Britian to enter a football team at the 2012 Olympics

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7067642.stm

 

Should Scottish players be involved or not?

[Gribz 743]

Absolute yes IMO.

 

GB enters, and football is a sport in the games.

 

It wouldnt necessarily have to be the strongest team like Gerrard, Rooney etc but a B team or squad players. Im sure the players from the lower leagues would even be up for representing us.

 

It would be split with 5 players from each NI, Wales, Scotland and England making a 20 man squad.

[Gazza_8 233]

Not a chance.

 

As a country we're going for independence from England and Wales so why should we enter a joint football team? Seems strange to me.

 

I can't see the fans from Scotland getting on with the fans from England. Riots!!

[bmck 117]

absolutely we should.

[Gribz 743]

Not a chance.

 

As a country we're going for independence from England and Wales so why should we enter a joint football team? Seems strange to me.

 

I can't see the fans from Scotland getting on with the fans from England. Riots!!

 

Nah, the olympics isnt a violent games and if its a squad made up of Derby, Kilmarnock, Cardiff and Linfield players then it will cause no trouble whatsoever.

 

The games are in London and i think a GB team is a great idea. Id prefer it to be good players but even if its a mix'n' match of any level of player id see it as a good idea.

 

We need a foreign manager though :fish:

[bmck 117]

we managed to fight two world wars together ffs, lets get a grip here.

[ian1964 10,440]

I don't like the idea of a British team,I also don't like the idea of Scotland breaking away from the union,independance ?,not for me !!!!!

[Super_Ally 0]

Look at when Woodward had the lions after he won the rugby world cup and he picked a load of ageing off form English boys ahead of decent Scots, Welsh and Irish.

 

I wont be supporting that team when they pick the likes of Robinson over Gordon. They can fuck right off with that.

[Gazza_8 233]

we managed to fight two world wars together ffs, lets get a grip here.

 

But this is football and the English football fans enjoy rioting.

[bmck 117]

But this is football and the English football fans enjoy rioting.

 

and scottish fans enjoying being a parody of a stereotype and think they're great because they're not violent. hopefully the overly independent/nationalistic morons from either side will be weeded out, and those decent nice thinking folk'll realise that getting together to support a common cause when we're all on the same side isn't really such a bad idea.

 

eta: not implying by the above that anyone who doesnt support the idea is a moron, just that the moronic element (hooligans etc) will be weeded out because they'll be too nationalistic.