Great Britian

[doctor_mac]

So the squad has no Scots or Northern Irish players in it. So it's England then. England like the cricket team.

 

[Hyena]

Does everyone in Wales either have Jones or Evans as their surname?

Yes. Required by law.

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Craig Bellamy Evans, Ryan Gigg Jones, Tom Jones, Dylan Thomas Evans, Gareth Bale Jones, Michael Owen Jones...

 

[Athens]

So the squad has no Scots or Northern Irish players in it. So its England then. England like the cricket team.

But as it's the Olympics they will give them a fancy name. Like Team England.

 

[Jürgen4PM]

Yes. Required by law.

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Craig Bellamy Evans, Ryan Gigg Jones, Tom Jones, Dylan Thomas Evans, Gareth Bale Jones, Michael Owen Jones...

Michael Owen is not fucking Welsh!

 

[Jürgen4PM]

If Wales and England had been forced to add in a few inferior players from Scotland and N Ireland just for the sake of it, it would of demeaned the spirit of the olympics.

I'm glad we've picked the best players available to us, we've got a chance of a medal now.

 

[hmmmmm1]

Bale ruled out through injury

 

[doctor_mac]

That old chestnut.

 

[irishred]

That old chestnut.

Wonder if he'll play against Newcastle on 18th August....mmmm

 

[irishred]

That old chestnut alright. Played against LA Galaxy last night and scored.

 

[themn]

Telegraph Sport ‏@TelegraphSport
Gareth Bale could be banned from playing for #THFC during the Olympics if FA lodge complaint...that's according to Sepp Blatter.More to come

 

[Modo]

Telegraph Sport ‏@TelegraphSport
Gareth Bale could be banned from playing for #THFC during the Olympics if FA lodge complaint...that's according to Sepp Blatter.More to come

The Olympic football tournament ends on August 11th.
Spurs start their season on the 18th.

Zero effect. Unless he means the entire Olympics, that is.

 

[Portly]

So the squad has no Scots or Northern Irish players in it. So it's England then. England like the cricket team.

The Scottish and Northern Irish Football Associations were both hostile to the idea of their players participating in a Great Britain team. It's because of their fear of setting a precedent that might put an end to the UK's unique entitlement to have teams from the four home nations all competing in international competitions. The Welsh Association was the only one willing to co-operate.

I am going to the soccerfest at Old Trafford on Thursday but having seen some of Team GB v Brazil, I have backed Senegal at 4/1.

 

[doctor_mac]

The Scottish and Northern Irish Football Associations were both hostile to the idea of their players participating in a Great Britain team. It's because of their fear of setting a precedent that might put an end to the UK's unique entitlement to have teams from the four home nations all competing in international competitions. The Welsh Association was the only one willing to co-operate.

I am going to the soccerfest at Old Trafford on Thursday but having seen some of Team GB v Brazil, I have backed Senegal at 4/1.

Pearce had the option of choosing NI or Scottish players. He didn't. GB my arse.

 

[Portly]

If any Scottish or Northern Irish players had agreed to join the team, they would have been defying the wishes expressed by their football associations. In my opinion Pearce was told by the English FA not to stir it up by selecting them.

 

[themn]

Uh-oh !

 

[Athens]

The Scottish and Northern Irish Football Associations were both hostile to the idea of their players participating in a Great Britain team. It's because of their fear of setting a precedent that might put an end to the UK's unique entitlement to have teams from the four home nations all competing in international competitions. The Welsh Association was the only one willing to co-operate.

I am going to the soccerfest at Old Trafford on Thursday but having seen some of Team GB v Brazil, I have backed Senegal at 4/1.

It's not just that, each of the four home FAs have one vote in the whole big scheme of things that FIFA like to run. Northern Ireland, with a population of 1.8 million has as many votes as one quarter of the rest of the Earth!

 

[doctor_mac]

Maybe so Portly.