The Boat Race - two and a half *hours*?

[Dayvo]

Lets just hope it doesn't go to extra time.

It'll be a penalty shoot-out.

 

[matiz]

They should do it in pedalos next year

 

[swee'pea99]

Yawn, the inverse snobbery of cyclechat strikes again. They are sportsmen and women competing - but some can only see negativity. Good luck to you. I

I have no problem with rowers doing their thing. Only with the BBC devoting two and a half hours to it on their premier channel.

 

[swee'pea99]

(Mind you, we have had some very good suggestions for ways to justify that slot. Somebody really should pass them on...)

 

[Speicher]

Cambridge

 

[Speicher]

 

[srw]

I have no problem with rowers doing their thing. Only with the BBC devoting two and a half hours to it on their premier channel.

Precisely. It's not as if either of the other two channels or the Home Service on the wireless ever has anything worth the attention of an afternoon.

 

[nickyboy]

Well I just watched the womens' race and it was a damn sight more exciting than watching Gent-Wevelgem, or Australia v India for that matter

 

[ufkacbln]

One thing never changes in ANY Sport

Participants are knackered, soaking wet and cold..... yet the press insist on asking inane questions

 

[Speicher]

That was a good example of dignity in defeat.

 

[Speicher]

Pale green lycra is not a good look!

 

[subaqua]

Pale green lycra is not a good look!

That's light blue not pale green

 

[Speicher]

That's light blue not pale green

Still not a good look, whatever colour it is!

 

[subaqua]

Still not a good look, whatever colour it is!

I dunno ,some of them rears look lovely

 

[Dayvo]

Still not a good look, whatever colour it is!

Try adjusting the colour control on your TV, Speicher!