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Scrumpy
25-07-2012, 07:20 PM
Just come up on Sky News
"North Korea women's football team refusing to start Olympic match after dispute over national flag"
Anybody watching the game?
LLCOOLSTEVE
25-07-2012, 07:24 PM
They put the South Korea flag up by mistake next to the players names :D
SpikeyMatt
25-07-2012, 07:25 PM
:D
LLCOOLSTEVE
25-07-2012, 07:29 PM
As its being played at Hampden park we can blame the scottish
Scrumpy
25-07-2012, 07:30 PM
Teams are back out and warming up it looks like
Joooe
25-07-2012, 07:30 PM
Yep. Trust the Scots to **** it up.
Sick Bucket
25-07-2012, 07:48 PM
Ha! of all the ones to fu(k up that has to be the worst surely? Trying to think... I suppoes the Palestinian flag going up for Israel would be a good one.
waddoneagle
25-07-2012, 07:50 PM
Don't blame them , very rude.
Halfwayline
25-07-2012, 07:51 PM
The commontator said there were no survivers from the North Korean team that played in the last Olympic games. I suppose that is the price of failure.
The coach will be the first one executed as an example to other coaches.
racehorse-80s
25-07-2012, 07:56 PM
Ha Ha
Hopefullly when they resume the Scots will play the South Korean Anthem to top off a good evening :D
Ruskin Old Boy
25-07-2012, 07:57 PM
:D
Not content with getting Arabic banners printed the wrong way round someone can't be arsed to work out which flag is which. Can't blame David Cameron for this cock up :D
pardew's shorts
25-07-2012, 09:59 PM
Embarrassing yes, but a massive shambles as many would have you believe? No way.
It will be typically British to make massive mountains out of anything that isn't perfect during the games.
I can understand the Korean anger to an extent, but their reaction does seem way OTT to me. It was clearly a genuine mistake made without malice - also it should be noted it was a flag on a screen, not their actual flag at the stadium or anywhere else.
Raggy
25-07-2012, 10:12 PM
The commontator said there were no survivers from the North Korean team that played in the last Olympic games. I suppose that is the price of failure.
The coach will be the first one executed as an example to other coaches.
There is something to be said for their approach.
If the thick jock twat responsible for this cock up were to be executed, or at least publicly flogged, our 'apology' would carry a little more weight IMO.
Fatboy
25-07-2012, 10:15 PM
If the BBS is accessible in North Korea - How many goals did they win by ?
;)
Chobham Eagle
26-07-2012, 02:48 AM
The commontator said there were no survivers from the North Korean team that played in the last Olympic games. I suppose that is the price of failure.
The coach will be the first one executed as an example to other coaches.
No doubt the NK team felt they had to walk off last night or face the consequences when they got back home.
Hedgehog
26-07-2012, 02:53 AM
It will be typically British to make massive mountains out of anything that isn't perfect during the games.
Trust me it is making big news in the US... this along with the 11 year old boy going from London to Rome on a plane with no passport or ticket - they are having a smirky field day with this.
Russ_uk
26-07-2012, 03:00 AM
The first of many Olympic errors I feel :(
Timbo
26-07-2012, 03:09 AM
The first of many Olympic errors I feel :(
Lets hope so eh!
Russ_uk
26-07-2012, 03:25 AM
Lets hope so eh!
I REALLY hope it all goes smoothly but knowing us Brits we'll find a way to screw it up one way or another.
It certainly wouldn't surprise me.
How they can make a mistake like that is incomprehensible. Surely those who work on these things must've been drilled but geography knowledge isn't what it used to be.
windy
26-07-2012, 05:48 AM
I guess it is akin to Palace getting to Wembley, then our players are introduced to a backdrop of a Weed shirt. I think I would have the hump too.
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billy_gilberts_hammer
26-07-2012, 06:31 AM
How they can make a mistake like that is incomprehensible. Surely those who work on these things must've been drilled but geography knowledge isn't what it used to be.
The teams pictures/flags are shown on big screens in the grounds. The stadium receives a pre-prepared package from LOCOG to plug into their computers which they display on the big screens. Obviously LOCOG are using some of our highly educated graduates to prepare these packages!!!
LOCOG work 4 floors below me in CW and seeing the quality of people that work for them over the last few years it does not surprise me this happened. Hopefully it is the start of two weeks of comedy gold!!!
little al
26-07-2012, 06:43 AM
And we have had our first athlete claiming asylum lol, they said it wouldn't happen...
And they're off... first athlete claims asylum: African middle-distance runner held after disappearing from training camp
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2179037/And-theyre--athlete-claims-asylum-African-middle-distance-runner-held-disappearing-training-camp.html#ixzz21hz96uEh
The teams pictures/flags are shown on big screens in the grounds. The stadium receives a pre-prepared package from LOCOG to plug into their computers which they display on the big screens. Obviously LOCOG are using some of our highly educated graduates to prepare these packages!!!
LOCOG work 4 floors below me in CW and seeing the quality of people that work for them over the last few years it does not surprise me this happened. Hopefully it is the start of two weeks of comedy gold!!!
Out of interest how do tell the quality of the people that work there just by looking at them? Sounds like you are talking bollox to me.
Are you a banker? Don't they work in the barclays building? Is that officially a glass house?
monkoid
26-07-2012, 06:50 AM
Bet who ever cocked this up was in my geography class at Edenham.... Teacher was a useless curly haired fat **** it's all his fault
dannyboy1807
26-07-2012, 06:56 AM
ha pretty funny classic British humour!
SA Eagle
26-07-2012, 07:10 AM
Embarrassing yes, but a massive shambles as many would have you believe? No way.
It will be typically British to make massive mountains out of anything that isn't perfect during the games.
I can understand the Korean anger to an extent, but their reaction does seem way OTT to me. It was clearly a genuine mistake made without malice - also it should be noted it was a flag on a screen, not their actual flag at the stadium or anywhere else.
A bit more than embarrassing unfortunately.
If we had set out to insult someone as badly as possible we'd have done well to do any better (worse). The only comparison from a European perspective would be the Irish team going to the far east and having their names put up against the Union Flag, and even then that probably doesn't do it justice.
Tony Montana
26-07-2012, 07:18 AM
I'm surr it will be the end of their Korea for the person who cocked up.
kolinkins
26-07-2012, 07:42 AM
Sorry, it was ignorant and stupid - more than embarassing.
It wasn't just confusing any flag, was it? It was South Korea of all countries.
Some people who are keen to brush this under the carpet just do not get patriotism the way it is in a lot of other nations; something like this, with or without intent, is a gross insult.
dannyboy1807
26-07-2012, 07:47 AM
Sorry, it was ignorant and stupid - more than embarassing.
It wasn't just confusing any flag, was it? It was South Korea of all countries.
Some people who are keen to brush this under the carpet just do not get patriotism the way it is in a lot of other nations; something like this, with or without intent, is a gross insult.
Oh get over yourself it was an accident mistakes happen nobody is perfect, it was unfortunate that the flag was South Korea would the same fuss have been made if it was a different flag no.
The Omen
26-07-2012, 07:50 AM
Why are some people hoping that Britain looks stupid in front of the whole world?! I just don't get it...
I also don't understand why people expect it either. As a nation hosting sporting events, we have always done a great job. I do not expect the Olympics to be any different.
saxoneagle
26-07-2012, 07:53 AM
And we have had our first athlete claiming asylum lol, they said it wouldn't happen...
And they're off... first athlete claims asylum: African middle-distance runner held after disappearing from training camp
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2179037/And-theyre--athlete-claims-asylum-African-middle-distance-runner-held-disappearing-training-camp.html#ixzz21hz96uEh
OH MY GOD ONE NEW PERSON WANTS TO LIVE IN THE UK. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME PENCE. OVER MY LIFETIME. OH I'M SO ANGRY.
:clown:
kolinkins
26-07-2012, 07:54 AM
Oh get over yourself it was an accident mistakes happen nobody is perfect, it was unfortunate that the flag was South Korea would the same fuss have been made if it was a different flag no.
Maybe not the same level of fuss, but the fact is that it was the South Korean flag which made the whole thing even more insulting
BaldEagle96
26-07-2012, 08:09 AM
Trust me it is making big news in the US... this along with the 11 year old boy going from London to Rome on a plane with no passport or ticket - they are having a smirky field day with this.
Anything to deflect the attention from the latest mass murder/shooting :rolleyes:
Know which I would rather have to deal with.
thehalifaxman
26-07-2012, 08:20 AM
I bet this was someone thinking they are funny rather than an accident.
GreatGonzo
26-07-2012, 08:25 AM
1fd9
I bet this was someone thinking they are funny rather than an accident.
Funny? Could have been pardews_shorts who thinks they massively over-reacted.
After-all its not like the 2 countries are still technically at WAR with each other is it? I am sure p_s would have been fine in 1941 if someone had put him next to a German swastica for example. He would not have 'over-reacted'!
art malice
26-07-2012, 08:28 AM
I bet this was someone thinking they are funny rather than an accident.
Yep, this has got Kevin Rowland from Dexy's Midnight Runners dabs all over it.
AndyStreet
26-07-2012, 08:52 AM
Could have been worse. They could have put the North Korean FA's badge up.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/North_Korea_FA.png
pardew's shorts
26-07-2012, 09:28 AM
Of course they were overreacting - they walked off the pitch and delayed the game for an hour. Why couldn't a member or two of their multi-numbered delegation not complain and get it sorted?
It was a blunder clearly, but it wasn't malicious or intentional or ignorant. It was a simple mistake on a piece of computer software. It wasn't their actual flag they got wrong, or the anthem, but a small computer image. Poor? Yes? Massive deal? No.
There have been countless occasions at global sporting events where teams or individuals have had to stand and listen to another country's national anthem - funnily enough I don't remember them walking off trying to make some sort of political point. Genuine human error - it happens.
Since London was awarded the games people have been sniping about the Olympics, moaning about it and seemingly wanting it to fail. Now it has begun the same people will attempt to make capital out of every error - and of course errors are inevitable in events of this magnitude.
I don't get why people are always so convinced Britain will somehow 'fail' at hosting things. When there are big events held in Britain, they are invariably brilliant, and attract praise globally. People were saying the venues would be rubbish or not built until 2014. Sadly such people have had little to chew on thus far: the venues are superb, the Olympic Park is magnificent, the athletes have loved the Village and their whole experience so far, the IOC are delighted, the opening ceremony is meant to be outstanding, the torch relay has been a resounding success....
A dose of cynicism and self-deprecation is healthy, but Britain really does overdo it sometimes. It's one of the things that annoys me most about our wonderful country - the moaning and blaming culture. Sometimes its healthy to pat yourself on the back, yet we never do it in this country - it's one of the reasons the country seems to love heroic losers in sport more than driven, ambitious, confident winners.
Stigma
26-07-2012, 09:28 AM
I bet this was someone thinking they are funny rather than an accident.
Big scandal and somebody should be sacked if so. Maybe South-Korea paid somebody off..
kolinkins
26-07-2012, 09:29 AM
Of course they were overreacting - they walked off the pitch and delayed the game for an hour. Why couldn't a member or two of their multi-numbered delegation not complain and get it sorted?
It was a blunder clearly, but it wasn't malicious or intentional or ignorant. It was a simple mistake on a piece of computer software. It wasn't their actual flag they got wrong, or the anthem, but a small computer image. Poor? Yes? Massive deal? No.
There have been countless occasions at global sporting events where teams or individuals have had to stand and listen to another country's national anthem - funnily enough I don't remember them walking off trying to make some sort of political point. Genuine human error - it happens.
But it wasn't just any old balls up was it? Look at the history and even the present. It was hugely offensive.
Maybe if we were at war with a country and it happened to us, you'd understand.
pardew's shorts
26-07-2012, 09:33 AM
It was unfortunate considering the countries involved, but it's not like it was done deliberately because of who it was. It could just as easily have happened at Australia v New Zealand. If it had, it would have been the same - a regrettable error, but clearly not done with malice.
I guess you can disregard the above paragraph though, as I clearly don't understand *Maz-lite*.
kolinkins
26-07-2012, 09:36 AM
It was unfortunate considering the countries involved, but it's not like it was done deliberately because of who it was. It could just as easily have happened at Australia v New Zealand. If it had, it would have been the same - a regrettable error, but clearly not done with malice.
I guess you can disregard the above paragraph though, as I clearly don't understand
I must have missed the news item which broke the news that Australia and NZ are at war.
You are one who is aware of different cultures etc - so how can you disregard the importance some base on flags? It's a massive deal in much of Asia.
Baffled Bob 2
26-07-2012, 09:39 AM
Sorry, it was ignorant and stupid - more than embarassing.
It wasn't just confusing any flag, was it? It was South Korea of all countries.
Some people who are keen to brush this under the carpet just do not get patriotism the way it is in a lot of other nations; something like this, with or without intent, is a gross insult.
Exactly. It must've been unbearable to spend 20 minutes under the flag of a tolerant and successful liberal democracy.
Baffled Bob 2
26-07-2012, 09:42 AM
But it wasn't just any old balls up was it? Look at the history and even the present. It was hugely offensive.
Maybe if we were at war with a country and it happened to us, you'd understand.
I would laugh. Like I did when the misspelt Palace shirts were produced.
(and the misspelt book!)
kolinkins
26-07-2012, 09:42 AM
Exactly. It must've been unbearable to spend 20 minutes under the flag of a tolerant and successful liberal democracy.
Clearly not the point. These athletes aren't to blame for their regime; they deserve respect in their own right.
kolinkins
26-07-2012, 09:43 AM
I would laugh. Like I did when the misspelt Palace shirts were produced.
(and the misspelt book!)
Yes, that is EXACTLY the same. Well done.
1915
I am an olympics knocker and never wanted them. However to get out of your pram about this is pathetic. It was a mistake they have receieved their apology they should have got on with the game in the alloted time. They were lucky not to forfeit.
Baffled Bob 2
26-07-2012, 09:47 AM
Clearly not the point. These athletes aren't to blame for their regime; they deserve respect in their own right.
Don't be so po-faced. Of course they deserve respect.
A silly error was made and an apology was given.
Baffled Bob 2
26-07-2012, 09:53 AM
Some people who are keen to brush this under the carpet just do not get patriotism the way it is in a lot of other nations.
To be fair, you've got me on this one.
kolinkins
26-07-2012, 09:59 AM
I wonder how they would have been received back home had they not protested.
jone-zee
26-07-2012, 10:08 AM
Could be seen as a diplomatic incident in a way and can appreciate the disrespect angle especially the tension that exists between the 2 countries
Sounds more like a 'funny' thrown in by that healthy laugh a minute community over Hadians Wall to embarass their hated enemy.
Sick Bucket
26-07-2012, 10:16 AM
Exactly. It must've been unbearable to spend 20 minutes under the flag of a tolerant and successful liberal democracy.
:D
Yeah really come on North Korea lighten up a bit FFS.
Hedgehog
26-07-2012, 12:44 PM
How they can make a mistake like that is incomprehensible. Surely those who work on these things must've been drilled but geography knowledge isn't what it used to be.
Must have been an American on the preparation team :rolleyes:
Skin Up
26-07-2012, 01:23 PM
Not exactly sure why there's a fuss about hurting the feelings of a country that still has concentration camps in 2012. The Jock who was responsible for the prank deserves a pat on the back.
Joooe
26-07-2012, 02:10 PM
What mistake? ;)
The BBC's Alistair Coleman says North Korean state television appears to have completely ignored how the South Korean flag was mistakenly displayed on the screen at Hampden Park before the women's football match against Colombia on Wednesday. The channel's match report was the last item in an hour-long news bulletin and showed only still photographs of North Korea's 2-0 victory.
kolinkins
26-07-2012, 03:46 PM
Not exactly sure why there's a fuss about hurting the feelings of a country that still has concentration camps in 2012. The Jock who was responsible for the prank deserves a pat on the back.
How about the fact that the athletes representing the country in the Olympics aren't actually the people guilty of doing any of that?
SpikeyMatt
26-07-2012, 03:51 PM
Have the Olympic organisers banned the ability to childishly snigger at these kind of things?
squelchy18
26-07-2012, 03:56 PM
Have the Olympic organisers banned the ability to childishly snigger at these kind of things?
Only if you do it in the tune of the McDonalds whistle.
Sponsorship and all that :rolleyes:
sxp123
26-07-2012, 04:14 PM
right. flag guy. your one job in the next 4 years is to organise countrys flags. Reckon you can handle that?........:p
OldPeanutSeller
26-07-2012, 04:14 PM
Out of interest how do tell the quality of the people that work there just by looking at them? Sounds like you are talking bollox to me.
Are you a banker? Don't they work in the barclays building? Is that officially a glass house?
I have to agree with Mr. Hammer. These days, you can tell an arse a mile off.
Raggy
26-07-2012, 05:54 PM
What great timing this was - on the same day a desperate PM pleads with people to 'invest in Britain' on the back of the olympics
Ruskin Old Boy
26-07-2012, 07:43 PM
What great timing this was - on the same day a desperate PM pleads with people to 'invest in Britain' on the back of the olympics
Pulled out all the stops when he last met Obama
http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article864256.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/David+Cameron
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