The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Games of the XXX Olympiad Pub, Stratford

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The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Games of the XXX Olympiad Pub, a place where you can come in for a sly beverage and discuss whatever's on your mind, or just eavesdrop on the regulars if you fancy a break from all the rugby chat.

This week the pub has set up in the heart of the Olympic Precinct at Stratford, where we can watch the world's greatest athletes do their thing and strut their stuff during the best Modern Olympics Games ever.

"Citius, Altius, Fortius" has been the motto for the modern Olympic Games since their beginning in 1896 - and let's hope it stays that way.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of Jessica Ennis, Kieran Behan, Oscar Pistorius, Bradley Wiggins, Leryn Franco, Michelle Jenneke, Victoria Pendleton, Aaron Cruden, Katie Taylor, Misty May, Usain Bolt, Mo Farah, Krisztián Berki (on that horsey thingy) and the the Winner of the Gold Medal at Wimbledon - Andy Murray.




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Shes just lovely. Hearing her Ma speak about her early days.. this is just magnificent.

Well done Nicola Adams.

eirebilly wrote:Always up for a pint Gibbo. Is that the IBM near the MeXX building?

Ja mon. Alleen 10 minuten op de fiets. Grand... if it happens like.

MON Katie! Do it! This girl has singularly put wimmins boxing on the World map. She deserves it just for that.

24 Golds then

And the Men's 470 final has been postponed until tomorrow as there's no wind at Weymouth. So our 4th gold will have to wait

I just want ONE Gold.

You'll get it

Afternoon All. Watching two wimmin fighting. Makes a change that they're not pulling hair and using shoes Great support for Taylor.

Not many punches being thrown in this one.

Is that it?! Congratulations Katie.

What a relief!

Gibson wrote:I just want ONE Gold.

Oh yes.

What a massive relief... GOLD for Ireland!

And we've still three boxers in the hunt, so hopefully better to come!

Wow was in a meeting there, take it because Billser is jumping up and down KT got the gold?!

Happy days all round!

To Nicola & Katie Just brilliant.

for nicola adams too.

It was closer than i thought but she did brilliantly rodders

Is it just me or was that fight a bit of an anti climax after all the pre-fight excitement? Maybe it's because I don't understand boxing.

The Russian she was fighting is an out and out counter puncher so it was never going to be the most exciting fight.

Loving the result though

Nicola was simply outstanding, she crushed the Chinese world champion

Congrats to KT and Ireland. The referee raised her arm before the judges announced the result.

Go Jade Jones in the Tei Kwondo semi now (she's a Taff!)

She is doing well Cari

At the moment...but now the judges have spotted something which could cost her...

Oh phew! They disallowed the kick to the head, so she's still going.

Woo! She's done it! She'll definitely get silver or gold. First time for GB and she's beaten the world champ.

Jade Jones goes for Gold !!!!!!

Cari wrote:Afternoon All. Watching two wimmin fighting. Makes a change that they're not pulling hair and using shoes Great support for Taylor.

Hoi Cari darlin. Its been an education watching women box like Ali. This has done more for Womens Right to Fight, than any other moment I can remember. Cast away the macho sporting BS. Boxing was the last bastion of it. This World is changing for the better in some ways. Men wont change it. That's been tried and failed. Here's to the women. And to their Ma's & Da's, who can see the Light.

I loved this also. She came last by a long-shot. But, also came 1st by a long-shot. It has purely defined this Olympics for me. What it was supposed to be all about in the first place.

Spoiler:

Howya Gibbo. Was going to give you a ring a some point, but I wasn't sure when you were back.

There's a Brit in the men's semi as well.

Cari wrote:Is it just me or was that fight a bit of an anti climax after all the pre-fight excitement? Maybe it's because I don't understand boxing.

Yer a bloody woman. What do you understand bout anyfink manly?

Love you by de way.

Go Jade from Wales! Class win.

Scouse fella trying to beat a Turk - that's a proper Turkish fella, not a Scarlets fan The Turk is the world champ also.

Jesus was that negatvie boxing. Russian was afraid of Taylor, there are few times I have cried while watching sport, that was one of them. Proud to be Irish today.


Well done to Adams before hand too, she fought well. This was unreal.

Just picked an interesting time to flick through my FB news feed. One friend has just had a (work) conference call with Linford Christie, and another just got approached on the street in Loughton and offered a part in The Only Way Is Essex (she declined. Forcefully)

Aussie women beating USA in the basketball.

Go Sheila's Hoops!!

I'm watching the BMXing now. Looks awesome...even if it is just a glorified version of BMX Bandits

Taylor has been training for this for over 10 years, believed she would win it 15 years ago. Unbelievable stuff, this is surreal. London 2012 rocks!

Thomond wrote:Jesus was that negative boxing. Russian was afraid of Taylor, there are few times I have cried while watching sport, that was one of them. Proud to be Irish today.


Well done to Adams before hand too, she fought well. This was unreal.

The Journalist is growing in awareness... Now you know what I mean about negative rugby.

Gibson wrote:

Thomond wrote:Jesus was that negative boxing. Russian was afraid of Taylor, there are few times I have cried while watching sport, that was one of them. Proud to be Irish today.


Well done to Adams before hand too, she fought well. This was unreal.

The Journalist is growing in awareness... Now you know what I mean about negative rugby.

Jaysus, even on a day Ireland get a gold, Gibbo can get out a negative rugby comment.

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Aussie women beating USA in the basketball.

Go Sheila's Hoops!!

Sheila's Hoops. Roysh. Thanks for taking me to a completely different place there Hound.

Love to see the Yanks beaten at anything. But at basketball... its extra-special.

eirebilly wrote:

Gibson wrote:

Thomond wrote:Jesus was that negative boxing. Russian was afraid of Taylor, there are few times I have cried while watching sport, that was one of them. Proud to be Irish today.


Well done to Adams before hand too, she fought well. This was unreal.

The Journalist is growing in awareness... Now you know what I mean about negative rugby.

Jaysus, even on a day Ireland get a gold, Gibbo can get out a negative rugby comment.

Its my jawb mon. To be a fly in the liniment.

Not being negative. Just pointing out the fact that Munster are a shoite, grinding, boring, team to watch. Like Leicester. And always have been roysh.

Rugby, Rugby, Rugby.

P.S. T, I watched the Miracle Game today. HC Rugby at its best. So...

Started tearing up again when the played the anthem and gave her the medal, a great day for our small country.



Gibbo, Feic off with that comment is all I say, cheeky feicer. Munster negative? Not a chance. Ireland yes. Ochigava, a resounding yes.

Gibson wrote:
Its my jawb mon. To be a fly in the liniment.

Not being negative. Just pointing out the fact that Munster are a shoite, grinding, boring, team to watch. Like Leicester. And always have been roysh.

Rugby, Rugby, Rugby.

P.S. T, I watched the Miracle Game today. HC Rugby at its best. So...

Its hard not to luv ya Gibbo

Thomond wrote:Started tearing up again when the played the anthem and gave her the medal, a great day for our small country.



Gibbo, Feic off with that comment is all I say, cheeky feicer. Munster negative? Not a chance. Ireland yes. Ochigava, a resounding yes.

I teared up as well pal. It was magic.

Spoiler:

I know who gets my nomination for the next Pub.

This man too for our high performance boxers, take a bow Billy.

Spoiler:

Thomond wrote:

Spoiler:

I know who gets my nomination for the next Pub.

This man too for our high performance boxers, take a bow Billy.

Spoiler:

Seconded in full.

Fair call. Remind me in a couple of days when we hit the 1000.

I also have a pic of Stag modelling the new season's refereeing kit to include

Yer having a laff gibbo. Brive v Munster in the Amlin q/f was a great game of attacking rugby. Sure, Munster go for the 'grind' tactics when 10m from the oppo's line, but who doesn't. Probably 4 out of 5 times they'll get the try too.

As for Leicester, they are almost always top try scorers in the prem, with most of them coming from the backs.

Yup, stirring it up as per.





To and fro game in the basketball now.

I'm getting tired of watching these wee islands just off the NW coast of Europe bagging golds.

I'm watching handball. It's feicing brilliant! Why don't we have this sport more over here?

Just read back a bit, beach volleyabll is basically a fast version of the sport lik 20/20 or 7s. I find it great to watch and the men's competition has been more exciting, should countries be allowed have 2 teams, I think the best should qualify so see no problem but can see why you wouldn't want it. Should there be restrictions in other sports becasue of it too though like table tennis and badminton?


Yeah Hound, I guess it can get pretty annoying, if you gave us those 20 odd you have we might consider never competing again.....


Handball in Ireland is squash with no bat, fun to watch ealry games were onesided but getting interesting, I'm not sure if I know all the rules but think it's 3 steps before a hop.

Notch wrote:I'm watching handball. It's feicing brilliant! Why don't we have this sport more over here?

I'm told (I made the same suggestion to Stag and Rava the other day - it'd fit in well with the Gaelic sports skillsets IMO) that it's because the GAA decided to call Eton Fives "handball" and the same name for different sports doesn't work ...

Edit, Thomond beat me to it

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Yer having a laff gibbo. Brive v Munster in the Amlin q/f was a great game of attacking rugby. Sure, Munster go for the 'grind' tactics when 10m from the oppo's line, but who doesn't. Probably 4 out of 5 times they'll get the try too.

As for Leicester, they are almost always top try scorers in the prem, with most of them coming from the backs.

Yup, stirring it up as per.





To and fro game in the basketball now.

I'm getting tired of watching these wee islands just off the NW coast of Europe bagging golds.

Hmmm, like that's supposed to impress me Ound? Jeff rugby, is 2nd only to TOP14 rugby, for the most boring rugby in the NH. Ha!