2014 Commonwealth Games

[MadAsHell 4,217]

So will anyone be watching it or even care to much about it?

I do enjoy the commonwealth games, although I do wish that they had a T20 comp in it as an under 23's sport like they do with soccer in the olympics. With it not on offer I guess I'll mainly follow swimming, rugby and netball.

Others?

[daisycutter 29,909]

admire your perseverance talld

[MadAsHell 4,217]

Only caught part of the openning ceremony this morning before work and it was pretty laughable.

Rod Stewart really needs to give it away. He was reminding me of his own character on South Park when it was the end of the world!

[jazza 1,323]

Empire days are over.

So is the fawning over swimmers,especially the ones that lie.

Nobody really cares anymore and rightly so.

[hardtack 10,978]

This pretty much sums the games up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Aj3KZa1ZCM&feature=player_embedded

[gsmith12 491]

Mock all you like yanks, I'll still enjoy the competition even if it's only to dominate the Poms overall.

[gsmith12 491]

Perhaps some stand up clown can make a joke of the women's 4 x 100 relay team and their new world record.

[MadAsHell 4,217]

Perhaps some stand up clown can make a joke of the women's 4 x 100 relay team and their new world record.

Was a brilliant effort by them, they did it wasy, nearly a full second off the World record! We've got amazing depth in women's freestyle it must be said, given Coutts missed out on a birth in that realy team.

Was also great to see the Scottish girl's (Hannah Miley I think it was) reaction when she won gold in the 400IM during the medal ceremony. The Comm games certainly don't mean nothing to her.

I am concerned that aftrer Day 1 we're behind England on the medal tally, they're still on the financial funding high that they got heading ino London 2012, so they could provide us with real competition for the medal tally leader at this games. Ideally I'd like to see us get more medals then England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland combined, but I'd take just topping the table given the disaster we had at the Olympics only 2 years ago.

[gsmith12 491]

Agree with your comments TD, there were plenty of proud competitors on day one judging by reactions.

The medal tally in Delhi in 2010 was Australia 74/55/48 = 177, India 38/27/36 = 101, England 37/59/46 = 142

It will be some turn around in the space of 4 years if they manage to knock us off.

[gsmith12 491]

After day 2 the Poms still have their noses in front, same number of total medals however they have one more gold.

Hmmm...

[Macca 17,120]

After day 2 the Poms still have their noses in front, same number of total medals however they have one more gold.

Hmmm...

Yeah Smithy, they've certainly bridged the gap and will continue to do so - their funding program is now right up there with the best (and there's no reason why it shouldn't be) Fairly sure their funding is still based on their version of "lotto" but it may have changed. Money = medals? You betcha.

England doing well adds greater interest to the whole event IMO ... we'll need to do well in track & field as England have got a number of gold medal chances in a number of individual sports (especially T&F) Scotland have excelled so far as well and may hold on to 3rd place overall.

Great effort by the relay girls a couple of days ago - a world record like that gets the world's attention. I'm hoping that Usain Bolt is in top form and, as always, my eyes will be mainly drawn to the track & field events (I went to every night time T&F event at the Sydney Olympics ... and for most of the Commonwealth games evening T&F events when the games were held in Melbourne)

[45HG 1,559]

I didn't think Bolt was running any individual races?

[Macca 17,120]

I didn't think Bolt was running any individual races?

Well, that's disappointing

[gsmith12 491]

Relay only unfortunately for Usain.

[Macca 17,120]

I see Tom Scully won the 40km points race last night in the velodrome. Details

Surely that can't be true ...

In other news we've hit the front in the gold medal tally .. Oz 18 England 17 (Scotland 11)

[gsmith12 491]

That news hasn't been lost on me Macca, now can we maintain the ascendancy ?

[Macca 17,120]

That news hasn't been lost on me Macca, now can we maintain the ascendancy ?

I really don't know enough about the form lines in all the sports ... come to think of it, I know about as much as the next person!

Be nice if we could get over the line though ... a 55 - 54 scoreline will do (golds)

Hoping for a Scotland overall 3rd - no idea why ... maybe it's because of the default games theme song ... Proclaimers/500 miles

Edit: Michael Shelley has just won the men's marathon - top effort to defeat the Africans (especially the Kenyans)

Edit(2) ...and now Jessica Trengove (sister of Jack) has won the bronze in the women's marathon.

Well done!

[gsmith12 491]

Sensational Michael and Jess.

[MadAsHell 4,217]

Yep, brilliant effort by Jess Trenners last night, bronze medal at the Comm Games when she didn't run her first marathon until the start of 2012!

Good to see we've pulled 3 gold and 16 in total medals clear of England, although if you compare us to the whole Great Brittan (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) like in the Olympics they're 10 gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze in the clear, however if yo compare it to London where they finished 22 Gold ahead it's fair to say we've at least bridged the gap in the short term.

It's fair to say Countries normally do well at a home Olympics and the following Olympics due to a funding overflow, it's whether it can be maintained or not. We had great results in Sydney and even better at Athens but have fallen back since. It will be interesting to see how GB go from 2017 onwards (after Rio).

Meanwhile our Men's and Women's hockey teams remain unbeaten (women have scored 22 goals in 3 games without conceeding 1) and the Netball team are also at 3-0. All looking promising for team event Gold medals.

[gsmith12 491]

The last time the Poms bettered our medal tally at the CG was in 1986 and I'm keen to see that trend continue.

Happy with the lead of three as it stands.

[Macca 17,120]

Yeah, I'm not concerned at all with the whole UK thing, TD.

It's going to be a close run thing with England though. They're strong in T&F (that much I know) so we'll need to win a number of gold medals in a number of other sports.

[Macca 17,120]

Oz 30 (87)

Eng 27 (74)

Campbell sisters shine as Australia dominate the Glasgow Games pool again

[gsmith12 491]

Poms just won't go away

[MadAsHell 4,217]

Poms just won't go away

Sure wont. And it's our last night in the pool which is concerning given we get our majority of medals there. Should win gold in our womens medly relay team and strong chances in the womens 400 free, 50 back, mens 50 free, 200IM and medly relay.

Mens and womens hockey teams are well placed as is the netball team, but this could be a close run thing.

[daisycutter 29,909]

lets hope it doesn't happen or picket fence will go ape