London Olympics 2012

[aragon]

Don't suppose there'll be anywhere in town showing the closing ceremony on Sunday night/Monday morning.......but if anyone can prove me wrong l'll be happy

[Arcadian]

I like most sports, but there are some which I find hard to watch, mainly I suppose because I don`t really understand what`s going on.
Taikwondo and Greco/Roman wrestling = little boys fighting in the playground

Handball = chucking a ball around in the same playground

Sailing = total confusion, coming 9th but finishing first, boats all over the place, sometimes waiting for hours after the race to find out who really won.

Fencing, the Three Musketeers was never this boring.

[poosmate]

I too find some obscure sports hard to watch and understand.
I find if just one sport is watched and studied it becomes clearer.
I for this Olympic games I have chosen to study the ladies beach volleyball.

[BaaBaa.]

I like most sports, but there are some which I find hard to watch, mainly I suppose because I don`t really understand what`s going on.
Taikwondo and Greco/Roman wrestling = little boys fighting in the playground

Handball = chucking a ball around in the same playground

Sailing = total confusion, coming 9th but finishing first, boats all over the place, sometimes waiting for hours after the race to find out who really won.

Fencing, the Three Musketeers was never this boring.

You struggle with Football tbf.

[Arcadian]

I like most sports, but there are some which I find hard to watch, mainly I suppose because I don`t really understand what`s going on.
Taikwondo and Greco/Roman wrestling = little boys fighting in the playground

Handball = chucking a ball around in the same playground

Sailing = total confusion, coming 9th but finishing first, boats all over the place, sometimes waiting for hours after the race to find out who really won.

Fencing, the Three Musketeers was never this boring.

You struggle with Football tbf.

Don`t start, there`s another week to go before the abuse can begin.

[STEVE G]

I like most sports, but there are some which I find hard to watch, mainly I suppose because I don`t really understand what`s going on.
Taikwondo and Greco/Roman wrestling = little boys fighting in the playground

Handball = chucking a ball around in the same playground

Sailing = total confusion, coming 9th but finishing first, boats all over the place, sometimes waiting for hours after the race to find out who really won.

Fencing, the Three Musketeers was never this boring.

I use to sail and fence when I was much younger and they're both participation sports rather than spectator. Sailing is highly tactical and watching it on TV doesn't tell you enough about what the wind is doing in different parts of the course so you can't really appreciate what is happening.
Fencing has a whole series of complex moves which again aren't appreciated by anyone who hasn't tried it and I'll admit it's fun to do but not to watch on TV.
A lot of these sports probably have more participants than spectators in any event apart from the Olympics, so it's good for them to get a moment in the spotlight.

[Arcadian]

[quote="Arcadian"I use to sail and fence when I was much younger and they're both participation sports rather than spectator. Sailing is highly tactical and watching it on TV doesn't tell you enough about what the wind is doing in different parts of the course so you can't really appreciate what is happening.
Fencing has a whole series of complex moves which again aren't appreciated by anyone who hasn't tried it and I'll admit it's fun to do but not to watch on TV.
A lot of these sports probably have more participants than spectators in any event apart from the Olympics, so it's good for them to get a moment in the spotlight.

Sailing and fencing? Isn`t that what Bluebeard and his crew used to do?

[STEVE G]

Sailing and fencing? Isn`t that what Bluebeard and his crew used to do?

Many of these types of sport used to have useful applications!

[Arcadian]

How much did Chelsea pay for Oscar?

[BaaBaa.]

How much did Chelsea pay for Oscar?

25 million. Well, Abramovich did.

[Arcadian]

How much did Chelsea pay for Oscar?

25 million. Well, Abramovich did.

I hope he plays as well for Chels k as he did for Brazil

[caller]

Meanwhile more medals for the UK and a brave and unlucky silver for Thailand in the boxing! Poor officiating in his fight, but he maybe didn't do enough, very untidy fight.

[Zidane]

I watched the fight.It was very close imo,nowhere near the 13-10 scoreline given.It could have gone either way by the slenderest of margins......poor officiating again,I'm afraid.

[Arcadian]

As a sports fan, from playing to watching to enthusing my kids, I think the UK has put on a fantastic Olympics despite the MAOists (miserable anti-olympics) negative attitude from when it was awarded to London to the final competition. Well done to all the organizers, competitors and volunteers. You all did us proud.

[BaaBaa.]

As a sports fan, from playing to watching to enthusing my kids, I think the UK has put on a fantastic Olympics despite the MAOists (miserable anti-olympics) negative attitude from when it was awarded to London to the final competition. Well done to all the organizers, competitors and volunteers. You all did us proud.

Best in my lifetime, dunno if I've got a bit more behind it because it's at home, because GB have kicked ass, or that I've been swept away with the whole thing.

Thoroughly enjoyed the whole occasion, including sports I would'nt normally be into, especially Mo Farah.

Also Bolt and Blake are legends.

As well as Hoy, Wiggins, Ennis.......the list goes on.