FabSwingers.com forum: paula radcliffe

By *ovedupstill OP Couple
over a year ago

mullinwire

professional or selfish?

she has been struggling to get any times in the last few years, yet still insisted she was alright to compete in the olympics, yet now she has had to pull out, before a step in anger.

im all for everyone getting a chance, but surely she must have seen her form isnt the best, age is against her, and her body is in bits.

should she have not put herself forward for it and let someone up and coming get a go.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hard choice to make....

She was only trying to live the dream........

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

She should have probably let someone else have a go..

Maybe i'm a bit cynical but she often seemed to do better at the 'paid' races than she did at the olympics etc..

could be just a perception..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"professional or selfish?

she has been struggling to get any times in the last few years, yet still insisted she was alright to compete in the olympics, yet now she has had to pull out, before a step in anger.

im all for everyone getting a chance, but surely she must have seen her form isnt the best, age is against her, and her body is in bits.

should she have not put herself forward for it and let someone up and coming get a go."
gb have no other athlete to compete in the marathon

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ive had a gutsful of her tbh

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By *umourCouple
over a year ago

Rushden

I believe she has let us down before at the Olympics! Didn't she struggle to get to one games only to be forced out by injury?

I think she is way past her prime and we ought to stop treating her and others (Beckham!) as though they are the only people who can do what they do! Time to bring others through and forget "Celebrity has beens".. IMHO!

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By *ovedupstill OP Couple
over a year ago

mullinwire

"professional or selfish?

she has been struggling to get any times in the last few years, yet still insisted she was alright to compete in the olympics, yet now she has had to pull out, before a step in anger.

im all for everyone getting a chance, but surely she must have seen her form isnt the best, age is against her, and her body is in bits.

should she have not put herself forward for it and let someone up and coming get a go. gb have no other athlete to compete in the marathon "

with all due respect, someone dressed as winnie the pooh can run a better race than she will do at these olympics lol.

take an amateur, if we dont have any pro runners.

isnt that what the olympics was all about originally?

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By *uckknowsMan
over a year ago

here

We all grow older and still try to live dreams

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Her head fell off after Athens and she has never been the same runner since.

The selfish comments are somewhat unfounded as a replacement (Freya Murray) has already been named.

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

damn.. you beat me too it....

if she had waited till the day before then yes it would have been selfish because at that stage you would have not been able to make an replacement...

but she pulled out at the stage where a replacement could be named... and they would have known about it and been on standby for a while....

its a shame for paula that here best form in the 10k and the marathon were in the middle of olympic cycles.....

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Having watched her protest her innocence on BBC earlier, I'm not convinced and the more I see of her, the less convinced I become.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Having watched her protest her innocence on BBC earlier, I'm not convinced and the more I see of her, the less convinced I become."

I don't see why she is unwilling to post her results

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Having watched her protest her innocence on BBC earlier, I'm not convinced and the more I see of her, the less convinced I become.

I don't see why she is unwilling to post her results"
Why should she have to, it's for authorities to prove guilt not for her to prove innocence.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Having watched her protest her innocence on BBC earlier, I'm not convinced and the more I see of her, the less convinced I become.

I don't see why she is unwilling to post her resultsWhy should she have to, it's for authorities to prove guilt not for her to prove innocence."

There's no compulsion but until she does, doubts will linger.

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By *icky999Man
over a year ago

warrington

that wasn't an interview that was a mental breakdown

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Having watched her protest her innocence on BBC earlier, I'm not convinced and the more I see of her, the less convinced I become.

I don't see why she is unwilling to post her resultsWhy should she have to, it's for authorities to prove guilt not for her to prove innocence.

There's no compulsion but until she does, doubts will linger. "

One could say that about any outstanding sporting performance.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Trial by media again.

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By *icky999Man
over a year ago

warrington

"Trial by media again."

sky is saying they've seen the test that PROVEs she's not a drugs cheat. cant prove somebodies not. media seems to be on paulas side.

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"Trial by media again."

remember that 5 months ago.... people were pointing fingers at mo farah....

so people like to never believe anyone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Trial by media again.

remember that 5 months ago.... people were pointing fingers at mo farah....

so people like to never believe anyone"

I don't like to not believe. Come on, Paula, just publish the results. Many others have.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Trial by media again.

remember that 5 months ago.... people were pointing fingers at mo farah....

so people like to never believe anyone"

I can't but feel that if Farah or Radcliffe represented a different country, attitudes would be different.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sorry but i dont think she should have to. Why is it those in the media are guilty until they prove themselves innocent??

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"Trial by media again.

remember that 5 months ago.... people were pointing fingers at mo farah....

so people like to never believe anyone

I can't but feel that if Farah or Radcliffe represented a different country, attitudes would be different."

I would like to think the attitude of any reasonable person would be innocent until proven otherwise....

so who else should we not believe?????

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