The Reaction Game

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The Reaction Game
Created by Liam_Main on Sat 04 Jun 2011, 9:30 pm

Last Post by eirebilly, Today at 10:43


Skull and bones

The deadly warning

That would be pretty accurate

good guess... really?

Aussies are usually filthy on the field. Not necessary imo. Waste of energy. Let your actions do the talking I say!

It was so out of character for them, ok the ref was bad but she was bad for both teams...

So who do they meet in the Final?

Argentina, going to be tough. GB play NZ for the Bronze

Will definitely try to watch it. On so late here...

Thats a shame, it should be a close match

Are the Neds also in the Men's hockey still?

Yes they are, they play GB tonight in the Semi's

That will also be good. Who do you go for in Holland v GB?

Australia play Germany.

I have to say Holland

I hope for an Aussie GB final at the weekend

You'll go for GB, no?

Nope, Holland all the way. I love Dutch Hockey

Good stuff. I'll be cheering them on too.

Until the final eh

Yuh... of course.

Jesus, a hockey fan and a dressage competior what the feic happened to you Bill!


Hockey was one way to meet the girls in my teens though (not long ago!), it works out well.

Was never a dressage competitor, just learnt it as a kid at my uncles, he was into the horses.

Only became a hockey fan since i lived here in Holland where they are mad for it.

Ah, I'm only joking, only thing that annoys me about hockey is being able to use on side of the stick. I never really got that. It's just a more primitive less good version of hurling.

I prefer hockey. More countries play it and we are the best over time. No body even comes close... except perhaps Holland and Germany... maybe Pakistan and India when they were half decent.

Im amazed how " into " some sports that i never thought i would be i have become at this Olympics

Kenny... was stretching things in above post. Not meant to be taken seriously.

I'm the same. Look at that gymnast (in slow motion)... wow! Also sports like archery, kayaking, BMX... even the horsey stuff. Those animals have great attitude in the dressage and the setting is fantastic.

I have been impressed with the staging of most of the events if not all

It has been excellent. I love England... the buildings, parks, streets... all of it.

I hope that they are given the credit they deserve once its over

I was about to say (might write an article once it's over) the English folk should really feel proud of these games. The friendly atmosphere, sporting successes, great venues... everyone on a high. Is it not time they put the 'always something wrong, complaining about everything' mentality behind them as a nation and step up a notch? I've always felt you don't give yourselves enough credit. It should be a turning point for the people's confidence. Once the Games are over - you'll feel a little down as a nation. Then the cynics will return saying "what good did that do, etc" Bullsh1t... that's so negative. Those sorts should be gagged from speaking publicly and forced to acknowledge better ways of living.

In return, Australia should just shut up, stop boasting and underestimating their opposition (look at the medal count) and have more manners, decency and learn to speak a bit better while they're at it. Too much to ask but we could all be so much better off.

I cant be doing with all these people who are moaning about how successful GB has been

I loved the quote from the guy in charge of GB cycling when a French journo asked him how GB were doing it ( intimating that they were cheating ) and the GB guy said " Our wheels are really round which is helping us go faster "

And the idiot French journo printed it !!!!

There's always that extreme too... like a couple of bullish posters on here.
Some Aussies are the same when we are doing well but generally they do not know their place in the big scheme of things. I wonder what China is saying about themselves and everyone else?

I just think we (English speaking people so Yanks included) need to show more graciousness when we do well and give others some more credit. Maybe the time is ripe to start a movement... it would get lots of 'hits' in the media and really cause some debate about 'who we think we are - what we really are'.

Go for it

We can be partners... travel the world and invoke a quantum shift in social thinking speaking at large halls with footage of sports events and reactions in the background.

Count me in

It started with a small blog page....

which evolved into the worlds largest sporting debate

And became the benchmark for the next 50 years... at least.

Sounds good , were can i read it ?

That's the bit I still have to do...

I wait with baited breath

Need to do it before all the hysteria dies down...

bet the bloke selling all those fake sideburns made a fortune

yeah... what about an Andy Murray frown?

he did smile at the end

yeah... maybe a smile then. The frown is dead!
So happy for him.

Hope he uses it to crack on and win a major

I really hold high hopes for him at the US Open, i think this year will be his

Yes me too , hope him pulling out of yesterdays tourny was a precausion more then anything serious

He has played alot of tennis lately and there are bound to be a few niggly injuries affecting him. Wise move i feel

I thought after winning the Gold he would of skipped that tourny anyway , Right im finally off ......how does it take a 9 year old so long to do his hair !!!

Shave his head Kenny

Just get him in the car! Rev the engine and toot that horn....

How very Australian of you breaker