Team GB.. Well it's a bit different.

Great Britain progressed through to the knockout stages of the Olympics with relative ease and it's looking promising, well until they have to play Brazil again which probably won't go fantastically well.

I quite like the idea the idea of a British Olympic side.. it would have been a little odd if they had got the Olympics and not put forward a side for our national game. They've even got a side together for Handball as well which I've never been quite able to follow, or rather never actually tried to more accurately.

They've had four games playing together now, a couple of wins, most notably against Uruguay who frankly didn't really get out of the starting blocks, especially when you consider the talent they had at their disposal. Suarez and Cavani are among the top strikers playing in Europe, but Cavani particularly looked like a man in pre-season training.

But never mind about that, Suarez and Coates have had a bit of a run round and seem unscathed so we can get them back for more pressing matters. Whether Coates will get that much game time this season I suspect has more to do with how far Liverpool progress in the UEFA Cup. (I know they changed the name, but I haven't.)

I'm getting a little off topic, I tend to do that especially when I'm not on about Liverpool for some reason.

The Olympics has given the likes of Bellamy and Giggs a chance to play in and admittedly watered down international football tournament, which they were leaving a bit late in the day. Especially since Giggs hasn't played for Wales for years. But you can hardly blame him.. was never likely to lead to anything and he had that hectic social situation to keep on top of.

That is also the reason that I found it suprising that Gareth Bale dipped out to go and play for Spurs. I know he was supposed to be injured and well in a certain irony, he now is thanks to Mr Adam (again). I'm getting back on Liverpool, bear with me. I did hear Adam's agent defending him saying he's "not that kind of player", which taken as he meant it meaning a dirty player then he is correct, but Adam is bordering on "Paul Scholes" clumsy when it comes to tackling.

I hope that they continue with the British Oluympic side.. I suppose with the next one being in Brazil it is somwething of a bigger ask for sides to lend out their players for a tournament right at the start of the season, half way round the world. And the idea of qualification wouldn't sit well with those managers, but on the flip side of that if they do have to qualify they would become a more cohesive side as obviously the more a side plays together and understands each other the more effective it will be. It's a nice idea but I can't see it happening. Maybe if GB win a medal here, a bronze seems reasonably likely at least, then views on this may change.

I think one of the main disappointments with the Olympics is that the BBC didn't get Andy Gray and Richard Keys to present to Womens football.. they would most likely sat there in silence I suppose and if that's not a result then I don't know what is.