The Key Question of This (Or Maybe ANY) Olympics

AS he said Himself "The ginger guy that won the Gold "

Held himself together well to qualify ,More to come Imo, Hopefully a Medal of some color,and Seems a Genuinely nice Person

A bronze medal for Gregory. Well done that man on another top effort.

That's GOT to translate into a minimum £100 for a Top-of-the-Bill guest appearance on ITV's big "Thursday Night At The London Palladium" programme. AND a taxi to fetch him.

BTW, wasn't that one American long-jumper an absolute **** for all those ridiculous pre-jump weird arm/hand shenanigans?  Any decent judge would have given all those jumps a red flag.

Talking of decent judges, did anyone see the Roumania/ Jordan boxing match! There is nothing like a decent judge, and there was nothing like a decent judge or referee.

Alun will be Delighted to Know that Greg will be on strictly Come dancing

It must have been some letter alun2005 wrote to the BBC.

Think the ginner likes the attention.

Apparently each medal cost £4million in relative terms.

I'm sure those on austerity will be waiting with baited breath for the riches that will come their way in the form of crumbs from the table economics which our country seems to susbribe to.

The carrot-topped sand-disturber comes from round my way.

I think he's being given the freedom of Milton Keynes (an achievement worthy of any CV).

In practise this means he can drive his (concrete) cows down the Grand Union Canal towpath past the LGBT Nightclub in Fenny Stratford (if he can avoid the discarded condoms and McDonalds cartons).

Yeah! Deal with THAT Jeff Henderson!

I've just put the telly on.
They are tracking the plane now on the map ffs.

Fantastic news about Gregory. I worked tirelessly night and day to get that boy some long-overdue half-decent wedge to bring into the house, for jumping into some sand.

I've rung around a few other places, but the best I could do was a derisory £200 for a photo of him outside well-known Bakers with a similar name, posing holding a massive pie and a speech bubble from his gob saying "I'll be for the High Jump if I eat this".

Needless to say I turned it down immediately on his behalf. We can't have our Elite Athletes getting involved in this sort of unseemly publicity just for a few measly pounds. I mean, you wouldn't see our greatest Olympic Rower posing with a parrot on his shoulder would you?

My question is what's got into the BBC? Their love affair with 'Team GB' shows no sign of abating.

It's quite extraordinary. All of a sudden to beat the Chinese is something to gloat about and yet not a word of congratulations for the incredible Yanks. The Beeb spend most of the time shying away from nationalism yet they go into 'Britain First ' mode every 4 years.

We did v.well at sports most of us never follow for 4 years. The unending emotion spouted by media and public alike is the Diana affect again.

How many in the street could name the event Trott won her gold in. Or that kayak fellow. What was the distance? Or what height did Daley dive from to win Bronze? 

Apologies for my cyniscism... I'm just more confused than normal.

Ps. joyous news indeed about Our Greg.

pretty obvious really while we,ve become a state sponsored sports programme the chinese are enjoying themselves with their new found freedom ,enjoying a western lifestyle and to busy buying up the world and the uk especialy to worry about medals in the egg and spoon race

chinese too busy getting huffy over the angle of the stars on their flag, as though it matters.

I suppose the real question is, is it worth the money?

It seems all about prestige. Still team GB did very well

In line with my Neanderthal views I think it should be men only, as I do not believe in women's sport.

I do not see the point????????.......which is what it used to be in Ancient Greece.

Still that is about the era most my views come about women from, it has to be admitted,

Saskia (sailing) & Constantine (rowing) sound very happy that poor people buying lottery tickets paid for their trip to South America

Miranda Hart has written an open letter to the 'Team GB' athletes where she says how proud they made "us". Us? The fat heifer definitely doesn't talk for me, cretin!
Also, what happened to Great Britain & Northern Ireland? Team GB, what a load of old bollox.
It was heartwarming to see Greg reveal how terrified he was about appearing on **** Dancing, as if he's being forced to appear and not getting paid a few grand to face his 'terror'

ebulGery
Joined: 08 May 10
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    23 Aug 16 18:37   

I suppose the real question is, is it worth the money?

I think it's something like £1,47 per person per year for four years, per medal - so yeah for me it's worth it for the sense of national pride and seeing some Chit Chatters with bugs so far up their ar$e$ they need a proctologist with a Davy Lamp to remove them.

Well said Injera.

A Brexit vote would be a landslide if held now.

ebulGery

ebulGery
23 Aug 16 18:37
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I suppose the real question is, is it worth the money?

Absolutely not, assuming the money would have been spent on more ethical stuff. (doubtful)

The former agent of Olympian Greg Rutherford is accused of scamming the long jumper out of £66,000, a court heard.

Gaby Stone, 33, is alleged to have pocketed sponsorship and appearance fees from the London 2012 gold medalist and Rio bronze medalist on 15 occasions between 2014 and 2015.

Stone - who also represents gymnastics champion Louis Smith - denied one count of theft at Highbury Magistrates' Court on Wednesday morning.

"There was a contractual agreement that the defendant and his company would organise commercial fees and sponsorship and the defendant would receive 20 per cent of the earnings and 80 per cent would go to the complainant.

"It is said he didn't remunerate the complainant in excess of £66,000 for various commercial appearances - there was some 15 appearances for which monies were supposed to be received going back to 2014.

"The amount involved is £66,000 and the crown say the dishonesty was prolonged."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/24/greg-rutherfords-former-agent-accused-of-stealing-60000-from-lon/

Average £5,500 per appearance

Sally Gunnell charges anything up to £4k even now.

3 years ago a councillor friend of mine asked her to open a local event. £5k. They chose the town mayor instead. Free!

Always costs more with the council involved because of the red tape. So many hurdles to overcome.

Oi oi!

Just read this SHOCKING update re: the alleged poaching of Gergory's SACRED income and I'm SEETHING.

This is worse than Madoff, Stanford and Pearlman combined.

Greg eliminated in Blackpool.

I don't mind admitting, I'm devastated and a bit worried for the lad now. Where's the next decent pay-day for a man who jumps into some sand?

Is there ANYONE out there who could find him a few nice lucrative jobs to keep the wedge coming in between now and Xmas?

Surely there's a town somewhere, possibly Redcar or Towcester that needs a 'celebrity' to switch on the Christmas lights?

Alun knew

I worked tirelessly to get that lad onto that Masterchef programme, and I thank Allah it happened.

I KNEW there was an insatiable public DEMAND to see some bloke who jumps into sand wearing a pinny, then making some concoction in a kitchen, to win the approval of a bald-headed shouty man in glasses. 

I don't mind admitting it feels pretty good to be me right now. My heating might be switched off, but the warm glow of vindication will see me through this and every other winter. 

Let this be a long-overdue lesson to the deniers and begrudgers.  The Great Man FULLY MERITS these commercial spin-offs, and I for one long to see the day when he can finally grace 'The Celebrity Antiques Road Trip' for £200 + £50 expenses.

He might marry one of the judges and get his own cooking show.

Crispy,

If Lou Pearlman hadn't tragically been exposed as the biggest Ponzi Scheme merchant (pre-Madoff) and then died in prison,  I would have unquestionably approached him to set up a special Boy Band of Long Jumpers, maybe called 'The Sandboys'. where the good and the great of jumping into sand game could sing for their suppers to crowds of screaming girls.

Alas that dream has died.

Great fred alun.