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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 17:24:30 GMT -5
Starts tomorrow in Glasgow, I'm most looking forward to the cycling, swimming, athletics and rugby.
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Post by matt on Jul 23, 2014 20:19:26 GMT -5
I'm living in a flat just off Duke Street, 10 minutes from Barrowlands, and about 20 miuntes from Celtic Park and today was hellishly busy. The entire city has been thriving, great to see.
Looking forward to the cycling and swimming too, should be a great games.
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Post by manic on Jul 24, 2014 0:05:32 GMT -5
As a Glaswegian, the opening ceremony was embarrassing. Only thing worthwhile was the Big Yin's speech about Nelson Mandela.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 7:52:28 GMT -5
As a Glaswegian, the opening ceremony was embarrassing. Only thing worthwhile was the Big Yin's speech about Nelson Mandela. I enjoyed Nicola Benedetti.
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Post by globe on Jul 24, 2014 8:06:17 GMT -5
I heard the competitors from Sierra Leone had to be given counselling after witnessing all the poverty around Celtic Park.
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Post by Gin & Tonic on Jul 24, 2014 9:01:13 GMT -5
Mon ih Cameroon! Impeccable taste
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Post by Bellboy on Jul 24, 2014 19:04:44 GMT -5
The opening ceremony was all a bit cringe...and I'm Scottish! Plus I can't stand John fucking Barrowman! He's Scottish but only when he chooses.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 17:01:48 GMT -5
It's been a great games so far, great to see Wiggins back on the track, the Brownlee's destroying the field in the triathlon, Fran Halsall has been impeccable in the pool, among many highlights. Gutted for Michael Jamieson wish he had got his anticipated gold.
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Post by globe on Jul 26, 2014 17:34:48 GMT -5
Brownlee brothers are fucking brilliant. Tunnocks teacakes are better though.
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Post by matt on Jul 27, 2014 14:22:34 GMT -5
Yep, it didn't make me entirely 'proud' to be Scottish with that opening ceremony. John Barrowman couldn't stand his accent, but now it's entirely acceptable, just as soon as a big pay packet comes along in the guise of the opening ceremony. I agree with Ross that Nicola Benedetti was good playing Loch Lomond, but everything before that was terrible.
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Post by globe on Jul 28, 2014 7:01:22 GMT -5
I didn't watch the opening ceremony, just caught the last 15 minutes, but from what I have seen and heard about it, it was all tongue-in-cheek stuff. I can't stand Barrowman either but at least it was a big middle-finger to all the Commonwealth countries where homosexuality is still illegal.
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Post by Elie De Beaufour on Jul 29, 2014 10:11:34 GMT -5
Great to see the athletics, poor to see our TV presenters disown that bronze winner like he finished last. You can't win them all.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 10:06:09 GMT -5
British swimmers seem to have disproportionately bad teeth.
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Post by Elie De Beaufour on Aug 1, 2014 11:52:37 GMT -5
And apparently Australia's the centre of the universe to a certain TV channel. Sorry, you're not fooling anyone
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Post by Fishtank on Aug 1, 2014 18:05:40 GMT -5
An extremely badly watered down Olympics. Shite overall.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2014 13:30:33 GMT -5
An extremely badly watered down Olympics. Shite overall. There has to be events in the 3 years when the Olympics isn't on. I don't know why people are so negative about it.
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Post by globe on Aug 3, 2014 2:25:05 GMT -5
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Post by jakob61907 on Aug 3, 2014 2:59:35 GMT -5
An extremely badly watered down Olympics. Shite overall. There has to be events in the 3 years when the Olympics isn't on. I don't know why people are so negative about it. The world championships! That's why so many good athletes are missing because they care more about that. Good to see Bolt though
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 5:34:01 GMT -5
There has to be events in the 3 years when the Olympics isn't on. I don't know why people are so negative about it. The world championships! That's why so many good athletes are missing because they care more about that. Good to see Bolt though The Worlds are next year in athletics, there are the Europeans in a couple of weeks.
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Post by Fishtank on Aug 3, 2014 5:55:47 GMT -5
Nice to see Bolt absolutey pasting that Gabby Logan after she dissed him. She is an awful twat.
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