New Posts For Thread: How pointless is the pastime and hobby that is the Olympics?https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29258397/how-pointless-is-the-pastime-and-hobby-that-is-the-olympicsNobody has ever heard of 99.5% of the so called "atheletes". This isn't sport...this is people and the BBC trying to make hobbies & pastimes appear to be highly technical sports. It's laughable, BBC's business modile can't compete with Sky or ESPNSorry Judorick I win, Tax payers money funding middle class people with "contacts" to indulge in a hobby, somehow classed as sport - the BBC can't afford to compete with Sky/BT/Eurosport for "real" events , so try and make the olympics of interest anhttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29258397/how-pointless-is-the-pastime-and-hobby-that-is-the-olympics?post_id=553686827#553686827Sorry Judorick I win, Tax payers money funding middle class people with "contacts" to indulge in a hobby, somehow classed as sport - the BBC can't afford to compete with Sky/BT/Eurosport for "real" events , so try and make the olympics of interest anSun, 11 Mar 2018 18:17:31 -0500what I get tired of is "everyone is proud of you" when an athlete doesn't get a medalhttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29258397/how-pointless-is-the-pastime-and-hobby-that-is-the-olympics?post_id=522519475#522519475what I get tired of is "everyone is proud of you" when an athlete doesn't get a medalWed, 01 Aug 2012 21:58:45 -0500Op is clearly a tit or fishing.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29258397/how-pointless-is-the-pastime-and-hobby-that-is-the-olympics?post_id=522508305#522508305Op is clearly a tit or fishing.Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:04:25 -0500......and find yourself beaten by a steroid fueled freak Oh well its the taking part that countshttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29258397/how-pointless-is-the-pastime-and-hobby-that-is-the-olympics?post_id=522507553#522507553......and find yourself beaten by a steroid fueled freak Oh well its the taking part that countsWed, 01 Aug 2012 14:43:03 -0500In my sport the Olympics is the absolute pinnacle. In order to become a champion you need to have started no later than 8 years old but many start at 4 or 5 and practice and train every day in a very tough, physically demanding sport for 20+ years juhttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29258397/how-pointless-is-the-pastime-and-hobby-that-is-the-olympics?post_id=522503753#522503753In my sport the Olympics is the absolute pinnacle. In order to become a champion you need to have started no later than 8 years old but many start at 4 or 5 and practice and train every day in a very tough, physically demanding sport for 20+ years juWed, 01 Aug 2012 12:55:39 -0500Clearly anyone who thinks the way of the OP has never applied themselves to anything. Otherwise they wouldn't have this view.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29258397/how-pointless-is-the-pastime-and-hobby-that-is-the-olympics?post_id=522503263#522503263Clearly anyone who thinks the way of the OP has never applied themselves to anything. Otherwise they wouldn't have this view.Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:39:17 -0500Two weeks. Just two weeks every four years. We get 24/7 banal transfer speculation. They can give it a rest for just two weeks for real news.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29258397/how-pointless-is-the-pastime-and-hobby-that-is-the-olympics?post_id=522466409#522466409Two weeks. Just two weeks every four years. We get 24/7 banal transfer speculation. They can give it a rest for just two weeks for real news.Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:32:38 -0500I had to laugh at the newspaper headlines last night. Olly what's his face from the Mirror was laughing (quite rightly) at another newspaper for leading on a story about Man City players' bonuses. Pity that the Mirror lead on some Gareth Bale story ohttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29258397/how-pointless-is-the-pastime-and-hobby-that-is-the-olympics?post_id=522466389#522466389I had to laugh at the newspaper headlines last night. Olly what's his face from the Mirror was laughing (quite rightly) at another newspaper for leading on a story about Man City players' bonuses. Pity that the Mirror lead on some Gareth Bale story oTue, 31 Jul 2012 11:31:43 -0500^i think for us, gamblers, the only reason we are tired of football is because we spend very long time watching and analyzing games. Can you imagine what you would feel if you spend the same amount of time watching any of the olympics sportshttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29258397/how-pointless-is-the-pastime-and-hobby-that-is-the-olympics?post_id=522461883#522461883^i think for us, gamblers, the only reason we are tired of football is because we spend very long time watching and analyzing games. Can you imagine what you would feel if you spend the same amount of time watching any of the olympics sportsTue, 31 Jul 2012 09:22:24 -0500I was channel hopping last night and accidentally strayed onto Sky Sports news. No Olympic news obviously. Just utterly banal lower league transfer speculation. I am realising more and more how I have totally fallen out of love with football. It'https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29258397/how-pointless-is-the-pastime-and-hobby-that-is-the-olympics?post_id=522460199#522460199I was channel hopping last night and accidentally strayed onto Sky Sports news. No Olympic news obviously. Just utterly banal lower league transfer speculation. I am realising more and more how I have totally fallen out of love with football. It'Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:29:55 -0500