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over a year ago
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its a complete bag of bolloxs , trying to drive round the city is a nightmare at the moment , cant wait til its done and dusted . pity the fool that wants to host this clownfest next  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"its a complete bag of bolloxs , trying to drive round the city is a nightmare at the moment , cant wait til its done and dusted . pity the fool that wants to host this clownfest next "
I have just moved up to Glasgow and I agree, I never known a place with so many traffic lights, and they seem to be on red for ages,all the best to Scotland though. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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the common wealth games ?its going to be hard delivering to customers in and around the city due to all the stupid diversions and games lanes only that have appeared all over , cost you £50 if you stray into them , i suppose its the only way they will make the event financially viable by relieving people of their hard earned cash. All the games really amount to is a bunch of folk from country's that england used to own as part of its empire running about for a few days , cant Waite til it buggers off to somebody else's country. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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loving the enthusiam.. I remember the same thing going on just before london....
its a chance to showcase to city and get more events in the future...
manchester did a brilliant job, so did london, I am sure glasgow will do just fine...
I hope with the legacy london left, they would bid to have a commonwealth games here in the future as most of the things are in place..... |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
I'm looking forward to the opening ceremony and seeing some of the people from Team GB (now representing their respective countries) such as Nicola Adams again.
I'm really interested to see the new talent that comes forward as they might be the people we are cheering on at the next Olympics in two years.
As for the Games Lane stuff and getting around, London is more complex than Glasgow and we managed just fine for the Olympics.
This is also the chance for the UK individual nations to get behind their own local talent and we don't have to have the conversations about well, they're really Scottish/Welsh/NIrish/English.
It's also a useful reminder of just how many nations make up the Commonwealth and why so many see the UK as home because of that colonial legacy.
It's got to be better than the World Cup in terms of winning and medals too. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Now that shite is over,can we get on with the sport..
fucking Susan Boyle n a telethon what a piss take"
How is raising vital funds that will be used to help children in the commonwealth taking the piss.....? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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wow there are some greetin faced basterds on here , so what traffic is murder, always is , let the people enjoy themselves ,if you don't like it don't watch it , |
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By *xpresMan
over a year ago
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"Now that shite is over,can we get on with the sport..
fucking Susan Boyle n a telethon what a piss take
How is raising vital funds that will be used to help children in the commonwealth taking the piss.....?"
give it a fucking rest..
they cant think of anything apart from tartan n bagpipes with a budget of £3.67 so what can they do.. Oh yeah TV talking heads of famous Glaswegians, then to hide there own embarrassment some one had a half arsed idea about turning it in to a second rate sports relief..
fuck me hope the sports hold up...
C'MON ENGLAND |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"wow there are some greetin faced basterds on here , so what traffic is murder, always is , let the people enjoy themselves ,if you don't like it don't watch it , "
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"Come on Wales, win a medal.
I'm going to be all over this for the next 10 days.
I'm looking forward to The Hockey."
I have 4 tickets for the hockey men's finals. Hopefully some of my old team mates will be playing but not totally sure Scotland will get to the final.
Do you play? |
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"Now that shite is over,can we get on with the sport..
fucking Susan Boyle n a telethon what a piss take
How is raising vital funds that will be used to help children in the commonwealth taking the piss.....?
give it a fucking rest..
they cant think of anything apart from tartan n bagpipes with a budget of £3.67 so what can they do.. Oh yeah TV talking heads of famous Glaswegians, then to hide there own embarrassment some one had a half arsed idea about turning it in to a second rate sports relief..
fuck me hope the sports hold up...
C'MON ENGLAND"
You don't half talk some shite.
Christ on a fucking bendybus, go and watch Jeremy Kyle or whatever horseshit passes for acceptable to you and stop just insulting people for the sake of it.
If folks in the UK spent half as much effort looking for the good in stuff as they do desperately trying to decry everything they see as inadequate we would be a lot fucking happier.
You are an embarrassment. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm looking forward to the opening ceremony and seeing some of the people from Team GB (now representing their respective countries) such as Nicola Adams again.
I'm really interested to see the new talent that comes forward as they might be the people we are cheering on at the next Olympics in two years.
As for the Games Lane stuff and getting around, London is more complex than Glasgow and we managed just fine for the Olympics.
This is also the chance for the UK individual nations to get behind their own local talent and we don't have to have the conversations about well, they're really Scottish/Welsh/NIrish/English.
It's also a useful reminder of just how many nations make up the Commonwealth and why so many see the UK as home because of that colonial legacy.
It's got to be better than the World Cup in terms of winning and medals too."
well said. I'm looking forward to going up there next week to watch some athletics and to see a bit of Glasgow.
Some people just like to moan about everything. The games are on for 10 days, I'm sure anyone can manage the game lane diving for such a short time! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm looking forward to it. I enjoy the amateur side of it. It like that their are people who work full tine competing against world famous names. I like the fact that there is a Ghanian cyclistcwho 6 months ago had never even seen a velodrome (and inevitably similar stories in other sports). And I like thecfact that after the embaressment of Brazil we can celebrate success in countless other sports. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Now that shite is over,can we get on with the sport..
fucking Susan Boyle n a telethon what a piss take
How is raising vital funds that will be used to help children in the commonwealth taking the piss.....?
give it a fucking rest..
they cant think of anything apart from tartan n bagpipes with a budget of £3.67 so what can they do.. Oh yeah TV talking heads of famous Glaswegians, then to hide there own embarrassment some one had a half arsed idea about turning it in to a second rate sports relief..
fuck me hope the sports hold up...
C'MON ENGLAND"
What a bawbag this guy is |
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By *xpresMan
over a year ago
Elland |
"Now that shite is over,can we get on with the sport..
fucking Susan Boyle n a telethon what a piss take
How is raising vital funds that will be used to help children in the commonwealth taking the piss.....?
give it a fucking rest..
they cant think of anything apart from tartan n bagpipes with a budget of £3.67 so what can they do.. Oh yeah TV talking heads of famous Glaswegians, then to hide there own embarrassment some one had a half arsed idea about turning it in to a second rate sports relief..
fuck me hope the sports hold up...
C'MON ENGLAND
You don't half talk some shite.
Christ on a fucking bendybus, go and watch Jeremy Kyle or whatever horseshit passes for acceptable to you and stop just insulting people for the sake of it.
If folks in the UK spent half as much effort looking for the good in stuff as they do desperately trying to decry everything they see as inadequate we would be a lot fucking happier.
You are an embarrassment. "
you maybe the kind of person who rolls over to get your tummy tickled, so you think people who have an opinion are terrible people. Wake up.
Im not slagging off the games you tool but the opening ceremony was pure crap,hitting on the stereotypical tartan n bagpipes bullshit. Now that's over we can get to the sport.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Now that shite is over,can we get on with the sport..
fucking Susan Boyle n a telethon what a piss take
How is raising vital funds that will be used to help children in the commonwealth taking the piss.....?
give it a fucking rest..
they cant think of anything apart from tartan n bagpipes with a budget of £3.67 so what can they do.. Oh yeah TV talking heads of famous Glaswegians, then to hide there own embarrassment some one had a half arsed idea about turning it in to a second rate sports relief..
fuck me hope the sports hold up...
C'MON ENGLAND
You don't half talk some shite.
Christ on a fucking bendybus, go and watch Jeremy Kyle or whatever horseshit passes for acceptable to you and stop just insulting people for the sake of it.
If folks in the UK spent half as much effort looking for the good in stuff as they do desperately trying to decry everything they see as inadequate we would be a lot fucking happier.
You are an embarrassment.
you maybe the kind of person who rolls over to get your tummy tickled, so you think people who have an opinion are terrible people. Wake up.
Im not slagging off the games you tool but the opening ceremony was pure crap,hitting on the stereotypical tartan n bagpipes bullshit. Now that's over we can get to the sport.. "
So other than celebrating Scottish tradition and heritage what should the opening ceremony in Glasgow contain? |
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I must admit the opening ceremony was equal parts a teeth itching cringe fest and uplifting.
The bits where they drove Captain Jack Harkness around tiny replicas of Scottish landmarks whilst he sung and talked in a Scottish accent were surreal and my cheeks were flushed with embarrassment. I did enjoy Amy McDonald singing, shame Rod Stewart had to butt in.
Any way opening ceremonies are always a bit 'difficult' to get through, so no change here.
I'm sure the games will be a great success for Glesga and Scotland. |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
I missed the opening ceremony, but a few reports slated it as it played up to stereotypes.
I think that sounds unfair as that is what we did in Manchester and that ceremony was loved by many. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Fantastic to see today's report that over half a million UK citizens made a donation to Unicef during the opening ceremony..... the figure raised from overseas donations has yet to be calculated,,,
But what a brilliant initiative by the Scottish 2014 games organisers... |
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"Fantastic to see today's report that over half a million UK citizens made a donation to Unicef during the opening ceremony..... the figure raised from overseas donations has yet to be calculated,,,
But what a brilliant initiative by the Scottish 2014 games organisers... "
this..
it was a novel idea and the 'legacy' so often talked about could be wide ranging..
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I was well impressed with that last night, didnt watch it all, caught it from Barrowman driving round on the roof of that pick up.
Was hoping they would sing Flower of Scotland, but fully understand why they didnt.
Im also sad that Liz didnt parachute in or zip wire or something.
Subo was shit, should of sang something else.
The crowd were fantastic and some of the nations really took to it.
Well done so far Glasgow
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By *xpresMan
over a year ago
Elland |
"Mo has pulled out."
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saw it commng.. I bet the PR people been trying to keep the news back as long as possible.. Nevermind the lady's Hockey is great loads better than loads o blokes running |
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"Mo has pulled out...
saw it commng.. I bet the PR people been trying to keep the news back as long as possible.. Nevermind the lady's Hockey is great loads better than loads o blokes running "
No its not but its still fast and aggressive.
Im off to a party in a few weeks with half of those Welsh Girls |
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T+T getting it handed to them I expect to see
Aus v SA (womens final)
Aus vs NZ (mens final)
England men will do better than the women and may make the final, if not then I imagine a 3rd/4th play off |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Been great so far, Im gobsmacked this needed bumping.
I know we have sports fans there and guess what - no football."
Probably because the Commonwealth Games are like the Carling Cup, no one really cares who wins.
As an aside, should the Commonwealth be broken up? It all smacks of Imperialism to me |
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How the fuck have we got some kind of hold on places like AUS and RSA?
A few bummer points for me
Judo. No probs with the sport, used to do a bit myself but stop that facing woman screeching when she commentates, shes a tit.
The BBC were showing live hockey last night, a short corner is awarded (so somethings going to happen), they left and went to the Judo hall and start filming the contestants walking from the changing rooms - they didnt fight until 4 minutes later. Dickheads, could of stayed with the hockey for 3 minutes.
I wasnt over impressed with BBC's 'day at the games' thingy last night on BBC 1, seemed a bit akward, probably be better for tonight.
I thought that Scottish dude who didnt win the swimming but should of needs to grow up, didnt seemed to show enough respect to his fellow competators and supports in defeat. I get the bit where he says 'he trains to finish first not second' but even so. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Yeah I liked that too. I liked Flower of Scotland being almost whispered, go on Glasgow sing it loud instead. Fuck protocol and all that shit.
I got the boxing on, they don't wear headguards! "
Has a Glaswegian shit faced on Buckie climbed in the ring offering everyone out yet?  |
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"Yeah I liked that too. I liked Flower of Scotland being almost whispered, go on Glasgow sing it loud instead. Fuck protocol and all that shit.
I got the boxing on, they don't wear headguards!
Has a Glaswegian shit faced on Buckie climbed in the ring offering everyone out yet? "
Nah, its only just gone 6pm mind, plenty of time left yet |
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By *xpresMan
over a year ago
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Loving the games the idea of running the para games at same time is Genius. Bbc coverage is good red button is great no other channel could do this..
Apart from a shit telethon opening ceremony the rest is going great, well done glasgow |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"She's still on the bench I think, they currently just beating AUS from what I have seen - she's fucking lovely. Great pony tail, even better legs"
just watching it now.... tied with 5 minutes to go... good stuff.... |
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What a game ! Felt sorry for the English girl who didnt take her chance only for AUS to take theres.
I knew it was rough for a non contact sport ENG (Centre) got smashed all over the shop.
Still a bit too stop-start for me but again another male umpire, such a positive |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Track sprinting has always been one of my favourite disciplies, loving the tandem sprinting. It's not so long ago that able bodied tandem sprinting was a world's event! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Cycling time trials have been brilliant today !
Alex Dowsett - fantastic Gold for England
Geraint Thomas - brilliant bronze for Wales - how it does that straight after the Tour ! Bloody fit @s!
Emma Pooley - great silver for England in her final year of cycling !
David Miller - no medal, but what an ambassador he's been for cycling . He's a true gent who's cycling style I love.
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I was dissapointed - but Im biased.
My sport is hockey and I thought I would have plenty to watch in the evenings. The one night they had it on they were sharing it with Judo (which was on most nights while it ran (first few days).
Eng v Trinidad and Tabago, Eng get a short corner and they announce we are returning to the Judo hall, they filmed the judo'ists walking out the changing room and shaking hands etc, this was almost 3 mins till the bout started. If they had stayed for 1 more minute we would of seen the short corner and a good chance of a goal or a save.
Yesterday, Netball BBC 3, Hockey on bbc website.
Netball is still a single sex sport, Im guessing Hockey is more popular due to both sex's. This isnt a bash at Netball. |
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"I was dissapointed - but Im biased.
My sport is hockey and I thought I would have plenty to watch in the evenings. The one night they had it on they were sharing it with Judo (which was on most nights while it ran (first few days).
Eng v Trinidad and Tabago, Eng get a short corner and they announce we are returning to the Judo hall, they filmed the judo'ists walking out the changing room and shaking hands etc, this was almost 3 mins till the bout started. If they had stayed for 1 more minute we would of seen the short corner and a good chance of a goal or a save.
Yesterday, Netball BBC 3, Hockey on bbc website.
Netball is still a single sex sport, Im guessing Hockey is more popular due to both sex's. This isnt a bash at Netball."
Tv coverage of hockey has long been dreadful on all channels.
The commentators spend the whole time trying to justify and explain what is going on and how it differs from football and anyone with the slightest interest in hockey is left feeling patronised
I had tickets for the hockey men's finals, the matches were brilliant but only England got on tv and the final between Australia and India was ignored. |
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I loved the cycling road races yesterday, the men's in particular was brutal. It was great to see Cav in the Isle of Man team car.
That circuit was used for the national championships last year and has produced 4 excellent races. Glasgow should be lobbying for the world championships to be held there. It would be incredible racing
And also Jo Pavey in the athletics - truly awe inspiring |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Had a great time there last week
Tickets for the badminton in Thursday and Friday
Have to say that everything was brilliantly organised from the transport to the Clydesiders enthusiasm
This showcased Glasgow at its best |
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I had a ticket to the athletics last Thursday and had a great time. Everything was well organised, free transport into Glasgow, free train to Hampden Park, friendly and helpful staff. Great Games Glasgow |
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"I had a ticket to the athletics last Thursday and had a great time. Everything was well organised, free transport into Glasgow, free train to Hampden Park, friendly and helpful staff. Great Games Glasgow "
You must be buzzing over the Welsh girl picking up the special award.
Retiring at 23 and now going to put it all back into coaching and mentoring.
She is so shy it seems (try saying that with a lisp) but she must be in a differnt world when she is preforming.
I apologise for not remembering her name and not googling it. Well done Wales |
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"I had a ticket to the athletics last Thursday and had a great time. Everything was well organised, free transport into Glasgow, free train to Hampden Park, friendly and helpful staff. Great Games Glasgow
You must be buzzing over the Welsh girl picking up the special award.
Retiring at 23 and now going to put it all back into coaching and mentoring.
She is so shy it seems (try saying that with a lisp) but she must be in a differnt world when she is preforming.
I apologise for not remembering her name and not googling it. Well done Wales"
Wasn't that amazing? And such a lovely young lady too. I wish I was there Saturday now but I was there to see David Weir win gold so very happy about that. Wales did far better than they predicted, well done indeed |
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"I had a ticket to the athletics last Thursday and had a great time. Everything was well organised, free transport into Glasgow, free train to Hampden Park, friendly and helpful staff. Great Games Glasgow
You must be buzzing over the Welsh girl picking up the special award.
Retiring at 23 and now going to put it all back into coaching and mentoring.
She is so shy it seems (try saying that with a lisp) but she must be in a differnt world when she is preforming.
I apologise for not remembering her name and not googling it. Well done Wales
Wasn't that amazing? And such a lovely young lady too. I wish I was there Saturday now but I was there to see David Weir win gold so very happy about that. Wales did far better than they predicted, well done indeed "
From memory I think they said it had only been awarded 4 times previous and its not just because your the best at your sport. At 23 she has already done a lot away from the gym. The guy presenting it was really happy for her and Wales, that seemed genuine.
Come on Cardiff, take a gamble, make a bid |
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I'd a brilliant time at various venues and also down at the BBC pacific quay- as did everyone I chatted too.......not meaning to be too harsh on the original 2 posters in this forum, but I hope Glasgow won them round and that they eventually considered the disruption to their lives was worth it?
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Strayer are playing.
Come on Wales, Id also come all over the other team too
He must be good, a positive thing I think.
Any other sports that only the one sex play?
