New Posts For Thread: bbc athleticshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30575995/bbc-athleticscurrent programme has fulfilled its quotasa white onea black onea gay oneand one from a council estatejob doneThat Ortis Deley video was a hoot.The look on Michael Johnsons face said it all.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30575995/bbc-athletics?post_id=545984289#545984289That Ortis Deley video was a hoot.The look on Michael Johnsons face said it all.Wed, 26 Aug 2015 10:39:07 -0500I gave up on Athletics after the Ben Johnson scandal.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30575995/bbc-athletics?post_id=545983359#545983359I gave up on Athletics after the Ben Johnson scandal.Wed, 26 Aug 2015 09:23:15 -0500For those that don't like the BBC, let's not forget the coverage we enjoyed from C4 at the 2011 world championships ....http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xkswky_ortis-deley-presenting-masterclass_funhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30575995/bbc-athletics?post_id=545983331#545983331For those that don't like the BBC, let's not forget the coverage we enjoyed from C4 at the 2011 world championships ....http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xkswky_ortis-deley-presenting-masterclass_funWed, 26 Aug 2015 09:20:31 -0500Dai Greene was excellent, putting into words the thoughts of 'Everyman' when confronted with this grisly spectacle.Yes there is more layers to this than an onion, but Greene was excellent in going out on a limb in the way he did, giving vent to the hhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30575995/bbc-athletics?post_id=545983111#545983111Dai Greene was excellent, putting into words the thoughts of 'Everyman' when confronted with this grisly spectacle.Yes there is more layers to this than an onion, but Greene was excellent in going out on a limb in the way he did, giving vent to the hWed, 26 Aug 2015 09:02:43 -0500Cram is excellent imo both as a commentator and as a pundit. I also was pleased to hear Dai Greene give such a strong condemnation even if he wasn't particularly eloquent.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30575995/bbc-athletics?post_id=545982717#545982717Cram is excellent imo both as a commentator and as a pundit. I also was pleased to hear Dai Greene give such a strong condemnation even if he wasn't particularly eloquent.Wed, 26 Aug 2015 08:27:41 -0500The punditry is fairly weak, you expect it with current athelete come studio guests like Perri Shakes-Drayton who had nothing coherent or interesting to say but more seasoned pundits like Lewis should be better, Johnson really is a first rate pundit,https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30575995/bbc-athletics?post_id=545982679#545982679The punditry is fairly weak, you expect it with current athelete come studio guests like Perri Shakes-Drayton who had nothing coherent or interesting to say but more seasoned pundits like Lewis should be better, Johnson really is a first rate pundit,Wed, 26 Aug 2015 08:22:53 -0500why don't they just have athletics, cycling, snooker, tiddlywinks etc. etc. a free for all ... you can take what you like ... it wouldn't make it less of a spectator sport would it ?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30575995/bbc-athletics?post_id=545982597#545982597why don't they just have athletics, cycling, snooker, tiddlywinks etc. etc. a free for all ... you can take what you like ... it wouldn't make it less of a spectator sport would it ?Wed, 26 Aug 2015 08:14:31 -0500Such a shameSpending the past few days glued to the huge event as usualBut so much of my time - looking at eyeballs of medallists- she looks amazingly bulked up- checking online that new personal bests, are a second over anything they've ever done behttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30575995/bbc-athletics?post_id=545982251#545982251Such a shameSpending the past few days glued to the huge event as usualBut so much of my time - looking at eyeballs of medallists- she looks amazingly bulked up- checking online that new personal bests, are a second over anything they've ever done beWed, 26 Aug 2015 07:31:03 -0500Trouble with the lifetime ban thing is that you just get long, expensive legal battles where the lawyers get rich, such as the Butch Reynolds and Dwain Chambers cases.In the UK and USA you still have be part of the testing system if you want reinstathttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30575995/bbc-athletics?post_id=545981955#545981955Trouble with the lifetime ban thing is that you just get long, expensive legal battles where the lawyers get rich, such as the Butch Reynolds and Dwain Chambers cases.In the UK and USA you still have be part of the testing system if you want reinstatWed, 26 Aug 2015 06:52:37 -0500Yeah i agree one strike and your out is the way to go. These one and two year bans are no good. As i said it probably allows the banned athlete's to do more doping without been tested. I can think of one athlete who got banned and came back a complethttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30575995/bbc-athletics?post_id=545981939#545981939Yeah i agree one strike and your out is the way to go. These one and two year bans are no good. As i said it probably allows the banned athlete's to do more doping without been tested. I can think of one athlete who got banned and came back a completWed, 26 Aug 2015 06:50:26 -0500