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Bollox to you!!! Miserable lot wont sanction a British football team when the olympics take place in London. Only because they know that not a solitary Scottish player would be good enough for the first choice eleven. I reckon based on current players it would basically be England plus Ryan Giggs!!

"I`ve not seen someone taking a beating like that, since someone put a banana down my pants and set a monkey loose.."

Afaik the rules limit the age of players, so it can`t be the current England squad anyway.

But yes, they are a miserable bunch of sods. Maybe they can supply the manager.


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Ryan Giggs will have long retired before then

Aye yeah youre right, Havent players got to be under 23? Well in that case it wouldve been a team consisting of young England players and Darren Fletcher.. ;)

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This item was edited on Thursday, 7th July 2005, 22:06

there`s more to it than just being dour.. I personally would like to see a GB team in the olympics.. but unfortunately so would fifa .. and they would love to take the 4 places away from us .. and the 4 votes that go with it...

if they can get assurances from fifa.. then i believe there will be a GB fitba team for 2012..

May be wrong here, as usual :) but I would guess that the reason this may be refused is that it would lead to a U.K. team in the future.
How many English/Welsh/N.Ireland/Scottish fans would really want to see this ?
UEFA/FIFA would love to see it as it would create another three possible EURO/World Cup places for grabs each and every EURO/WC.

As I said, may be wrong but I would reckon that is the real reason.

Choagy FFCUK The SPL :)

that`s what i just said :P

They could put out a GB squad with 5 players each or so from all of the home nations. Lets face it the olympics has always been a minor tournament in terms of world football. The nation would get behind a GB team if there were players in there who they could cheer on and it doesnt really matter if we dont win it.

Andy

You mean they play football at the Olympics!!, not just kick a ball around while waiting to do the other boring stuff ? amazing, all those pro's pretending to be amateurs.

Cracking toast, Gromit!

Fifa and UEFA have said MANY MANY TIMES that a GB olympic team would not effect the status of the home nations, but still the Scots FA area against it. Not sure why :/


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