Olympic opening ceremony

[O.C.]

WOW !....that was awesome...even the Queen was involved, and great to see so much emphasis on youth, Music, NHS..... it was terrific and shows just what makes Britain GREAT ....... shame about McCartney at the end thougfh..I reckon its about time he hung his boots up 

Its a big investment which hopefully will be more than rewarded/recovered, and a once derelict area of london will now be revitalised.

Bring on the games...I love it         

[Mogster]

Sorry ....I have to disagree.... what a load of Socialist, left wing bollox.... the only thing missing was a celebration of Benifit Culture and Bing drinking.....
It was like watching a fancy dress disco, there was no 'Big Spectical' ...and wtf was the whole thing with the big glowing sperm in the middle. ...

We have some of the best dance groups and choreographers in the world....so how come it all looked like a school play!!

£27 million that lot cost.... I wonder how many more sports clubs, after school clubs and hospis's have been sacrificed just so Lord Coe and his corperate cronies can stroke each others cocks... 

Oh and I noticed that Brad Wiggins wasn't allowed to wear his 'proper' yellow jersey because of branding issues ffs! .... it looked like one that been hastily brought from Halfords!!

[O.C.]

you need to lie down Mogs 

[Rusty]

Mogs ... you need to go and lay down on your bed, close your eyes and breath deeply and slowly and think of nice things like GTR's and tyres and going fast ... then a smile will appear on that angry face of yours and you will come around feeling soothed and calm .... 

[O.C.]

Mogs ... you need to go and lay down on your bed, close your eyes and breath deeply and slowly and think of nice things like GTR's and tyres and going fast ... then a smile will appear on that angry face of yours and you will come around feeling soothed and calm .... 

  I'm supposed to be one of the grumpy old buggers on here 

[Debs]

I thought the show was fantastic.. Lots of humour too... 

I did cringe at the end when Macca sang... Oh dear what a let down he was.. Defo showing his age and time to sit back in a comfy chair and just watch.. 

[Mogster]

No see... I am a moaning git when it comes to the Olympics.... 

being in the Health and Fitness industry, i have seen first hand soooo much money being diverted from proper ground roots sports programmes to fund this usless pile of shite.

It rarely gets reported 'cept in the Fitness press, but last year there were 120 youth sports programmes shut down, in London, due to lack of money...
Lord Coe and his mob are always talking of 'Legacy' but that was mostly ruined before it started.... yeah sure there are many kids who are going to be inspired to do sports after this, the trouble is there will be no where for them to do it.

Take the Vellodrom in north London that Brad Wiggins trained on when he was a kid, it is in danger of being shut down and re-developed into posh houses.... yeah fookin great Legacy that.

I deal with Obese teenagers on a professional level, i don't get paid to hold the session that i take, as the council no longer has the money to fund them...... so a few of us PT's do it fer nought.....
I have a fit and healthy teenage Daughter, so I know how important it is fer her to 'Fit in'.....  trust me when I say that dealing with Obesity in a teenage girl is heartbreaking... it's a hard road for them to get anywhere close to feeling good about themselfs.

So when you are watching the Billions that have been spent on the Olympics flow into the pockets of Lord Coe and his mates, maybe just give a thought for what has been lost, who has been left behind, and the impact it will have on London for the next 10 years whilst they pay for it.

Mogs

[Rossendale Rider]

Well put Mogs.  It's hardly anything to do with the fastest, strongest, highest etc.  you could hear it in Coe's intro, it's mostly (not totally) to do with corporate investment, political diversity and spending more money on the previous games' opening ceremony. Beijing was pretty spectacular, wonder how much that cost? Last night was a good show (notwithstanding Macca) but so was Pink in concert last year!

[O.C.]

well we are all entitled to an opinion,

Yours isn't the same as mine mogs...but that what lifes all about, sometimes agreeing to disagree

I shall enjoy watching the worlds greatest athletes performing and I'll be rooting for team GB. 

[Mogster]

I shall enjoy watching the worlds greatest athletes performing and I'll be rooting for team GB. 

Yup so will I 'cept I will be cheering on the GB Para-Olympic team... now that's a group of dedicated and inspirational people. 

[Kwikasfuki]

I will be enjoying watching the Olympics.

I don't agree with the commercialisation of it all. That really stinks, considering its mainly tax payer funded.

London gets the investment, we all pay for it. I will be surprised if the Olympics turn a profit. No doubt the figures will be massaged to show what a great investment it really was.

As for grass roots sport, I am with Mogster on this. We just seem to have the wrong priorities in this country. Probably cause its run by a bunch of 

[Rusty]

Well we are different and that's good otherwise this world would be a boring place indeed. 

Come on Team GB !!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[zedmeister]

I agree with mogs totally, the opening ceremony was not that good, too many slapping each others backs, and for the first day today wheres the crowds !! -- shamefull, lord coe what a tosser, along with ass licking boris. I am in the food industry and we supply the olympic village ( through an agent) all varieties of products, but we can't supply chips!!! because Mc Donalds are a major sponsor they can only supply chips in the village, i really does come down to corporate decisions, look at the torch bearers i believe it should have been done by the chosen local people no celebrities should have been allowed. Lets hope this olympics does not make us a laughing stock for the world.

[100milesaway]

Sorry ....I have to disagree.... what a load of Socialist, left wing bollox.... the only thing missing was a celebration of Benifit Culture and Bing drinking.....
It was like watching a fancy dress disco, there was no 'Big Spectical' ...and wtf was the whole thing with the big glowing sperm in the middle. ...

We have some of the best dance groups and choreographers in the world....so how come it all looked like a school play!!

£27 million that lot cost.... I wonder how many more sports clubs, after school clubs and hospis's have been sacrificed just so Lord Coe and his corperate cronies can stroke each others cocks... 

Oh and I noticed that Brad Wiggins wasn't allowed to wear his 'proper' yellow jersey because of branding issues ffs! .... it looked like one that been hastily brought from Halfords!!

Mogs, you are my hero. Couldn't agree more with your comments, a mega waste of millions of pounds. Lots of noise, banging,crashing, flashing lights, fireworks. Each olympics trying to out do the last one with an opening show bigger and better than the time before. I wonder how many millionaires have been created by feeding people this shite.

[Kwikasfuki]

The NHS is the best thing socialism ever delivered.
The welfare state was supposed to support people, not be a way of life.

We've now gone too far the other way and see the excess of greed and capitalism.
The Olympics being one of the better examples. Ironic to see empty seats for the corporate hospitality.

Anyway, back to the Olympics. When will we win our first gold?