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Post by kokka78 on Aug 18, 2008 22:40:27 GMT
Italy today close the event without winning any medal....is such a poor Olympic for us....
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Post by ArmandTamsarian on Aug 18, 2008 22:47:47 GMT
Well we have spent a shitload of money funding our athletes and nicking all of Australias best coaches  |
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Post by kokka78 on Aug 18, 2008 22:59:13 GMT
so what Italy need is......? coaches from Australia? lol has been such a poor poor Olympic i can't wait for the winter one let's hope in something better  |
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Post by ArmandTamsarian on Aug 18, 2008 23:03:10 GMT
Unfortunately to have competitive sportsmen and women at this level these days you have to invest heavily in their development.
All our top competitors are funded through National Lottery money and we have brought in the best coaches.
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Post by kokka78 on Aug 18, 2008 23:08:37 GMT
we don't even have enough money to found the winter sports in italy cos the only sport who matter here is football and that show our lack of knowledge in sport thats why we always complain when we lost.
We have not a sports culture here.
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Post by andoverred on Aug 19, 2008 7:08:33 GMT
Slightly off-tangent, but I liked this from Arse Wenger Arsene Wenger says he is surprised by Great Britain's gold rush at the Olympic Games. "I didn't know the English were good at swimming," said the Arsenal manager. "I have been in this country for 12 years and I haven't seen a swimming pool." Where are the French on the Medals table Arsene? Behind the mighty Team GB I reckon.  If Team GB can find some decent track & field athletes between now and 2012, then the London Olympics will be an epic. |
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Post by Gapi on Aug 19, 2008 9:00:05 GMT
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Post by stretfordendling on Aug 19, 2008 10:49:35 GMT
we don't even have enough money to found the winter sports in italy cos the only sport who matter here is football and that show our lack of knowledge in sport thats why we always complain when we lost. We have not a sports culture here. Its cos Berlusconi has taken all the money for himself  |
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Post by kokka78 on Aug 19, 2008 11:17:48 GMT
we don't even have enough money to found the winter sports in italy cos the only sport who matter here is football and that show our lack of knowledge in sport thats why we always complain when we lost. We have not a sports culture here. Its cos Berlusconi has taken all the money for himself this is one of the main reasons!!!! lol Italy is only able to give money to Football but when other sports are not successful they blame on federations which is absurd!!! |
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Post by kokka78 on Aug 19, 2008 12:07:32 GMT
the next one who come and say those Olympics are not fixed will get a kick in thew ass!!! HOW THE HELL IS POSSIBLE that Cassina get a 4th place with a huge exercise and this little fucking chinese doing nothing grab the gold!!!!!! CHEATERS!!!!! #furious#
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Post by Supatrice> on Aug 19, 2008 16:58:46 GMT
I was watching Channel 4 and they had a round up of the mornings events and then an Interview with Michael Phelps. He was asked what he was looking forward to about coming to London and he said watching a Man UTD game at OT. He said he's been told by everyone that he HAS to go and watch "Man yoo" and that the stadium is unbelievable.
Then the correspondent said, "There's no accounting for taste" What a cheeky wanker!
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Post by united4lyf on Aug 19, 2008 21:33:18 GMT
Ooh Phelps has good taste |
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Post by stretfordendling on Aug 20, 2008 7:03:00 GMT
Sign him up fergie!!! |
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Post by johnboy14 on Aug 20, 2008 8:32:57 GMT
its been a sucessful olympics, in my opinion chris hoy and bradley wiggins should be fucking knighted unreal so they have been. Countries like australia invest loads of money into sports and for a nation of 20 million they do win a lot of medals, its a fact without big investment in alot of sports you can't expect to lift a lot of medals, china win nothing on the track or the pool but investment in minority sports like archery, table tennis and gymnastics they can build up a wealth of medals. Italy is a footballing nation but so is britain.
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Post by andoverred on Aug 20, 2008 9:19:23 GMT
Go Team GB! We have already exceeded expectation; the team were set a target of 35 medals in total, including 12 golds. There are still few events where further medals can be won; therefore expect Team GB to amass a total in excess of 40 medals.
A great tonic for the 2012 games. Let's hope that this feable excuse for a Government invest in our current and future Olympic talent.
Apparently, our friends in the US display the Medal Table in a different format; their table is based upon total number of medals won. This puts them top!
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