New Posts For Thread: Wiggins far greater than Redgrave?https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29264115/wiggins-far-greater-than-redgraveIt`s often said that to compare era`s in the same sport is futile and even more futile to compare different era`s and different sports, but I like a bit of futility now and again :)First of all Steve Redgrave`s achievement from 1984 to 2000 in 5 Olymkim crow who's up against kath grainger in the double sculls tomorrow has also made the single sculls final. conventional wisdom says you're asking too much in an endurance sporthttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29264115/wiggins-far-greater-than-redgrave?post_id=522550873#522550873kim crow who's up against kath grainger in the double sculls tomorrow has also made the single sculls final. conventional wisdom says you're asking too much in an endurance sportThu, 02 Aug 2012 18:57:01 -0500I wasn't aware he had a bronze until yesterday. He won gold and bronze at Seoul in coxless and coxed pairs respectively.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29264115/wiggins-far-greater-than-redgrave?post_id=522549847#522549847I wasn't aware he had a bronze until yesterday. He won gold and bronze at Seoul in coxless and coxed pairs respectively.Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:12:29 -0500and very clearly a much higher % of public school boys like u represent gbGrammar school, but who am I to stop you when you're off on one? Redgrave went to Marlow Comprehensive.You've been found out but continue to move the goalposts, bluster and genhttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29264115/wiggins-far-greater-than-redgrave?post_id=522549791#522549791and very clearly a much higher % of public school boys like u represent gbGrammar school, but who am I to stop you when you're off on one? Redgrave went to Marlow Comprehensive.You've been found out but continue to move the goalposts, bluster and genThu, 02 Aug 2012 18:10:37 -0500what was redgrave's bronze in? didnt know about this. Does this mean he participated in 6 Olympics ?https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29264115/wiggins-far-greater-than-redgrave?post_id=522542965#522542965what was redgrave's bronze in? didnt know about this. Does this mean he participated in 6 Olympics ?Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:48:12 -0500your figures are gabbags....unless you consider the WHOLE pool size and very clearly a much higher % of public school boys like u represent gb at these olympics {especially rowing /equestrian/shooting..etc] than state school pupils...i can understahttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29264115/wiggins-far-greater-than-redgrave?post_id=522541629#522541629your figures are gabbags....unless you consider the WHOLE pool size and very clearly a much higher % of public school boys like u represent gb at these olympics {especially rowing /equestrian/shooting..etc] than state school pupils...i can understaThu, 02 Aug 2012 14:11:23 -0500your original post talked about Rowing being 'predominantly' for public schoolboys...almost a closed shop.I give hard stats to show this isn't the case and you respond with bluster.You've nothing to say and you're saying it too loud.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29264115/wiggins-far-greater-than-redgrave?post_id=522527381#522527381your original post talked about Rowing being 'predominantly' for public schoolboys...almost a closed shop.I give hard stats to show this isn't the case and you respond with bluster.You've nothing to say and you're saying it too loud.Thu, 02 Aug 2012 07:26:35 -0500exactly...so wat of the other 20/32 men you think 12/32 from indepenent schools is a fair representation from this country public school boy....the loudmouth and too big for an blouse like u to shut.....https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29264115/wiggins-far-greater-than-redgrave?post_id=522527183#522527183exactly...so wat of the other 20/32 men you think 12/32 from indepenent schools is a fair representation from this country public school boy....the loudmouth and too big for an blouse like u to shut.....Thu, 02 Aug 2012 07:17:51 -0500wiggins---miles ahead of redgravehttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29264115/wiggins-far-greater-than-redgrave?post_id=522527065#522527065wiggins---miles ahead of redgraveThu, 02 Aug 2012 07:13:18 -05001st postThis year's senior squad including spares:12/32 men from independent schools (i.e. 37.5%)9.5/22 (Helen Glover moved to Millfield after GCSE's) women from independent schools (i.e. 43%)1/8 Paralympians from independent schools (i.e. 12.5%)Yourhttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29264115/wiggins-far-greater-than-redgrave?post_id=522526857#5225268571st postThis year's senior squad including spares:12/32 men from independent schools (i.e. 37.5%)9.5/22 (Helen Glover moved to Millfield after GCSE's) women from independent schools (i.e. 43%)1/8 Paralympians from independent schools (i.e. 12.5%)YourThu, 02 Aug 2012 07:03:31 -0500Definitely not. He won the worst TdF ever in which his team won it for him by dictating it from start to finish with no pressure applied to Wiggins whatsoever. And he just won a very weak Olympic time trial in which all his opposition was decimated.Ihttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29264115/wiggins-far-greater-than-redgrave?post_id=522525193#522525193Definitely not. He won the worst TdF ever in which his team won it for him by dictating it from start to finish with no pressure applied to Wiggins whatsoever. And he just won a very weak Olympic time trial in which all his opposition was decimated.IThu, 02 Aug 2012 05:49:36 -0500