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Things that GB are good at: Riding a horse, sailing a small boat, canoeing, riding a bike, swimming, rowing a boat.
Things that Fox is good at: Being a flag-waving, semi-literate vegetable.
Haha.
I think he just might be one of the most cretinous individuals I've
ever encountered.
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say what you like you loner. I feel sorry for you in your sad internet bully world using the web to get out your frustrastion from you sad unsuccessful insecure life.
Its so easy to sit on a forum, wait for someone to post something then tear it apart, contributing and using it as a giggle is obviously beyond your pathetic insecure mind, I bet you are such a big girls blouse of a wimp in real life I would love to meet you to prove me right.
Anyway back to the olympics, to defend anyone who is moaning about nationality hopping in the olympics I indeed agree that it is a shambles. The amount of long distance runners that have been sold to other countries is amazing. Yesterday there were so many africans who now run for eastern eruopean countries and middle east countries its pathetic.
You cannot compare Peterson to these folks Oncey, his mum is english. These athletes have no connection to the country they run for at all, only £ connects them.
BTW did you all see the utter devaistation China public showed when their hero 100m hurdles man puilled out through injury. Press crying, people walking out of the stadium, his coach crying on TV, well over the top bless them.
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I wasn't going to say anything,it was Roger after all.
But I'm just wondering; exactly what do you mean by 'sold' to other countries?
Did they come off the Amistad or something?
These are athletes who've emigrated to other nations and want to represent their new adopted home as CITIZENS.
I for one don't see a problem with a black man running for Lithuania or a Chinese woman playing table-tenis for Singapore.
It is true that some nations have taken advantage of it improve their chanes in sport, but I don't see how that's dishonest, which seems to be what's being implied.
And for you to say that it's OK if 'his mum's English' doesn't really speak well for you, Foxy.
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what do you mean fella, having a parent from the country you are representing is a lot greater claim that being a resident for 5 minutes because they paid you to move there.
It is well documented that african runners have been paid by royalty in middle eastern countries to represent them in athletics, you must have heard that, Qatar are supposed to be the main culprits.
If you think about it is does go against the whole point of testing nation against nation in sport when it does not matter where you came from or where your parents came from.
It will get the like the Inidan IPL tournamount in the cricket where they had an auction before the tournamount to bid for players.
You are sounding a bit niaive to this problem Mister, it is a mess.
Brazlian footballers seem to be the ones in footy, the are popping up everywhere even places like Croatia. Do you remember the three NZ rugby players playing for Japan in world cup, pathetic
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If you're going to call me naive,learn to spell it,Fox.
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The reasons why an athlete would emigrate may vary;from financial or political.
As long as they're citizens,why should it matter?
What you're saying is that if I somehow emigrated to Britain and became a citizen,then I still shouldn't be allowed to represent Britain?
Why?
I do admit that some countries take advantage of it,but that doesn't make it wrong.
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damn, that word "naive" I bet you spell checked it Avey ;D
I am not sure where I stand on getting to play for a country that you have lived in for only 3 yrs, should be much longer.
Obviously there are many reasons to move country, some very valid, some just because you cannot get in your own team (brazilians) not such a good reason.
I just think its all getting a bit of a mercenaries game.
Old fashioned I suppose :'(
