Just how good will the Olympics be?

[aaron1867]

I for one am vry excited to be at this age and be lucky enough to be in UK when London 2012 is on and slightly annoyed at those who are fed up of hearing about it, apparently. But why are people fed up of hearing about it? This country has done a lot to get here and we should be very proud.

All I here is "I'll be glad when it's over" or "I'm sick of hearing about it" etc.

I am excited.

But the question is, will it be one of the best? Every single event that goes by according to the commentary is an improvement on the previous event, etc. So will London 2012 be amazing? Will London look like the best city on earth? I for one am not a big fan of London, but genuinely looking foward to see what we can offer as a country.

Come on London!!!

[AndrewT]

This country has done a lot to get here and we should be very proud.

The main thing we did was pay twelve billion pounds.

I'm sure it'll be fun though, as sports days go.

[Graham C]

I'm excited and am looking forward to it. Did cost a lot and I wouldn't choose to spend it on the Olympics if it was my money but what's done is done.

[ACE2M]

Forget the money, stop listening to the popular press and their shite stirring.

Enjoy it giving us some good cred around the world and be proud we can do stuff like it - most nations can't.

[kinboshi]

Forget the money, stop listening to the popular press and their shite stirring.

Enjoy it giving us some good cred around the world and be proud we can do stuff like it - most nations can't.

This +12,000,000,000

[bobby1]

I have to admit to not caring one jot about the Olympics but it struck me today that it is probably because I don't view it as something I will have a bet on.

Which is a sorry state of affairs really so I am going to do my best to watch as much as I can and hopefully become converted.

[bobby1]

Forget the money, stop listening to the popular press and their shite stirring.

Enjoy it giving us some good cred around the world and be proud we can do stuff like it - most nations can't.

It's a good point and well made.

[AndrewT]

For £12bn we could probably have built a lolly stick skyscraper to the Moon.

How cool would that have been?

[TightEnd]

Can't wait

All sorts of coverage of sports that never normally get it, plenty to learn whilst watching

Chance to be patriotic, chance for the UK to shine

Will be fantastic

[RED-DOG]

For £12bn we could probably have built a lolly stick skyscraper to the Moon.

How cool would that have been?

Could have improved the NHS no end.


Just sayin....

[kukushkin88]

Can't wait

All sorts of coverage of sports that never normally get it, plenty to learn whilst watching

Chance to be patriotic, chance for the UK to shine

Will be fantastic

This, apart from the patriotism I just don´t understand patriotism. Citizen of the World ftw.

[George2Loose]

Annoys when people go "could have spent the money in a more productive manner" esp. when we're all a bunch of degen poker players who waste money everyday.

Sometimes money is there to be spent on things that we can enjoy- like sports. Even stars have changed avatars to Country's flags which has got me excited!

[LonOhRay]

Annoys when people go "could have spent the money in a more productive manner" esp. when we're all a bunch of degen poker players who waste money everyday.

Sometimes money is there to be spent on things that we can enjoy- like sports. Even stars have changed avatars to Country's flags which has got me excited!

This

[RED-DOG]

Annoys when people go "could have spent the money in a more productive manner" esp. when we're all a bunch of degen poker players who waste money everyday.

Sometimes money is there to be spent on things that we can enjoy- like sports. Even stars have changed avatars to Country's flags which has got me excited!

Lol. Annoys when people go "All"

[Jon MW]

For £12bn we could probably have built a lolly stick skyscraper to the Moon.

How cool would that have been?

Could have improved the NHS no end.


Just sayin....

you're probably not going to get the likes of McDonalds and Coca Cola (and the other sponsors) spending £3bn on a hospital.

and part of the reason why the London games is so expensive is because of the infrastructure upgrade required - so a couple of billion or so aren't exactly 'wasted'.

a couple of billion came from the National Lottery - so that couldn't be spent on something like hospitals.

and a couple of billion from tv rights and sports bodies couldn't be used for hospitals.

that still leaves plenty left to build a dozen or so hospitals - but then we'd have to go back to the above argument about sometimes a country should do things for the history and culture of it rather than the bare necessities of day to day survival.