Originally posted by Confused but excited.
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Originally posted by Hellfire
He is probably the most iconic and recognisable british sportsman we have.
What!
Surely you mean Moronic not Iconic. 
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
And why do you need a ferking great plane full of numpties to bring the bloody flame (or 4) here.
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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Originally posted by T66
He won the stupid tash & beard gold medal in 2012.....
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]
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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]
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.
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]
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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Originally posted by Hellfire
He is probably the most iconic and recognisable british sportsman we have.
Surely you mean Moronic not Iconic.
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Originally posted by Confused but excited.
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Originally posted by Hellfire
He is probably the most iconic and recognisable british sportsman we have.
What!
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Originally posted by Confused but excited.
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Originally posted by Hellfire
He is probably the most iconic and recognisable british sportsman we have.
What!
I'm struggling with ^^^^^^^^^^^^ as well!.........."iconic" hardly:
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
I want Eddie the Eagle. But hey, it's your party.
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.
I saw Eddie on DIY SOS, he's a plasterer.
Came across as a sound bloke.
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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
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Originally posted by Hellfire
Beckham is a favourite for selection in the Olympic football team. Team GB...
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Originally posted by NigeEss
Plenty of well recognised sportsmen/women out there more suitable for the role.
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Originally posted by scootz
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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.
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...
Its all a load of old bollocks
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.
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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.
In contrast to the Olympic flame proper, the torch relay of modern times which transports the flame from Greece to the various designated sites of the
games had no ancient precedent and was introduced by Carl Diem at the controversial 1936 Berlin Olympics.
So, we are continuing a PR fad dreampt up by the Nazis, if the great and the good want to be involved, along with some essex plank then ~~~~ them!
They can stuff the flame, it passes by our business premisses you should see the letter we have had, can't do this, can't do that, don't do this, don't do that. Not that we want to but can't even display 2012 !!! Worse than catering van and the number 7 ? Basically we have been told to hide away until it's past, it's there road.
Just my 2p
But i think there's more important things to worry about than folks running around smiling
with a torch
Don't get the olympics and never will and won't be watching any of it
We've got old folks in this country, some of whom who fought for this country who are on the poverty line and having to sell
their possessions to keep afloat
Lets make things like that a national issue and do something about it....
[Edited on 19/5/12 by perksy]
With you all the way
A lager section of the Athletes will be on drugs and do we really care who throw a hammer or jump with a pole?
Another layer of bullshit to keep the ordinary people from seeing whats really going on.Ah thats better lol.
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Originally posted by perksy
Just my 2p
But i think there's more important things to worry about than folks running around smiling
with a torch
Don't get the olympics and never will and won't be watching any of it
We've got old folks who fought for this country who are on the poverty line and having to sell
their possessions to keep afloat
Lets make things like that a national issue and do something about it....
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Originally posted by scootz
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Originally posted by T66
He won the stupid tash & beard gold medal in 2012.....
Aye, but I'll have his crown in 2013!
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Originally posted by T66
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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 ....?