Comments on: The IOC should give Rio the 2016 Olympics http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/07/04/the-ioc-should-give-rio-the-2016-olympics/ The Roar is a sports opinion website. We tackle sports opinion rather than simply sports news. And we embed user-generated content — in the form of articles and comments — into the fabric of the site. Featuring some of the best sports writers in Australia — including the Sydney Morning Herald's Spiro Zavos — The Roar aims to be the leading sports website in Australia. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:54:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: AJ http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/07/04/the-ioc-should-give-rio-the-2016-olympics/#comment-216508 AJ Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:15:02 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20683#comment-216508 GO CHICAGO! GO CHICAGO!

]]> By: Koala Bear http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/07/04/the-ioc-should-give-rio-the-2016-olympics/#comment-169700 Koala Bear Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:47:49 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20683#comment-169700 Bozokurt, stop, stop, you’re getting too close to the bone laddie... lol :lol: ... Does this mean you will not stand with all of us Australians, new and old, who have come across the seas, to this new fair land of ours, to toast and rejoice with “the Australian National Football Team”, for its new historic world rating; (16th in the world out of 208 nations)... God damn it laddie that’s un-Australian... You have been working far too long in Wally World USA, it’s time to turn in your pinkie red nose and come back home... You have missed the undeniable jubilation in OZ and the ground swell down under... ~~~~~~ KB Bozokurt,
stop, stop, you’re getting too close to the bone laddie… lol :lol: … Does this mean you will not stand with all of us Australians, new and old, who have come across the seas, to this new fair land of ours, to toast and rejoice with “the Australian National Football Team”, for its new historic world rating; (16th in the world out of 208 nations)… God damn it laddie that’s un-Australian… You have been working far too long in Wally World USA, it’s time to turn in your pinkie red nose and come back home… You have missed the undeniable jubilation in OZ and the ground swell down under…

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KB

]]> By: Kurt http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/07/04/the-ioc-should-give-rio-the-2016-olympics/#comment-169680 Kurt Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:05:31 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20683#comment-169680 Mullah Bear - getting pretty antsy now, aren't we? It's funny how the Brits who post on the roar with Aussie style monikers get quite upset when you call them out for what they are. All this pretense about the 'world game' yet in reality it's a bunch of unemployed English tradies who miss standing on some godforsaken windswept terrace shouting abuse at the visiting fans. And the pain that comes from knowing how utterly ignored they are by the Australian mainstream just eats away at them, leading to more and more fear and hatred directed at Australian sports such as aussie rules and rugby league. Stop me if I'm getting a little too close to the bone for you Mullah Bear... Mullah Bear – getting pretty antsy now, aren’t we? It’s funny how the Brits who post on the roar with Aussie style monikers get quite upset when you call them out for what they are. All this pretense about the ‘world game’ yet in reality it’s a bunch of unemployed English tradies who miss standing on some godforsaken windswept terrace shouting abuse at the visiting fans. And the pain that comes from knowing how utterly ignored they are by the Australian mainstream just eats away at them, leading to more and more fear and hatred directed at Australian sports such as aussie rules and rugby league. Stop me if I’m getting a little too close to the bone for you Mullah Bear…

]]> By: Koala Bear http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/07/04/the-ioc-should-give-rio-the-2016-olympics/#comment-169577 Koala Bear Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:24:49 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20683#comment-169577 Norm, Bozokurt works at Wally World USA and struggles with reality; as you have rightly pointed out... Alas his ventriloquist handler has always had trouble keeping up with his wild imagination of Groooky global expansion... :lol: ~~~~~~~ KB Norm,
Bozokurt works at Wally World USA and struggles with reality; as you have rightly pointed out… Alas his ventriloquist handler has always had trouble keeping up with his wild imagination of Groooky global expansion… :lol:

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KB

]]> By: Norm http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/07/04/the-ioc-should-give-rio-the-2016-olympics/#comment-169572 Norm Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:06:09 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20683#comment-169572 KB the problem for Kurt is that after 151 years the melbourne game – like his imagination – has gone nowhere. KB
the problem for Kurt is that after 151 years the melbourne game – like his imagination – has gone nowhere.

]]> By: Koala Bear http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/07/04/the-ioc-should-give-rio-the-2016-olympics/#comment-169566 Koala Bear Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:44:34 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20683#comment-169566 Bozokurt, A quiet day at Wally World laddie; has your mouth drop at the figure of participants in Australia...? Btw did you read that the Socceroos are now placed 16th in the world rankings out of 208 nations... Ladies and Gentlemen, you too Bozokurt, a toast, I give you the Socceroos.... :lol: ~~~~~~~ KB Bozokurt,
A quiet day at Wally World laddie; has your mouth drop at the figure of participants in Australia…? Btw did you read that the Socceroos are now placed 16th in the world rankings out of 208 nations… Ladies and Gentlemen, you too Bozokurt, a toast, I give you the Socceroos…. :lol:

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KB

]]> By: mattamkII http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/07/04/the-ioc-should-give-rio-the-2016-olympics/#comment-169565 mattamkII Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:39:10 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20683#comment-169565 what a great idea..give the gave to one of the most dodgy cities in the world - Rio. I can see the copy for the package tours "........its going to be fun and all costs are included - other than mugging" what a great idea..give the gave to one of the most dodgy cities in the world – Rio.

I can see the copy for the package tours “……..its going to be fun and all costs are included – other than mugging”

]]> By: Kurt http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/07/04/the-ioc-should-give-rio-the-2016-olympics/#comment-169562 Kurt Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:31:42 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20683#comment-169562 Ah yes, Mullah Bear and his 'facts', just back from Iran and your role in overseeing the election are we? Off you go and have a good cringe with your pommy mates as you desperately try to seek the approval of your cultural superiors by desperately trying to appear knowledgeable about soccer. Ah yes, Mullah Bear and his ‘facts’, just back from Iran and your role in overseeing the election are we? Off you go and have a good cringe with your pommy mates as you desperately try to seek the approval of your cultural superiors by desperately trying to appear knowledgeable about soccer.

]]> By: Koala Bear http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/07/04/the-ioc-should-give-rio-the-2016-olympics/#comment-169561 Koala Bear Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:28:09 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20683#comment-169561 Bozo, (the voice of reason from Wally World USA) are you talking to me or addressing the Minister for Foreign Affairs...? In any case you should send him an email about you concerns... No doubt he will reply to you that there are near to 1 million playing Football players in Australia more then your Groooky participants... Check for yourself Bozo... ~~~~~~~~~ KB Bozo,
(the voice of reason from Wally World USA) are you talking to me or addressing the Minister for Foreign Affairs…? In any case you should send him an email about you concerns… No doubt he will reply to you that there are near to 1 million playing Football players in Australia more then your Groooky participants… Check for yourself Bozo…

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KB

]]> By: Kurt http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/07/04/the-ioc-should-give-rio-the-2016-olympics/#comment-169556 Kurt Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:54:14 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20683#comment-169556 Mullah Bear - so we should support a sub-standard Olympic games bid so Australia can get lumped with a soccer world cup that 90% of the population doesn't give a rat's about? Your reasoning has not improved I see. Mullah Bear – so we should support a sub-standard Olympic games bid so Australia can get lumped with a soccer world cup that 90% of the population doesn’t give a rat’s about? Your reasoning has not improved I see.

]]> By: Koala Bear http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/07/04/the-ioc-should-give-rio-the-2016-olympics/#comment-169554 Koala Bear Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:45:12 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20683#comment-169554 David, The interesting thing in all of this is that the Minister for foreign affairs said in parliament about 18 months ago that Australia will support Brazil’s 2016 bid for the Olympics, as they, Brazil, said they are going to support Australia’s 2018 FIFA world cup bid... Let's all get behind Brazil.... ~~~~~~~ KB David,
The interesting thing in all of this is that the Minister for foreign affairs said in parliament about 18 months ago that Australia will support Brazil’s 2016 bid for the Olympics, as they, Brazil, said they are going to support Australia’s 2018 FIFA world cup bid… Let’s all get behind Brazil….

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KB

]]> By: MVDave http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/07/04/the-ioc-should-give-rio-the-2016-olympics/#comment-169551 MVDave Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:41:37 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20683#comment-169551 Agreed David Time to start sharing the sporting joy around the world. Timezones for the Yanks would be similar to Rio from memory, so shouldn't be a major problem with TV...otherwise just let the states have it every time, keeps them thinking they are the centre of the sporting universe. Agreed David
Time to start sharing the sporting joy around the world. Timezones for the Yanks would be similar to Rio from memory, so shouldn’t be a major problem with TV…otherwise just let the states have it every time, keeps them thinking they are the centre of the sporting universe.

]]> By: Kurt http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/07/04/the-ioc-should-give-rio-the-2016-olympics/#comment-169513 Kurt Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:35:57 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=20683#comment-169513 Bollocks to that David, Chicago would be a brilliant host city for the olympics - it's a great sports loving city and would host a fantastic event. The US has hosted the games a number of times but given that they generate a huge chunk of the IOC's revenue this hardly seems unreasonable. Bollocks to that David, Chicago would be a brilliant host city for the olympics – it’s a great sports loving city and would host a fantastic event. The US has hosted the games a number of times but given that they generate a huge chunk of the IOC’s revenue this hardly seems unreasonable.

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