Show Me the Legacy

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You may have to dodge the odd teddy as I blog from my cot when it comes to the topic of London 2012 Olympic tickets.

From what I understand, the purpose of creating this random allocation system was to ensure that tickets for the games were distributed as fairly as possible. In other words, let a computer do the dirty work so that no one has to feel responsible for the inevitable disappointment associated with missing out on the highly sought after tickets.

There were two people from my Twitter community who made me look at this lottery situation with a little more scrutiny. One Twitterer complained that he 'got stuck' with handball tickets and didn’t know what to do with them. I can’t see the ‘fairness’ for the genuine handball fan that didn’t have luck on his side when he or she applied for handball tickets.

Another Twitterer highlighted the irony of the fact that he supports GB volleyball to the fullest and has travelled lengthy distances in order to support the squad, but was also on the wrong side of Lady Luck when applying for his tickets.

A computer generated system can only provide randomness – not necessarily fairness. I suppose that no matter what solution the organisers tried to implement, they would have been under fire. However, had they had taken steps to ensure that those who have been contributing to minority sports in this country long before ‘London’ and ‘the Olympic games’ were even a consideration, ‘legacy’ would be  a reality – not a concept.

Now that I’ve gotten that off my chest... does anyone have any tickets that they selfishly applied for and don’t want? I’m in the market for volleyball, beach volleyball, handball, or basketball tickets.

J