Athletics Weekly

Bev, I don't see any questions at all in Geoff's post I responded to, not one, so I apologise if I did not reply to a question raised. With regard to the proposal that any non homegrown athletes be separate to the medal target, why? The original target was not set based upon every athlete having be...

The UK Sport document which discussed how KPIs were calculated for the sports did exist and an excerpt was provided by Mr C Zacharides in a debate sparked by his FOI request tribunal in 2010. I cannot find a copy of the master document that Zac was using, but I can show refernce to the funding agre...

As for failing to read links. You copnsistantly post links to massive documents claiming that they support your argument, without actually saying where or how they do this. A few times people have actually bothered to try to read the whole thing and it's been shown that hey don't actually support a...

RTR, Fangio abelled one rule from the Olympic charter incorrectly. You on the other hand make up non existent meanings for things constantly. Ease don't confuse an honest mistake which made no difference, ie the rule quoted was in the IOC rules verbatim, with what you do on every damned thread. wel...

Fangio - that was a bit harsh response to Geoff - he has supported yet another 'import' who is not part of UKA system,thus. this should be reflective on post games reporting bev, Be aware that Fangio makes things up from mystery documents that he refuses to provide a single part of to substatiate a...

Lawrence orld number 10 in 1st season as a senior - anyone else in that position who is not on full funding - is there anyone on full funding who is not that highly ranked. It seems to me they are trying to make things hard when they could help. Enforced changing of coaches by uka has rarely been s...

Thanks Guto that clarifies eligibility. Throwing a spanner in the works!!! What about qualifying for podium/development funding? As funding is Olympic driven then should get it even though may not compete for GB at worlds. However if by doing so he deviates from what is required from him under a fu...

Out of London.

http://www.3news.co.nz/Jacko-Gill-by-pa ... fault.aspx

My view ?

A mistake.

Daley T did Montreal.

Have you noted that a ridiculously high percentage of Aussie swimmers are asthmatic and that not one commentator has raised a question that the best player in the world was on a highly beneficial drug the effects of which do not diminsion over time.I don't mean he does not shrink.have you noticed he...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/17544580 Francis said that we had a level playing field in Moses's days ,but not quite the sort we may have thought. Now Howman from WADA says we only catch the dopey dopers and the clever get away with it and will do unless normal regulatory bodies ie police/i...

http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/explainer/2012/03/justin_gatlin_is_sprinting_to_gold_again_is_it_possible_he_s_still_benefitting_from_doping_.html Lots of holes in the argument but I can see this as being part of the 4 yr ban suggestions. However that little Bacca player was on growth and now b...

Keen resigns after his Tall programme is exposed as a failure in this topic.

Is Bondarchuk the greatest coach that any sport has ever seen ? Ans = YES Totally agree. Now if someone could actually translate his work correctly other people could actually start applying his methods. It could be done but in the end we might as well try and translate Leonardo da Vinci such is hi...

I have said many times that the model UKS are imposing came from Keen who oversaw the rapid expansion of cycling.But cycling (and rowing) are undeveloped sports and are not truly international and thus progress could be rapid. I see Bevones point about UKA structuring the Tall programme but the driv...

I don't think recruiting talented athletes from other countries to compete for GB would be a planned strategy. I also dont think we should turn away anyone who is eligible (eg by birth) if they want to compete for us. Hence this debate about ''value for money'', whilst interesting, is pointless. A ...

As far as i can determine the two ladies who have competed are the only two left in the program .I guess the money was there to be used in a constructive way but the profile they (NGB) were looking at has been tried many times before with extremely limited success. thanks for info. Weir was asked t...

benn. How interesting.Any news on the male ones ? So there was funding for training of athletes. I think it also says much for NGB's having to go thru hoops set out by UKS. Also our sport is so advanced and truely global that we just cant get recruits out of the blue.Rowing and cycling can and do es...

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/oth ... 91656.html

I agree with CVC.

Big g Yet again I have to repeat that once again you invent what I say,fail to read what I say or grasp the basis of funding. The actual money would come from the pot agreed for 4 yrs.UKA have some freedom and exercise that freedom every Autumn and re-allocate to existing or new athletes and with so...

Big g

Still not got it have you

Just to be clear I am using the term new internationals to describe Porter, Aldama etc, basically because I find "plastic Brits" utterly offensive. You say that you think these athletes should receive funding. But you also say that UKA should not receive the additional funding to pay for ...

RTR PLease stop typing it is apaprent that you know absolutely nothing about the WCPP ssytem or the KPI's. Fangio. It is noted that you have failed to provide one single bit of info about the email and document you claim to have.This would lead to the conclusion that you ,yet again,make things up.Y...

big g. Here you go again inventing things.you state my position or comments in your last posting as; "You say you think that the new internationals should receive funding and support. You have said this a couple of times. You also say that you don't think that UKA should receive any extra budge...

But the money from UKS is to be spent directly on supporting the athletes on funding. Soooooo if you say that UKA shouldn't get this money if the athletes aren't developed here then you are arguing that the athletes such as Porter and Co should not receive the support, because youa re arguing that ...

Big g What do you mean by generic funding.(4th time of asking) Are the funcions and activities associated with WCP part of the activities of UKA(asked yet again). You have failed to understand the chicken/egg problem. You state that WCPP is made up of 3 parts.This is the way the money is spent NOT t...

Big g. You are unbelievable. You said. " By the way you said to go to "the governance page and page 6 of the latest accounts"." I could/should have said goverance then latest accounts and then p6.But I assume a degree of brain power could have been appied.To suggest that the abse...

Big g Yet again you invent things to suit yourself.I have never ever ever argued what you state in your last post,ie. "You are arguing that UKA should not be given the WCPP monies that are specifically for assisting the athletes on the WCPP" Your ability to not understand or to contort is ...

I think I get what RTR thinks is NGB funding. RTR, are you referrring to the element of individual support that is delivered by the NGB for the athlete. i.e are you complaining that UKA will provide medical cover and physio, overseas training, overseas competition opportunities etc to athletes whoa...

RTR, Where has anybody said UKA are actively recruiting from overseas. I don't see a single statement to this affect. You saying it in a post and implying other people have said they are doing it, when they haven't actually said this is not proof. Where is your proof that UKA receive the funding ba...

RTR, Fangio did not make up sections of the charter, he merely gor the wrong number, there is a massive difference, the information thathe said was in the charter was in the charter. As for the funding document I have seen the paragraphs too and they were given to me by Zac. many people will know Z...