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On August 05 2012 23:26 Pandemona wrote:
Lol erm Murray going win us another gold :S Surely not?
Would be the first gold to not feature English athletes!
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On August 05 2012 23:26 Pandemona wrote:
Lol erm Murray going win us another gold :S Surely not?
I don't even know...what the hell is Federer doing. That was such an amazing semis he played, and he comes to the finals just to play like that. Come on man :/ Federer's been my childhood idol and this is probably the final and only shot he has at winning the golden slam...
Of course if Murray plays it will be very redemptive for him and for Great Britain, coming short here against Federer only a few weeks ago. But T_T
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On August 05 2012 22:30 Bobble wrote:Show nested quote +On August 05 2012 22:17 Klive5ive wrote:
It's funny how everyone likes to beat Australia.
If you listen to our commentators they're usually reserved and respectful to the French/German teams but then when it comes to the Aussies in the velodrome they're like "AND IT'S YET ANOTHER DRUBBING OF THE AUSTRALIANS!" I think it's because they're so ungracious in victory/defeat. Nononono Not everyone especially likes beating Australia. From my viewpoint, it's mainly the Kiwis and the Brits, and by Brits, I actually mean the English. With the Kiwis, it's because their the only guys in this part of the world that we can somewhat relate to, and thus, pick on, and with the English, well I don't think I need to explain that. Colonial history, yes, but mostly the Ashes. They've cried so many tears over their gentlemens sport being dominated by drunk, fat legends (Think Merv Hughes and Warney), and now recently, they're sticking it to us, both in cricket, and in the velodrome, which we've done great at before. I still think it's unfair, you have too many people. 
For the record, I've rarely ever seen any sporting animosity between Aussies and Scots. Possibly because cricket is an entirely alien concept to us here.
Pretty good olympics for Scotland so far, 4 golds, two silvers and a bronze. Murrays about to pick up a couple more medals as well. Not bad for 5 million people.
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Andy murray is destroying oO.
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On August 05 2012 23:32 Asymmetric wrote:Show nested quote +On August 05 2012 22:30 Bobble wrote:On August 05 2012 22:17 Klive5ive wrote:
It's funny how everyone likes to beat Australia.
If you listen to our commentators they're usually reserved and respectful to the French/German teams but then when it comes to the Aussies in the velodrome they're like "AND IT'S YET ANOTHER DRUBBING OF THE AUSTRALIANS!" I think it's because they're so ungracious in victory/defeat. Nononono Not everyone especially likes beating Australia. From my viewpoint, it's mainly the Kiwis and the Brits, and by Brits, I actually mean the English. With the Kiwis, it's because their the only guys in this part of the world that we can somewhat relate to, and thus, pick on, and with the English, well I don't think I need to explain that. Colonial history, yes, but mostly the Ashes. They've cried so many tears over their gentlemens sport being dominated by drunk, fat legends (Think Merv Hughes and Warney), and now recently, they're sticking it to us, both in cricket, and in the velodrome, which we've done great at before. I still think it's unfair, you have too many people. For the record, I've rarely ever seen any sporting animosity between Aussies and Scots. Possibly because cricket is an entirely alien concept to us here. Pretty good olympics for Scotland so far, 4 golds, two silvers and a bronze. Murrays about to pick up a couple more medals as well. Not bad for 5 million people.
4? Grainger, Hoy and who? Both not in Scottish teams I might add.
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On August 05 2012 23:32 Asymmetric wrote:Show nested quote +On August 05 2012 22:30 Bobble wrote:On August 05 2012 22:17 Klive5ive wrote:
It's funny how everyone likes to beat Australia.
If you listen to our commentators they're usually reserved and respectful to the French/German teams but then when it comes to the Aussies in the velodrome they're like "AND IT'S YET ANOTHER DRUBBING OF THE AUSTRALIANS!" I think it's because they're so ungracious in victory/defeat. Nononono Not everyone especially likes beating Australia. From my viewpoint, it's mainly the Kiwis and the Brits, and by Brits, I actually mean the English. With the Kiwis, it's because their the only guys in this part of the world that we can somewhat relate to, and thus, pick on, and with the English, well I don't think I need to explain that. Colonial history, yes, but mostly the Ashes. They've cried so many tears over their gentlemens sport being dominated by drunk, fat legends (Think Merv Hughes and Warney), and now recently, they're sticking it to us, both in cricket, and in the velodrome, which we've done great at before. I still think it's unfair, you have too many people. For the record, I've rarely ever seen any sporting animosity between Aussies and Scots. Possibly because cricket is an entirely alien concept to us here. Pretty good olympics for Scotland so far, 4 golds, two silvers and a bronze. Murrays about to pick up a couple more medals as well. Not bad 5 million people.
Nice job, never realised a lot of the medals actually came from Scotsmen. Can you guys get independence from the rest of the UK so we can let the wind out of the English sails?
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Holy crap Federer is getting brutalized out there.
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On August 05 2012 23:36 Bobble wrote:Show nested quote +On August 05 2012 23:32 Asymmetric wrote:On August 05 2012 22:30 Bobble wrote:On August 05 2012 22:17 Klive5ive wrote:
It's funny how everyone likes to beat Australia.
If you listen to our commentators they're usually reserved and respectful to the French/German teams but then when it comes to the Aussies in the velodrome they're like "AND IT'S YET ANOTHER DRUBBING OF THE AUSTRALIANS!" I think it's because they're so ungracious in victory/defeat. Nononono Not everyone especially likes beating Australia. From my viewpoint, it's mainly the Kiwis and the Brits, and by Brits, I actually mean the English. With the Kiwis, it's because their the only guys in this part of the world that we can somewhat relate to, and thus, pick on, and with the English, well I don't think I need to explain that. Colonial history, yes, but mostly the Ashes. They've cried so many tears over their gentlemens sport being dominated by drunk, fat legends (Think Merv Hughes and Warney), and now recently, they're sticking it to us, both in cricket, and in the velodrome, which we've done great at before. I still think it's unfair, you have too many people. For the record, I've rarely ever seen any sporting animosity between Aussies and Scots. Possibly because cricket is an entirely alien concept to us here. Pretty good olympics for Scotland so far, 4 golds, two silvers and a bronze. Murrays about to pick up a couple more medals as well. Not bad 5 million people. Nice job, never realised a lot of the medals actually came from Scotsmen. Can you guys get independence from the rest of the UK so we can let the wind out of the English sails?
They dont 
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On August 05 2012 23:35 Aristodemus wrote:Show nested quote +On August 05 2012 23:32 Asymmetric wrote:On August 05 2012 22:30 Bobble wrote:On August 05 2012 22:17 Klive5ive wrote:
It's funny how everyone likes to beat Australia.
If you listen to our commentators they're usually reserved and respectful to the French/German teams but then when it comes to the Aussies in the velodrome they're like "AND IT'S YET ANOTHER DRUBBING OF THE AUSTRALIANS!" I think it's because they're so ungracious in victory/defeat. Nononono Not everyone especially likes beating Australia. From my viewpoint, it's mainly the Kiwis and the Brits, and by Brits, I actually mean the English. With the Kiwis, it's because their the only guys in this part of the world that we can somewhat relate to, and thus, pick on, and with the English, well I don't think I need to explain that. Colonial history, yes, but mostly the Ashes. They've cried so many tears over their gentlemens sport being dominated by drunk, fat legends (Think Merv Hughes and Warney), and now recently, they're sticking it to us, both in cricket, and in the velodrome, which we've done great at before. I still think it's unfair, you have too many people. For the record, I've rarely ever seen any sporting animosity between Aussies and Scots. Possibly because cricket is an entirely alien concept to us here. Pretty good olympics for Scotland so far, 4 golds, two silvers and a bronze. Murrays about to pick up a couple more medals as well. Not bad for 5 million people. 4? Grainger, Hoy and who? Both not in Scottish teams I might add.
Chris Hoy, Gold, Cycling, Team Sprint
Heather Stanning, Gold, Rowing, Coxless Pair
Timothy Baillie, Gold, Canoeing Slalom, C-2 team
Katherine Grainger, Gold, Rowing, Double Sculls
David Florence, Silver, Canoeing Slalom, C-2 team
Michael Jamieson, Silver, Swimming, 200m Breaststroke
Daniel Purvis, Bronze, Gymnastics, Team All-round
They weren't English teams either, they were British.
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On August 05 2012 23:39 Asymmetric wrote:Show nested quote +On August 05 2012 23:35 Aristodemus wrote:On August 05 2012 23:32 Asymmetric wrote:On August 05 2012 22:30 Bobble wrote:On August 05 2012 22:17 Klive5ive wrote:
It's funny how everyone likes to beat Australia.
If you listen to our commentators they're usually reserved and respectful to the French/German teams but then when it comes to the Aussies in the velodrome they're like "AND IT'S YET ANOTHER DRUBBING OF THE AUSTRALIANS!" I think it's because they're so ungracious in victory/defeat. Nononono Not everyone especially likes beating Australia. From my viewpoint, it's mainly the Kiwis and the Brits, and by Brits, I actually mean the English. With the Kiwis, it's because their the only guys in this part of the world that we can somewhat relate to, and thus, pick on, and with the English, well I don't think I need to explain that. Colonial history, yes, but mostly the Ashes. They've cried so many tears over their gentlemens sport being dominated by drunk, fat legends (Think Merv Hughes and Warney), and now recently, they're sticking it to us, both in cricket, and in the velodrome, which we've done great at before. I still think it's unfair, you have too many people. For the record, I've rarely ever seen any sporting animosity between Aussies and Scots. Possibly because cricket is an entirely alien concept to us here. Pretty good olympics for Scotland so far, 4 golds, two silvers and a bronze. Murrays about to pick up a couple more medals as well. Not bad for 5 million people. 4? Grainger, Hoy and who? Both not in Scottish teams I might add. Chris Hoy, Gold, Cycling, Team Sprint Heather Stanning, Gold, Rowing, Coxless Pair Timothy Baillie, Gold, Canoeing Slalom, C-2 team Katherine Grainger, Gold, Rowing, Double Sculls David Florence, Silver, Canoeing Slalom, C-2 team Michael Jamieson, Silver, Swimming, 200m Breaststroke Daniel Purvis, Bronze, Gymnastics, Team All-round They weren't English teams either, they were British.
That evidence is good enough for me! Go the non-English Brits!
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On August 05 2012 23:39 Asymmetric wrote:Show nested quote +On August 05 2012 23:35 Aristodemus wrote:On August 05 2012 23:32 Asymmetric wrote:On August 05 2012 22:30 Bobble wrote:On August 05 2012 22:17 Klive5ive wrote:
It's funny how everyone likes to beat Australia.
If you listen to our commentators they're usually reserved and respectful to the French/German teams but then when it comes to the Aussies in the velodrome they're like "AND IT'S YET ANOTHER DRUBBING OF THE AUSTRALIANS!" I think it's because they're so ungracious in victory/defeat. Nononono Not everyone especially likes beating Australia. From my viewpoint, it's mainly the Kiwis and the Brits, and by Brits, I actually mean the English. With the Kiwis, it's because their the only guys in this part of the world that we can somewhat relate to, and thus, pick on, and with the English, well I don't think I need to explain that. Colonial history, yes, but mostly the Ashes. They've cried so many tears over their gentlemens sport being dominated by drunk, fat legends (Think Merv Hughes and Warney), and now recently, they're sticking it to us, both in cricket, and in the velodrome, which we've done great at before. I still think it's unfair, you have too many people. For the record, I've rarely ever seen any sporting animosity between Aussies and Scots. Possibly because cricket is an entirely alien concept to us here. Pretty good olympics for Scotland so far, 4 golds, two silvers and a bronze. Murrays about to pick up a couple more medals as well. Not bad for 5 million people. 4? Grainger, Hoy and who? Both not in Scottish teams I might add. Chris Hoy, Gold, Cycling, Team Sprint Heather Stanning, Gold, Rowing, Coxless Pair Timothy Baillie, Gold, Canoeing Slalom, C-2 team Katherine Grainger, Gold, Rowing, Double Sculls David Florence, Silver, Canoeing Slalom, C-2 team Michael Jamieson, Silver, Swimming, 200m Breaststroke Daniel Purvis, Bronze, Gymnastics, Team All-round They weren't English teams either, they were British.
Ok, three. Yeovil is in England last I checked. Please quote where I said they were English teams. All benefit from having English team-mates too.
Edit: I will point out that Jamieson impressed me hugely, Scottish star right there.
Edit 2: Daniel Purvis is a scouser too.
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Wow I could actually hear the crowd singing the Chinese national anthem too for the men's badminton doubles. A lot of Chinese badminton fans ^^
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On August 05 2012 23:43 Aristodemus wrote:Show nested quote +On August 05 2012 23:39 Asymmetric wrote:On August 05 2012 23:35 Aristodemus wrote:On August 05 2012 23:32 Asymmetric wrote:On August 05 2012 22:30 Bobble wrote:On August 05 2012 22:17 Klive5ive wrote:
It's funny how everyone likes to beat Australia.
If you listen to our commentators they're usually reserved and respectful to the French/German teams but then when it comes to the Aussies in the velodrome they're like "AND IT'S YET ANOTHER DRUBBING OF THE AUSTRALIANS!" I think it's because they're so ungracious in victory/defeat. Nononono Not everyone especially likes beating Australia. From my viewpoint, it's mainly the Kiwis and the Brits, and by Brits, I actually mean the English. With the Kiwis, it's because their the only guys in this part of the world that we can somewhat relate to, and thus, pick on, and with the English, well I don't think I need to explain that. Colonial history, yes, but mostly the Ashes. They've cried so many tears over their gentlemens sport being dominated by drunk, fat legends (Think Merv Hughes and Warney), and now recently, they're sticking it to us, both in cricket, and in the velodrome, which we've done great at before. I still think it's unfair, you have too many people. For the record, I've rarely ever seen any sporting animosity between Aussies and Scots. Possibly because cricket is an entirely alien concept to us here. Pretty good olympics for Scotland so far, 4 golds, two silvers and a bronze. Murrays about to pick up a couple more medals as well. Not bad for 5 million people. 4? Grainger, Hoy and who? Both not in Scottish teams I might add. Chris Hoy, Gold, Cycling, Team Sprint Heather Stanning, Gold, Rowing, Coxless Pair Timothy Baillie, Gold, Canoeing Slalom, C-2 team Katherine Grainger, Gold, Rowing, Double Sculls David Florence, Silver, Canoeing Slalom, C-2 team Michael Jamieson, Silver, Swimming, 200m Breaststroke Daniel Purvis, Bronze, Gymnastics, Team All-round They weren't English teams either, they were British. Ok, three. Yeovil is in England last I checked. Please quote where I said they were English teams. All benefit from having English team-mates too. Edit: I will point out that Jamieson impressed me hugely, Scottish star right there.
Heather Stanning considers herself Scottish and was raised in Scotland, despite being born in England. She competed for Scotland in the commonwealth games.
The Scottish athletes benefited from having the best of English, Northern Irish and Welsh athletes by there side, but the same is also true in many of these team events for English athletes. I am simply stating these have been a good olympics for Scottish athletes, performing quite above there population and representation.
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Well the partners of those Scots were all English apart from Hindes who incidentally considers himself English and will compete for England lol. I see this gold that Murray is about to win Scotlands first true gold. I am interested on your opinion of the canoe golds, do you think they were fair?
Purvis?
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A second heart-breaking silver for us with Louis Smith for the day. Same score but less execution.
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On August 06 2012 00:06 Aristodemus wrote:
Well the partners of those Scots were all English apart from Hindes who incidentally considers himself English and will compete for England lol. I see this gold that Murray is about to win Scotlands first true gold. I am interested on your opinion of the canoe golds, do you think they were fair?
I didn't watch the canoeing events I'm afraid.
Purvis?
Purvis is a bit of the stretch I'll be honest.
He competes for Scotland in the commonwealth games. His mothers Scottish.
But there's no denying he's a scouser.
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On August 06 2012 00:11 Aristodemus wrote:
A second heart-breaking silver for us with Louis Smith for the day. Same score but less execution.
Heart-Breaking ? Two Brits on the podium and you call that heart-breaking ?
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On August 06 2012 00:11 Aristodemus wrote:
A second heart-breaking silver for us with Louis Smith for the day. Same score but less execution.
Yeah, 16.066 is an incredible score. Which was the first silver?
Gold for Murray should make up for it, eh.
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