The Olympics

Less than 3 weeks to go before the start of the Olympics.
I have to admit I've been sick of hearing about it for years as everyone has been using it as an excuse to screw us.
The local road system has been in chaos for over a year due to major roadworks "for the Olympics" and it won't be finished in time!
The local airport has been expanded despite protests "for the Olympics" meaning bloody great big Easy Jets screw up my TV reception every time they go over.
I am not allowed to take holidays at work "during the Olympics" because of the odd chance we might get some extra work because of it? and it seems nearly every dodgy decision taken over the last few years usally gets followed by "for the Olympics" :(

I will watch the 100 metres final and a few other highlight shows but don't really care about the rest, but good luck to all our athletes anyway.

As far as the football goes Britain have a good record when they have played, they won the first 3 they played in (1900,1908,1912) and a 4th place and 2 quarter finals from the other six, but haven't been involved since 1960.
Here's the British squad - 13 English, 5 Welsh, no Scots or Northern Irish and no Beckham.
Nice for Ryan Giggs to finally get to a major international tournament and it will be good to see players like Sinclair, Cleverley and Sturridge playing international football.

J Butland (Birmingham) 19, J Steele (Middlesbrough) 21

R Bertrand (Chelsea) 22, C Dawson (West Brom) 22, M Richards (Man City) 24,
S Caulker (Tottenham) 20, N Taylor (Swansea) 23, J Tomkins (West Ham) 23

T Cleverley (Man Utd) 22, J Cork (Southampton) 23, J Allen (Swansea) 22,
R Giggs (Man Utd) 38, A Ramsey (Arsenal) 21, D Rose (Tottenham) 22, S Sinclair (Swansea) 23

M Sordell (Bolton) 21, D Sturridge (Chelsea) 22, C Bellamy (Liverpool) 32

Ever since I first saw the Olympic logo this is what has popped into my mind :)