Gone baby gone Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Looks like the London bubble is starting to deflate before the Olympics have even started... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18209178 The BBC has learned that nearly a third of the Olympics tickets which went on sale earlier this month remain unsold.The London 2012 organisers had expected that the 928,000 tickets would all be snapped up quickly by eager buyers, but that has not proved to be the case. There are still more than 20 sessions with availability for sports like boxing, basketball, beach volleyball and weightlifting. In total there are nearly 300,000 tickets remaining on sale. That is in addition to the more than one million football tickets which are left. Also one million tickets for the footie unsold. Those empty stands are going to look embarrassing on TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Looks like the London bubble is starting to deflate before the Olympics have even started... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18209178 Also one million tickets for the footie unsold. Those empty stands are going to look embarrassing on TV .....Why not give them away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Ha ha ha! What a pity we "won" the right to hold the world's school sports day! Nobody I know has the vaguest interest in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unsafe As Houses Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Looks like the London bubble is starting to deflate before the Olympics have even started... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18209178 Also one million tickets for the footie unsold. Those empty stands are going to look embarrassing on TV I thought Beach Volleyball would be popular ... my mate got tickets for that early on. Perhaps this is evidence that a lot of people couldn't careless about the Olympics and think it's a shocking waste of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juvenal Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Ha ha ha! What a pity we "won" the right to hold the world's school sports day! Nobody I know has the vaguest interest in it! If the London bus bombings had happened three days earlier we probably would not have got the 2012 Games. On security grounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 One of the blokes at work ran over the Clifton suspension bridge, holding an Olympic Torch! I'm not sure which of the Olympic sports will be done here, maybe Gurning? Is that an Olympic sport yet? We are good at it down here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juvenal Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 One of the blokes at work ran over the Clifton suspension bridge, holding an Olympic Torch! I'm not sure which of the Olympic sports will be done here, maybe Gurning? Is that an Olympic sport yet? We are good at it down here! I ran over a grass snake in Bristol once.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I ran over a grass snake in Bristol once.. You are worse than Hitler! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 (edited) I thought Beach Volleyball would be popular ... my mate got tickets for that early on. Perhaps this is evidence that a lot of people couldn't careless about the Olympics and think it's a shocking waste of money. I just checked the available tickets - for beach volleyball only tickets for the men's events are available (for all other sports mainly women's tickets are available). I wonder why... To be fair, all popular sports are sold out - like Archery, Athletics, Male Basketball, Female Beach Volleyball, Gymnastics, Judo, Swimming, Marathon, Table Tennis, etc. Also, most or all events in the Olympic Stadium are sold out, incl Opening and Closing Ceremonies. What is remaining are fringe events with large ticket numbers, for instance in the Excel Center, and Football - but this was to be expected. I got already some Women Wrestling (Excel Center) and Women Football (Wembley) tickets, as nothing I was really interested in was available. This is a bit like the current housing market - you get overpriced, low quality properties without problems, but to get a good quality property at a reasonable price is not possible. Edited May 25, 2012 by Lion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billfunk Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 It's a shame that there isn't a technology available that would enable people to somehow watch the best events without ever having to go near London. If only this technology was available I might watch about half of the athletics, some of the football and maybe a few boxing bouts if there are any interesting prospects on show. Anyone who pays actual real money to watch some of these events is clearly evil and wants little african children to starve to death. No doubt Al Qauieuida will step up and send them to muslim hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juvenal Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 (edited) http://www.theweek.co.uk/olympics/olympics-2012/44706/beach-volleyball-hot-ticket-mps-and-civil-servants All the prime tickets for the Womens Volleyball went to ...guess who? MP's and Civil Servants!!! The Government bought twenty six grands worth of tickets. for this event... ...beach volleyball is always going to attract prurient admirers..... will the 15,000-seater venue just be filled with goggle-eyed MPs and off-duty businessmen? :Guardian. I shall be keeping an eye out for front-row rod-walloping under those Treasury briefcases on laps.... Edited May 25, 2012 by juvenal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia O'Keeffe Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 (edited) Ha ha ha! What a pity we "won" the right to hold the world's school sports day! Nobody I know has the vaguest interest in it! the trouble is you lot on here are a load of Negative Nellies, we're coming back for a week to see the gymnastics and really looking forward to it, we might even spend a few quid so your GDP increases accordingly, its the closest i'll ever come to feeling like an MP, have a good time, enjoy myself and let someone else in the UK pay, you cant buy that feeling if you tried* *unless you're lardy Prescott or a tory peer Edited May 25, 2012 by Georgia O'Keeffe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 the trouble is you lot on here are a load of Negative Nellies, we're coming back for a week to see the gymnastics and really looking forward to it, we might even spend a few quid so your GDP increases accordingly, its the closest i'll ever come to feeling like an MP, have a good time, enjoy myself and let someone else in the UK pay, you cant buy that feeling if you tried ...but it is a holiday for you.....I will be waving the touch through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia O'Keeffe Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 (edited) ...but it is a holiday for you.....I will be waving the touch through. you should all treat it as a holiday, even if you're working, "it only happens every half century locally (to put it in perspective thats less time than Haleys Comet / less time than waiting for assistance in Comet)" then youll enjoy it more like us , Positive Mental Attitude and all that Edited May 25, 2012 by Georgia O'Keeffe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Democorruptcy Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 http://www.theweek.co.uk/olympics/olympics-2012/44706/beach-volleyball-hot-ticket-mps-and-civil-servants All the prime tickets for the Womens Volleyball went to ...guess who? MP's and Civil Servants!!! The Government bought twenty six grands worth of tickets. for this event... ...beach volleyball is always going to attract prurient admirers..... will the 15,000-seater venue just be filled with goggle-eyed MPs and off-duty businessmen? :Guardian. I shall be keeping an eye out for front-row rod-walloping under those Treasury briefcases on laps.... They won't be there watching they got them because they had more value to sell on. BTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clocker Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 (edited) I thought Beach Volleyball would be popular ... my mate got tickets for that early on. Before Team GB's pics were published? Edited May 25, 2012 by Clocker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigantic Purple Slug Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 (edited) One of the blokes at work ran over the Clifton suspension bridge, holding an Olympic Torch! I'm not sure which of the Olympic sports will be done here, maybe Gurning? Is that an Olympic sport yet? We are good at it down here! HPC will be putting in entrants to the being a miserable party pooper event. The 5 minute sprint, the 1 hour and the stamina event, the solid 24 hours of misery. We should expect at least one gong. Edited May 25, 2012 by Gigantic Purple Slug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeless Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 you should all treat it as a holiday, even if you're working, "it only happens every half century locally (to put it in perspective thats less time than Haleys Comet / less time than waiting for assistance in Comet)" then youll enjoy it more like us , Positive Mental Attitude and all that but i think its crap, just because you dont. I will go fishing, you can go wat h all the freaks you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juvenal Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Does Iran have a team in the Women's Beach Volleyball? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia O'Keeffe Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 (edited) . Edited May 26, 2012 by Georgia O'Keeffe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Shame on you Mr Clocker! That's hardly the Somerset Gurning team! Let those lovely ladies do their volleyball! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erat_forte Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Shame on you Mr Clocker! That's hardly the Somerset Gurning team! Let those lovely ladies do their volleyball! You'll have no chance against the Cumbrians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Banner Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 you should all treat it as a holiday, even if you're working, "it only happens every half century locally (to put it in perspective thats less time than Haleys Comet / less time than waiting for assistance in Comet)" then youll enjoy it more like us , Positive Mental Attitude and all that And you didn't even have to fund it. I did and am avoiding it like the plague, more like PMT than PMA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 you should all treat it as a holiday, even if you're working, "it only happens every half century locally (to put it in perspective thats less time than Haleys Comet / less time than waiting for assistance in Comet)" then youll enjoy it more like us , Positive Mental Attitude and all that ...What about the economy? What with this and the Queens Jubilee, if we are to believe everything we hear on the TV we will suffer for our lack of concentration on work to repay the deficit we have been told we all created....Q3 figures .....I do hope you will enjoy it, and anyone else that goes....It is not my cup of tea, that is just me, we can't all like and want the same things now can we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 You'll have no chance against the Cumbrians. Are you without the protection of Rome, beyond the wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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