scootz
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 08:15 PM |
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The Olympic Flame...
Can someone remind me please how many Olympics David Beckham has competed in over the years? How many medals has he won?
Yes, that's right... NONE!
So why the **** is he the 'face' of the torch relay!?
How must the likes of Steve Redgrave, Chris Hoy, Daley Thompson, Kelly Holmes, even Eddie the ******* Eagle feel about this!?
Linky
It's Evolution Baby!
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CRAIGR
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 08:28 PM |
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And why do you need a ferking great plane full of numpties to bring the bloody flame (or 4) here.
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T66
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 08:28 PM |
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He won the stupid tash & beard gold medal in 2012.....
He is working up to be a "Sir" so is shadowing Sebcoe closely, 10 years he will be a Sir...
100%
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scootz
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 08:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by T66
He won the stupid tash & beard gold medal in 2012.....
Aye, but I'll have his crown in 2013! 
It's Evolution Baby!
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JoelP
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 08:31 PM |
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Bah humbug. Rightly or wrongly the man is an icon of english/british sport, he's far more famous than our olympic heros, and he does
occationally seem a nice chap.
Remember, give a man a flame and he'll be warm for a day, but set him on fire, and he'll be hot for the rest of his life.
Edit - id be very suprised if he's made a sir at all, never mind 10 years.
[Edited on 18/5/12 by JoelP]
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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T66
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 08:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
Bah humbug. Rightly or wrongly the man is an icon of english/british sport, he's far more famous than our olympic heros, and he does
occationally seem a nice chap.
Remember, give a man a flame and he'll be warm for a day, but set him on fire, and he'll be hot for the rest of his life.
Edit - id be very suprised if he's made a sir at all, never mind 10 years.
[Edited on 18/5/12 by JoelP]
He does come across well, my problem with him is his odd wife. She has an ego on a par with 100 Locosters.
A tenner says he is a Sir in 10 years ....?
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designer
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 09:00 PM |
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An Icon?
He was a good footballer, one of the best we have produced, but he was NOT world class.
Became really popular(?) as he was dragged along, and embarassed, by his Mrs's PR machine.
He could have acheived a lot more.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 09:17 PM |
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Beckham is a favourite for selection in the Olympic football team. Team GB. He is probably the most iconic and recognisable british sportsman we have.
So why not choose him as the face of the torch relay?
Phil
[Edited on 18-5-12 by Hellfire]
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daniel mason
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 09:19 PM |
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were you saying the same when ali lit the flame? (think it was in atlanta) think he only won 1 when car lewis and others were multiple winners
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 09:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
He is probably the most iconic and recognisable british sportsman we have.
What! Surely you mean Moronic not Iconic.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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austin man
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 09:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
He is probably the most iconic and recognisable british sportsman we have.
What! Surely you mean Moronic not Iconic.
He resembles that remark
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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NigeEss
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 09:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
He is probably the most iconic and recognisable british sportsman we have.
What! Surely you mean Moronic not Iconic.
Absolutely, I've plants in my garden with a higher IQ.
How quickly the world forgets his past, deliberate fouls, sent of for poor behaviour, etc.
Plenty of well recognised sportsmen/women out there more suitable for the role.
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.................Douglas Adams.
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gottabedone
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 10:29 PM |
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I'm struggling with ^^^^^^^^^^^^ as well!.........."iconic" hardly:
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StevenB
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 11:47 PM |
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Don't really get his involvement but I guess as the whole
thing of awarding the host city honours is probably a bit fixed
- allegedly - most foreign voting wannabees just want to meet
someone famous.
"He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball,
he cannot tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that he's all right."
GEORGE BEST about Beckham
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RK
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| posted on 19/5/12 at 01:37 AM |
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I want Eddie the Eagle. But hey, it's your party.
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morcus
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| posted on 19/5/12 at 05:46 AM |
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I wish we'd gone for Eddie, but I don't think Beckham is a bad choice. He's deffinitly more recognisable to a world audience than
any of our Olympic winners.
I don't really care much either way though, and most of the people I would have picked are probably dead.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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fesycresy
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| posted on 19/5/12 at 06:00 AM |
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I saw Eddie on DIY SOS, he's a plasterer.
Came across as a sound bloke.
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The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.
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scootz
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| posted on 19/5/12 at 08:23 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
were you saying the same when ali lit the flame? (think it was in atlanta) think he only won 1 when car lewis and others were multiple winners
Ali is still an olympian... a gold medal winning one at that!
Beckham is neither.
It's Evolution Baby!
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scootz
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| posted on 19/5/12 at 08:26 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Beckham is a favourite for selection in the Olympic football team. Team GB...
Again... that's another slap in the face! This time to the youngsters that were meant to be chosen for the Olympic team. One of them
will miss out on the experience of a lifetime because of one mans vanity.
It's Evolution Baby!
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Hellfire
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| posted on 19/5/12 at 08:48 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by NigeEss
Plenty of well recognised sportsmen/women out there more suitable for the role.
Go on then............. who?
Don't get me wrong, I'm certainly no Beckham fan but he's one of few sportsmen who actually bothered to go to the Olympic commitee
and lobby for the games to come to England. He is universally recognisable and is an ambassador for the 2012 Paralympic Games. He was chosen by the
organisers and the British Council in recognition of his commitment and dedication to sport.
IMO that makes him suitable to be the face of the torch relay.
Phil
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Hellfire
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| posted on 19/5/12 at 08:56 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Beckham is a favourite for selection in the Olympic football team. Team GB...
Again... that's another slap in the face! This time to the youngsters that were meant to be chosen for the Olympic team. One of them
will miss out on the experience of a lifetime because of one mans vanity.
There is no pressure to pick David Beckham for Team GB and his place in the squad isn't guaranteed. I'm sure they will choose a team
considered capable of lifting the trophy. Whether that team includes Beckham or not, remains to be seen.....
Phil
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NeilP
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| posted on 19/5/12 at 09:22 AM |
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I'm with Hellfire - He may not have the best footballer ever but he's slogged away at it because he loves it.
He also grew up a few miles from the Olympic park so he's the local face of the games.
He's made some unfortunate choices in his life - haven't we all - strikes me as a simple bloke, doing what he loves and working for his
country - that's good.
If he (/ the missus) decides to stay in LA after his contract finishes this year then that might be another thing - you have to live here and pay
taxes just like the rest of us...
If you pay peanuts...
Mentale, yar? Yar, mentale!
Drive it like you stole it!
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ed1max
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| posted on 19/5/12 at 09:32 AM |
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Its all a load of old bollocks
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scootz
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| posted on 19/5/12 at 09:38 AM |
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I don't doubt for a second that he's a decent bloke. He was also a decent footballer. He also seems to be a deceit ambassador for the
country and did well in his efforts to bring the World Cup to our shores.
He is NOT, however, an Olympian.
It's Evolution Baby!
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Hellfire
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| posted on 19/5/12 at 11:32 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
I don't doubt for a second that he's a decent bloke. He was also a decent footballer. He also seems to be a deceit ambassador for the
country and did well in his efforts to bring the World Cup to our shores.
He is NOT, however, an Olympian.
Neither was John Mark, the last british athlete to light the olympic flame at the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London..........
Phil
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