The Famous Homecoming

admiralofthefleet

kfallon wrote: »

Eh, no we didn't!!!

countries with the same population as us always do much better. 5 medals is not a brilliant games

Tipsy McSwagger

grey_so_what wrote: »

I hope this never gets on "Reeling in the Years"........

It will, and just before it does the music will go quiet and you know something really sad is coming up.

Skid

Still, these athletes are probably all still nursing hangovers, at least the crowd noise is less than expected.

Lapin

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

I think Charlie is competing in the Tour of Spain at the moment. He's always wanted to add that title to his Tour de France win in 1987.

He's in traing for the upcoming Dublin v Mayo semi final.

He can't decide whether to play the first half for Dublin and the second half for Mayo, or vice versa !

P_1

The Rocky theme song just sounded embarassing there

admiralofthefleet

if i was katie taylor i would be asking cahill when the next 145 is

Kojak

"grannies are Great" - well done Des

Cassidy28

kfallon wrote: »

Eh, no we didn't!!!

We did okay but the way it's being broadcast on the television you'd thing we won a load of medals.

Skid

Good on you, Katie, you legend.

el diablo

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

countries with the same population as us always do much better. 5 medals is not a brilliant games

We won more medals than the likes of India, Argentina, Austria, Thailand, Egypt, Belgium, Finland, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Malaysia, Portugal, Greece and Morocco.

Cassidy28

Go on Katie

qwerty93

"how did you do in your leaving cert?"...............Im embarrassed for him at this stage

Tipsy McSwagger

We did good at the boxing and the equestrian but everyone else was crap.

Tope

Oh god, it's embarrassing to watch. Obviously they were very unlucky with the weather, I'm sure there'd be loads more people otherwise – but it's just so, so lame. The location isn't suitable for this, hardly anyone can see the stage properly. Des ordering everyone to 'wave up the street and down the street' is too cringeworthy for words.
I live nearby and was thinking of strolling in to catch a glimpse of Katie Taylor, glad I didn't now.

Katie and the rest of the team deserve better than this.

Nolls14

The finest example of sneer television this year. If Clare O'Donaghue turns up with her inane witterings, it might be the finest ever.!

The_Kew_Tour

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

countries with the same population as us always do much better. 5 medals is not a brilliant games

After New Zealand and Denmark who else did better then us???

kfallon

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

countries with the same population as us always do much better. 5 medals is not a brilliant games

It's not 'pretty sh1t' either tho! And I'd say our medal to population ratio was about the same as Team GB too!

Cassidy28

At least the music wasn't bad :rolleyes:

Nolls14

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

We did good at the boxing and the equestrian but everyone else was crap.

Fightin and Ridin'.

Skid

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

We did good at the boxing and the equestrian but everyone else was crap.

Annalise Murphy came fourth and was most certainly not 'crap'.

Edit: Ditto Rob Heffernan

grey_so_what

Ibiza rocks on the Internet bookings!...........

Oh thank you too Des............Big wave to you 'an all..........

I can only say "Oh My God Almighty" to that "homecoming".......

el diablo

It's all very Father Ted-esque.

kfallon

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

We did good at the boxing and the equestrian but everyone else was crap.

Annalise Murphy and Rob Heffernan were not crap!

PK2008

qwerty93 wrote: »

"how did you do in your leaving cert?"...............Im embarrassed for him at this stage

What the hell was that leaving cert bit about? Isn't she about 26 years old?

Duckworth_Luas

Lapin wrote: »

He's in traing for the upcoming Dublin v Mayo semi final.

He can't decide whether to play the first half for Dublin and the second half for Mayo, or vice versa !

Nice to see him back in the GAA. Especially after managing the Ireland soccer team to the World Cup quarter-final in 1990, with Jack Charlton's assistance of course!

admiralofthefleet

tbh

Larianne

PK2008 wrote: »

What the hell was that leaving cert bit about? Isn't she about 26 years old?

I guess because the leaving cert results are out today??

That was some woeful TV.

_feedback_

Pyrotechnics were absolutely top class

Tipsy McSwagger

Skid wrote: »

Annalise Murphy came fourth and was most certainly not 'crap'.

Ok but that's only 6 athletes who were decent the rest were crap. Absolutely no need for an official homecoming.

crusher000

RTE were so eager to be part of the Irish Olympic success that they're trying to write themselves into the history books. There was the Marty appreciation slot on 2fm this morning. What a knob jockey. Will RTE now increase it's coverage of boxing in Ireland after the success of the team in the Olympics ? Answer is no. It's all about them and not the athletes.

Cienciano

Anyone remember the homecoming from World Cup 2002 hosted by Joe Duffy? Is this one worse?

Min

http://www.medalspercapita.com/#medals-per-capita:2012

Ireland 22nd in medals per capita.

The_Kew_Tour

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Ok but that's only 6 athletes who were decent the rest were crap. Absolutely no need for an official homecoming.

Talk about not having a clue.:rolleyes:

Lapin

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

countries with the same population as us always do much better. 5 medals is not a brilliant games

Cassidy28 wrote: »

We did okay but the way it's being broadcast on the television you'd thing we won a load of medals.

el diablo wrote: »

We won more medals than the likes of India, Argentina, Austria, Thailand, Egypt, Belgium, Finland, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Malaysia, Portugal, Greece and Morocco.

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

We did good at the boxing and the equestrian but everyone else was crap.

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

After New Zealand and Denmark who else did better then us???

kfallon wrote: »

It's not 'pretty sh1t' either tho! And I'd say our medal to population ratio was about the same as Team GB too!

kfallon wrote: »

Annalise Murphy and Rob Heffernan were not crap!

Fek away off and find another thread to discuss our performances at the games.

Don't drag this one off topic.

grey_so_what

Skid wrote: »

Annalise Murphy came fourth and was most certainly not 'crap'.

Anyone who "messes" with Annalise "messes"" with me........:eek:

She is a Star!.....:)


5,000 people.......are RTE for real?????

Lapin

Cienciano wrote: »

Anyone remember the homecoming from World Cup 2002 hosted by Joe Duffy? Is this one worse?

No that was worse.

At least we won something at the games.

Red21

el diablo wrote: »

We won more medals than the likes of India, Argentina, Austria, Thailand, Egypt, Belgium, Finland, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Malaysia, Portugal, Greece and Morocco.

Don't forget about Canada, very wealthy country, 35 million people and only got 1 gold and 18 medals in total.

admiralofthefleet

Lapin wrote: »

Fek away off and find another thread to discuss our performances at the games.

Don't drag this one off topic.

sorry mr moderator

Min

Michelle Smith was excluded again from those with gold medals, even though she has never lost them unlike Cian O'Connor...

I think RTE are wrong to continously rewrite history.

el diablo

Lapin wrote: »

Fek away off and find another thread to discuss our performances at the games.

Don't drag this one off topic.

Cop on. You're not a mod. :rolleyes:

The_Kew_Tour

Lapin wrote: »

No that was worse.

At least we won something at the games.

Please Stick to the topic and not something that happened in 1994:rolleyes:

Real Life

haha funny thread, glad im not watching it, sounds like a cringe fest

Tipsy McSwagger

Lapin wrote: »

Fek away off and find another thread to discuss our performances at the games.

Don't drag this one off topic.

Your not a mod so go fcuk yourself.

yop

Cassidy28 wrote: »

We did okay but the way it's being broadcast on the television you'd thing we won a load of medals.

Are you been serious, its our best games since the 50's, we got more medals than many other nations of the same size or bigger, we got close to another medal with the Murphy girl and our Olympic team getting crumbs for funding.

Our nation did well in the Olympics and the majority of us take our hats off to them and the level of dedication and training they put in is very commendable.

Keyboards warriors on here beeutching about lack of medals and people who stand out in the rain to show their support, would honestly love to see them go up to our athletes there today on the stand and tell them what they have posted on here.... I think this wouldn't happen.

If you don't like it, turn off the TV, its quite simple.

Sea Filly

In fairness, I'm sure the weather isn't helping.

grey_so_what

George won't let Katie go to Ibiza.........

He always was a Kill-Joy.....




That was one seriously bad homecoming....Imagine going all the way to London 2012 to come home to that!......Blessed be the ones who stood out in the rain for that.......Respect to you all...:)

Kerrydude1981

I really thought it wasnt possible for a homecomimg to be worse then the one that was held after World Cup 94.

Jelly2

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Ok but that's only 6 athletes who were decent the rest were crap. Absolutely no need for an official homecoming.

Ten if you count the eventers - 5th in team event, 7th, 14th and 21st in the individual. I would call those pretty good performances, especially the 5th and 7th.

Cienciano

elviscostello wrote: »

Pyrotechnics were absolutely top class

Its a bad sign when the gas escaping from those tubes is actually louder than the crowd.

Min

Sea Filly wrote: »

In fairness, I'm sure the weather isn't helping.

I was really surprised when on Monday it was said that the official homecoming celebration would be Wednesday when the forecast even then was so bad.