Opening Ceremony

[Oddquine]

I'd be on the phone to get the organisers to tidy it up immediately. Shameful that they allowed all the participants to discard their refuse like this.......

As for the ceremony itself, what was that all about? i got lost about 15 mins in and ended up watching a movie. not impressed at all with it looking like they were taking the P out of Scotland.

It was a bit curate's eggish.

It was shade too UKOK oriented and cringemaking in tone, in the first part, but then it is the Commonwealth Games, and we are still part of the UK, for now, and it was a NuLabour Glasgow organised thing so everything militated against anything but subliminal UKOK advertising.

I was a bit cheesed off at the bussing in of so many BBC London placemen to be the main commentators/presenters.....and did the same person who came up with the Team Scotland tartan design bogging John Barrowman's bogging suit?

But, surprisingly, it worked over all...and a lot less self congratulatory and jingoistic than the London Olympics equivalent. Nobody takes the P out of Scotland and the Scots better than we do ourselves! Seems to have generally gone down well enough.......but the athletes entering the arena was the main show and I did like the music, particularly Freedom Come All Ye when Team Scotland came on.

Just a shame about the UKOK crowd not adhering to the rules about not being political, and not waving the flags of countries not taking part, with the handing out of double sided Saltire/Union Jack flags, given they did not do the same to the English, Welsh and NI Flags..and Team GB is not taking part. So much for keeping politics out of it.

[Rheghead]

I've seen the opening ceremony and quite a few clips on FB and youtube and it just goes to show what a camera angle and a bit of editing can do for the BBC who are too scared about the amount of Scottish support that was in the crowd. It didn't go well for their unionist bias.

[Chook a demus]

Regardless of how good or bad the opening ceremony was the beauty of the commonwealth games is they aren't political but there will always be a few who wish to politicise everything for their own ends. Personally I don't care what flag you're flying it's about sportsmanship not politics and more shame on those who want to turn it into a political debate the referendum has nothing to do with the games.

[golach]

I've seen the opening ceremony and quite a few clips on FB and youtube and it just goes to show what a camera angle and a bit of editing can do for the BBC who are too scared about the amount of Scottish support that was in the crowd. It didn't go well for their unionist bias.

Omg, not that old chestnut again Rheg, remind us of how the medal difference between England and Scotland is at the moment, I will enlighten you , England have 18, Scotland has 11 , but that is all because of the BBC's bias.......Aye Right!!
The opening show was an embarrassment to the whole of Scotland.

[Chook a demus]

Mind wouldn't you be a bit concerned if there wasn't support for Scotland in the opening ceremony of the game based in Glasgow coming from Scotland

[joxville]

Going by the comments on here I'm glad I didn't watch it. It was no surprise to me to learn it was held at Parkhead, organised by City of Glasgow Council, (perennially stuffed with Catholics), and with Celtic's biggest known supporter in attendance too. A nice payday and big advert for Celtic.

[Kevin Milkins]

The reason for me having a non committal first post is because I wasn't sure if it was just me that was finding some of it cringe worthy, however, I did watch it all the way through and some of it was entertaining. Hindsight is a wonderful thing and its easy to look back now on what should or could have happened, but on the whole, it was Ok. Lets hope now that the event itself lives up to its billing and so far it has not disappointed.

[Shpongle]

I've seen the opening ceremony and quite a few clips on FB and youtube and it just goes to show what a camera angle and a bit of editing can do for the BBC who are too scared about the amount of Scottish support that was in the crowd. It didn't go well for their unionist bias.

One would have thought that the SBC would have broadcast it? Oh, hold on, there's no such thing as the Scottish broadcasting company is there? What a shame that all we have is that naff British broadcasting company, it's known across the world as probably the worst isn't it? Totally biased, totally corrupt and totally unionist.

[Oddquine]

One would have thought that the SBC would have broadcast it? Oh, hold on, there's no such thing as the Scottish broadcasting company is there? What a shame that all we have is that naff British broadcasting company, it's known across the world as probably the worst isn't it? Totally biased, totally corrupt and totally unionist.

Didn't use to be when I was younger......but most definitely is now, if you consider their reporting primarily consists of regurgitating the pronouncements of Westminster politicians as if they were fact and not opinion, and failing to dig out the facts to contradict them, as they would have done in the past. I went right off the BBC a long time ago, when they became the Government cheer-leaders for the Israeli excesses in Gaza.

[Shpongle]

STV news is so much better, they don't mention anything "Scottish" and are totally unbiased.

[Oddquine]

STV news is so much better, they don't mention anything "Scottish" and are totally unbiased.

Lol! But we aren't forced to pay a licence fee for STV, just as we are not forced to buy/subscribe to the printed/online versions of the "news"papers..so private companies are entitled to hold biased opinions.but it is an extremely foolish person who would expect them to be unbiased. A public broadcaster, publically funded does have an obligation to be even-handed in its reporting, and not just be another Government mouthpiece.

[Shpongle]

Lol! But we aren't forced to pay a licence fee for STV

True, but you are exposed to heavy advertising by the global giants who want to extract money from you.

[Kevin Milkins]

Well, I have not been disappointed with any of the sport that I have watched and the games so far has been a credit to the host nation. The rugby final tonight was very entertaining and Afrika was certainly a bit special.

[squidge]

The little girl that won the bronze medal swimming today made my day with her smile. Lovely

[Kevin Milkins]

The little girl that won the bronze medal swimming today made my day with her smile. Lovely

She was indeed a little gem. I almost shed a tear myself when she was on the podium, she held her composure better than the New Zealand gold medal winner.

[luskentyre]

What a shame that all we have is that naff British broadcasting company, it's known across the world as probably the worst isn't it? Totally biased, totally corrupt and totally unionist.

What a very strange comment. The BBC was, and still is, renowned for its quality and impartiality across the globe. Claims of "bias" are often only heard from people who aren't hearing what they want to hear.