited a decade or so ago? Or is that still there or never there or am I totally confused as usual
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Another gold for that well honed athlete Tattie Marshall and Troon's Paul Foster
Doon frae Troon
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Hacker Khan
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I'm quite enjoying it, which is a pleasant surprise. Yes it's a bit of poor mans Olympics, but seeing as the Olympics is the greatest show on earth then that's not a problem.
Some of the events do have world class fields. The main nations missing are the the US and Chinese, but I don't trust the Chinese athletes and am not convinced that the times they set are clean, so that's no great loss. Plus it's a great confidence booster for the home nations to take to the Olympics and their respective World Championships.
Also great to see Scotland doing well in Judo and the swimming and Glasgow looks like it's done a great job hosting them.
Some of the events do have world class fields. The main nations missing are the the US and Chinese, but I don't trust the Chinese athletes and am not convinced that the times they set are clean, so that's no great loss. Plus it's a great confidence booster for the home nations to take to the Olympics and their respective World Championships.
Also great to see Scotland doing well in Judo and the swimming and Glasgow looks like it's done a great job hosting them.
Doon frae Troon
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According to Mr Bolt the Glasgow Commonwealth Games it is not as good as the London Olympics.
That must have surprised many
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No money involved but at least he turned up.
That must have surprised many
oo:No money involved but at least he turned up.
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According to Mr Bolt the Glasgow Commonwealth Games it is not as good as the London Olympics.
That must have surprised many
No money involved but at least he turned up.
Im guessing you are reading the papers as opposed to what he has said - check out his Twitter account - he is having a great time actually going around watching the other events - been very complimentary of Glasgow and Scotland
According to Mr Bolt the Glasgow Commonwealth Games it is not as good as the London Olympics.
That must have surprised many
No money involved but at least he turned up.
A nothing story dredged up by the press. He's tweeted he's enjoying the local hospitality and the whole vibe around the place
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
I've managed only limited viewing on TV but one thing I did have the misfortune to catch was the finals of the 25m rapid fire pistol shooting thingy... utter garbage as a televised 'sport'
Ok I'm sure its a sport, technically, but the 6 or 7 50something chubby men really didn't need to be wearing tracksuits for this. The TV pictures were of their arm/hand and nothing else, no picture of the target etc then a score would come up and one by one they were eliminated (not literally although that might have added to the spectacle)
The crowd numbered in the teens and looked like it was composed of close relations of the competitors given they all seemed to be on speaking terms with each other and the competitors
So once this chap from Oz was declared the winner they went outside to the car park for the medal ceremony! I kid you not it wasn't even tarmac'd, just a rough grey gravel area where they had set up a podium and the crowd had swollen with the arrival of a family with a buggy and a lone piper who couldn't play
All in all it was 7 minutes of my life I wont get back!
Ok I'm sure its a sport, technically, but the 6 or 7 50something chubby men really didn't need to be wearing tracksuits for this. The TV pictures were of their arm/hand and nothing else, no picture of the target etc then a score would come up and one by one they were eliminated (not literally although that might have added to the spectacle)
The crowd numbered in the teens and looked like it was composed of close relations of the competitors given they all seemed to be on speaking terms with each other and the competitors
So once this chap from Oz was declared the winner they went outside to the car park for the medal ceremony! I kid you not it wasn't even tarmac'd, just a rough grey gravel area where they had set up a podium and the crowd had swollen with the arrival of a family with a buggy and a lone piper who couldn't play
All in all it was 7 minutes of my life I wont get back!
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Good battles between England and Oz to see who tops the medal table.
Scotland and New Zealand fighting for 4th spot.
Scotland and New Zealand fighting for 4th spot.
Looks like England v Australia in the mens hockey semi. Aussies have won all the commonwealth golds but there again so had the all blacks in the 7's so hoping that might be an omen
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Great from the English ladies to get into the hockey final !! Looking forward to seeing some of those medals at training when they finish the games 
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Jerusalem seems to sit quite well with the English medal winners.
Nice to see some singing along.
Nice to see some singing along.
Doon frae Troon
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I have been told the gold cone is back to celebrate our gold medals
I have been told the gold cone is back to celebrate our gold medals
Pin-seeker
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Jayne Nisbet is very popular on twitter,what an athlete
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chrisd
Major Champion
To be fair I've thoroughly enjoyed the games. They've been well run and it looks like all the athletes and competitors are enjoying it and it's well run with great support
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Agreed - been an enjoyable games , sat watching the bowls this afternoon ! It was great to watch
Much better than I hoped although if I'm being totally honest, a lot of these medalists wouldn't feature if the worlds best were there. Still you can only train or practice for your event and then do your best on the day. I thought it has been run brilliantly and the Scottish crowd have been immense
fully agree, some have said "it's not the Olympics" (you know who you are) and they are so right, but its not trying to be, its the 71 commonwealth countries competing in so many 'sports'. It's just been fantastic.
Real shame about the torrential rain due tomorrow and Sunday for the closing ceremony.
As long as Kylie still gets out there and sings and jiggles who cares
