Greatest British Sports Man/Woman

[arbboy]

'I think linford is more clean than Mo is' apologies I can not quote on my tablet. But that is the most absurd line I have ever read, period. Whilst OP thinks about the quality of truth, whom did Linford beat and was Linford banned for any time? Some poor form being shown in this thread.

Who did Linford beat?  Were you alive in 1992?

I am the same age as you Mr Wilson so you tell me who he beat. Yes I know.

Half the field he beat were drug cheats.  More importantly who has mo beat?  and in what time?  9.96 in 1992 was rapid.

But he failed a drugs test in 1988. Plus that time vs today suggest christie is a mo farah of 1992?

He might be but i don't have linford in my top 4 gb athletes of all time.  My top 2 are 1/10000 to be drug free and both current world record holders who set their records between 10-25 years ago and they still stand by a country mile.  That was my original argument.

[JohnCharver]

'I think linford is more clean than Mo is' apologies I can not quote on my tablet. But that is the most absurd line I have ever read, period. Whilst OP thinks about the quality of truth, whom did Linford beat and was Linford banned for any time? Some poor form being shown in this thread.

Who did Linford beat?  Were you alive in 1992?

I am the same age as you Mr Wilson so you tell me who he beat. Yes I know.

Half the field he beat were drug cheats.  More importantly who has mo beat?  and in what time?  9.96 in 1992 was rapid.

But he failed a drugs test in 1988. Plus that time vs today suggest christie is a mo farah of 1992?

He might be but i don't have linford in my top 4 gb athletes of all time.  My top 2 are 1/10000 to be drug free.  That was my original argument.

Mo was much better than edwards for championship performances and infinitely better than ratcliffe at champs.

[arbboy]

'I think linford is more clean than Mo is' apologies I can not quote on my tablet. But that is the most absurd line I have ever read, period. Whilst OP thinks about the quality of truth, whom did Linford beat and was Linford banned for any time? Some poor form being shown in this thread.

Who did Linford beat?  Were you alive in 1992?

I am the same age as you Mr Wilson so you tell me who he beat. Yes I know.

Half the field he beat were drug cheats.  More importantly who has mo beat?  and in what time?  9.96 in 1992 was rapid.

But he failed a drugs test in 1988. Plus that time vs today suggest christie is a mo farah of 1992?

He might be but i don't have linford in my top 4 gb athletes of all time.  My top 2 are 1/10000 to be drug free.  That was my original argument.

Mo was much better than edwards for championship performances and infinitely better than ratcliffe at champs.

Who has he beat on the all time list?  What records has he set?  Anyone can trot home in their own time beating nobody's!

[Ironside]

'I think linford is more clean than Mo is' apologies I can not quote on my tablet. But that is the most absurd line I have ever read, period. Whilst OP thinks about the quality of truth, whom did Linford beat and was Linford banned for any time? Some poor form being shown in this thread.

Who did Linford beat?  Were you alive in 1992?

I am the same age as you Mr Wilson so you tell me who he beat. Yes I know.

Half the field he beat were drug cheats.  More importantly who has mo beat?  and in what time?  9.96 in 1992 was rapid.

But he failed a drugs test in 1988. Plus that time vs today suggest christie is a mo farah of 1992?

He might be but i don't have linford in my top 4 gb athletes of all time.  My top 2 are 1/10000 to be drug free.  That was my original argument.

Mo was much better than edwards for championship performances and infinitely better than ratcliffe at champs.

Who has he beat on the all time list?  What records has he set?  Anyone can trot home in their own time beating nobody's!

he can only beat whats put before him

and times mean nothing half the distance records for the past 3 decades were set by uncaught cheats

[JohnCharver]

'I think linford is more clean than Mo is' apologies I can not quote on my tablet. But that is the most absurd line I have ever read, period. Whilst OP thinks about the quality of truth, whom did Linford beat and was Linford banned for any time? Some poor form being shown in this thread.

Who did Linford beat?  Were you alive in 1992?

I am the same age as you Mr Wilson so you tell me who he beat. Yes I know.

Half the field he beat were drug cheats.  More importantly who has mo beat?  and in what time?  9.96 in 1992 was rapid.

But he failed a drugs test in 1988. Plus that time vs today suggest christie is a mo farah of 1992?

He might be but i don't have linford in my top 4 gb athletes of all time.  My top 2 are 1/10000 to be drug free.  That was my original argument.

Mo was much better than edwards for championship performances and infinitely better than ratcliffe at champs.

Who has he beat on the all time list?  What records has he set?  Anyone can trot home in their own time beating nobody's!

edwards couldnt beat me on a sunday

[arbboy]

'I think linford is more clean than Mo is' apologies I can not quote on my tablet. But that is the most absurd line I have ever read, period. Whilst OP thinks about the quality of truth, whom did Linford beat and was Linford banned for any time? Some poor form being shown in this thread.

Who did Linford beat?  Were you alive in 1992?

I am the same age as you Mr Wilson so you tell me who he beat. Yes I know.

Half the field he beat were drug cheats.  More importantly who has mo beat?  and in what time?  9.96 in 1992 was rapid.

But he failed a drugs test in 1988. Plus that time vs today suggest christie is a mo farah of 1992?

He might be but i don't have linford in my top 4 gb athletes of all time.  My top 2 are 1/10000 to be drug free.  That was my original argument.

Mo was much better than edwards for championship performances and infinitely better than ratcliffe at champs.

Who has he beat on the all time list?  What records has he set?  Anyone can trot home in their own time beating nobody's!

he can only beat whats put before him

and times mean nothing half the distance records for the past 3 decades were set by uncaught cheats

Why doesn't cram tell us this then if its true?  He loves barking about a drugs cheat?  The fact mo is more intersted in winning 'easy' golds for $$$$$$ sponsorship wise than setting all time great times tells you exactly why he isn't even close to being GB's best ever athlete.  

I don't knock him for it.  It is his job and profession.  He has 4 kids to feed. 

[TightEnd]

anybody who can say mo farah is not in top five uk athletes of all time is completely deluded.

lock for top three.

not for me, not at all

a lot of recency bias on this thread. its just happened its fresh in our minds, we overvalue it


Daley Thompson
Sebastian Coe
Sally Gunnell
Jonathan Edwards
mary rand
david hemery
Rger Bannister

go back as far as Harold Abrahams as well

for athletes


Redgrave
Bobby Moore
Botham
Chris Hoy
Bradley Wiggins
matthew pinsent

for the title of the thread, and thats without pausing to think

all miles ahead of Farah to me who, by the standards of the event, is beating Kenyan statues.. the really good ones are earning zillions running the city marathons

Farah is obviously brilliant, but top three all time? not even close

[bagel]

anybody who can say mo farah is not in top five uk athletes of all time is completely deluded.

lock for top three.

not for me, not at all

a lot of recency bias on this thread. its just happened its fresh in our minds, we overvalu


Daley Thompson
Sebastian Coe
Sally Gunnell
Jonathan Edwards
mary rand
david hemery
Rger Bannister

go back as far as Harold Abrahams as well

for athletes


Redgrave
Bobby Moore
Botham
Chris Hoy
Bradley Wiggins
matthew pinsent

for the title of the thread, and thats without pausing to think

all miles ahead of Farah to me who, by the standards of the event, is beating Kenyan statues.. the really good ones are earning zillions running the city marathons

Farah is obviously brilliant, but top three all time? not even close

couldnt agree more, just fancied trolling arbboy tbh.

[arbboy]

anybody who can say mo farah is not in top five uk athletes of all time is completely deluded.

lock for top three.

not for me, not at all

a lot of recency bias on this thread. its just happened its fresh in our minds, we overvalu


Daley Thompson
Sebastian Coe
Sally Gunnell
Jonathan Edwards
mary rand
david hemery
Rger Bannister

go back as far as Harold Abrahams as well

for athletes


Redgrave
Bobby Moore
Botham
Chris Hoy
Bradley Wiggins
matthew pinsent

for the title of the thread, and thats without pausing to think

all miles ahead of Farah to me who, by the standards of the event, is beating Kenyan statues.. the really good ones are earning zillions running the city marathons

Farah is obviously brilliant, but top three all time? not even close

couldnt agree more, just fancied trolling arbboy tbh.

lolzzzzzzzzzzzzz hard to troll a troll!!!!

[samurai]

1988 wasn't the only drug test Linford failed. He failed another before he retired.

Agree with Arbboy that Mo isn't even in the top 5 athletes never mind sportspeople. Behind Coe,  Daley, Edwards, Paula,, Jess maybe Cram and Ovett in their pomp. In terms of performance Fatima beats him. How she never got caught was a miracle. Her body change made Linfords look reasonable.
Honourable mentions to Sanderson, Black, Jackson, Jarret, Lewis,  Redmond, Gunnell, RutherfordI and McColgan who in terms of times and distances achieved all compare with Mo despite his greater medal haul.
Be interested to know how many of that list doped!

[celtic]

anybody who can say mo farah is not in top five uk athletes of all time is completely deluded.

lock for top three.

not for me, not at all

a lot of recency bias on this thread. its just happened its fresh in our minds, we overvalu


Daley Thompson
Sebastian Coe
Sally Gunnell
Jonathan Edwards
mary rand
david hemery
Rger Bannister

go back as far as Harold Abrahams as well

for athletes


Redgrave
Bobby Moore
Botham
Chris Hoy
Bradley Wiggins
matthew pinsent

for the title of the thread, and thats without pausing to think

all miles ahead of Farah to me who, by the standards of the event, is beating Kenyan statues.. the really good ones are earning zillions running the city marathons

Farah is obviously brilliant, but top three all time? not even close

couldnt agree more, just fancied trolling arbboy tbh.

lolzzzzzzzzzzzzz hard to troll a troll!!!!

To be fair. It wasn't hard at all

[arbboy]

1988 wasn't the only drug test Linford failed. He failed another before he retired.

Agree with Arbboy that Mo isn't even in the top 5 athletes never mind sportspeople. Behind Coe,  Daley, Edwards, Paula,, Jess maybe Cram and Ovett in their pomp. In terms of performance Fatima beats him. How she never got caught was a miracle. Her body change made Linfords look reasonable.
Honourable mentions to Sanderson, Black, Jackson, Jarret, Lewis,  Redmond, Gunnell, RutherfordI and McColgan who in terms of times and distances achieved all compare with Mo despite his greater medal haul.
Be interested to know how many of that list doped!

A man with some proper knowledge of athletics.  WP sir.  You talk sense.  Will excuse you Redmond if you mean Derek!!!!!!!

[AndrewT]

In terms of all time greats I think it's difficult to look past setting a world record and then it taking ages for someone else to beat it.

Colin Jackson's lasted 11 years. Daley Thompson's was 8 years. Seb Coe 16 years. Jonathan Edwards 20 years and counting. Paula Radcliffe's marathon record is at 12 years and there are those that think it may stand for 30 or 40 years, as it's so far ahead of what anyone else has done.

I know arbboy reckons Coe was dirty but certainly the others were 100% clean.

[samurai]

I still think Derek would have won gold in Barcelona but for his hamstring. Some great British 400m runners round then but he could've been the best. 44.5 was a great time then. Or now tbh

[Ironside]

chris akabusi would of won more medals and broke some records if it wasnt for the laughing gas