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scotsfinn
Far too distracted from work Joined: 17 May 12 Location: Glasgow Online Status: Offline Posts: 284 |
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Topic: UK sport funding Posted: 18 Dec 12 at 8:52pm |
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Cummon GRF ... It's nearly Christmas look on the bright side. All that money might generate skills enough to understand the V Twin tub and even make it go.
V Twin for 2020 campaign starts here
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Largs Sailing Club. D-Zero GBR 57, B14 744
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sargesail
Really should get out more Joined: 14 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1459 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 12 at 9:02pm | |
Don't feed him....
Altho V-Dub as the catamaran mixed event.... On second thoughts what chick would be seen on it?
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2547
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 12 at 9:09pm | |
I think you have to look over multiple cycles and all classes to assess a performance programme.
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scotsfinn
Far too distracted from work Joined: 17 May 12 Location: Glasgow Online Status: Offline Posts: 284 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 12 at 9:17pm | |
Multiple cycles ... Ideal for he V Twin tub!
I was only joking about synchronised swimming ... But they got £4.3m .... How about best multiple fleet capsize event for 2016 .. Or Synchronised sinking Edited by scotsfinn - 18 Dec 12 at 9:23pm |
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Largs Sailing Club. D-Zero GBR 57, B14 744
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iGRF
Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 11 Location: Hythe Online Status: Offline Posts: 6496 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 12 at 10:08pm | |
My Chum's over here from Aus at the moment, giving it all the we this and we that and marvelling at their coaches and tactical superiority, he's back in lasers funnily enough then telling me about this book I should read by some Aussie called Bethwaite, have you any idea how this all sticks in the craw of any self respecting Brit with a sailing history?
Knowing as I do from bitter experience of all the flaws of those that would tutor and coach our young aspirants and the power they wield with that cash? |
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SoggyBadger
Really should get out more Joined: 26 Oct 10 Location: The Wild Wood Online Status: Offline Posts: 552 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 12 at 10:43pm | |
Easy antidote - show him a bicycle or a cricket bat. Then tell him to eff off behind the bar and serve you a drink |
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Roger
Really should get out more Joined: 23 Mar 04 Location: Somerset Online Status: Offline Posts: 524 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 12 at 11:15pm | |
We should remember that in 1996 at Atlanta, last Olympics before all the funding arrived, Great Britain won 1 Gold Medal, and a grand total of 15, GB were 36th in the Medal Table (all sports). Compare that to 2012 with 29 Gold, 65 in total and 3rd in the Medal Table. Google the cost of Olympic Medals and there is a shed load of data which you interpret in any way you like, and probably come to whatever conclusions you wish, and our Aussie friends seem to make a bit of fuss over it too, they weren't so happy about the swimming remember... What the Aussie press were saying..... http://www.smh.com.au/olympics/off-the-field/what-price-medals-20120810-23zua.html In 2012 an Olympic medal cost UK sport around £4m each, sailing was around £4.5m with £22.9m funding leading up to the games and 5 medals. You obviously get different figures if you choose to look just at just Gold Medals, but UK Sport sets overall medal targets (or at least asks the sports themselves to) and achievement or failure is based on total medals of any colour. |
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pondmonkey
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Dec 12 at 11:18pm | |
Tell him the only reason you're finishing your sentences with the word 'mate' is to make him feel at home. It doesn't actually mean you are really 'friends'.
Failing that, remind him about the taking folks in shackles for 6 weeks at sea thing... is it any wonder the only ones who survived the journey would have a natural affinity towards ocean sports? They've got sea legs built into their DNA. Hardly much of an accolade when you view it like that.
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alstorer
Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 19 Dec 12 at 6:52am | |
As said, this funding goes to the "elite" level in its entirety- campaigning a boat around the world is not a cheap business and commercial sponsorship isn't as generous as the logos everywhere might suggest. The sportengland money announced on Monday meanwhile goes to the grass roots- you'll see facilities and club boats up and down the country with sportengland logos (and those of the equivalent bodies in Wales and Scotland). |
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getafix
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 19 Dec 12 at 7:11am | |
Even though I live in the south of england, I do hope this means that more <of the great> clubs around the country will get some funds to promote the sport. Apart from a few glorious weeks this year, Weymouth is a) a PITA to get to/from and b) not all that nice, IMO, when you do get there
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