Gold facism

[ska invita]

Starting to annoy me now, people in tears because they get silver, commentators treating non-gold winners like someone who's just lost a relative, i saw one woman crying saying 'im so sorry to the country who wanted me to get a gold, i hope you'll forgive me'.

No-one but you really cares if you get a gold or not.

It wasnt always like this was it?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

The British have been watching too much American trash tv and their stiff upper lips are loosening up

 

[Maltin]

No-one but you could give a shit if you get a gold or not.

I'm not sure if you meant to be as blunt as this but I think people, including me, do give a shit if they win a gold or not. It obviously doesn't matter if they don't win the gold or a medal as long as they give their best but I'm very pleased for any of them who win the gold medal, or indeed if they win a silver or bronze.

 

[stuff_it]

Apparently if you only get silver you will have all your Sport England funding stopped and be immediately given 12 months of workfare, this has been decided as value for money as fit and healthy athletes will be able to stack shelves in Poundland double quick.

 

[Lo Siento.]

I'm not sure if you meant to be as blunt as this but I think people, including me, do give a shit if they win a gold or not. It obviously doesn't matter if they don't win the gold or a medal as long as they give their best but I'm very pleased for any of them who win the gold medal, or indeed if they win a silver or bronze.

And what if they don't "give their best"?

 

[Maltin]

And what if they don't "give their best"?

They'll probably not do very well then.

 

[DotCommunist]

I thought this was going to be about all that nazi gold the swiss are squatting on top of

 

[rover07]

Apparently if you only get silver you will have all your Sport England funding stopped and be immediately given 12 months of workfare, this has been decided as value for money as fit and healthy athletes will be able to stack shelves in Poundland double quick.

Sport England funding should be in the form of loans which have to be paid back like other student loans. This would focus their minds a bit and stamp out this pathetic 'oh well, I did my best' attitude.

A Gold medal means plenty of work endorsing McDonalds and Nandos chicken.

Bronze and silver...worthless.

 

[Lo Siento.]

They'll probably not do very well then.

You said, it doesn't matter as long as they "give their best", presumably then it matters to you if they don't?

 

[Gingerman]

Us Irish would settle for a tin medal right now ,we need to make Gaelic football and hurling an Olympic sport

 

[og ogilby]

Glorious gold.

Shameful silver.

 

[Espresso]

Us Irish would settle for a tin medal right now

Isn't your boaty woman, Annelise Murphy going great guns at the moment?

 

[Pickman's model]

Apparently if you only get silver you will have all your Sport England funding stopped and be immediately given 12 months of workfare, this has been decided as value for money as fit and healthy athletes will be able to stack shelves in Poundland double quick.

It's worse than thsat. Team gb athletes who get a silver will be quietly kneecapped after the games, while those who get a bronze will have their elbows done too.

 

[Gingerman]

Isn't your boaty woman, Annelise Murphy going great guns at the moment?

Aye,high hopes for Katy Taylor in the women's boxing as well.

 

[Maltin]

Aye,high hopes for Katy Taylor in the women's boxing as well.

Paddy Barnes has just got into the boxing quarter final. Said he's from Belfast. I thought the Northern Irish were part of the Great Britain team?

 

[Maltin]

It's worse than thsat. Team gb athletes who get a silver will be quietly kneecapped after the games, while those who get a bronze will have their elbows done too.

 

[Pickman's model]

And anyone who fails to get a medal will be sent to.the knackers to be turned into glue. That's why that marathon runner dropped out.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Paddy Barnes has just got into the boxing quarter final. Said he's from Belfast. I thought the Northern Irish were part of the Great Britain team?

What's wrong with saying he's from Belfast?

 

[Maltin]

You said, it doesn't matter as long as they "give their best", presumably then it matters to you if they don't?

It doesn't matter to me if they don't try their best but I wouldn't be supportive of them if they didn't.

I would think it odd that they've presumably trained hard for 4 years to get there and when they got there, they didn't bother to try.

I'm struggling to see what point you are trying to make. Do you think there are any athletes at the Olympics not trying to do their best?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

It doesn't matter to me if they don't try their best but I wouldn't be supportive of them if they didn't.

I would think it odd that they've presumably trained hard for 4 years to get there and when they got there, they didn't bother to try.

I'm struggling to see what point you are trying to make. Do you think there are any athletes at the Olympics not trying to do their best?

Maybe he's thinking of the badminton players

 

[Maltin]

What's wrong with saying he's from Belfast?

There is nothing wrong with saying it, as presumably it is true. What seemed strange is that he is from Belfast and representing Ireland when I thought the GB team is actually GB and NI (and Belfast is in Northern Ireland). I know that in a lot of sports Ireland compete as a whole nation, but not sure of the situation for he Olympics.

 

[The Boy]

Don't folk in NI get to pick which county's passport they take?

 

[Maltin]

Maybe he's thinking of the badminton players

I was going to mention the badminton (and football). I wouldn't have been happy if I'd been there to see that rubbish. However, whilst they might not have been giving their best in those games, it was for tactical reasons rather than them not wanting to do their best in the competition as a whole.

 

[DotCommunist]

Glorious gold.

Shameful silver.

Bollocks, bronze

 

[youngian]

I'm still in disbelief the country is punching above its weight. Third place, blimey!

 

[Greebo]

I'd like to see comentators and spectators who think silver (let alone bronze) medals are worthless prove that they could do better than that themselves. Coming second or third out of the very best 8 in that particular sport on the day is quite an achievement, as is even qualifying to be at the olympics.

 

[DotCommunist]

It would also be amusing to formally award wooden spoons to the people who finish last

 

[weepiper]

Don't folk in NI get to pick which county's passport they take?

It seems to depend on the sport they're competing in too

Belfast man Paddy Barnes won a bronze for ROI in boxing - all amateur boxing in NI is run under the auspices of the IABA, an all-Ireland body. This is why a few years back Wayne McCullough, from Belfast's staunchly Loyalist Shankill Road, won a silver medal for ROI.

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[Espresso]

There is nothing wrong with saying it, as presumably it is true. What seemed strange is that he is from Belfast and representing Ireland when I thought the GB team is actually GB and NI (and Belfast is in Northern Ireland). I know that in a lot of sports Ireland compete as a whole nation, but not sure of the situation for he Olympics.

NI folk can be British or to be Irish. It's up to the individual. Not just in terms of sport, but in their actual real life. Once you know that, I suppose it makes it a bit easier to understand.

 

[The Boy]

It seems to depend on the sport they're competing in too



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Interesting. For some reason I thought that was a situation unique to rugby.