Title: 2012 Olympics: No British Football team? Post by: TightEnd on October 30, 2007, 11:28:35 AM I am aware of the reasons why the Scottish/N Irish and Welsh FA's would decline to be part of a British Football team: the risk to the future of their national teams is perceived as too high.
but surely no British football team at the Olympics..our Olympics..would be a great shame, not least for young Scottish, Irish and Welsh players at the time (the Olympics being an U23 competition I think, for football) who would have a unique opportunity to participate in their home Olympics You would think the BOA would do a deal with Blatter/FIFA to allow it as a one off. I note Blatter's comments at the end of this article, which may or may not be worth a candle, I don't know http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7067642.stm Do you sympathise with the FA's here or are they showing a parochial and short sighted attitude? p.s I am not criticising the Scots/Welsh/N Irish! Title: Re: 2012 Olympics: No British Football team? Post by: Rod Paradise on October 30, 2007, 12:08:08 PM I'm hoping we'll have a Scottish team in the 2012 Olympics. :-*
Title: Re: 2012 Olympics: No British Football team? Post by: celtic on October 30, 2007, 02:27:53 PM Why would we want those crap English players in our Scottish team and who would manage it? Steve McLaren? ;ifm;
By 2012 tho we could snap up Gary Megson by which time he will have guided Bolton to Champions League glory (twice) and numerous other trophies. Title: Re: 2012 Olympics: No British Football team? Post by: Graham C on October 31, 2007, 11:21:27 AM I've always thought it was a shame not to have a British side in the football at the Olympics, but I can understand why we don't. It would be exciting looking at the current U18's squads working out who's going to be going for a spot in the main squad for 2012. Even if the players don't come from a professional club level, it would be good to see us enter a team.
Title: Re: 2012 Olympics: No British Football team? Post by: GlasgowBandit on November 01, 2007, 08:48:47 AM I don't see the point in a Brit team it would be dominated by England.
Title: Re: 2012 Olympics: No British Football team? Post by: Graham C on November 01, 2007, 01:43:56 PM Not necessarily, it's all U23's, I'm sure there would be a few Scottish, maybe one welsh in there :D
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