GB Olympics Team

[Ryan]

Beckham's been omitted apparently.

The biggest fucking LOL ever.

 

[Fox]

that is brave

 

[LeTallecWiz]

poor david beckham ...

 

[dave2]

Welsh duo Craig Bellamy and Ryan Giggs, and England's Micah Richards, are the three overage picks so says The Times piece.

I am sure Sir David Beckham will weasel his way in some how.

 

[Ryan]

Beckham: "I would have been honoured to have been part of this unique Team GB squad. Naturally I am very disappointed. There will be no bigger supporter of the team than me. And like everyone, I will be hoping they can win gold."

 

[Fox]

maybe Bellers is getting his spot

 

[Fox]

Beckham: "I would have been honoured to have been part of this unique Team GB squad. Naturally I am very disappointed. There will be no bigger supporter of the team than me. And like everyone, I will be hoping they can win gold."

class response to be fair

 

[Ryan]

class response to be fair

It's the right thing to say. But it would have been far more pleasing if he'd actually said what he really felt.

Ask Posh to give you your balls back Becks.

 

[hmmmmm1]

Further proof if required how much of a fool Pearce is

 

[Ryan]

Further proof if required how much of a fool Pearce is

Or it could be further proof that he's learned a lot over the last few years, and is prepared to make some ballsy calls.

 

[dave2]

I am getting on Uruguay to win gold... this may backfire when the actual 18 man squad is announced next week.

One of Suarez or Cavini will be included but maybe both.

 

[jon545660]

Or it could be further proof that he's learned a lot over the last few years, and is prepared to make some ballsy calls.

Like making Scot Parker captain of England?

 

[hmmmmm1]

Or it could be further proof that he's learned a lot over the last few years, and is prepared to make some ballsy calls.

Like making scot Parker the captin for his one game in charge

 

[hmmmmm1]

Like making Scot Parker captain of England?

Touché!

 

[refugee]

Don't know why they are taking Giggs, Pearce's long ball game will completely bypass him

 

[refugee]

Think this means that Northern Ireland will have zero representatives in the squad, unless they gamble and bring a youngster like McLaughlin . I thought they might have taken Brunt as a token gesture.

 

[Silver Sean]

Pearce is a cunt. A thick, useless one at that. And as for Beckham, he's like herpes, just when you think you've seen the last of it it's back to piss you off. Not that I'm speaking from experience you understand. He looks even more of a cunt than ever with his WWII spitfire pilot look.

 

[Silver Sean]

Plus football has absolutely no place at the Olympics. Utterly pointless.

 

[Fox]

Gigg's profile will ensure they media and UTD fans will still go to the games.

Beckhams absense and Giggs being main man will just put off the housewives 😛

 

[Holle]

Fuck Usain Bolt, fuck Trey Hardee, fuck Michael Phelps, fuck the Dream Team, fuck Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic!

Sir Ryan Giggs, the greatest athlete to ever grace the planet, is at the Olympics!

Where can I get tickets???

 

[gkmacca]

Apparently Pearce told Beckham that he couldn't pick him because he needed more defensive cover.

 

[Rouge Penguin]

Great, im really looking forward to watching more useless cunts under achieve on a big stage.

Hopefully Pearce will manage to train the first touch out of players and make our quickest players in the Prem look slow.

 

[Rouge Penguin]

Seeing as Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain did fuck all, surely they'll be picked?

Did Mickey Owen send Pearce his brochure to late?

 

[Woland]

Lord Barlow of Beckham is said to be devastated that he isn't in the squad, but he'll be cheering the boys on from his tent in Afghanistan

 

[Fox]

pearce is goign to go all out to win this as he will see it as his ticket to replace Roy when he leaves england job. If GB flop badly thats Pearce's chances gone. Maybe he thought Beckham circus would be issue.

Peronally I think it is a shame as its not a serious olympic event anyway

 

[Squiggles]

I don't like Pearce one bit, but he's made the correct decision here.

I'm amazed the idea was even contemplated.

 

[Silver Sean]

Football should not, and never should have, ever, ever been anywhere near the olympics.
Oh and fuck David Beckham. And Stuart Pearce. Pair of cunts.

 

[RedZeppelin III]

There will be no Scottish or Northern Irish players in the men's British Olympic football squad when it is announced on Monday.
BBC Scotland has learned that manager Stuart Pearce will list 18 players from England and Wales.
Fifteen of the squad must be under 23, with Ryan Giggs, Craig Bellamy and Micah Richards the three permitted overage players.
None of the England players at Euro 2012 were considered.
Four reserve players will also be put on stand-by, should anyone withdraw from the squad.
There were Scots, including Steven Fletcher and Barry Bannan, on Pearce's shortlist of 35 players.
The Scottish Football Association, along with their Northern Irish and Welsh counterparts, have taken no direct involvement with Team GB and have made it clear they do not want their players involved for fear of risking their countries' separate identities in world football.
But they cannot block players from participating.

not sure if this is just because there are no decent ones or if some other reason .

And what is the point of this if you're not sending your best players , no matter if they were at euro 2012 or not .

Anyway like with the cricket i expect this team will just be called "England "

 

[Fabio]

No, they'll be called "team GB" and i'll want to rip my skin off

 

[irishred]

James Forrest would be a good addition from Scotland.