TAXI DRIVER 549 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Plenty of ex Brit soldiers have made decent money fighting other countries wars and conflicts. To me you put your family first and then your country. Plenty of veterans also have medals that they can't even look at because they've been let down by their country. Mo Farah is no different.He's done well for a lad with nothing.AT least he has a cockney/London accent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonjon79 13,358 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 CBE, 4 gold medals and retired at 34 with over 3 million in the bank...... article-2350825-1A8EFD1D000005DC-627_634x462.jpg Well it beats shooting down American Black Hawks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 6,582 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Devout Muslim, white wife , I'd happily do without him! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ginger beard 4,652 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 It was an example to prove you couldn't do it even without your 10 stone backpack on I believe that Socks' military experience was at the elite end of the armed forces. If so, I'm prepared to wager that he's run much further than 10,000m with a Bergen on his back ! was he the one dangling from a rope by his foot at the iranian embassy.? only joking socks i have alot of respect for all our forces really. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 6,582 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 My Mrs says it ain't all about speed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanielG 286 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 not for me would have a bit more respect if he had won the medals for his own country, sportsmen,singers,actors dont overly impress much. Soldiers,Nurses,Samaritans they impress me 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Astanley 11,565 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 I don't follow athletics much ,but isn't there a bit of a question over Farrah's achievements re PEDs and his trainer ,or am I thinking of someone else ? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanielG 286 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 not for me would have a bit more respect if he had won the medals for his own country, sportsmen,singers,actors dont overly impress much. Soldiers,Nurses,Samaritans they impress me I do agree with you but it's a bit silly to compare someone who does a job because they trained to do it and get paid for doing it to an world record breaking Olympic gold medalist! Yes nurses and soldiers are impressive but with all due respect to both trades the fact there are hundreds of thousands of both all around the world shows that anyone can do it.....not many folk could do what mo does or achieved what he has and that's the difference. How many will join the army or become a nurse between now and the time all of his records are broken? if your laying in a pool of blood who would you want to come and help a soldier,nurse or mo farrah ? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BGD 6,436 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 not for me would have a bit more respect if he had won the medals for his own country, sportsmen,singers,actors dont overly impress much. Soldiers,Nurses,Samaritans they impress me I do agree with you but it's a bit silly to compare someone who does a job because they trained to do it and get paid for doing it to an world record breaking Olympic gold medalist! Yes nurses and soldiers are impressive but with all due respect to both trades the fact there are hundreds of thousands of both all around the world shows that anyone can do it.....not many folk could do what mo does or achieved what he has and that's the difference. How many will join the army or become a nurse between now and the time all of his records are broken? if your laying in a pool of blood who would you want to come and help a soldier,nurse or mo farrah ? If you needed someone to run 10,000 metres in a record breaking time who would you call, a soldier, a nurse or Sir Mo Farah? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shovel shy 4,033 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Michael barrymore 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Is anyone ever going to be in the situation where they need someone to run 10k for them at any speed? FFS. He's a runner and gets paid handsomely for it. Doesn't make him a hero. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BGD 6,436 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 (edited) Who said he was a hero? He's just a normal, decent bloke and an amazing athlete. Is it really so strange to admire athletic ability? Edited August 20, 2017 by BGD 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 9,427 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 not for me would have a bit more respect if he had won the medals for his own country, sportsmen,singers,actors dont overly impress much. Soldiers,Nurses,Samaritans they impress me Same here even the care workers working for a pittance in care homes I have more respect for than Mo . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,079 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 CBE, 4 gold medals and retired at 34 with over 3 million in the bank...... article-2350825-1A8EFD1D000005DC-627_634x462.jpg But he has a face only a mother could love Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnny.w 316 Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Does anybody give a f**k ........ Come back when you have an olympic medal...... Tell that Cnut to come back when he has fought for the country that sponsors him whilst he lives in America ....... Lol what does being in the army have to do with anything?? I'd say he is definitely fitter than your average pti anyway and would probably excel as a soldier given the correct training for the job Excel as a soldier lol ... my pack used to weigh more than that f****r ...... Oh I see why did you never enter the 10,000 meters at Olympic level then? That's probably the most bizarre thing I've read on here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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