Paris Olympics 2024

[Mac]

@Cheasty

Rob Heffernan is getting so much flak from other people on here that I’m beginning to reflexively like him.

He made a suggestion last night that was intriguing about Sharlene stepping up to 800m as lane running doesn’t suit her and she loves the hustle and bustle of relays. He said the same in the Euros about Michelle Finn stepping up to the Marathon. He can be an annoying cunt but stuff like that shows that he’s well able to think creatively and not just toe the standard pundit line

[neilld]

I’d take that

[glasagusban]

@Realbhoy

Imagine if athletes like these got some of that sweet sweet greyhound money. Athletics Ireland have three years to find another really world class runner in this grade and do like your man on the pommel horse and plot revenge for four years time.

Imagine if they took all the money spent on greyhounds and horses to prop up a fake industry for people to bet on and put it towards sports that people do.

[neilld]

I’d bet on anything mate. enough is enough, it’s time for a change.

[Tim_Riggins]

Crazy.

And the lads here defend it for the jobs. You asked about redirecting it away from grief hole racetracks and to medal worthy horsey sports and they are miffed.

[neilld]

Sharlene needs to go to 800 alright. Shed have serious gears at that distance.

[TreatyStones]

There’s a fantastic athletics hub after opening in Newcastlewest. Now it’s closed for the next two weeks for “essential works”. Talk about terrible timing.

[glasagusban]

The jobs point is nonsense. That’s basic economics.

[neilld]

There’s some of us (myself) are happy as long there is bacon and cabbage in the pot and apple tart on the table; but at some stage we have to look at the bigger picture.

[Julio_Geordio]

There’s plenty of money about FFS. Take it off the health service. They are only setting fire to it anyway

[flattythehurdler]

@Bandage

it fair to say there’s a fair degree of suspicion around DHK’s times & maybe Caula Padcliffe from that era too in the longer distances?

Of all the suspicious blood values released under parliamentary privilege, weren’t number 1, 2 and 3 in the list of the most suspicious all belonging to Paula?
She then disappeared off the commentary before regrettably being given the full huw rehabilitation brush, and now she oozes across airways like a sewage overflow.

[ChairmanDan]

Sharlene could be our Alberto Juantorena.

[Kyle]

Horseracing has to go now

[neilld]

French basketball team need to throw in Pogba

[gilgamboa]

@Mac

He made a suggestion last night that was intriguing about Sharlene stepping up to 800m as lane running doesn’t suit her and she loves the hustle and bustle of relays. He said the same in the Euros about Michelle Finn stepping up to the Marathon. He can be an annoying cunt but stuff like that shows that he’s well able to think creatively and not just toe the standard pundit line

Poor Rob suffers massively from being from Cark…a medalist at Olympic, world and European championships…and a hape of lads who wouldn’t walk to mass giving him shit for the last few weeks

[StoneCold]

Even the improvements in general health and wellbeing which could be made by investing that money in public sporting infrastructure would make a massive difference and would help our health service, undoubtedely.

[glasagusban]

I agree. Bastards up and down the country are stealing money off you and me so they can abuse animals and enable gamblers. It has gone on far too long.

[glasagusban]

The benefits of participation in sport are proven beyond a doubt. The dangers of gambling equally so. Why do we put up with this shit? Reverse the direction of this money and the country would immediately be a better place.

[Arthur]

Rob is an absolute breath of fresh air. The more I see of him the more I like the cunt

[neilld]

We’ll bring him on Boxing Day if Rob Jr isn’t playing for Newcastle