Redgrave to light Olympic Torch

[Hoddle_Ledge]

10/11 on Sky Bet, no brainer surely?

 

[TaoistMonkey]

Becks must be all over it?

 

[Hoddle_Ledge]

Becks must be all over it?

Ruled himself out after being dropped from the team.

 

[TaoistMonkey]

Ruled himself out after being dropped from the team.

ahh ok. didnt know that.

 

[timfrancis]

I certainly can't think of anybody who deserves the honour more than Sir Steve.

 

[Col_M]

WHo else is in the runing?

Daley, Tani, Kelly Holmes, or maybe an injured soldier from Afghanistan?

 

[TheBlueRooster]

I'd rather see Daley Thompson, I can't stand Redgrave. I wish some had taken him up on his offer to shoot him if he went near a boat again.

 

[spursgirls]

Daley is best mates with Seb Coe, so must be in with a chance. I'd go for Redgrave though.

 

[LSUY]

I'd rather see Daley Thompson, I can't stand Redgrave. I wish some had taken him up on his offer to shoot him if he went near a boat again.

Same here. Hope it's Daley just to piss off Redgrave. I can't understand how Redgrave doesn't think Thompson is one of the top 5 British Olympians of all time.

 

[theShiznit]

Would be Daley for me.

AFAIAC the Olympics is Athletics, all the other sports can suck it.

And Thompson won the multi-event gold, Redgrave rowed around a bit, and he didn't even need to get anywhere, lording it over everyone with his boat, he may as well have played the lonely Island "i'm on a boat" song whilst rowing along...

 

[KentuckyYid]

Eddie the Eagle should do it.

 

[Azazello]

Eddie the Eagle should do it.

He was in the WInter Olympics.

 

[Hoddle_Ledge]

Fancy Alison Williamson to carry the flag.

 

[Hoddle_Ledge]

Would be Daley for me.

AFAIAC the Olympics is Athletics, all the other sports can suck it.

And Thompson won the multi-event gold, Redgrave rowed around a bit, and he didn't even need to get anywhere, lording it over everyone with his boat, he may as well have played the lonely Island "i'm on a boat" song whilst rowing along...

Reading bits of a book by Redgrave recently and he thinks exactly the opposite

Basically saying Thompon was only a decathlete because he wasn't good enough to do any event individually and he wouldn't consider him as one of the greats.

 

[theShiznit]

That's fine if he doesn't consider Decathlon a valid discipline, still he's a (admittedly dedicated) rower, which is so far below Decathlon as an Olympic event its not even funny.