iainmac1 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 (edited) On 8/10/2017 at 4:14 PM, Mazziessc said: I'm not entirely sure what the fuss is about, sure I get why some are so against it but ffs its for the olympics, not the world cup. Imo I dont see the harm in a team GB team competing. F*ck team GB. F*ck the union. F*ck the union Jack. F*ck all team GB, not just the football. F*ck the team GB synchronised swimming team, F*ck the one where you prance about on horses. Dressage, that's it. F*ck team GB dressage team. That all. Edited August 12, 2017 by iainmac1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 2 hours ago, iainmac1 said: F*ck team GB. F*ck the union. F*ck the union Jack. F*ck all team GB, not just the football. F*ck the team GB synchronised swimming team, F*ck the one where you prance about on horses. Dressage, that's it. F*ck team GB dressage team. That all. There's a lot of fvcking going on there Iain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 50 minutes ago, Ormond said: There's a lot of fvcking going on there Iain. Does anyone want to break the news that he has just won an Olympic Gold in the GB ' ' team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 3 minutes ago, TDYER63 said: Does anyone want to break the news that he has just won an Olympic Gold in the GB ' ' team. GB 'fvcking ' team....even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibi Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 On 8/12/2017 at 0:48 PM, iainmac1 said: F*ck team GB. F*ck the union. F*ck the union Jack. F*ck all team GB, not just the football. F*ck the team GB synchronised swimming team, F*ck the one where you prance about on horses. Dressage, that's it. F*ck team GB dressage team. That all. Can't argue with that. I tend to support anyone who is playing against GB at anything. Time to become a proper nation and do nation things properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 *Sigh* - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43573417 I'd be happy enough to let them go for it if they only picked English players, but they said they'd do that in 2012 and look what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Who actually gives a fuck about womens football. Not many women going by their crowds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapofGlencoe Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 why is this Campbell just allowed free reign to state " there's a lot of support from the home nations"?? i mean it's just not true..home counties maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 52 minutes ago, PapofGlencoe said: why is this Campbell just allowed free reign to state " there's a lot of support from the home nations"?? i mean it's just not true..home counties maybe. Her fellow Baroness ‘Mone’ probably told her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 4 hours ago, PapofGlencoe said: why is this Campbell just allowed free reign to state " there's a lot of support from the home nations"?? i mean it's just not true..home counties maybe. Especially as the article also says the SFA are not interested at all. There's also the arrogance of assuming that they will actually qualify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 On 12/08/2017 at 12:48 PM, iainmac1 said: F*ck team GB. F*ck the union. F*ck the union Jack. F*ck all team GB, not just the football. F*ck the team GB synchronised swimming team, F*ck the one where you prance about on horses. Dressage, that's it. F*ck team GB dressage team. That all. This could be the opening scene of trainspotting 3 independence day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 7 hours ago, Squirrelhumper said: Who actually gives a fuck about womens football. Not many women going by their crowds. It's more a matter of principle. If we do it for the women's game, then the FA will assume we're happy for the men's game too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Clyde1998 said: It's more a matter of principle. If we do it for the women's game, then the FA will assume we're happy for the men's game too. Well for the record I'm still firmly against Team GB in all its forms Edited March 29, 2018 by exile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapofGlencoe Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 kim little in favour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibi Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Being in favour of a team GB should automatically disqualify you from selection for Scotland. It might be possible to have joint nationality, but you can't have nested nationalities. Britain isn't a nation, and if you believe it is, then it implies that Scotland isn't a nation, and nor is England, Wales and NI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 26 minutes ago, Alibi said: Being in favour of a team GB should automatically disqualify you from selection for Scotland. It might be possible to have joint nationality, but you can't have nested nationalities. Britain isn't a nation, and if you believe it is, then it implies that Scotland isn't a nation, and nor is England, Wales and NI. This. The SFA should really make a statement saying something along these lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 25 minutes ago, Alibi said: Being in favour of a team GB should automatically disqualify you from selection for Scotland. It might be possible to have joint nationality, but you can't have nested nationalities. Britain isn't a nation, and if you believe it is, then it implies that Scotland isn't a nation, and nor is England, Wales and NI. I disagree with you on this. I don'y blame people for wanting to compete at the Olympics and sadly they like all other sports have no other option but to represent Team GB. Big question is do people like Kim Little believe it is a low risk (or even know it is a risk) to the Scotland team or do they just not care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jailender Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 So does that mean that a proportion of our Commonwealth Games team should not have been selected because they have also represented GB at the Olympics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 1 hour ago, jailender said: So does that mean that a proportion of our Commonwealth Games team should not have been selected because they have also represented GB at the Olympics? There's a difference in the fact that, for most sports, the Olympics is the pinnacle and to compete at the pinnacle they have to represent GB. For football, it isn't - the World Cup is and to compete at they pinnacle they have to represent Scotland. I'm not even sure why football is at the Olympics, as it should be the pinnacle for each sport played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich NATA Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Alibi said: Being in favour of a team GB should automatically disqualify you from selection for Scotland. I agree with that. To me, it implies that person is prioritising their own gain (or life experience) ahead of the Scottish national teams. There is a risk to the existence of the Scottish national teams, but Kim Little is willing to gamble on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, Clyde1998 said: There's a difference in the fact that, for most sports, the Olympics is the pinnacle and to compete at the pinnacle they have to represent GB. For football, it isn't - the World Cup is and to compete at they pinnacle they have to represent Scotland. I'm not even sure why football is at the Olympics, as it should be the pinnacle for each sport played. For Women's football it is on a par with the World Cup though so I do have some sympathy for them if they qualify and can't take part. That said, they know the rules before they start and it's the price they pay for being able to play for Scotland, Egland, Wales or NI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Clyde1998 said: There's a difference in the fact that, for most sports, the Olympics is the pinnacle and to compete at the pinnacle they have to represent GB. For football, it isn't - the World Cup is and to compete at they pinnacle they have to represent Scotland. I'm not even sure why football is at the Olympics, as it should be the pinnacle for each sport played. I mentioned on the previous page and aaid did above the Olympics has been the pinnacle for women's football. I read the interview with Kim Little and she obviously had a good time at London 2012, but there's still no mention of how Team GB can qualify for an Olympics that they're not hosting... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43706225 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, Toepoke said: I mentioned on the previous page and aaid did above the Olympics has been the pinnacle for women's football. I read the interview with Kim Little and she obviously had a good time at London 2012, but there's still no mention of how Team GB can qualify for an Olympics that they're not hosting... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43706225 Team GB would qualify if England finish as one of the best three European teams at the 2019 World Cup - out of the eight that qualify. They were first in 2015 and fourth in 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 12 minutes ago, Clyde1998 said: Team GB would qualify if England finish as one of the best three European teams at the 2019 World Cup - out of the eight that qualify. They were first in 2015 and fourth in 2011. And if eg. Scotland were also to qualify that gives TeamGB more opportunity to get to the Olympics, I can see other countries having a problem with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 7 minutes ago, Toepoke said: And if eg. Scotland were also to qualify that gives TeamGB more opportunity to get to the Olympics, I can see other countries having a problem with that. Aye. It may only be England who can qualify as the English FA is the only FA affiliated to the BOA though. It may just come down to an agreement between the four FAs, although I can't see the SFA budging on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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