Olympics Day 8

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Just trying to get my breath back. THREE GOLDS yesterday, taking our total to 8. We sit 4th in the table, and with any good fortune should take 3rd today on Super Saturday.......will the cyclists, rowers, Mo and Jess make it a golden one?

Wow, the long jump is weak.

It seems like it hasn't moved on at all over the last twenty years.

Rutherford is leading!

Rutherford of GB is leading, Tomlinson of GB is in 3rd after 2 out of 6 attempts.

First penalty was harsh in my opinion, you see them given for you and against you but I really think the defender hasn't done anything wrong. It's hand to ball like. Second, if you're a centre back it's harsh and he certainly made a lot of it but yes a penalty. Mon South Korea, makes the Irish fans cry!

Also Ramsey scored celebrity's have to watch their backs.

Goosebumps. Brilliant run. Well done Jess.

You beauty Jessica! Well done you, YOU'RE INDESTRUCTIBLE!

AND RUTHERFORDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Well exciting few minutes isn't it lads? Marvellous stuff, Jess didn't fall down a black hole! Brilliant performance well deserved and truely a super saturday for the games and GB.


Pints allround

Go on the ginger ninja.

Orange power.

Great effort from Jessica Ennis under pressure from the huge expectation.

Speaking of huge that SA Long Jumper is packing some power!

Hibbz wrote:Go on the ginger ninja.

Orange power.

Just spat my coffee out!!

Wow!! Top stuff Greg.

Gold in long jump, am I on drugs?

GOLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

ANOTHER GOLD!!!!

I hate fish wrote:Gold in long jump, am I on drugs?

You're not Team GB might be


Long jump is it? Amazing really, was your man expected to medal?

The American's milking his bronze a bit. Not sure what he's so proud about he's just been beaten by a ginge in an outdoor sports event.

Rutherford can't even practice in the sun for fear of serious burning.

COME ON MO

S korea look very shaky now- GB all over them but just cant convert!

Not liking this 10,000m....not the race Mo would have liked..could go anyway at all.

Well done Jess & Greg, very unexpected Gold...in fact unexpected Medal!! We could be on for 20 Golds which would be a fantastic result...so so amazing what we are doing when you consider the size of our population in comparison to others.

I think infrastructure and funding is as important as population to be honest Ozzy, there'a reason poorer nations do not succeed in the games. Olympic events are lower than their governments priority lists and private investors do not want to put in the cash.


GB seem to have the cash and the talent to succeed.

Come on MO!! Dig in son!

waahahhhaahhhaahahhhaahaahahahhaahahhaahhaahhahaahhaa mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

YESSSSSSS! GET IN THEIR MO....

That is the greatest Medal so far in these games, biased I know but having interviewed Mo in the build up to these games I have seen first hand what this means to him.

HAHAHAHA and he chucks in the celebration James Corden asked him to do when on A League of their own!!

That's why they named a lawnmower after the man! Ahead of their time.

I'd hate to be the guy at the BBC who had to try and narrow the Sports Personality of the Year award down to 10 people.

WE'RE BACK, WE'RE FINALLY BACK! 21 YEARS OF WATCHING ATHLETICS, THIS TOPS SYDNEY, THIS TOPS DAME KELLY, TONIGHT, WE RULE THE WORLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

JESSICA ENNIS, GREG RUTHERFORD, MO FARAH, TAKE A MASSIVE BOW

We on 14 golds!!

Best night ever. My word, imagine being stuck in Cardiff for the football tonight!

Team GB to win a penalty shootout and the night is complete.

ryan86 wrote:I'd hate to be the guy at the BBC who had to try and narrow the Sports Personality of the Year award down to 10 people.

tbh i dont think theres any point- wiggins all the way!

Olympic Dave wrote:WE'RE BACK, WE'RE FINALLY BACK! 21 YEARS OF WATCHING ATHLETICS, THIS TOPS SYDNEY, THIS TOPS DAME KELLY, TONIGHT, WE RULE THE WORLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

JESSICA ENNIS, GREG RUTHERFORD, MO FARAH, TAKE A MASSIVE BOW

NI and Ulster succes without South Africans. Take a bow!


Congrats to Team GB, amazing day amazing Olympics!

World record in the womens 100m final now?

FreekShow wrote:World record in the womens 100m final now?

No chance, that record's never gonna be broken

Sports Personality to be honest should be sewn up....it would be criminal if Wiggins doesn't win it....of course the likes of Mo & Jess deserve to be considered but given the fact Wiggins also won gold to go with his Tour De France then I think he has to take it...

Wiggins/Ennis/Farah ...if Farah does the double then it could get interesting...

Team of the Year - Can the whole of this Olympic Squad be nominated? If not then I would go with Team SKY.

Coach of the Year - Has to be Dave Brailsford what a job he has done....Van Commenee also will be in the mix given the change in fortunes for our athletics team.

Just so proud to be British right now...and their were those who questioned why we got the games. This is why...we are not only putting on a spectacle which is being embraced globally but we are showing that we are determined country who will punch above it's own weight.

Get in their GB!!!

owen10ozzy wrote:
Team of the Year - Can the whole of this Olympic Squad be nominated? If not then I would go with Team SKY.

Great shout.

Nights like this are what makes me proud of my country. Good night!

oh gawd... 4-4 in the pen shoot out

new sturridge would miss

Why shimmy Sturridge you idiot!

out- shame..

Can I just say- you welsh on here were right saying it was england!!!

out in the quarters on pens!!!

ring any bells

mystiroakey wrote:oh gawd... 4-4 in the pen shoot out

new sturridge would miss

I'm sorry but that was a pathetic attempt at a penalty. He was trying to be clever Myst.

TBH not sure why the heck am I bothered- we just won 6 golds in a day and 3 golds in Athletics- which is unheard of!

Yes! Sorry lads nothing against you but the Irish who follow your clubs. Stunning penalties from Korean lads. The blue tongue didn't work from Butland. Stupid shimmy from Sturridge but doubt it would have made a difference he telegraphed it. It's not a lottery, great technique and bottle is what's needed.

Duty, you were a bit premature with your football predictions again

What's Robbie Savage drinking? That was a good penalty? What!

Ignoring the football, Super Saturday for Great Britain. 6 Golds and 1 Silver. Our most successful day at an Olympics for 104 years.

Jess Ennis dominated the Heptathlon from start to finish.

Greg Rutherford won Gold with a fantastic leap.

Mo Farah ran the perfect 10,000m and stormed the final lap.

14 Golds for GB, only 5 off of Beijing's total. Super Saturday!

Mo, MO, Mo how do you like it, how do yo like it.

"Yes! Sorry lads nothing against you but the Irish who follow your clubs."

it really shouldnt bother you- people from all over the world follow our clubs- it is a great league. Its a good thing. And the reality is very natural that ireland should follow the prem due to us historically welcoming your players into the league. All your players play here.

Not for Iirish football it isn't as a fellow who owns and is involved in running our club it bothers the shoite out of me. No porblem with the players it's the barstoolers of fans who annoy me.

He ain't heavy, he's my Ruther(ford)..

What do you expect mate. your players play here because you havent got a decent standard of a league- blame the powers to be not the fans that love football

We're gonna get Jess for success, shaping it up for the big time baby..

These fans don't love football, Oakey, just glory hunters if they loved football they would support their local side. You're talking on something you don't know a lot about here.