London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

westendgirlie

nice_very wrote: »

3 hours to go, any guesses as to who will light the flame? Seb Coe perhaps?

I think queenie will be doing the honours

@samich Yep, I'm a Sarf London bint, innit.

mike65

edit - not its not!

Poor old SKY, they can't get in!

Tox56

I'd say it will be Redgrave who'll light it, 5 consecutive gold medals is incredible

Samich

Tox56 wrote: »

I'd say it will be Redgrave who'll light it, 5 consecutive gold medals is incredible

Yeah he'll be able see the flame more clearly and everything after his laser eye surgery

Colmustard

Who will lite the damn torch its doing my head in.
Daly Thomson
Steve Ovett
Nelson Mandella
Margaret Thatcher ( I hope so)


EDIT I think a previous poster is right it has to be Steve Redgrave one of the best Olympians ever.

mike65

Well my shortlist

Beckham (hope not)
Steve Redgrave
Bradley Wiggins
Kelly Holmes
John Terry

westendgirlie

westendgirlie wrote: »

barney92 - Russia, GB, Australia, Germany, Japan, Belarus, Spain, Brazil, Kenya, Kazakhstan

There ya go barney. Also added to main list

kfallon

It HAS to be Redgrave!

Colmustard

I wonder what ever happened to Steve Ovett who was Sebastian Coe's nemesis, that was one of the greatest athletic rivalries in history. I was always an Ovett man I always thought Coe was to like a conservative MP.

I must look him up.

steve9859

mike65 wrote: »

Well my shortlist

Beckham (hope not)
Steve Redgrave
Bradley Wiggins
Kelly Holmes
John Terry

JOHN TERRY.....??!! WTF?

mike65

steve9859

mike65 wrote: »

I took the bait, right?? I'm such a sucker!

Colmustard

They say it is the greatest show on Earth and it is great, but I much prefer the World Cup.

I think thw World Cup is the greatest show on Earth.

nice_very

I want in on the numbers/teams/medals thing (if possible)

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Tox56

Colmustard wrote: »

They say it is the greatest show on Earth and it is great, but I much prefer the World Cup.

I think thw World Cup is the greatest show on Earth.

I don't know, I think of the Olympics as 20+ World Cup's at the same time. For most of the sports taking part, the Olympics is the pinnacle.

westendgirlie

nice_very wrote: »

I want in on the numbers/teams/medals thing (if possible)

17 12 64 100 3 119 87 76 35 44

Go back 5 or 6 pages. Look for link and instructions for random number generator cos you'll never win with those ones

I'm on phone but will get ya countries for ya before opening ceremony. Methinks it's time I visited the offy.

kfallon

Colmustard wrote: »

They say it is the greatest show on Earth and it is great, but I much prefer the World Cup.

I think thw World Cup is the greatest show on Earth.

I thought it was Wrestlemania, that's what they used to say when I was a young lad :pac:

Barney92

Ah Belarus, glad to get them. Go on the lads. Cheers for that.

Colmustard

Just looking at the leading up to the ceremony Redgrave says it is not him, now he maybe fibbing.

Mary Peters ????

Torvil and Dean????

nice_very

westendgirlie wrote: »

Go back 5 or 6 pages. Look for link and instructions for random number generator cos you'll never win with those ones

I'm on phone but will get ya countries for ya before opening ceremony. Methinks it's time I visited the offy.

gotcha!

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Richard Hillman

I think Redgrave will light it.

The outsiders would be
Roger Bannister
The Queen
Daley Thompson
Tanni Grey Thompson
Random person with a story (who will eventually whore it and end up on Big Brother or Celebrity love Island)

DEFTLEFTHAND

Will the person be announced in advance, or will it be left as a surprise?

Colmustard

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I think Redgrave will light it.

The outsiders would be
Roger Bannister
The Queen
Daley Thompson
Tanni Grey Thompson
Random person with a story (who will eventually whore it and end up on Big Brother or Celebrity love Island)

Hmmm Maybe
He is definitely up there with the world's most famous athletes.

kfallon

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Will the person be announced in advance, or will it be left as a surprise?

Left as a surprise, if Redgrave doesn't do it I reckon it'll be Bannister, if either Beckham or Coe were to light it I'd have to seriously consider giving up on the Olympics

Colmustard

kfallon wrote: »

Left as a surprise, if Redgrave doesn't do it I reckon it'll be Bannister, if either Beckham or Coe were to light it I'd have to seriously consider giving up on the Olympics

LOL
:D
Cliff Richard.

DEFTLEFTHAND

kfallon wrote: »

Left as a surprise, if Redgrave doesn't do it I reckon it'll be Bannister, if either Beckham or Coe were to light it I'd have to seriously consider giving up on the Olympics

I'm terrified that its going to be Beckham. They've yet to announce what the 'special role' promised to him by Coe will be. :eek:

who the fug

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I'm terrified that its going to be Beckham. They've yet to announce what the 'special role' promised to him by Coe will be. :eek:

Every English country village needs a village idiot

Biggins

Posting just to let folk know that if they are away from a TV and they wish to view the opening show tonight, they are able to view it here: http://www.filmon.com/#BBC-One - free and legally through their PC/Laptop.

The other more specialist channels on that site, you of course have to pay for - but the standard quality viewing of the BBC is free.

Happy viewing - should be a good show tonight.

kfallon

Biggins wrote: »

Posting just to let folk know that if they are away from a TV and they wish to view the opening show tonight, they are able to view it here: http://www.filmon.com/#BBC-One - free and legally through their PC/Laptop.

The other more specialist channels on that site, you of course have to pay for - but the standard quality viewing of the BBC is free.

Happy viewing - should be a good show tonight.

Presume it'll be on the RTE player too???

mike65

kfallon wrote: »

Presume it'll be on the RTE player too???

But with added Jimmy McGee/George Hamilton I assume.

Oranage2

Anyone know what time Taylor is fight at?

Colmustard

Just heard the suffragette movement will be reflected in the opening ceremony so perhaps it will be a woman athlete, I don't think a woman athlete has ever lit the torch before, so Kelly Holmes, that was a great Olympic moment and we are not seeing much of her, so maybe.

DEFTLEFTHAND

mike65 wrote: »

But with added Jimmy McGee/George Hamilton I assume.

Is that McGee fella working on the games? I thought they'd finally persuaded him to retire.

westendgirlie

westendgirlie wrote: »

nice very - USA, China, GB, Germany, France, South Korea, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Kenya

Very nice. Added to main list

Mint Sauce

Colmustard wrote: »

Just heard the suffragette movement will be reflected in the opening ceremony so perhaps it will be a woman athlete, I don't think a woman athlete has ever lit the torch before, so Kelly Holmes, that was a great Olympic moment and we are not seeing much of her, so maybe.

Sydney Olympics 2000, Cathy Freeman. Very significant as she is aboriginal decent.

Tox56

Colmustard wrote: »

Just heard the suffragette movement will be reflected in the opening ceremony so perhaps it will be a woman athlete, I don't think a woman athlete has ever lit the torch before, so Kelly Holmes, that was a great Olympic moment and we are not seeing much of her, so maybe.

The BBC presenters appeared to be hinting it was him, and he's just dissapeared from their coverage now, so I know who I've got my money on.

kfallon

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Is that McGee fella working on the games? I thought they'd finally persuaded him to retire.

I hope he's doing the boxing, the older Jimmy gets the more I like him

Richard Hillman

Redgrave has gone from 6/4 to light the flame to 3/10

retalivity

John Terry to run on & kick roger bannister square in the balls, get redgrave in a headlock, grab the torch and light it himself.

westendgirlie

Richard, will people bet on anything?

kfallon

westendgirlie wrote: »

Richard, will people bet on anything?

I got 4/6 on that fly on the wall, looks like he's primed for the race of his life!

Gambling is like breathing :pac:

Sea Filly

Rebecca Adlington, perhaps?

She was a surprise success at the last Olympics. (Well, probably not a surprise to insiders but I remember her gold medals were an upset at the time.)

westendgirlie

I'm now thinking Zara Phillips, her mummy and her granny will light it together

Sea Filly

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I'm terrified that its going to be Beckham. They've yet to announce what the 'special role' promised to him by Coe will be. :eek:

Please no. And not feckin' Coe either.

3ndahalfof6

im looking forward to Eamon's race.

joe316

My numbers 02 03 04 18 01 10 20 06 13 12

Is the mad lad who does the basketball on rte on this time?

kfallon

Oh ffs I flick on BBC and that geebag Sue Barker is on it, open your legs for Cliff Richard and you have a job for life with the Beeb :mad:

Colmustard

westendgirlie wrote: »

I'm now thinking Zara Phillips, her mummy and her granny will light it together

The Jubilee and all that but MaM will be opening the games so it can't be her. The only head of state to open 2 games according to the BeeB Montreal and London.

It has to be Redgrave he has disappeared from the coverage. No matter who they get it just wont be a Muhammad Ali moment like it was in Atlanta.

EDIT Redgrave is back in the commentary box.

3ndahalfof6

kfallon wrote: »

Oh ffs I flick on BBC and that geebag Sue Barker is on it, open your legs for Cliff Richard and you have a job for life with the Beeb :mad:

but close them on his neck while doing the scissor movement you get into heaven.

Colmustard

Originally Posted by kfallon
Oh ffs I flick on BBC and that geebag Sue Barker is on it, open your legs for Cliff Richard and you have a job for life with the Beeb

I thought Cliff is out of the closet, ????

Besides I like Sue Barker