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SLG · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:09 pm Post subject: Team GB back again...

I see Walter has been doing his bit for a British team at the olympics. They really seem to be putting a big effort into it this time. Why anyone is surprised that he is keen on a British team is beyond me, he made his opinions very clear before the election.

As usual, they are trying to sell it as both sides of the OF, with Smith from Rangers, and they've tried to get Brown from Celtic. Reporting brown as being keen, when he said no such thing. I really think the SFA might end up crumbling on this with all the pressure. Although the fact that the SFA board are fairly anonymous helps.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7067642.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7069511.stm

sgmillerton · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:20 pm Post subject:

we have the britih lions, a british athletics team, why not a british team of under 23's as a one off for such a prestigious event. i personally would leave it to the players, i'm sure the best of scottish talent such as barry ferguson, alan hutton, kris boyd, craig gordon and scott brown would be love to compete at the olympic games.

get a legal papaer from uefa stating a one off event like this will not effect the individuals fa's current status. simple, all other sports do it, why not football? ii feel it makes us look incredibly narrowminded. go for it.
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SLG · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject:

Celtic Indian · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:11 am Post subject:

I'm comfortable with a GB & NI team for the Olympics.It used to happen,so why not again ? SFA being paranoid me thinks.
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SLG · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject:

The thing is, what is the benefit to the SFA or Scots football? Pretty much nothing. So even if it is just a slight risk, why take it?

Celtic Indian · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:43 am Post subject:

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sgmillerton · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:43 pm Post subject:

i'm sure there will be plenty of talented scottish under 23's at the time who would be glad to take part, many of whom will regard themselves as scottish/british.
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SLG · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:52 pm Post subject:

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Dunno 'bout that SLG.

I've said for a while that 2015 is Independence year.

Of course, I'd welcome it before the 2012 Olympics... Very Happy

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agentmancuso · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:34 pm Post subject:

Celtic Indian · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:14 am Post subject:

sgmillerton · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 9:51 am Post subject:

SLG · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject:

Celtic Indian · Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:17 am Post subject:

What benefit is the Commonwealth ?
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Corby Boy · Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:51 am Post subject:

Don't give a rat's about the Olympics let alone the Team GB fitba team!

Scottish participation as independent nation would change my interest levels somewhat.

Maybe it's because the sight of the UJ always makes me want to spew all the time?

Rinty · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:57 am Post subject:

Let's be clear about this, we are only talking about a team for a one-off at the London games of 2012.

In any other Olympics we couldn't take part as the UEFA U-21 tournament is used as the qualifying stage for the olympics, with the top four sides going through.

Are the London Olympics a GB event? Olympics are awarded to cities, not countries, it could be said, if you apply it to a country, then England are the hosts of the Olympics and so the English team should take part, I have no problem with that.

But we have to be careful as, unless we are talking about a one-off only, then participating in the olympics as GB would mean competing in UEFA U-21 tournaments as GB as well.

Personally I quite like the idea of playing off against the other home nations for the right to take part.

sgmillerton · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:55 pm Post subject:

the olympics were awarded to london but as part of gb events will take place all over gb including glasgow, that is why a gb team as a one-off is entirely appropriate.
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Rinty · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:04 pm Post subject:

"the olympics were awarded to london but as part of gb events will take place all over gb including glasgow, that is why a gb team as a one-off is entirely appropriate."

Well that is a first, previously the Olympics are only awarded to a city and any events outside of that city must be approved on a case-by-case basis.

I hadn't heard about this "gb events" and thought that London won the olympics. In that case, if it is the UK that have won the right to stage the olympics, then it could be that a one-off team might be about right. But a paly-off among the home teams for the right to represnt GB would be better.

It makes more sense for the olympics to go to a country rather than a city though and this is a good development.

What events are taking place in Glasgow? I thought it was to be only one event, a football match at hampden. What others are there?

sgmillerton · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:20 pm Post subject:

the games weere awarded to london but events are being spread around the uk including scotland. at the olympics in sydeny there were events also taking place well away from ydeny itself. london is the host city but gb is hosting plenty of events. hence the justification of a gb team.
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