Olympics 2012 track cycling

Aren't Aussies all wannabe-Brit Uncle Toms these days? Showing willing in front of da massa.

They almost certainly led her on to make sure they had strength in depth. I do feel for her, because she is clearly a terrific athlete. But I can't believe that they excluded her just because they didn't like her.

Which is why I'd like to hear a reply from BC about her claims.

It's the Brits - this is anti-NI prejudice at its most blatant.

She was after one of these?

They almost certainly led her on to make sure they had strength in depth. I do feel for her, because she is clearly a terrific athlete. But I can't believe that they excluded her just because they didn't like her.

But she knew that 4 into 3 doesn't go, so someone was for the drop. I think it's very reasonable that she feels shit about it, but I do wonder how different things might seem if she had thought to fire off the girls a congratulatory text or stayed track side to support them raher than legging it and hating them more and more the longer she waits for an apology or a consolatory message.

Passive aggression 101.

Norn Iron - you'll like our passive aggression more than our active aggression. We tend to get carried away.

Time, location and password or GTFO

speaking rationally, it seems that the calculation was that any illness jo roswell had was mild enough that it would be a greater risk to change the line up than to have jo ride.

speaking as a norn irishman, however, it is clearly another example of the mentality of imperialist brits who are happy to exploit the labours of our wee country (eg Titanic, DeLorean, Rory McElroy) when it is in their nefarious interests to do so, only to give us nothing but the blame when it is time to pay out.

But she knew that 4 into 3 doesn't go, so someone was for the drop. I think it's very reasonable that she feels shit about it, but I do wonder how different things might seem if she had thought to fire off the girls a congratulatory text or stayed track side to support them raher than legging it and hating them more and more the longer she waits for an apology or a consolatory message.

Passive aggression 101.

This. She was 4th in the pecking order, that pecking order was long established. She obviously had a chance of racing but only within certain circumstances, which is what she is claiming because of the alledged sickness of one of the other members. She should have also gone into the games knowing there was a chance she wouldn't ride at all.

The interview comes across as a fit of pique because someone was vomiting and she wasn't drafted in as a substitute. To walk out the velodrome, pack her bags and go home without speaking to anyone, and then go public with your greivances seems a pretty extreme reaction.

Sour Grapes - the Reason we are so good in the drome is that their is no room for sentiment, just clinical analysis and planning.

Its the nature of sport at the top, for every success there are those who miss out, thats part and parcel of the game.

I think its pretty bad form on her part, you dont see any of the rowers who missed out on seats in winning boats moaning, and they are in near identical situations whereby the team is chopped and changed until the winning formula is hit upon

Not sure if this has been posted but made me laugh:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19175323

speaking rationally, it seems that the calculation was that any illness jo roswell had was mild enough that it would be a greater risk to change the line up than to have jo ride.

speaking as a norn irishman, however, it is clearly another example of the mentality of imperialist brits who are happy to exploit the labours of our wee country (eg Titanic, DeLorean, Rory McElroy) when it is in their nefarious interests to do so, only to give us nothing but the blame when it is time to pay out.

three sucess stories for the irish !
;-)

Sour Grapes - the Reason we are so good in the drome is that their is no room for sentiment, just clinical analysis and planning.

Its the nature of sport at the top, for every success there are those who miss out, thats part and parcel of the game.

I think its pretty bad form on her part, you dont see any of the rowers who missed out on seats in winning boats moaning, and they are in near identical situations whereby the team is chopped and changed until the winning formula is hit upon

^yes

and the norn irish card thing actually makes me cringe, it is completely irrelevant.

three sucess stories for the irish !
;-)

so what if belfast's regeneration of the docks area is based around celebrating history's greatest peacetime disaster at sea...

It's called "Team GB"

It they had wanted to include those from the Six Counties in it it would have been called "Team GB and NI".

Get over it.

I am sure that the Irish or Australian squads would welcome any misplaced people from the Six Counties.

This is all Mary Peters' doing - she's pulling the strings to make sure she's still the last Norn Irisher to win a gold.

Wasn't she also the last NI entrant in Miss World?

Or was that the Eurovision Song Contest?

here, don't forget Wayne McCullough.
Conlon is getting a medal too.

It's called "Team GB"

It they had wanted to include those from the Six Counties in it it would have been called "Team GB and NI".

Get over it.

It was called exactly that on the BBC medal count.

They forgot Germany though...

and Ukraine

Not sure if this has been posted but made me laugh:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19175323

If it wasn't a repost, i'll make it one now. Wonderful.

It's called "Team GB"

It they had wanted to include those from the Six Counties in it it would have been called "Team GB and NI".

Get over it.

Peter Kennaugh?
Cav?

We'll take Kennaugh but Cav didn't win any medals so no need to consider him.

Glory hunting plastics.