Gritty

Could the opening ceremony have been the easy bit ?  There's a groundswell of anger (especially amongst Londoners just mooching aimlessly around over the next two weeks, as requested by the Government) about empty seats on screen; and a stooshie about the quality of the core coverage of the men's road race.

The cycling coverage was more-than-lite on the graphics and clocks that make the Tour De France great telly. Commentator Chris Boardman tweeted "Folks, got to apologise for issues today, gutted. Tomorrow we aim to have stuff like information and a monitor we can see for commentary!". The BBC has been quick to point out that it wasn't their staff organising this one.

The tickets are down to LOCOG. There is a theory that people should pay £10 to enter the park, then get returns for £5, but it doesn't seem to be official. Could Coe go from hero to zero unless he acts ?