GB Olympics

[BesCumber]

Googled it and still none the wiser

Well i never. Can't find any mention either.
Must be a local thing.
Yes it means to trip.
So my post basically means, despite being tripped they ( the other runners ) still couldn't beat him ( Mo ).
Having actually watched the race i can assure you this is a factually correct post.
Nowhere do i use the word deliberate, or imply some paranoid conspiracy that "they" were out to "get him".
It's a pretty straight forward post really.
Well once you understand northern.

Oh, and yes I do appreciate the irony of post 127 now I've calmed down a bit.

 

[dewsweeper]

Suggested reading:
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=perma-offended

Read. Absorb. Recognise ones self. Rectify.:thup:

If what i post offends you put me on ignore.
Don't go jumping to your own warped conclusions.
Is this ok everyone??

Crikey, cucumber is that your northern chip showing?
Appreciate the link , most enlightening.
When you have had your Horlicks and got your BP back to normal can you answer my question?
Second thoughts , don't bother.
PS.
I think you need more Ralgex, it is not working, you are obviously still in pain.

 

[BesCumber]

Crikey, cucumber is that your northern chip showing?
Appreciate the link , most enlightening.
When you have had your Horlicks and got your BP back to normal can you answer my question?
Second thoughts , don't bother.
PS.
I think you need more Ralgex, it is not working, you are obviously still in pain.

Read the post above.
No question to answer. Only the ones you're making up in your head.:thup:
Cucumber?? Really?? :mmm:

 

[Imurg]

Is there a prize for the positions in the table ? It's an off the cuff statement to show how many medals we are getting

The Olympics are about sport showing itself off to the world - sportsman working hard for 4 years to get their one chance for glory in front of the world.

For me it's great that a country the size of GB are getting the same amount of medals as counties who should be getting more but even if we were sat top it wouldn't one single bit devalue or make it a country vs country competition and it has never been that way

GB didn't target where they finish in the table they target the amount of medals they get

The medal table is such a small thing that gets put up at the end of the day for a minute yet there is talk about devaluing people's performances ?!? It's only as relevant as some want it to be and focusing on it takes away what the focus should be on - the Olympians themselves

And focusing on it is exactly what the broadcasters and media are doing.
Every Olympic report is pushing the "we're 2nd in the table" line.....

 

[User62651]

Agree there is unnecessary focus on the medal table, many of the sports we do are exclusive to rich or developed countries - track cycling particularly, gymnastics and rowing to a lesser degree etc.

 

[BesCumber]

Only in the UK can an enormous improvement in the nation's general sporting prowess over the last twenty years be seen as somehow wrong.
Why do we as a nation, have to permanently look for the negative.
Whether its looking for meanings that aren't there, or complaining because we choose to invest in our young sport stars, we are world class.
Shame there isn't a table for whinging.
Just my view, you're welcome to yours.

 

[ColchesterFC]

Agree there is unnecessary focus on the medal table, many of the sports we do are exclusive to rich or developed countries - track cycling particularly, gymnastics and rowing to a lesser degree etc.

Don't diss those sports. For some underprivileged kids dressage is their only way out of the ghetto.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Only in the UK can an enormous improvement in the nation's general sporting prowess over the last twenty years be seen as somehow wrong.
Why do we as a nation, have to permanently look for the negative.
Whether its looking for meanings that aren't there, or complaining because we choose to invest in our young sport stars, we are world class.
Shame there isn't a table for whinging.
Just my view, you're welcome to yours.

It's typical of the country/nation

20 years ago we got one gold and everyone whinged and complained about how poor we are doing

Now we are doing well it seems it's impossible just to congratulate the wonderful achievements - instead it's easier to find an angle or a way to whinge and complain again or find some sort of negative

Instead of congratulating people on winning or achieving their goals - they will instead find than angle to devalue that achievement - maybe people in the country aren't used to having success it's alien to them

 

[User62651]

Don't diss those sports. For some underprivileged kids dressage is their only way out of the ghetto.

Too good!

 

[pendodave]

Surely, as adults, we might be allowed to question the nature of our sporting achievements.

There's surely little doubt that it is due to the lottery funding. So we have a system in place where cash from (mostly) those with less goes to sponsor the sporting achievements of the comfortably off. Maybe we would be better investing the money in encouraging more exercise and sporting participation for those that fund the lottery?

 

[Hacker Khan]

Surely, as adults, we might be allowed to question the nature of our sporting achievements.

There's surely little doubt that it is due to the lottery funding. So we have a system in place where cash from (mostly) those with less goes to sponsor the sporting achievements of the comfortably off. Maybe we would be better investing the money in encouraging more exercise and sporting participation for those that fund the lottery?

You could argue that the value of ensuring GB has a successful Olympics and sporting role models for people to look up to will help to encourage people to participate more in sport.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

You could argue that the value of ensuring GB has a successful Olympics and sporting role models for people to look up to will help to encourage people to participate more in sport.

This. The idea is to inspire kids to take up these sports. Any half decent rowing, gym, athletics, track cycling club etc will be running taster sessions in the coming months for people wanting to try out what they have just seen. That will work far better than a govt poster trying to promote a sport. Inspiration is a far better way of getting people off their backsides.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

You could argue that the value of ensuring GB has a successful Olympics and sporting role models for people to look up to will help to encourage people to participate more in sport.

Not the case in the four years following London Olympics.

At the elite level of sport we, as a nation, appear to be making decent provision but getting participation levels up at grassroots level is a different matter.

Overall we have become a nation of spectators.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

MM - Both you and Hacker are correct. The aim of funding elite athletes is to both help them win medals, not just make up the numbers, and to inspire others to take up sport. That did not really work after London 2012, except for cycling surely?, and if it does not work after Rio then maybe they need to re-evaluate the theory.

I agree with your last statement though, we have become a nation of spectators but better to watch our team winning than be like our international footballers tournament after tournament (one brief and recent bit of joy for Wales excluded).

Incidentally, I am pretty sure none of the lottery funded athletes make a fortune out of the funding. Those that make money, a small number, are usually those at the top of their game and are advertiser friendly.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

MM - Both you and Hacker are correct. The aim of funding elite athletes is to both help them win medals, not just make up the numbers, and to inspire others to take up sport. That did not really work after London 2012, except for cycling surely?, and if it does not work after Rio then maybe they need to re-evaluate the theory.

I agree with your last statement though, we have become a nation of spectators but better to watch our team winning than be like our international footballers tournament after tournament (one brief and recent bit of joy for Wales excluded).

Incidentally, I am pretty sure none of the lottery funded athletes make a fortune out of the funding. Those that make money, a small number, are usually those at the top of their game and are advertiser friendly.

Cycling has certainly seen a boom but it appears to be at the expense of participation levels in other sports.

There now appears to be a wider choice of sports to choose from but a decrease in the overall number of those who wish to participate.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Not the case in the four years following London Olympics.

At the elite level of sport we, as a nation, appear to be making decent provision but getting participation levels up at grassroots level is a different matter.

Overall we have become a nation of spectators.

As with all these things it depends on which stats you look at and which criteria you are judging it on. For example this shows participation in sport is increasing https://www.sportengland.org/research/who-plays-sport/national-picture/

 

[dewsweeper]

Only in the UK can an enormous improvement in the nation's general sporting prowess over the last twenty years be seen as somehow wrong.
Why do we as a nation, have to permanently look for the negative.
Whether its looking for meanings that aren't there, or complaining because we choose to invest in our young sport stars, we are world class.
Shame there isn't a table for whinging.
Just my view, you're welcome to yours.

See the ralgex is still not working cucumber.
Are you the new fat controller with all these dictats?

 

[BesCumber]

See the ralgex is still not working cucumber.
Are you the new fat controller with all these dictats?

Do you fancy me or something??
You know, in over 25 yrs of teaching not one child over the age of six thought calling sir cucumber was funny.
How old are you??
This thread should be about celebrating the wonderfull achievements of our young athletes.
Not a sounding board for tired old flatuents whinging about this, or whinging about that.

Oh, and its diktat.
I'd also look up the meaning of a word first before using it.
I'm ordering nobody to do anything. I'm asking one question, and voicing two opinions, non of which come under the umbrella of diktat.
Now, can you put me on ignore if I offend you so much. Because I'm going nowhere.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

As with all these things it depends on which stats you look at and which criteria you are judging it on. For example this shows participation in sport is increasing https://www.sportengland.org/research/who-plays-sport/national-picture/

Whilst there has been an increase since 2005 that progress stalled with a peak in 2012 (Lodon Olympics) and a small decline in the period since then.

This may, or may not, suggest that Team GB's undoubted success is failing to inspire more people to become active.

I have no issue with elite competitors being provided with Lottery funding rather I am disappointed that more are not feeling the desire to "have a go" themselves.

My experience suggests that many are lost from active sport in their late teens and early twenties. Certainly seems to be the case with traditional sports like rugby, cricket, athletics and football.

Many local clubs have thriving junior & youth sections but struggle to always field teams at senior level.

Of course there are successful exceptions and it is from those successes that we, as a nation, need to learn.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Do you fancy me or something??
You know, in over 25 yrs of teaching not one child over the age of six thought calling sir cucumber was funny.
How old are you??
This thread should be about celebrating the wonderfull achievements of our young athletes.
Not a sounding board for tired old flatuents whinging about this, or whinging about that.

Oh, and its diktat.
I'd also look up the meaning of a word first before using it.
I'm ordering nobody to do anything. I'm asking one question, and voicing two opinions, non of which come under the umbrella of diktat.
Now, can you put me on ignore if I offend you so much. Because I'm going nowhere.

First rule of the forum, never pull anyone up on spelling or grammar unless your spelling is perfect.

Second rule, there is no first rule.