Well

I really enjoy watching people do sport very well

I don't enjoy seeing it done not very well

That applies for WHATEVER reason it's not being done well. It might be because they aren't very good at the sport. It might be because they are disabled. In each case the people involved are doing the damnedest to overcome their lack of ability, and one can admire and applaud that effort. But it doens't make it a great spectacle, or one that I want to watch.

Take the blade runner bloke. It's amazing that he can balance on those things, let alone run like that. Incredible. But the fact is that he can't even run the Olympic qualifying time. He's slow.

So it's not something that, for me Brian, makes compelling TV.

I'm not flinching from the debate, but I've really got to go to a meeting now and won't be back till late afternoon. Sorry

Posted By: Old Git on September 26th 2008 at 12:37:08

Message Thread

Who's going to kick off a few racist chants of the 70s and 80s? (NCFC) - Holden Caulfield, Sep 26, 11:46:22
- Does anyone (who is old enough) remember any really bad chanting at CR? (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Sep 26, 11:53:03
  - Thanks all for your anicdotes, good those days are gone but not forgotten (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Sep 26, 12:30:55
    - ^^^^anecdotes^^^^ (n/m) (NCFC) - stringersrevenge, Sep 26, 12:31:51
  - i remember laods in the early 80's...... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 26, 12:14:24
  - I once heard someone in the Upper Barclay bizarrely shout (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Sep 26, 11:56:33
  - Err, yes, quite a lot, bananas on the pitch, the lot (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Sep 26, 11:55:31
    - vrs leeds bananas were thrown by the leeds fans (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Sep 26, 11:56:26
  - see below. It was still going on in the early 80s, at least (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 26, 11:55:10
    - Unimaginable maybe Tricky but still get the odd shout. Mostly the Barclay is self-policing (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Sep 26, 11:57:32
      - but it used to be the whole Barclay (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 26, 11:58:41
- No-one with any sense (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 26, 11:51:13
  - Remember at least one of them though (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 26, 11:52:03
    - He's black, he's bent, his arse is up for rent (NCFC) - Holden Caulfield, Sep 26, 12:01:34
      - i thought it covered most black footballers of the time (NCFC) - south, Sep 26, 12:03:43
    - Just reading that makes me feel sick. Don't think i've ever heard it (NCFC) - megson, Sep 26, 11:59:01
      - I remember it well (NCFC) - Holden Caulfield, Sep 26, 12:03:45
      - do you want a bucket? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Sep 26, 12:02:35
      - we used to say it all the time (NCFC) - south, Sep 26, 12:01:20
    - Sorry (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 26, 11:53:13
      - different times - nsfw if you work in a sensitive office (NCFC) - south, Sep 26, 11:59:50
      - Extraordinarily PC of you, OG, (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 26, 11:56:32
        
        I think it's absolutely bonkers to start a thread on a football message board (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 26, 11:58:55
        
        Similar to you and your 'Flid Olympics' one is it? (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Sep 26, 12:03:06
        
        But it's Ok to say "flid olympics"? (n/m) (NCFC) - Holden Caulfield, Sep 26, 12:02:10
        
        Not a nice word to have used (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 26, 12:08:32
        
        Difference (NCFC) - Holden Caulfield, Sep 26, 12:22:35
        
        Well (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 26, 12:31:18
        
        I wouldn't say it was a 'huge TV event' (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Sep 26, 12:33:31
        
        as in too much airtime, or too little? (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Sep 26, 12:18:07
        
        too much (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 26, 12:20:22
        
        how so? Let's debate it then... (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Sep 26, 12:28:22
        
        Well (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 26, 12:37:08
        
        Viewing figures were very high (NCFC) - Holden Caulfield, Sep 26, 12:27:10
        
        i'd say the same of the 'normal' Olympics too though (NCFC) - blindasabat, Sep 26, 12:24:34
        
        or laugh at the dwarf shot put (NCFC) - south, Sep 26, 12:04:40

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