Fordy62 Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 My 3 day old daughter Jemima and i are sat here having a cuddle and we started chatting about the lighting of the cauldron at the opening ceremony. Now, who exactly is going to do the honours? Dame Kelly Holmes? Sir Steve Redgrave? For us there is simply only one answer... Shaun Taylor. Just kidding, we'd be terribly disappointed if it was anyone other than HRH Queen Elizabeth II. Surely it cannot be anyone else? So who would you have? (By the way, wasn't watching Team GB football like watching a schoolboy international? No atmosphere, no team togetherness. And I still think Jamal Campbell Ryce should have been picked ahead of Danny Rose.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InCider Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Would love it to be Bez, but unlikely. Will probably be someone like Boris Johnson or David Dimpleby FFS. What would be your best and worst out of interest? For me: best would be Sir Brian Tinnion, worst would be President Assad. Couldn't see that going down well in the current political climate, but the organisers might manage to out-do their Korean gaff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 I'd like to see a collection of MP's IN the cauldron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Hmmmmm I cant narrow it down, too many deserving people for the honour, so by default David Beckham. Personally I hope who ever lights it doesn't get chosen because they tick a box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiz Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 has to be steve redgrave, he represents all that being a true olympian great is about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedZepperin Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards. Our greatest Olympian legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am A Cider Drinker Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 has to be steve redgrave, he represents all that being a true olympian great is about. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Horsman Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 The Prodigy, naturally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Posh Spice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semblar Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 My 3 day old daughter Jemima and i are sat here having a cuddle and we started chatting about the lighting of the cauldron at the opening ceremony. Now, who exactly is going to do the honours? Dame Kelly Holmes? Sir Steve Redgrave? For us there is simply only one answer... Shaun Taylor. Just kidding, we'd be terribly disappointed if it was anyone other than HRH Queen Elizabeth II. Surely it cannot be anyone else? So who would you have? (By the way, wasn't watching Team GB football like watching a schoolboy international? No atmosphere, no team togetherness. And I still think Jamal Campbell Ryce should have been picked ahead of Danny Rose.) Wow and I thought MY kids were precocious! Seriously, Sir Steve would fit the bill - but will it be somebody who has already carried it? He has, so have many of the other candidates I can think of (Kelly Holmes, Daley Thompson, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednready Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Our Queen or Bobbie Charlton or our latest VC winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ispep2012 Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Either Tyrone from Coronation Street or Basil Brush.. I can picture basil up there lighting it now. True British hero.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Only one candidate imo. Sir Steve Regrave. That said I heard on the radio the other day that outside of Britain Sir Steve is not that well known and the powers that be want someone with a higher international profile. Dame Kelly or Sir Chris Hoy My guess is that whoever lights the cauldron will be a Knight of the Realm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 The Prodigy, naturally. haha great shout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Daley Thompson or Steve Redgrave Has to be an Olympic hero… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 It's going to Roger Bannister I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tins Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Has to be an olympian, thought Chris Hoy but he is holding the flag. Redgrave is a shout, or Thompson, or even Bradley Wiggins. Wouldn't mind Coe due to the effort he put in, definitely not Beckham!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 27, 2012 Admin Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Only one candidate imo. Sir Steve Regrave. That said I heard on the radio the other day that outside of Britain Sir Steve is not that well known and the powers that be want someone with a higher international profile. Dame Kelly or Sir Chris Hoy My guess is that whoever lights the cauldron will be a Knight of the Realm. Purely on Olympic history would agree with Stevie doing it. My worst fears would be Beckham, on the radio they said he was kicking a "lit football" during the ceremony ! Remember the guy the other year with the bow and arrow, that fired up to light the flame ? Beckham to kick the ball up and light it ? I hope not ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Maybe at the same time Jonny Willinson could kick a lot rugby ball, then John Terry could stand by the torch, arms aloft in triumph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BcfcAllen Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Purely on Olympic history would agree with Stevie doing it. My worst fears would be Beckham, on the radio they said he was kicking a "lit football" during the ceremony ! Remember the guy the other year with the bow and arrow, that fired up to light the flame ? Beckham to kick the ball up and light it ? I hope not ! Cant remember which one but i read that in one of the papers yesterday, beckham to light it by kicking a lit ball into it. About a week or two ago now though i saw an interview on sky sports news where beckham said he didnt want to light to cauldron as he felt it should be an olympian that does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Purely on Olympic history would agree with Stevie doing it. My worst fears would be Beckham, on the radio they said he was kicking a "lit football" during the ceremony ! Remember the guy the other year with the bow and arrow, that fired up to light the flame ? Beckham to kick the ball up and light it ? I hope not ! Hope it's not a penalty shoot out or the flame will remain unlit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Gerry Gow !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Boris Johnson the man is comedy gold "Zoink" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrumpty Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 We need experienced firelighters... What happen to the chaps that burned down Twerton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiceRed Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Remember the guy the other year with the bow and arrow, that fired up to light the flame ? I hope not ! That was Barcelona in '92 with the archer firing an arrow. Looked spectacular. Though apparently he actually missed, and someone just flicked a switch! Muhammed Ali in 1996 was great also. While kicking a flaming ball into the cauldron sounds pretty cool, surely too risky. And the person who lights the flame is traditionally an Olympian. Redgrave is a pretty obvious choice, though maybe the best one. Isn't there 1 British gold medalist alive from 1948 Olympics? Daley Thompson a good shout also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semblar Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 From the BBC - and this does actually sound like a decent idea: One potential scenario is spanning the generations with an old and young combination. "A name that was bandied around but seems to have gone a bit quieter now perhaps because it is quite close to his event is 18-year-old diver Tom Daley, who epitomises the youth side and the promise," said BBC Sport commentator Barry Davies. At the other end of the age spectrum is 92-year-old Dorothy Tyler, Britain's oldest surviving Olympic double medallist. She won high jump silver medals at Berlin in 1936 and the 1948 Games in London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 I was expecting to see someone suggest Stacey Penton!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunningdalered Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Will probably be an executive from Coca Cola, P&G, Hyundai, Lloyds TSB - or whoever else has paid to be 'Official Cauldron Lighter of the 2012 London Olympics' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Damn you all. It's got to be the queen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodbarmyarmy Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Mary Peters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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