Commonwealth Games

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Does anyone give a shit about the Commonwealth?

[blue matt]

Does anyone give a shit about the Commonwealth?

yes we all love the queen and battenburg cake, we established that a while back

[Loramski]

Does anyone give a shit about the Commonwealth?

Just because you missed out on selection for the rhythmic gymnastics team again there's no need to be bitter about it. I don't know anyone who 'gives a shit' about the Commonwealth myself but I'm not sure that matters in relation to the Games themselves. Do you have to give a shit about Europe to be interested in the Euros? Or about England to be interested in the Premier League and Championship?

I guess the Games struggle for relevance in the wider scheme of things and are incredibly expensive to run (Durban couldn't afford this one so it's ended up in Birmingham) but there will be 72 countries there and 5,000 athletes with sports that aren't football getting exposure and coverage they can only dream of at other times. Good luck to them.