Olympic games

[Thedelldays]

Well. Where are the medals FFS??

Women's football look good for a gong.
Cavendish was beaten. Arlington tomorrow?

I have a feeling we are going to be well short of the target

[Glasgow_Saint]

What is the target?

[alpine_saint]

Yes, it is not going well.

(its Adlington, btw)

[dune]

I watched the womens handball for about 5 minutes - what a thoroughly stupid game. Reckon they should liven it up with the sack race.

[Saint in Paradise]

How much longer is this extended sports day lasting? Can't be much longer surely seeing all those
empty seats so might as well end it very soon.

[badgerx16]

What is the target?

Minimum 4th in the medals table, as in Beijing - assuming that the United States pharmaceutical industry is top, with the Chinese pharma 2nd, ( or vice versa ) we are supposed to be aiming to keep either Germany or Russia in 5th.

[Saintandy666]

Calm down. We didn't win any medals on day 1 last time round either and went on to do our best since ages ago. Give them a chance. There's only been one day.

[Kingsbridge Saint]

Empty seats. McDonalds hates you.

[dune]

Calm down. We didn't win any medals on day 1 last time round either and went on to do our best since ages ago. Give them a chance. There's only been one day.

Really Andy, thanks for going to all that effort to count up how many days it's been running, i'd never have been able to have worked it out.

[Kingsland Codger]

Well. Where are the medals FFS??

Women's football look good for a gong.
Cavendish was beaten. Arlington tomorrow?

Is Arlington a dead cert? Would it be a grave matter if not?

[Saintandy666]

Really Andy, thanks for going to all that effort to count up how many days it's been running, i'd never have been able to have worked it out.

I felt it needed to be pointed out again as people seem to think it's over already!

[dune]

I felt it needed to be pointed out again as people seem to think it's over already!

I thought it'd be going on for like a week. Was amazed when you said it was only 1 day!

[Saint in Paradise]

I felt it needed to be pointed out again as people seem to think it's over already!

More's the pity it isn't over yet. Bored to tears with it already.

[bridge too far]

Not the best of days so far today either. Female archers out; badminton mixed pair out. And Adlington just scraped into the 400m final. And it looks like the mens' 4 x 100 relay team is out too.

[Turkish]

The commentator was trying desperately hard to make Ben Ainsleys race sound interesting but it rates as probably one of the dullest things I've ever seen.

[Ken Tone]

Somebody please explain to me why we have 'Team GB', rather than 'Team UK', when uk includes northern ireland and GB doesn't?

[Saint_clark]

More's the pity it isn't over yet. Bored to tears with it already.

No-ones forcing you to watch any of it. I live in Weymouth which has the sailing events, and apart from the town being busier (which it is every summer) it hasn't really impacted on my life at all.

[dune]

The commentator was trying desperately hard to make Ben Ainsleys race sound interesting but it rates as probably one of the dullest things I've ever seen.

Even duller than Frank?

[buctootim]

More's the pity it isn't over yet. Bored to tears with it already.

Am always bemused when people post stuff like this - its not like the 1970s when you only had three channels to choose from and the Olympics were on all of them. Ive got almost 600 channels on my tv, most of them are utter tedious ****e as far I concerned, but presumably some people like them. Watch or do something else and be happy millions of people are inside watching tv so you can go out on quiet roads.

[Thedelldays]

at last..on course for a medal in the ladies road race

[Thedelldays]

silver

[PaulSaint]

Adlington swimming around 8.15`ish, she was 8th fastest. Out of 8

[ecuk268]

As someone who has had no interest in cycling, I really enjoyed the women's race.

[Thedelldays]

As someone who has had no interest in cycling, I really enjoyed the women's race.

it was quite good actually....the weather was horrific and the Brit almost done it against the favourite

[bridge too far]

Phenomenal asymetric bars routine by Beth Tweddle just now!

[dune]

Well unlike you armchair sports fans one played golf today for the first time in 10 years today. Picked up a set of clubs including bag, balls, tee's, umbrella and trolley for 30 quid from a car boot en route. Averaged about 5 per hole (all par 3's) was hitting the long balls ok, but my short game was terrible.

[Whitey Grandad]

Well unlike you armchair sports fans one played golf today for the first time in 10 years today. Picked up a set of clubs including bag, balls, tee's, umbrella and trolley for 30 quid from a car boot en route. Averaged about 5 per hole (all par 3's) was hitting the long balls ok, but my short game was terrible.

Try hitting the ball with the metal end.

[mcjwills]

Adlington swimming around 8.15`ish, she was 8th fastest. Out of 8

It not about the time it was to qualify and save energy for the final.

[dune]

One of female Russian archers is a hideous fat lump.

[dune]

Beach volleyball on now :-)

[JackFrost]

One of female Russian archers is a hideous fat lump.

Sounds like you missed the ladies' synchronised diving earlier

[Griffo]

Can you only press the red button and choose sports on Sky? I can't do it on either Virgin Media or Freeview.

[dune]

Can you only press the red button and choose sports on Sky? I can't do it on either Virgin Media or Freeview.

There's several options of freeview hd if you have that.

[JackFrost]

Can you only press the red button and choose sports on Sky? I can't do it on either Virgin Media or Freeview.

On freeview you need to retune your box to get the extra red button channels for the olympics

[RonManager]

Blimey, Sean Ryder's in the GB water polo team!

Call the copsssssssssssssss..

[Whitey Grandad]

Can you only press the red button and choose sports on Sky? I can't do it on either Virgin Media or Freeview.

On Virgin Media all the BBC Olympic channels are grouped above sports. The cycling yesterday was 522.

[dune]

Great performance from the girls.

[JackFrost]

LOL at the BBC switching to the hockey just as Romania went 9-1 up in the water polo

[ecuk268]

Can you only press the red button and choose sports on Sky? I can't do it on either Virgin Media or Freeview.

Virgin have all 24 extra channels in both normal and HD.

[badgerx16]

Well unlike you armchair sports fans one played golf today for the first time in 10 years today. Picked up a set of clubs including bag, balls, tee's, umbrella and trolley for 30 quid from a car boot en route. Averaged about 5 per hole (all par 3's) was hitting the long balls ok, but my short game was terrible.

Were you following Dan Marino's advice "Swing hard, in case you hit it" ?

[Saintandy666]

Here's Adlington - apparently not expected to win gold again.

[Saintandy666]

Bronze. Not bad.

[hutch]

Try hitting the ball with the metal end.

Unless you're using a 3 wood

[dune]

Well Andy, how many days and how many medals now?

[Verbal]

Unless you're using a 3 wood

Don't confuse him. He'll only try and head the damn thing.

[Saintandy666]

Well Andy, how many days and how many medals now?

2 days my dearest friend, and 2 medals.

Just looked at our medals last time round and nearly all our golds came in a 4 day period. Day 5 to day 9. 14 out of 19 of our golds.

[aintforever]

The football is shocking, can't even beat a bunch of arabs. No surprise though with Stuart Pearce as manager.

[alpine_saint]

I see the footballers are honouríng us with their sense of sporting spirit and winning desire, yet again...........

[Badger]

I see the footballers are honouríng us with their sense of sporting spirit and winning desire, yet again...........

No surprise. Four of them don't want to be there as they don't think its their country they are representing.And I don't suppose the rest are too bothered either.

Stuart Pearce ? To think some wanted him as manager at Saints once upon a time.

[Thedelldays]

Pearce inspires zero enthusiasm

Saints would probably beat this UAE side

As for picking Giggs as skipper?
Do me a favour and Bellamy is definitely not my cuppa