Games venues stuffed to the gunnels?

[Terzo123]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19034653

Quite a hostile and defensive response from Mr Coe.

Why can't he admit they made a James Hunt of it.

[TheSnitch]

Well, they are clearly not, and it's the Emperor's new clothes to suggest otherwise.

If however they have been purchased by sponsors who have failed to make sure they're used, I can't see that's the fault of the organisers.

I think at Wimbledon they are allowed to re-sell tickets where people couldn't bother their arse to get there. They should do that at all olympic venues

[egor110]

last night around midnight a load more tickets were up on the olympics website.

[Plotloss]

I'd guess at 20% empty at Greenwich Park yesterday and the food was a complete fiasco.

That said however, it was an epic epic day and the actual logistics of getting in, even with the security was brilliant, the armed forces who were managing the security side couldn't have been more polite and expedited the process very well and on the whole it was a truly wonderful day extremely efficiently managed.

[anonymous-user]

TheSnitch said:

Well, they are clearly not, and it's the Emperor's new clothes to suggest otherwise.

If however they have been purchased by sponsors who have failed to make sure they're used, I can't see that's the fault of the organisers.

I think at Wimbledon they are allowed to re-sell tickets where people couldn't bother their arse to get there. They should do that at all olympic venues

There is a re-selling booth at the main Olympic Park.

[Adrian W]

If they are not in place on time the seats should be given away

[Ayahuasca]

It's spelt 'gunwales'

[Steve Zodiac]

Ayahuasca said:

It's spelt 'gunwales'

I agree, that's how it was spelt in my country when I went to school.

[Steve Zodiac]

Lord Coe outside the Olympic Park today

[eldar]

Steve Zodiac said:

I agree, that's how it was spelt in my country when I went to school.

I was taught gunwale or gunnels as in 'full to the gunnels'

[Steve Zodiac]

eldar said:

Steve Zodiac said:

I agree, that's how it was spelt in my country when I went to school.

I was taught gunwale or gunnels as in 'full to the gunnels'

Yes, it's understood that 'stuffed to the Gunwales' means 'completely full' (unlike the Olympic Stadia) but is the 'Gunnel'variation an Americanism?

[Steve Zodiac]

Whatever the accepted spelling is, how utterly sad is it that a government Minister and major organising official can be interviewed about the very obvious empty seat situation and blatantly lie to us that the empty seats do not exist?
And they wonder why we have no faith in them.

Edited by Steve Zodiac on Sunday 29th July 15:55

[eldar]

Steve Zodiac said:

Yes, it's understood that 'stuffed to the Gunwales' means 'completely full' (unlike the Olympic Stadia) but is the 'Gunnel'variation an Americanism?

No, pre-dates the USA by a few hundred years. Been around since at least 1466

[king arthur]

According to my Collins English Dictionary from 1977, either spelling is accepted. I think if it were an Americanism, they would just change the whole word and call it "ship rail" or something.

[kowalski655]

And to say as well the Olympic "family" had to decide which event to attend or where else they were needed is an insult too.
If they have a ticket for ONE event (or have duties elsewhere) why do these greedy fkers get their noses back in the trough for another set of tickets that conflict? Oh yeah, coz they're greedy fkers!

[Mr_B]

Oh dear, the miserable gits who were willing the opening to fail have moved on to new topics to try and highlight what they think is a failure. With that attitude, why do you even have any interest in the games ? Seems rather against the spirit , wouldn't you say ?

[egor110]

The fact there are empty seats yet there are people quite willing to pay and fill those seats but can't isn't really on though.
Maybe they should just say 30mins after the event starts we'll fill the seats for free?

[Steve Zodiac]

egor110 said:

The fact there are empty seats yet there are people quite willing to pay and fill those seats but can't isn't really on though.
Maybe they should just say 30mins after the event starts we'll fill the seats for free?

This is the answer, but I'd give them out free at 10 mins.

By the way, well done with the Silver medal Lizzy Armitstead !!

Edited by Steve Zodiac on Sunday 29th July 15:56

[Fittster]

egor110 said:

The fact there are empty seats yet there are people quite willing to pay and fill those seats but can't isn't really on though.
Maybe they should just say 30mins after the event starts we'll fill the seats for free?

So you are going to ignore basic property rights?

Someone buys a ticket then they should be free to do what they like with it, including not turn up or arrive as late as they want.

[egor110]

Fittster said:

So you are going to ignore basic property rights?

Someone buys a ticket then they should be free to do what they like with it, including not turn up or arrive as late as they want.

I'm not no because i have no say in the running of the olympics, but empty seats does not look good and if the owner of the seats can't be bothered to attend then tough.