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| British Olympic Football Team; Welsh & Sottish FA's say NO | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 11 2005, 01:18 PM (273 Views) | |
| sam jordan | Nov 11 2005, 01:18 PM Post #1 |
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The British IOC have tried to get a GB football team together, the English & N.I. FA's have agreed, but the other two have laughed it off. FIFA will allow a one-off team, which as with all football olympics, is an Under 23 age group. It will not interfere with the independance of future teams. So the GB team will happen, but without youngsters from Wales and Scottland being eligiable to enter. In my opinion it is daft, it would be on merit, with independant selectors, and could be good. Even if there were no english players in the team i would still support, and I am sure the scottish fans would aswell if no scottish players etc. |
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| The_Bear | Nov 11 2005, 01:24 PM Post #2 |
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I heard it was just Scotland that had decided not to send any players? Which I think is just bloody minded and shows how backward and inward looking they are! |
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| tim | Nov 11 2005, 01:27 PM Post #3 |
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Wales are considering their position. A bit like a few people in the '2 footballers are gay' thread :D |
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| fatlad | Nov 11 2005, 01:57 PM Post #4 |
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:D |
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| loyal blue | Nov 11 2005, 02:14 PM Post #5 |
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:P :D |
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| tiltontrev | Nov 11 2005, 04:03 PM Post #6 |
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Keep Right On...
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They wouldn`t get any players in the squad anyway,they know this hence the reason they`ve said no to save embarrassment further down the line. ;) |
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| sam jordan | Nov 11 2005, 04:06 PM Post #7 |
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we don't know that yet, for a younster to play in that team, 2012 the child could be anywhere between 10 and 15 now, even scotland may get a couple of outstanding players, and their refusal to enter will effect that child. |
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| dr.nick | Nov 11 2005, 07:22 PM Post #8 |
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this is exactly the reason they have said no. in reality it would be called the british team but it would be full of english players. probably get the odd scot sitting on the bench or cleaning boots but that would be about it. |
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| TJDIXI | Nov 11 2005, 07:33 PM Post #9 |
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To Be honest i think this is something that will change as the welsh and the scots supporters and sports fans will demand a greater involvement from there FA's i know i would and if it was England pulling the same trick i'd be writting letters demanding we do get involved on a weekly basis until we did get involved |
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| Macca_sotv | Nov 11 2005, 08:09 PM Post #10 |
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That is correct it would be all england players except damien duff surely |
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| dr.nick | Nov 11 2005, 08:11 PM Post #11 |
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actually you would'nt because he plays fro the republic of irland. |
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| dr.nick | Nov 11 2005, 08:20 PM Post #12 |
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so with the players available who wopuld you pick from the home nations.? mine would be. ..........................robinson............. g.johnson..........ferdinand..........terry...........cole becks.............gerrard..............dj..............giggs .................owen.................rooney subs m.taylor b.furguson bellamy capaldy (i think he did ok against us ) upson camble heskey thats all i can think of from the current crop of players but feel free to add more. :D |
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| mr penguin | Nov 11 2005, 10:19 PM Post #13 |
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I agree with the jocks as I don't like the idea of a Brtish team. A better solution imo would be have an home internationals tournament (for under 23s) the previous summer. Winning team plays in the Olympics. |
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| Aff | Nov 11 2005, 10:23 PM Post #14 |
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You do realise that it's an Under-23 side, right? |
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| The_Bear | Nov 11 2005, 10:25 PM Post #15 |
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The trouble is its not up to us, the only way we can have a team in the olympics is to have a great britian team as we compete as great britian. My solution would be to all compete as our own countries but then out medal tally would be tiny (or even more tiny ;) ) |
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| dr.nick | Nov 11 2005, 10:28 PM Post #16 |
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is it i did'nt know i never watch the olympics because we dont have a GB footy team but now that has been pointed out i can go back to being ignorant of it. :lol: |
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| mr penguin | Nov 11 2005, 10:41 PM Post #17 |
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I didn't mean that we would actually compete in the Olympics as "England" (although I wish that we could). I meant that the GB team would be drawn entirely from whichever nation won the home internationals tournament (i.e. England). |
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| Blacksmith | Nov 11 2005, 11:01 PM Post #18 |
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I actually think the Olympics are becoming a bit of a joke, and that they have lost their original aims. I may be in a minority here, but I believe they should just be for individual competition, not team sports. We have enough football, basketball (etc.) tournaments as it is. Leave the Olympics as a medium for showing individual excellence, rather than have them, as another vehicle for overpaid team events. |
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| mr penguin | Nov 11 2005, 11:25 PM Post #19 |
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I know what you mean, but I'm not sure that it's a question of team vs individual sports. Relays, for instance, are part of Olympic tradition. Likewise, rowing, etc. I think a better test would be to limit the Olympics to only those sports for which the Olympics represents the pinnacle. i.e. if the top competition in a sport is NOT the Olympics, then it shouldn't be in the games. So, In Athletics Swimming Amateur boxing Gymnastics Rowing etc + many small sports Out Football (because the World Cup is bigger than the Olympics) Tennis (Wimbledon, etc) Golf etc |
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| The_Bear | Nov 12 2005, 08:40 AM Post #20 |
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Is golf an olympic sport! ffs! |
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| Forward62 | Nov 12 2005, 10:41 AM Post #21 |
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Agree totally with Mr Penguin on this one. Personally, I also think that a country should host the games, not a particular city. This would allow a country as a whole to benefit from new facilities rather than a single place. The Olympics in London means nothing to me as I'm never going to use any of these new facilities 'for the good of us all'. |
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| CarrotBlu | Nov 12 2005, 12:05 PM Post #22 |
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You are alowed 3 overage players, the rest have to be under 23 |
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| MGB 182 | Nov 12 2005, 07:55 PM Post #23 |
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They've been like this towards the English for centuries, they'll never move on ..zz.. ..zz.. ..zz.. |
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