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Yes it was brilliant but made into a complete anticlimax when Paul Macartney appeared afterwards. Should have finished on a high - he was embarrassing.

I didn't realise a law had been passed that he had to be wheeled out on every significant national celebration. :rolleyes:

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Just said that on another thread

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Yes John too many threads already on this subject.

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. . . and so did I! We really must stop meeting this way.

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Um people will start to talk Michael:rolleyes:

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They mentioned this on the TV show the Wright Stuff and it seemed to be consensus that Paul McCartney shouldn't have been on at the end. Someone said should have been the Rolling Stones as they are all still alive (except Brian Jones)- but what songs could they have performed - anything suitable?

Start me up - perhaps or Jumping Jack Flash? :confused::D

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They're using Start Me Up for an Olympics Ad on the BBC

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No expectations - You can't always get what you want ;)

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No they'll play those at the end when GB's medal total doesn't add up to much.

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Oh yea of little faith:D

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It`s only rock and roll Dave..:D

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Tears for Fears "Everybody wants to rule the World!" would be better than "Hey Jude!" :cool:

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Boris Johnson Welcomes you to the Olympics...:)
Boris Johnson's Olympic Welcome - YouTube

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as your a fan of boris kestrel .. here you go ....

BBC News - Boris Johnson left hanging on zip wire during Olympic event

:D:D:D


today we got the first gold medals .. helen glover and heather stanning the women pairs rowing and bradley wiggins in the time trial in cycling ... they did well ... in fact i think all of em have done well ... have watched quite a bit of it ... especially helen and heather .. they only took rowing up 4 years ago ... so to go and win the gold medal .. and one of em is in the army and will be going back to the army maybe in afghanistan next year ....

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Glad someone's mentioned the gold medals - well done Wiggo and the girls, even though they were expected to win it's still an achievement and sets team GB up for further glory - we hope...

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Watched a brilliant match earlier which saw Andy Murray get through to the Semi-finals in the individual men's tennis. He was serving at his best and played one perfect game -four clear aces in a row! Great tennis all-round hope he keeps it up now he's entered the medal zone. Djokovich or Tsonga in the semis -should be a exciting match. C'mon Andy!:D

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I have just moved a lot of off topic posts into there own thread here http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ter-62082.html

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Thank you Neil, they needed their own thread away from the sport.

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Inspirational Murray has stormed his way through into the finals of the Olympics. Brilliant crowd behind him -superb tennis from both him and Djokovich -the best man won on the night!

Repeat of the Wimbledon final -can't wait. The silver medal is already his -just has to win one more match for gold.:D

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Well he must have a better chance of winning this time, after all there's no money involved.:D

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I think it's more a question of pride Cashy. He was determined to win and not for himself. All those watching recognised that and were behind him as never before...he did us proud as far as I'm concerned. I wish him all the best in the final and a silver medal is nothing to sniff at if he doesn't make the final hurdle.

Am willing to wager another fiver with your good self in any case:D

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O.K. if yeh insist,:D

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Double or quits....:eek::D

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yep ok.

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No bets from me but if Murray can't win this final he's got little hope of ever winning Wimbledon..Federer played a five hour game today and must be kaked.

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I suppose if murray wins he'll be after a K as well - alongside Danny, Wiggo, Vicky and Addy.....in his case, it dfoes not bear thinking about.

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You've spoilt my day thinking about that Tealeaf.

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Green K or red K?

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:D

Just watched Murray/Robson go into the semi-finals of the mixed doubles -entertaining tennis.:)

Also caught young athlete Adam Gemili getting through the first heat of the 100Metres -amazing enthusiasm and a promising athlete.

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It would be red on here Michael:D well except from modertol that is:rolleyes:

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Being a fashionista I appreciate being called moDertol Jay!;) Even though it reminds me of a disinfectant...:eek:

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Two finals for Murray then -brilliant result - lets hope they can both be transformed in gold.



Great evening for British athletics -3 golds in a row...:D:

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Ya and you thought it was a typo:rolleyes::D

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Well I have to say this will be the first time I would love him to win because he's playing for GB not himself:D
As for last night, the other half wanted to watch the games, so I did have the odd glance at what was happening:rolleyes:wow some performances from GB

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One down!!!!!!:thankya:

One more to go...C'mon Andy and Laura - let's hope the lad has some energy left:D

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Yep - have to say the lad done good so far... just wish he would look a bit more pleased/happy animated about it. Must be hard having to come out again soon and play all over again.

I've been watching all week on and off on my lap top, the BBC website has been marvellous - you can more or less watch what you want when you want, live, catch up, whatever, and there's tons of information about all the sports and when they're on.

Have to admit to enjoying the weightlifting - tiny women about my size lifting more than twice their bodyweight - gobsmacking. Also the big men!!

Doing well so far in medal terms - it's good to see that we're keeping our end up and putting on a good show.

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Very pleased yeh won the bet Di.;)

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I can just imagine the face you were pulling when you posted that cashy:D

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Quids in!;) :D

Have to admit now to cheating:eek:

When I looked in my crystal ball in January as well as a Wimbledon final I saw flecks of gold and silver -thought it just need dusting and failed to interpret the signs correctly...:D

Wasted a fortune sending it in for an MOT after the failure to deliver at the Wimbledon Grand Slam final...

Should be getting it back soon from my trusty magic maintenance man at Alibaba.com -he tried a ruse, offering me a modern amethyst sphere -making it out to be worth more than my family heirloom. Said it could increase my psychic powers...no problem with my mental prowess, just need to polish my glasses from time to time:rolleyes:

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Back down to earth after my giddiness at Murray's gold -brilliant match -ironic he should finish on three aces after struggling with his serve for most of the match.

Federer was never in the match and accepted defeat with his usual grace.

Didn't mention Del Potro -superlative tennis from him and the Bronze was rightly his -could almost have been in the final.

Love the attached photo of Murray...

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Ya good photo, frame it, it could be the last one you'll see in that pose:D:D:D

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As your probably aware Team GB men's and woman's football teams are out in the quarter finals! :(:rolleyes:

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And what's that got to do with the price of fish

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Have been focussing on the Tennis and Athletics myself -my Italian family members are following just about anything with an Italian in - lots of things with swords and guns as far as i can tell so far. The footie leaves me unmoved I'm afraid but I have enjoyed some of the gymnastics, horse riding events, Cycling and swimming -the diving's great to watch and quite enjoy a bit of synchronised swimming too...

There are some sports that i didn't know existed at the Olympics e.g. Trampolining?! Beach volley I don't appreciate either...

Anyone know why there is no Rugby or Cricket?

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Because there is a limit to the amount of pain any population can be expected to endure in any two week period.

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Not played by enough countries world wide I would say. Olympic sports come and go:

A sport or discipline is included in the Olympic program if the IOC determines it is widely practiced around the world, that is, the number of countries that compete in a given sport is the indicator of the sport's prevalence. The IOC's requirements reflect participation in the Olympic Games as well — more stringent toward men (as they are represented in higher numbers) and Summer sports (as more nations compete in the Summer Olympics).

Can't imagine many host countries having a decent cricket pitch.

Even if sports are included, not every country takes part: GB is only in football because the games are in London. Before that it was 1960 when they last competed. And tennis, although in years ago, was out till 1988.

Trampolining is only in since 2000 and I wonder how long things like BMX and mountain biking will last.

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That all seems fair enough - but is BMX riding a sport? They'll be having skate-boarding next!

My boys were watching clay pigeon shooting yesterday -an Italian woman won it - I think that has to be just about the most boring thing to watch -I'm sure it's very skillful -but boring! I did enjoy watching the Archery though...

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Tennis medals -great photo - and Murray did sing the National Anthem!

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Just clocked up another gold according to Ceefax, 18 now

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By my calculations, thanks to Boltonian Jason Kenny, Lancashire is above the likes of Australia and Japan in the medals table.

OK, I'm counting Bradley Wiggins as a honourary Lancastrian.

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Hopefully that will be the stepping stone to him winning Wimbledon next year - give him the belief and confidence! :D

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I would hope it will, but aint holding me breath.:D Wimbledons fer big bucks.

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Well Murray has the big bucks now!:D

I havn't been watching much of the Olympics today - who was the Team GB woman who fell apart today? I just caught a bit about her on a program but missed the details. Does anyone know who I am talking about - events on Monday!

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Personally I think this win is the key to greater things - he's got through some kind of barrier mentally. His concentration and self-belief didn't waver for a second in the final match and idem against Djokovich in the Semis. He has all the shots and now he seems to have found the nerve to win.

More victories will come his way:hothothot:alright::hothothot I'm sure of it!

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Hows he in the big bucks, he only got a gold plated medal:D

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only time will tell:D:D

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He has already won a lot of tournaments and money Jay - just not a Grand-slam final yet.
I imagine The winged one may be inferring his sponsorship which will be worth more now...

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Still doesn't mean he'll win a Grand Slam:D

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I see another bet in the offing -even though I'm against gaming in general...:D

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I'll bet you a penny stick of spanish, he doesn't win a slam:D

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First ever Saudi Arabian female in the Olympics - lost at Judo...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/04/sp...-in-debut.html

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Would that be a penny black?!;)

Coming through your door soon....

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If your going to keep put pictures of the jockstrap on here please warn us first:D

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They are all for you Jay- i thought you appreciated them...;)

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I'd appreciate leprosy more:eek:

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Tom Daley diving this morning - can he get to the finals and a medal? :rolleyes:

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What did you say Jaysay? :rolleyes: Murray wins grand slam - US Open.

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His opponent had an off day:D

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Looks like you owe Kes, John - can you still buy penny sticks of Spanish?

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yes, you can......... but they are 30 pence now.

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What? :eek: I thought he said a holiday trip to see the Spanish? :D

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Ya think is called inflation:D