Sour grapes

Another awesome morning for Team GB as Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton nab another couple of Golds in the Sprint finals for the all-conquering Cyclists.

Imagine when Normo Tebbs told Britain to get on its bike back in our last recession he didn’t exactly have this in mind. Wiggins, Pendleton and especially triple gold medallist and flying Scot Chris Hoy, the Spurt salutes you...

All this Gold medal success has come as a bit of surprise to us normally unassuming Brits but also to insouciant professional Frenchman and occasional Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who professes himself surprised at Team GB’s swimming success.

"I didn't know the English were good at swimming, I have been in this country for 12 years and I haven't seen a swimming pool," says Arsene.

Blimey no wonder they’re known colloquially as the smelly French, wonder how long it’ll be before he tracks down a bath or shower? Or checks the medal table? France a lowly 11th as we type.

Anyway those sour grapes shouldn’t disguise Team GB’s real goal of the games.

Forget that 41 medals target, our real goal is to finish ahead of those friggin’ Aussies.

Not only would it get one in before the Ashes, but earning four years worth of bragging rights, now that would be sweet.

They’ll be serving us a lot of drinks between now and then.