I did actually watch the women's 800mtr freestyle final, only because my wife put it on to watch our local girl Adlington.
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Anyway, if you're that worried about what it's cost you personally maybe the rest of us could have a whip round to make you feel better...   |
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Come on alferret lets see that smile just for us.  |
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I could possibly accept his POV if he has a good reason for holding that opinion. "Because I don't like it" isn't really good enough. Neither is "just think what we could have spent it on instead" because you could say that about almost anything.
(Personally, I think most footballers are paid far too much, but that's a whole other thread ) |
My POV has a good enough reason for me to have an opinion. Never said I didn't like it (or did I? sure you'll point me to the post where I said it (or didn't))
Whilst appreciate the spectacle of the Olympics & I fully understand that when we bid & won 2012 we wasn't in the grips of the financial quagmire we are in at the moment, what irks me is that our initial bid of IIRC £2Billion has more than quadrupled & we have had to foot the bill once again because of corporate BS. So my negativity is not against the competitors or the sports they compete in, its down to the cost, the BS we have had to endure & the incompetence of certain parties (not political) that mean we have been screwed over once again.
Seems like austerity is only for the poorer folk & the rest just laugh & spit in our faces. I am not a naysayer because its a sporting event, its because of the cost.
The redevelopment of the eastend & surrounding area's has turned what was once a pretty desperate part of the city into something else is commendable as long as the locals get to reap the benefits from it & it doesn't turn into another status symbol to live in like the Isle of Dogs did/still is.
I will also add that I have the up-most respect for all of the athletes competing aside from those that dont want to win & the ones caught doping.
I understand the hardships that most UK competitors go through, lack of funding etc when other countries throw considerable sums at their entrants. So its down to their true grit & determination that they do so well.