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**adverwork** · 09-01-2012, 05:41 AM

I was just talking about this...why do men shout for the hits and the women scream...cant you girls just shout please....sounding like a bunch of mountain cats...

Hey our 'best ever team' are doing well. I feel for the fencers, imagine you're talked up that much and then you come away with nothing...its you that looks bad and not the talker-uppers..

The commentators are pi**ing me off when they talk about sabre....get these two 'slap, bang, wallop jokers off and give the most exciting weapon some decent commentary. And and and they are sooooooo negative, writing fencers off at 11/7..
Hey I was 11/3 down to Bowers at some comp and beat him...so never write a fencer off..!!

**BalaGire** · 09-01-2012, 05:41 AM

Not all sabreuses screech. Some of us have a deeper exclamatory sound...

**flanna.kersting** · 09-01-2012, 05:41 AM

Why one oughtn't lose focus at the end.

**johnstylet** · 09-01-2012, 05:41 AM

see, they already counted the Korean girl out.....jokers

**dodsCooggipsehome** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

wow. neither bout went the way I thought it would.

**Spalax** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

see, they already counted the Korean girl out.....jokers

To be fair, I think Zagunis had already counted the Korean girl out too.

**levitratestimon** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

Everything except the GB fencing was fantastic today. No GB men's épée!? LBW clearly not fit and Sophie, there for the experience, with a bit to go to be able to play with the grown ups. Embarrassing actually.

Couldn't agree more but lets have this discussion on a seperate thread at the right time. See we will have a new CEO in the future. Someone told me who should know that this is the worst result for GB in the individual results for 16 years if that is the case she must go.

We were told after the Europeans it was too soon. Then told that she would be judged on results in Catania which werent good. Then we had the Europeans in Legano also not great and now an Olympics where only two fencers won their first round fights and one of those was against a fellow Brit.

We must have spent MILLIONS on the performance program over the alst 4 years and what have we got to show for it.

Our athletes deserve more.....

DS

**SnareeWer** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

Worst in 16 years..thats actually quite impressive in a schadenfreude kind of way..!! Thats actually pretty hard to do..
So if we do the exact opposite to whats been done we may start to get the best results in 16years..

I'd like to see a bit of money come to south London..DMB territory..!! I'm sure the guy that used to beat people for fun can train a couple of medalists..!!

**Vznvtthq** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

I left the Epee on and went to a new tab...it sounds like a skipping competition..!!

**phinno13** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

No medal for Zagunis, nice.

Stop saying " a bite of the cherry"
He really has nothing to say...

**trilochana.nejman** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

To be fair to the commentators they aren't showing any kind of weapon favouritism - the foil commentary before I got bored of it was fairly awful too.

**ReggieRed** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

Why be fair to them....no!!!! This is the bl**dy Olympics for christs sake...not the Wrexham open..get a geezer that knows about sabre...slap bang wallop...honestly, slap bang wallop....

**anderriter** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

Why be fair to them....no!!!! This is the bl**dy Olympics for christs sake...not the Wrexham open..get a geezer that knows about sabre...slap bang wallop...honestly, slap bang wallop....

Yeah, everyone knows it's wallop slap bang scream.

**Kghikeds** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

That bout was quick

**Gilowero** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

Why be fair to them....no!!!! This is the bl**dy Olympics for christs sake...not the Wrexham open..get a geezer that knows about sabre...slap bang wallop...honestly, slap bang wallop....

My point was that they've been bad at foil as well (I didn't pay any attention to commentary in epee), so the issue isn't only that they need somebody that understands sabre.

**retrahdggd** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

well i'm not interested in the other pointy swords....lol

**auctionlover** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

Actually thought the commentary was pretty good. Really impressed by Graham Bell's obvious efforts to learn the vocab. Thought refs were splitting more for WS than MS. Personally didn't think that LBW looked affected by injury. She never looks like she's moving much if you're not fencing her... The "flat footed" moments looked more like last minute changes of mind than getting stuck.

**Preorbtat** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

As an epeeist I have to say that the Kim - Zagunis fight was one of the most riveting ones I've ever seen.

**patuvammnogoo** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

The "flat footed" moments looked more like last minute changes of mind than getting stuck.

Which comes from not having been fully up to speed competition wise, really reinforces the issues regarding selection and why she was ahead of form fencers. Certainly did not look as fit as she has been in recent years..

**glopomcyte** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

Not impressed with the commentary, Graham Bell is doing an alright job trying his best but i would the expert Fencing Commentator to have abit more knowledge of the fencers. The bbc coverage, they seem to play highlights in the wrong place eg. When the referee says fence for the next hit so we miss a hit. Im happy that there is fencing on tv so many of my friends turned over to watch it but then to ask the question. 'where are the british fencers?' for me to reply. 'knocked out first round'.

09-01-2012, 05:41 AM	#21
adverwork Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 488 Senior Member	I was just talking about this...why do men shout for the hits and the women scream...cant you girls just shout please....sounding like a bunch of mountain cats... Hey our 'best ever team' are doing well. I feel for the fencers, imagine you're talked up that much and then you come away with nothing...its you that looks bad and not the talker-uppers.. The commentators are pi**ing me off when they talk about sabre....get these two 'slap, bang, wallop jokers off and give the most exciting weapon some decent commentary. And and and they are sooooooo negative, writing fencers off at 11/7.. Hey I was 11/3 down to Bowers at some comp and beat him...so never write a fencer off..!! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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BalaGire Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 452 Senior Member	Not all sabreuses screech. Some of us have a deeper exclamatory sound... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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flanna.kersting Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 422 Senior Member	Why one oughtn't lose focus at the end. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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johnstylet Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 507 Senior Member	see, they already counted the Korean girl out.....jokers Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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dodsCooggipsehome Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 355 Senior Member	wow. neither bout went the way I thought it would. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Spalax Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 508 Senior Member	see, they already counted the Korean girl out.....jokers To be fair, I think Zagunis had already counted the Korean girl out too. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-01-2012, 05:42 AM	#27
levitratestimon Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	Everything except the GB fencing was fantastic today. No GB men's épée!? LBW clearly not fit and Sophie, there for the experience, with a bit to go to be able to play with the grown ups. Embarrassing actually. Couldn't agree more but lets have this discussion on a seperate thread at the right time. See we will have a new CEO in the future. Someone told me who should know that this is the worst result for GB in the individual results for 16 years if that is the case she must go. We were told after the Europeans it was too soon. Then told that she would be judged on results in Catania which werent good. Then we had the Europeans in Legano also not great and now an Olympics where only two fencers won their first round fights and one of those was against a fellow Brit. We must have spent MILLIONS on the performance program over the alst 4 years and what have we got to show for it. Our athletes deserve more..... DS Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-01-2012, 05:42 AM	#28
SnareeWer Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 402 Senior Member	Worst in 16 years..thats actually quite impressive in a schadenfreude kind of way..!! Thats actually pretty hard to do.. So if we do the exact opposite to whats been done we may start to get the best results in 16years.. I'd like to see a bit of money come to south London..DMB territory..!! I'm sure the guy that used to beat people for fun can train a couple of medalists..!! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Vznvtthq Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 294 Senior Member	I left the Epee on and went to a new tab...it sounds like a skipping competition..!! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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phinno13 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 560 Senior Member	No medal for Zagunis, nice. Stop saying " a bite of the cherry" He really has nothing to say... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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trilochana.nejman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 578 Senior Member	To be fair to the commentators they aren't showing any kind of weapon favouritism - the foil commentary before I got bored of it was fairly awful too. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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ReggieRed Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 491 Senior Member	Why be fair to them....no!!!! This is the bl**dy Olympics for christs sake...not the Wrexham open..get a geezer that knows about sabre...slap bang wallop...honestly, slap bang wallop.... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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anderriter Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 540 Senior Member	Why be fair to them....no!!!! This is the bl**dy Olympics for christs sake...not the Wrexham open..get a geezer that knows about sabre...slap bang wallop...honestly, slap bang wallop.... Yeah, everyone knows it's wallop slap bang scream. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Kghikeds Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 486 Senior Member	That bout was quick Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Gilowero Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	Why be fair to them....no!!!! This is the bl**dy Olympics for christs sake...not the Wrexham open..get a geezer that knows about sabre...slap bang wallop...honestly, slap bang wallop.... My point was that they've been bad at foil as well (I didn't pay any attention to commentary in epee), so the issue isn't only that they need somebody that understands sabre. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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retrahdggd Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 419 Senior Member	well i'm not interested in the other pointy swords....lol Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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auctionlover Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 377 Senior Member	Actually thought the commentary was pretty good. Really impressed by Graham Bell's obvious efforts to learn the vocab. Thought refs were splitting more for WS than MS. Personally didn't think that LBW looked affected by injury. She never looks like she's moving much if you're not fencing her... The "flat footed" moments looked more like last minute changes of mind than getting stuck. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Preorbtat Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 455 Senior Member	As an epeeist I have to say that the Kim - Zagunis fight was one of the most riveting ones I've ever seen. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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patuvammnogoo Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 575 Senior Member	The "flat footed" moments looked more like last minute changes of mind than getting stuck. Which comes from not having been fully up to speed competition wise, really reinforces the issues regarding selection and why she was ahead of form fencers. Certainly did not look as fit as she has been in recent years.. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-01-2012, 05:42 AM	#40
glopomcyte Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 397 Senior Member	Not impressed with the commentary, Graham Bell is doing an alright job trying his best but i would the expert Fencing Commentator to have abit more knowledge of the fencers. The bbc coverage, they seem to play highlights in the wrong place eg. When the referee says fence for the next hit so we miss a hit. Im happy that there is fencing on tv so many of my friends turned over to watch it but then to ask the question. 'where are the british fencers?' for me to reply. 'knocked out first round'. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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