London 2012

Well the transport system will have to improve. Especially the trains and tubes.

The tube at the rush hour peak is very busy, and I don't think the inspectors will have failed to notice that most commuters are packed in the carriages like sardines and significant improvement is required if it is to be able to handle the influx of people from around the UK and world to see the Olympics.

As for the trains; whilst they run reasonably well after the timetable shift around last November, peak rush hour services still suffer from bad overcrowding and the odd delay.

Can you imagine the scene as Olympic shooters try to take the train down to Bisley to compete?

Tannoy: The 0845 to Bisley is delayed by approximately 35 minutes due to a temporary fault with the temporary signalling equipment at Vauxhall.

Shooters: Merde, I think we've lost already.

Over here in Northern Ireland, We're currently Undergoing constructing as new Northern Irish Stadium is being built in a place called Maghbery,

i wonder if we'll get to host any of the olympic games over here

Cool, i'll be 22 by the time it's happening

i'll be 27!

I'll be 37!

I see that one of the behind the scenes people from London's olympic bid is none other than Charles Allen. So you've got him to partially thank!

Of course if Edinburgh had won the games you would be singing a different song............ Be proud to be British for a change. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ARE the Team GB, so to have the Olympics in the UK, REGARDLESS of where it is, is absolutley fantastic. I can guarantee the English WOULD NOT be moaning about excessive coverage if the Games were awarded to a Scottish or Welsh city. It's a unique trait the Scots have all to themselves. Let's moan about the English....English scumbags.....English peasants....etc. etc. etc. (Culloden was hundreds of years ago..............time to move on methinks!)

Slightly off topic, but I wonder if they'll put a specially-filmed insert in tonight's EastEnders to reflect the news about the Olympics coming to the East End? (In fact, they may even have filmed it 6 weeks ago since they knew back then that the announcement was to happen on 6 July).

I vaguely recall they've done this a couple of times in the past for large national/international news stories, but this time there's a special relevance.

And I'm sure they'll somehow incorporate the Olympics into the EE storylines in 2012 (that's if the show hasn't been axed by then).

I think the Olympics would be the last thing on Londoners minds tonight tbh.

What a perfect story line to end the series.
Walford gets a compulsory purchase order slapped on it, to make way for the Olympic Village.

I think you will find Northern Ireland is not part of Team GB. With Most althletes representing Ireland at the games.
Though in saying that Northern Ireland is in the UK of which London is the capital and we are more than happy to play our part in that.

Magabery is still open mate as a prison you are thinking of The Maze?

Yes it is. The full title of the british olympic team is Great Britain and Northern Ireland, though many northern ireland competitors do represent the republic of ireland team. this is probably not due to politics though but simply because its easier to get to the olympics via the irish team than the british team. for example wayne mccollough is from the shankill road but represented the republic in barcelona in 1992.

also, the great britain rugby league team also represents ireland, and there is an irish player in the team at present.