No Scots in GB Olympic football team

[Mtoto]

Announced tonight that the Scottish Football Association won't allow any players to take part in a Great Britain team at the Olympics. Which is good of them...

Vaguely reminds me of the story about Lester Piggott finishing second on a horse for some complete no-mark trainer after finding trouble in running. The trainer ran up to him as he came back to unsaddle and shouted: "You'll never ride for me again."

To which Lester replied: "That's me finished, then."

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Lets face it there was going to be none in the squad either way.

 

[Del Boy]

It's like when Andy Cole announced his retirement from international football!!

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Bet the english are thinking "well thats one down only two to go"

 

[Cian]

Bet the english are thinking "well thats one down only two to go"

Two? Northern Ireland isn't in Great Britain, do you want the FA to withdraw to?

 

[Del Boy]

Who would be good enough to get into the English team? I can't think of anyone? Possibly a keeper? Giggs (too old)?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

The olympic team is Great Britan and Ireland

 

[dougdeep]

I don't think we should enter under the GB name.

 

[dougdeep]

The olympic team is Great Britan and Ireland

No it isn't. Clown.

 

[Safeway]

Northern Ireland got their own Olympic team, have they?

 

[Cian]

The olympic team is Great Britan and Ireland

No, its not.

Oddly enough, Northern Ireland's Olympic team is, err... they don't have one. I doubt the IOC intends them to come in under ours, although ours is just called Ireland.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

No it isn't. Clown.

Sorry what you say?


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/sports_talk/1046582.stm

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Northern Ireland got their own Olympic team, have they?

No thats the ROI

 

[Safeway]

f***ing stoopid PADDIES:

It is crazy to think of any GB team. I'd rather see an all-Ireland team for the good of our country's football.
Paul Dobb, N.Ireland

 

[dougdeep]

Sorry what you say?

I say clown.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Sorry what you say?

I say clown.

It appears i was right

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

http://www.olympics.org.uk/Library/boa_pdf/Whatyouneedtoknow.pdf#search='great%20britain%20and%20ireland%20olympic%20team'

 

[Bakesy]

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I think we all know i now RULE

All kiss my feet

 

[Cian]

Just means they didn't rename the team after 1922, basically. Ah well, that means refering to it as "Great Britain" is wrong then