I suspect not; but then again, not every other celeb is touting themselves as 1) aiming to shoot for Team GB in the Rio 2016 Games, or 2) with that aim in mind, conducting themselves in a manner, in all likelihood, resulting in them having their SGC taken off them as a result of their inability to keep their temper in check before handing down a domestic beating to their spouse.
Agreed but that should not preclude our sport from embracing them at the outset, one cannot second guess or legislate for human nature we have bad apples within the sport any way, perhaps a cull of these might also enhance our image out there?? who knows
You're right insofar as this was - if we're all being honest - just about publicity, for everyone involved, not just Mel: the issue is what type of publicity does the sport need or seek to attract - and I'll wager D-list daytime TV models wasn't/isn't the way to go to get it.
Again, agree that one cannot legislate for fcukwittage or the human condition: after all, to err is human and we can only mop-up later after the fact. But my point has never been about that - rather that, whilst people here might have wished her well in her shooting endeavours (and this thread is thick with comments of that nature), the practical and realistic likelihood of Mel ever stepping up the oche to represent Team GB in any discipline outside of "Once Having Looked Splendid in a Bikini" were remote to non-existent. It's never been, for me at least, about 'I told you so'; rather that, whilst wishing her well, there never was any realistic hope of her donning a Team GB vest at Olympic level shooting.
I completely agree, but had she not gone off the rails the publicity would have been something we could have used, the Rio item was just window dressing as far as most people in the know were concerned
Unfortunately the oxygen of free tabloid publicity is not generated by the likes of Faulds, Wilson et al, and we do need publicity allbeit postive, just unfortunate she went off the rails.
Without trying to come across as snobbish - I don't think the tabloid press would attract many new shooters anyway. Gold medals get plenty of press, if we are successful and regularly get plenty of these then the sport will expand. Look at cycling - you cannot move on the roads nowadays with all the MAMIL's, that all came because of success on the track and on the road.
We are right now probably the most succesful clay shooting nation in the world, you are saying that only gold medal podium achievements will ensure we get the publicity we need. Well we have had such and the publicity has been short lived to say the least, cycling is not a credible comparison for two prime reasons one it is absolutely riddled with drug abuse and two the sport is not perceived by the public as dangerous or glorifying violence as our sport is regularly accused, nor is cycling at constant odds with the ill informed people of this country as regards " the slaughter" of innocent animals i.e. game in general which is inextricably tied up with clay shooting
AGREE with you but there is a small matter of her assaulting her toyboy hubby which made the headlines, which makes her profile in the shooting community a tad unfortunate
With comments like this, I suspect you've not read the thread in its entirety. Who here, or anywhere else, for that matter, has ever suggested telling her she's no chance? No one, to my knowledge.
