Team GB - More like Team BigFlop?

[Androcles]

How much money have we spent on a load of Olympic Athletes to get them to their peak and win medals, with home advantage? Have we got it? Usual answer:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/.../0/olympics/19059978, plus see links to day 1,2 and 3 for an even bigger list of losers.

No wonder the French are laughing......

[DaisyNonna]

And what have you accomplished? From your avatar you seem to need to be a hero. Why not go to live in France?

[seadogg]

I think that thorn is lodged up your leonine jacksy.

[Khandro]

Androcles; I'm afraid you have failed the Tebbit Test, but take heart, you can always cheer when the French win a medal.

[gness]

I don`t really care about the medal count, lovely though it is for an athlete to win a medal. I just adore the watching dedicated people striving for perfection in their chosen field.
I think you are a right eejit. Achieved nothing probably and desperate to hang on to the coat tails of those who have.

[ludwig]

Leonine Jacksy - isnt he a ukranian shot putter?

[seadogg]

No ludwig, that's hydraulik jacksy

[seadogg]

or is he a weight lifter?

[tamborine]

Frog would be a more apt avator, androcles

[starone]

I think we are doing very well considering the fact that we haven't got very many places to practise in. I think some athletes have had to travel for miles in order to reach somewhere where they can practise. That takes determination. How does one get picked to take part? Does someone enter your name? And what criteria is used?

[naomi24]

I'm repeating here what I just posted in 'News'.

I haven't read all the posts here - I don't care who's arguing with whom - I'm not a great sports fan - but I've just watched the news and I think we're bloody brilliant - so for anyone moaning - stick that in your pipe and smoke it! :o)

[boxtops]

Naomi - hear hear.

[starone]

Me too Naomi. Three cheers for us.

[craft1948]

I think we're bloody marvellous.....................I even cheered the miserable Scot in the mixed doubles.

[glasman]

Well, Ogogo won his boxing match today. He should have had to gogo home but he didn't.

[Mick-Talbot]

Who is laughing now?

[bibblebub]

Are the French laughing now that we are ahead of them in the medal table?

[vulcan]

would androcles care to give us his expert opinion on the outcome of the second week of the Olympics?

[DTCwordfan]

He may risk taking the gold over from Messi for the inane thread of the year,,,,,

[boxtops]

I wish people would stop posting on this thread, just let it sink into the oblivion it deserves!

[Androcles]

Thanks guys for all the responses! You have helped me prove a point. I also apologise as it was intended as a wind up to prove that point.

For the last week we have had a family member staying who has been working as a Games Maker at the Olympic Stadium and has some interesting views on LOCOGs organisational abilities. My point was that the politicians and Officials have been hyping up the games, to stop us looking too closely at the cost. They have been helped greatly on this by the success of the athletes, so much so that I said that anybody who expressed a contrary view would meet howls of protest, which this thread did!

In point of fact the top athletes will make some gains out of their participation, perhaps the less successful ones will be pushed to make it worth their while apart from their love of their sport. However the officials will be very pleased - as it is doubtful that anybody given the amazing results so far will be asking too many questions about the financial aspects when the time comes to take a final look after the games are over.

So, apologies and thank - I actually spent yesterday working at an Olympic Big Screen event so am not quite the monster you may have thought!

I have marked Gness's answer as the best thought on this.

Enjoy the rest of the games! Will Oscar win on the track?