London 2012 (no spoilers please)

Rafiki wrote (see)

Bouncing Barlist wrote (see)

Meldy, I agree, the last 3 weeks of TDF and especially Sunday really wet the appetite.

And the last 45 seconds was edge of the seat stuff!

As for the Olympics - don't have tickets but have 10 days off work (well I quit my job technically), and plan to become a couch potato and watch every minute of it (apart from daily training between the morning and afternoon sessions)

Quitting your job just to watch the telly is taking Olympic supporting to new levels!!!

I can't wait.  Unfortunately work will get in the way of watching a lot of it, and I can't record, but will watch as much as i can.  Will try to stream stuff on work computer if possible!  I was thinking yesterday that i should have booked time off and gone to London to stay with pals, but tbh it was Outlaw or Olympics! Anyway, cannot wait.  Looking forward to opening ceremony.  A friend of mine is in it doing some aerial acrobatics stuff - her sister is World Xterra Tri champ!  

Bouncing Barlist wrote (see)

Had an email from my swim club coach today, he was at the Opening Ceremony rehearsal last night and its apparently something that shouldnt be missed.

What are the odds they get Beckham to light the flame by curling a burning football past a diving Greek goalkeeper into the top corner of the cauldron?

Sounds good Barlos .. although I am glad we haven't got Dave in charge of the Openning Ceremony

If they want the opening ceremony to be really up to date, they need to announce 8 potential flame-lighters at the start of the show, so we can have a phone vote through the ceremony with the winner announced by Ant & Dec at the end.

A mate posted some pics of the opening ceremony up on Facebook - it does look good, a bit wierd but good.  Gutted that we booked a holiday without thinking about when the Olympics was so we are going to miss the first week and a half.

Cheerful Dave wrote (see)

If they want the opening ceremony to be really up to date, they need to announce 8 potential flame-lighters at the start of the show, so we can have a phone vote through the ceremony with the winner announced by Ant & Dec at the end.

Cheerful Dave wrote (see)

If they want the opening ceremony to be really up to date, they need to announce 8 potential flame-lighters at the start of the show, so we can have a phone vote through the ceremony with the winner announced by Ant & Dec at the end.

Dear god, no 

Am looking forward to the sport starting ( I don't count the football as that is not an olympic sport)  - Am mainly looking forward to the athletics (all of it even the field events) also the road cycling and the mountain biking as that is being held in an area I know well and have run round many times.  Am interested in the triathlan too just to see how the Brownlee boys go.

Football at the Olympics is an irrelevance. Keep the games for sports where it is the pinnacle of achievement, The Garteh Bale stuff proves the point and I really struggle to understand it.

I wonder how much the GB squad are worth, cant even beat Senegel, PATHETIC.

Lets hope some of our real olympians can show these over paid prima donnas what real commitment and talent is.

Come on Team GB

Very excited here too!
Thank god for TiVO!!
Thanks to our lovely Holly, Garr and I are coming to see the road cycling this weekend!!

Barley - have you been watching football .  Are you feeling ok? 

If you haven't seen this yet ... good old Boris.

Can i check, when you say nio spoilers, when can we talk about the days events....i reckon unless you live in a hole, it is going to be really hard to avoid the results of the day esp if GB win a medal.

I'm soooooooo giddy!!!

I will probably be own my own on the sofa tonight watching the Opening Ceremony - any ideas to jazz up a party for one?!

Flat Foo..ted wrote (see)

Can i check, when you say nio spoilers, when can we talk about the days events....i reckon unless you live in a hole, it is going to be really hard to avoid the results of the day esp if GB win a medal.

8loody good point FF I guess no spoilers contradicts my intention for the thread to get Olympic chatter going.

Spoilers are welcome, if you dont want to know avoid this thread

Im excited, now going to both the mens and ladies road races.  Also have tickets for swimming on Fri 3rd (inc 800m Go Becky final) and Athletics Sat 11th

Bouncing Barlist wrote (see)

I wonder how much the GB squad are worth, cant even beat Senegel, PATHETIC.

Lets hope some of our real olympians can show these over paid prima donnas what real commitment and talent is.

Come on Team GB

Interesting volte-face there ...