London 2012

[Woody]

Fantastic News

The Games are ours

[Hagi]

Aye great but, who is going to pay for it?

Hold on to your wallets kiddies!!!!

[redkingjoe]

Aye great but, who is going to pay for it?

Hold on to your wallets kiddies!!!!

don't be too worried!!! i heard that most of the well-managed olympics made good overall profits to the place. just name a few: lot of sponsership from big brand names, souvenir, global broadcasting rights, tickets income, "spending" from the tourists... some beautiful gym or courts will be usable..

my concerns are:

1 do we have enough good ppl to represent UK to play badminton in 2012 for each category?

2 from the current juniors, who will have the highest potential? will Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms still play?...

3 would there be enough resources for cultivating stronger performers?

[Hagi]

Most big projects go horribly over budget and often leave stadia/gyms/courts which sit empty after the games itself. I wonder how these will be funded, mmm oh yes......

[littlemissloud]

yes im sure the games will eventually profit, after the tax man has raped us all

and will we see any of the profits

no

there might be better facilities and such down in london

how handy for us up in scotland

a use for that stupid dome at last!!!!

having said that i am glad they are coming to GB and would hopefully go down to watch


OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ill be 28 then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Dave]

Stop whining.

You pay taxes for all sorts of crap now - War In Iraq anyone?

A little extra for something totally worthwhile won't hurt you.

[Ging]

Its great news, I cant wait to see them, espescially - with my sister a potential for judo :) if she works harder!

[redkingjoe]

send all the terrorists to hell now...or we may need to do all the games in the Celtic :mad:

[ants]

Personally i think Gail and robertson will be either commentating or coaching. They still might be able to play since the european players last longer than the asian players on court. The INTENSE Training that Asian players get will definately slow them down..

[redkingjoe]

Personally i think Gail and robertson will be either commentating or coaching. They still might be able to play since the european players last longer than the asian players on court. The INTENSE Training that Asian players get will definately slow them down..

dear ant(s),

a warm welcome to badders.com

i thought the asian players have shorter career length(particularly the chinese) because china has spent load of resources to cultivate future stars such that even the current top players had occasionally been beaten by the "junior"....to the contrary, the european countries have problems producing successors in the top 100...if the top stars retire, eg who can replace camilla martin on behalf of demark? nevertheless, if lin dan retired now...l

[ants]

Personally i think Gail and robertson will be either commentating or coaching. They still might be able to play since the european players last longer than the asian players on court. The INTENSE Training that Asian players get will definately slow them down..

dear ant(s),

a warm welcome to badders.com

i thought the asian players have shorter career length(particularly the chinese) because china has spent load of resources to cultivate future stars such that even the current top players had occasionally been beaten by the "junior"....to the contrary, the european countries have problems producing successors in the top 100...if the top stars retire, eg who can replace camilla martin on behalf of demark? nevertheless, if lin dan retired now...l


Thanks. That is true.. that was what i was saying. Maybe those who has already slowed down with go to Europe and play instead. The problem with Europeans it really producing successors , Unlike countries in Asia.. they manufacture players hehehe..

[redkingjoe]

Thanks. That is true.. that was what i was saying. Maybe those who has already slowed down with go to Europe and play instead. The problem with Europeans it really producing successors , Unlike countries in Asia.. they manufacture players hehehe..
ant(s),
hehehe, really LOL...an excellent comparison!!!!fantastic rhetoric!!!! :D
i think the european should work harder in the grassroot... especially when the kids are very flexible to learn