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Reply With QuoteThat's unfortunate timing. No-one in the UK outside of Scottish Athletics is going to give a fcuk until after the 2012 Olympics.
Anyone no of any dancing going on around the games
Might have to pop up there
well done
That's unfortunate timing. No-one in the UK outside of Scottish Athletics is going to give a fcuk until after the 2012 Olympics.
What we talking about ? I forgotOriginally Posted by Gav
That's unfortunate timing. No-one in the UK outside of Scottish Athletics is going to give a fcuk until after the 2012 Olympics.
Moderator please remove thread until 2013
How about ceroc/jive in the common wealth games ??
By the time 2014 arrives I think Ceroc in Glasgow will have died and WCS will have taken its place.
Nightmare...! Some kind of implosion is inevitable what with all of those West Coast Swingers disappearing up their own arses.
Why do they need to?That's unfortunate timing. No-one in the UK outside of Scottish Athletics is going to give a fcuk until after the 2012 Olympics.
I'd guess that currently athletes are likely to be thinking of the Olympics next year. Then they will be looking to the next Commonwealth Games in 2010. And once that's out the way they'll be aiming for the 2012 Olympics.
And sure, once that's finished, UK athletes will be looking to the Commonwealth games in Scotland in 2014. And we'll be ready for them.
Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story
As you say, you'd guess.Why do they need to?
I'd guess that currently athletes are likely to be thinking of the Olympics next year. Then they will be looking to the next Commonwealth Games in 2010. And once that's out the way they'll be aiming for the 2012 Olympics.
And sure, once that's finished, UK athletes will be looking to the Commonwealth games in Scotland in 2014. And we'll be ready for them.
Re: Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014
<stereotype jokes>
Plenty of contenders for the sprint in Glasgow. Most of them wearing hoodies and carrying flick knives.
Has anyone seen the liter of Buckfast drinking competitions on YouTube? If that gets recognised as a sport... we'll be laughing
</stereotype joke>
Is that an official statement from the UK athletics community?As you say, you'd guess.
Otherwise, can you explain your thinking?
No matter where the games in 2014 are to be held, it won't be given much thought until much nearer the time. Even for athletes who prepare 3-4 years ahead of time, there will be people who aren't ready for 2012 who will be looking to 2014.
The Commonwealth Games is a much smaller event, so it will never garner the same interest as the Olympics, but I don't see it attracting less interest amongst UK athletes for being in the UK two years after the Olympics, compared with any other time or place.
Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story
Of course not, just the opinion of a licensed UK Athletics coach
It was a flippant, tongue in cheek comment (which should be obvious to all but the most anally-retentive), because serious athletes will consider their training for both events concurrently rather than train for the first, then train for the next.
Well done, Glasgow.
Err, that's it.
affraid so
http://www.officialstatementukathleticscommunity.com
I clicked on that...
It doesnt make good reading, although the fact the link was moved doesnt help
Aye, that's it. Cue 7 years of the Games being a convenient local political excuse for just about anything ("yes, I know, the bin collections are down to 3 a year now but - oooo, look at the shiny new velodrome!").Well done, Glasgow.
Err, that's it.
Still, it could have been worse - I remember about 4 years ago, Glasgow and Edinburgh were exploring the idea of a joint Olympic bid. Only a grade A mug city applies for that particular white elephant...
One hilarious example of spin from the local tabloid: Commonwealth Games will be car free. Err, that's only after they've spent £500 million on the M74 extension, which has nothing to do with cars, of course... But I'm being disingenuous - I'm almost as excited about this as I was about London 2012. Not sure how we'll manage to match the rich vein of comedy gold the 2012 logo produced, though.
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