Team GB

[CIE560]

Where's Liverpool come into it eh?! EH???

Glory hunter!!!

[hornetrider]

The Irish family! Liverpool duvets etc!

[phil_cardiff]

Ah it all makes sense now, cheers. You sheep shagging, paddy, sais bd you!

[hornetrider]

If I had any talent I could play for all three. But I don't.

[y2blade]

I'm watching Cameroon and Brazil woman's football...they could teach the blokes a thing or two about fair play

[anonymous-user]

y2blade said:

I'm watching Cameroon and Brazil woman's football...they could teach the blokes a thing or two about fair play

But, alas, nothing about the offside rule

[obob]

anonymous said:

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Watched bits of them, the Cameroon team was hilarious. I think I could have beat them on my own.

[ilovejenson]

Why is it that throughout the whole 90 minutes of a women's football game every player seems to be jogging? Even when they appear to be running, none of them seem to have any pace.

Although this Swedish team are a little quicker.

[MadMullah]

are the lesser matches live anywhere on the net or tv??

[mizx]

anonymous said:

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What exactly were you expecting??

It shouldn't be taken seriously because it is a far lower level than most of us enjoy watching? Womens football is what it is, the competition is part of the Olympics, which are being hosted in our country and the national team is competing in it. Why shouldn't they take it seriously?

Whether the men's game should be there is another matter, but surely it's a good platform for the womens game. Oh wait, what might that help it do, and what would that lead to? I really can't think what...

Or will a football pitch always be a funny looking kitchen?

MadMullah said:

are the lesser matches live anywhere on the net or tv??

Every event is live in full on the bbc sport site as far as I know.

Edited by mizx on Wednesday 25th July 23:51

[hornetrider]

Give over Tonks you miserable old fart.

[anonymous-user]

hornetrider said:

Give over Tonks you miserable old fart.

He's right though.

[Blib]

The womens' national teams playing in the olympics are the best that there is - although Germany didn't qualify. So they have every right to be there.

The mens' teams are not. The mens' tounament is irrelevant.

[anonymous-user]

Blib said:

The womens' national teams playing in the olympics are the best that there is - although Germany didn't qualify. So they have every right to be there.

Not sure that's in question.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Blib said:

The womens' national teams playing in the olympics are the best that there is - although Germany didn't qualify. So they have every right to be there.

The mens' teams are not. The mens' tounament is irrelevant.

Exactly right. Is there another olympic sport where youngsters who are still learning their trade and a few has beens get to compete, other than mens football.

I'd be pretty hacked off if I'd won olympic gold by beating the best in the world in my sport, and was showing off my medal to my grandkids in 50 yrs, when Craig Bellamy strolls up and says "Olympic gold, yeah I got one of those!" Not that Team GB will win but the principle is the same. Whoever wins olympic gold in mens football will not be the best players in the world, not ever close.

Throwing gold medals around like confetti undermines the whole thing.

[hornetrider]

Boohoo, women aren't as good as men at football. Well, here's a newsflash, they aren't as good as men at ANYTHING. Lets face it, they are almost five seconds slower over 400m, thats worse than average male club runners ffs. Let's just make the Olympics exclusively for blokes.

[anonymous-user]

I think it's more a case of let's have a sport in the Olympics where at least the adults are better than the kids.

[hornetrider]

Tell you what Tonks you just draw up a list of sports YOU find acceptable and we'll just go with that.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

hornetrider said:

Tell you what Tonks you just draw up a list of sports YOU find acceptable and we'll just go with that.

Easy.

If Olympic gold isn't the biggest thing you can win in a sport, then that sport should not be in the Olympics.

[hornetrider]

Women's Hockey is way off men's so I'm not buying your argument there I'm afraid.

I like the idea that it should be the pinnacle of the sport mind.