yeah. In amateur boxing (with all its different rules), lympics gold is the best there is

So IN.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on June 22nd 2011 at 09:55:05

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Olympic Football (Other Football) - Martin Peters, Jun 22, 07:49:28
- Nope, I'll be up a mountain or walking in the Isles in Scotland (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Jun 22, 09:27:09
- Football should not be in the Olympics. Discuss. (Other Football) - jafski, Jun 22, 09:08:41
  - agreed (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 22, 09:13:44
    - Agree, but....... (Other Football) - Larry Hagman, Jun 22, 09:44:07
      - dunno. That would have ruled out Torvill & Dean from the Winter Lympics (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 22, 10:17:34
        
        but your rules have excluded rowing from the summer Olympics (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 22, 10:23:56
        
        No they haven't. Rowing is in - pinnacle of the sport (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 22, 10:26:00
        
        it's a "mature sport(s), where you have well established elite international tournaments" (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 22, 10:35:53
        
        you're just being argumentative, Ralf (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 22, 10:39:53
        
        Agreed, although you could maybe make a case for the shortform (Other Football) - CB41, Jun 22, 10:50:21
        
        Ralf argumentative??? Get away, never!!! (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Jun 22, 10:47:55
        
        Dr Scrampton's Patented Airwear Argument Boots (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 22, 11:21:33
        
        i don't think anyone is making a case for including football though Tricky (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 22, 10:47:11
  - True... (Other Football) - Martin Peters, Jun 22, 09:12:01
    - Or Cricket, or Thugby. Just say NO! (n/m) (Other Football) - jafski, Jun 22, 09:22:35
    - see above (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 22, 09:15:10
      - in order for an Olympic medal to be the pinnacle of that sport it first of all needs to be (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 22, 09:28:03
        
        that's not a problem though (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 22, 09:58:32
        
        except rugby shirley does have a good case to be included (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 22, 10:07:46
        
        No Thugby shouldn't be allowed. (Other Football) - jafski, Jun 22, 10:17:57
        
        agreed, just using it as an example of a minority sport (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 22, 10:23:12
        
        Nothing to do with whether it's a minority sport or not (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 22, 10:29:02
        
        ask him whether he'd like the sport to have true global reach and appeal or just remain li (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 22, 10:39:48
        
        Just drop a bomb on Twickers when it's next hosting an England Thugby game. (Other Football) - jafski, Jun 22, 10:25:12
        
        on the old advert what's the sport where they are jumping through a beer barrel? (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Jun 22, 09:30:17
        
        the obstacle race? (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 22, 09:38:42
      - Yes, Like That Definition... (Other Football) - Martin Peters, Jun 22, 09:21:34
        
        Boxing different. Amateur vs Pro. Very different sport. (Other Football) - jafski, Jun 22, 09:25:29
        
        yeah. In amateur boxing (with all its different rules), lympics gold is the best there is (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 22, 09:55:05

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