Daft Olympic legacy

[suityou01]

Hold more major athletics meetings to bring in more revenue. Get kids doing athletics at school to fight obesity and lay the foundation of future sporting success. Stop Labour's practise of overtaxing top foreign sportspeople so that top athletes might actually come and run in London more often.

Just a couple of ideas, but then I'm biased as I like athletics.

I thought you were a fat lad. Or is it ogling women in leotards that gets you interest?

[Mich the Tester]

I thought you were a fat lad. Or is it ogling women in leotards that gets you interest?

I competed in the shotput and javelin, and ogled women in skimpy kit.

[suityou01]

I competed in the shotput and javelin, and ogled women in skimpy kit.

So you are a fatty?

[Board Game Geek]

I haven't seen the layout of the stadium, but would it be feasible to be used as a music venue ? Not sure if the O2 would be happy about it though...

[Doggy Styles]

Hold more major athletics meetings to bring in more revenue. Get kids doing athletics at school to fight obesity and lay the foundation of future sporting success. Stop Labour's practise of overtaxing top foreign sportspeople so that top athletes might actually come and run in London more often.

Just a couple of ideas, but then I'm biased as I like athletics.

I like athletics too, and encouraging sports in schools is a good thing, but that isn't going to make much use of the Olympic stadium.

There are only so many athletics meetings you can hold there that would pull 5000, let alone the proposed 25,000 capacity. Overheads will be in the millions and won't go away, which is why we'll end up with a loss-making white elephant that stands empty nearly all year.

Athletics is not like it was in the early 1980s, when you could fill Crystal Palace (13,000) and Gateshead, but even then only two or possibly three times a year maximum.

[Old Greg]

I haven't seen the layout of the stadium, but would it be feasible to be used as a music venue ? Not sure if the O2 would be happy about it though...

Perhaps we could turn it into a Millennium dome?

[Mich the Tester]

I like athletics too, and encouraging sports in schools is a good thing, but that isn't going to make much use of the Olympic stadium.

There are only so many athletics meetings you can hold there that would pull 5000, let alone the proposed 25,000 capacity. Overheads will be in the millions and won't go away, which is why we'll end up with a loss-making white elephant that stands empty nearly all year.

Athletics is not like it was in the early 1980s, when you could fill Crystal Palace (13,000) and Gateshead, but even then only two or possibly three times a year maximum.

Yep, because athletics has an image problem and isn't being sold well. The London Olympics, along with the stadium, could be used to help get athletics back on the map in the UK. But to do that you'd need to ensure the best seats in the stadium for major events are given to kids and young athletes so they can see the action, instead of constantly pandering to the sponsors.

I think you could probably fill it for athletics at least once a year, for a golden series event, but to do that you need people like Bolt to turn up, which he won't if you keep taxing his arse off.

[Mich the Tester]

Perhaps we could turn it into a Millennium dome?

Rumour has it that B Liar had a bit of a cold when he rang the builders to order a millenium gnome.

However, that could also be used profitably; look at how the French use the Bercy omnisports centre; indoor motocross, BMX, indoor athletics, indoor beach rugby (really!), women's volleyball , rock concerts etc etc Oooh sorry, forgot, the UK has 'elf and safety' that'll put an end to all that

[Board Game Geek]

The stadium could be used for other things...

[Doggy Styles]

The stadium could be used for other things...

A holding centre for zombies?