2007; Worst year ever for British Sport?

[MasterBlaster76]

Still absolutely gutted from the Hatton fight last night/this morning and it got me thinking that i've never been this sportingly depressed since we lost the Ashes, which was also in this wretched bloody year!

Aside from Joe Calzaghe and James Toseland, we've had precious few winning personalities and even these two don't get the recognition they deserve.

Your thoughts?

Ha, roll on 2008! 2007 has been a crap year all round!!!!

 

[Monty57]

As they say things can only get better

 

[sd92]

How are we part of your country?

Because of the commonwealth. our queen = your queen

 

[Griffo]

Id rather be a convict than a Prisoner Of Her Majesty (POHM)

 

[evertonfan]

Well unlucky, 'coz your both.

 

[Gilly Fan]

Because of the commonwealth. our queen = your queen

Ahh well, we'll eventually lose that.

And we'll be free.

 

[mattfb]

As they say things can only get better

You'd think so wouldn't you?

 

[Skater]

2007 is certainly up there with the bad years.

Dismal at the cricket World Cup, lost the Tests to India at home, lost in the rugby World Cup final, failed to qualify for Euro 2008, Norwich couldn't buy a win and Hatton beaten by an arrogant American.

 

[Ollie_H]

But look how cycling has done!

Wait is anybody intrested in cycling?

 

[Monty57]

But look how cycling has done!

Wait is anybody intrested in cycling?

What is that the game when the guy with the best drugs win

 

[Kev]

Worst year ever for British sport? not even close.

I'd say most likely candidates for worst ever year for sports would be from the following years:

1914-1918 and 1939 to 1945.

Face it Britain is a small country and it competes in almost every sport its possible to be professional in. The weather is rubbish and we've sold all our school playing fields to build houses. No wonder we don't win that often.

England are still clinging to second in the ICC Test Championship and Ireland showed they can pull a few punches above their weight in the World Cup. Hardly worst ever performances.

England got to the final of the Rugby Union World Cup, Hardly worst ever.

Ok we suck at International Football

Snooker world champion is Scottish and he beat an Englishman in the final.

British players dominated the Darts rankings (Darts is a sport!)

Paula Radcliffe is winning Womens marathons on her return to the sport after having a child.

Joe Calzaghe is undefeated WBO & IBF Super Middleweight champion.

I could go on

 

[Animator!]

Worst year ever for British sport? not even close.

I'd say most likely candidates for worst ever year for sports would be from the following years:

1914-1918 and 1939 to 1945.

Aye, they weren't the best. We still hammered Germany on the Christmas Day Football match though, lets' be honest.

 

[Left_Hander]

England were pretty bad not to qualify for Euro, they also weren't the greatest team ever at the Cricket World Cup.

Ahh well, we'll eventually lose that.

And we'll be free.

What about the free holiday?

 

[Gilly Fan]

Face it Britain is a small country and it competes in almost every sport its possible to be professional in.

UK Population - 60,776,238 (July 2007 est.)

Australian Population - 21,159,525

And we're better than you at most sports.

Especially cricket. Oh, and don't say that you are better than us at football.

Our last game against each other.

Australia 3-1 England

2003

Australia stunned England in one of the biggest upsets in soccer history today winning 3-1 against a near World Cup strength English team.

He he he.

England were pretty bad not to qualify for Euro, they also weren't the greatest team ever at the Cricket World Cup.



What about the free holiday?

? We have lots of free holidays during the year. And we'll eventually lose the free holiday of queens birthday.

 

[Skater]

Australia gets a public holiday for the Queen's birthday, yet the country of her residence doesnt? Crazy.

I read yesterday that England had become the world champions at squash by beating Australia.