ibelieve!!! Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Surprise surprise, this is resurfacing again!! http://www.skysports.com/share/10578242 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 "they will continue to discuss the matter annually after years of not talking to each other, for reasons he said nobody could remember." Clearly they can't remember. How are Team GB going to qualify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 (edited) And merely the report says the four nations talked. Aye it went something like this:- English FA to the rest:'Interested?' Reply from the rest: 'Naw.' There the conversation ended. Edited September 15, 2016 by Caledonian Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkieRobRoy Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 In the Rugby Sevens Olympic malarkey, Teamgeebee are 'represented' by the English RU, and qualify through how the England team do. Wouldn't be surprised to see the English FA try to push through the same kind of arrangement for fitba. As if the other FAs could do anything if they did. They see it, by the way, as a useful development tool for the English game. As in so many other sports, Teamgeebee would merely be Greater England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bzzzz Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Team GB can go fk itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabtheBruce Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 6 hours ago, Bzzzz said: Team GB can go fk itself. Over and over and over again. Bellends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weekevie04 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 We shouldn't have a national team as we are not a proper country. Doesn't mean I won't support Scotland and I will, and we will continue to have a team when the likes of Gibraltar, the UK regional teams, and the Faroes all have national sides, but really if there is a GB team we can't complain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 It might not be worst idea. At least we d qualify all the time. Bale and burke in the team too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Hahahahahahhhhahahahahahhaahhahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahaahahahahhhahahahahahahahahahahahhhhhahahahahhhhhhahahhahahhhha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlueGaz Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 (edited) 3 hours ago, weekevie04 said: We shouldn't have a national team as we are not a proper country. I'm intrigued, why are we not a 'proper' country? I have Googled 'proper country' but the results are pretty inconclusive. Edited September 17, 2016 by BlueGaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenfrewBlue Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 17 hours ago, BlueGaz said: I'm intrigued, why are we not a 'proper' country? I have Googled 'proper country' but the results are pretty inconclusive. FIFA and the UN don't appear to agree on the definition so he's comparing apples with oranges and wasting his time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 On Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 11:32 PM, KirkieRobRoy said: In the Rugby Sevens Olympic malarkey, Teamgeebee are 'represented' by the English RU, and qualify through how the England team do. Wouldn't be surprised to see the English FA try to push through the same kind of arrangement for fitba. As if the other FAs could do anything if they did. They see it, by the way, as a useful development tool for the English game. As in so many other sports, Teamgeebee would merely be Greater England. Worth noting that for mens' football, England would only have actually qualified once out of the last 7 Olympics since they brought in the youth football qualification route. Scotland would have made it in 1992 and 96. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny78 Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Would you support a uk team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertsscot Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 I know it was a big deal when London were hosts in 2012 but I haven't heard a single person say how much they missed not having a team GB in the Rio Olympics. I think fans of most EPL clubs would be probably annoyed if their stars were missing big games for a tournament that most of the are not really that bothered about anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 6 hours ago, Hertsscot said: I know it was a big deal when London were hosts in 2012 but I haven't heard a single person say how much they missed not having a team GB in the Rio Olympics. I think fans of most EPL clubs would be probably annoyed if their stars were missing big games for a tournament that most of the are not really that bothered about anyway. I think it's a bigger deal for women's football where the Olympics is possibly the pinnacle of the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Fixture congestion, yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flumax Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 On 17/09/2016 at 6:40 PM, BlueGaz said: I'm intrigued, why are we not a 'proper' country? I have Googled 'proper country' but the results are pretty inconclusive. You know, proper countries that adhere to Montevideo convention definition. Ie not Scotland. http://www.cfr.org/sovereignty/montevideo-convention-rights-duties-states/p15897 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu101 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 21 hours ago, flumax said: You know, proper countries that adhere to Montevideo convention definition. Ie not Scotland. http://www.cfr.org/sovereignty/montevideo-convention-rights-duties-states/p15897 I always though Scotland would be a country under Montevideo- "The state as a person of international law should possess the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states", but I admit that I not the most clued up on this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 They can shove their Team GB and their union rag right up Michelle Mone's hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyDenoon Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 5 minutes ago, ErsatzThistle said: They can shove their Team GB and their union rag right up Michelle Mone's hole. Doubt there would be much problem fitting it all in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu101 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 It is a hideous idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flumax Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 1 hour ago, Stu101 said: I always though Scotland would be a country under Montevideo- "The state as a person of international law should possess the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states", but I admit that I not the most clued up on this stuff. Not wanting to hijack the thread (happy to move discussions outwith) but briefly.. d) highly debatable eg "recently very clear Scotland does not have the competence to negotiate with the European Union" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-36656980 Moreover see ARTICLE 3 The political existence of the state is independent of recognition by the other states. Even before recognition the state has the right to defend its integrity and independence, to provide for its conservation and prosperity, and consequently to organize itself as it sees fit, to legislate upon its interests, administer its services, and to define the jurisdiction and competence of its courts. The exercise of these rights has no other limitation than the exercise of the rights of other states according to international law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flumax Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 BTW NO TEAM GB/UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu101 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, flumax said: Not wanting to hijack the thread (happy to move discussions outwith) but briefly.. d) highly debatable eg "recently very clear Scotland does not have the competence to negotiate with the European Union" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-36656980 Moreover see ARTICLE 3 The political existence of the state is independent of recognition by the other states. Even before recognition the state has the right to defend its integrity and independence, to provide for its conservation and prosperity, and consequently to organize itself as it sees fit, to legislate upon its interests, administer its services, and to define the jurisdiction and competence of its courts. The exercise of these rights has no other limitation than the exercise of the rights of other states according to international law. Cheers- will look into this more. Just came up in the pub last week, thats all. I just thought all you needed was a flag, border and national anthem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapofGlencoe Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 We're a country without a state. Pretty obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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