binobear Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Looks like this nonsense is being put to bed for good - well done FIFA ! http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9767140/fifa-to-block-fa-from-olympic-team-gb-unless-other-home-associations-agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernscum Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Something i didn't think i would ever type, but, Congratulations FIFA! Now FA, can you put your wee pet project in the bin once and for all please......? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Dare I say it but leta just see how strong other FA's are, expect a bit of pressure from the english FA and British media. "Irish, welsh and Scottish FA's stop Team GB from almost certain victory, interview with Jim Murphy coming up" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartantaff Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 This bit in the article baffles me. "The FA say they proposed a Team GB in Brazil to promote youth development and offer younger players a chance of competing at a major international tournament." This is the FA that regularly refuses to send a full strength U21 to tournaments for fear of upsetting the top clubs in England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagtag Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Let's hope that's the end of it and the FA can crawl back into their hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Good. Let's hope the non English FAs stick to their guns about this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_B81 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 FIFA in common sense shocker!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Rampant Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I'm also inclined to take this as a soft warning that if the other FAs did allow this to happen, that FIFA may begin to reconsider us all competing separately. Might be wrong, but it's a feeling I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_B81 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I'm also inclined to take this as a soft warning that if the other FAs did allow this to happen, that FIFA may begin to reconsider us all competing separately. Might be wrong, but it's a feeling I have. Course they would, they only allowed it for London 2012 as a one-off because it was a "home-games". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbers Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 We need to let the SFA and IFA along with the WFA we don't want it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) Heard this excellent news on the radio earlier. Played FIFA Course they would, they only allowed it for London 2012 as a one-off because it was a "home-games". Absolutely, Team GB have effectively 4 chances to qualify, very unfair to the other nations. Only way around it would be to let England, Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland compete in Olympic football as independent entrants but I couldn't see the IOC buying into that.... Edited March 20, 2015 by Toepoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I'm also inclined to take this as a soft warning that if the other FAs did allow this to happen, that FIFA may begin to reconsider us all competing separately. Might be wrong, but it's a feeling I have. Spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudScot Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Naismith will be gutted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 FanF#ckingTastic news ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 FIFA in common sense shocker!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320lichtie Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 All 4 nations should be able to compete, oh wait, we must protect this glorious pointless union and brand GB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 These bloody treacherous Scots are ruining our boys chance to play for Queen and country at the Olympics Can't wait for the day when the Republic of Scotland make their debut at the Olympics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Laud Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Ihate the mealy mouthed statement from the sfa saying that individual players can play if they want.I say that if they want to play for gb they will never play for Scotland again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWM 71 not out. Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 By way of an alternative suggestion we could always bring back the British Home International Championships with the winner getting to represent the UK/GB at the Olympics. I think there would be some perverse irony/pleasure if Scotland could edge out England in the qualifiers and go to South America in their place. As someone once sang back in 1978 -'England cannae dae it, cause they didnae qualify.....' And before a lynch mob starts heading my way this is what basically will happen for the Rugby Sevens Event next year at Rio with England being the Team GB reprentative as a result of them finishing above Scotland and Wales in last year's Rugby World Sevens series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Rather we didn't bother. Carling cup in 2011 wasn't great and Olympics football isn't particularly exciting anyway. We should channel everything into making the euros and the world cup. While continuing the improvements at youth level Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernscum Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 By way of an alternative suggestion we could always bring back the British Home International Championships with the winner getting to represent the UK/GB at the Olympics. I think there would be some perverse irony/pleasure if Scotland could edge out England in the qualifiers and go to South America in their place. As someone once sang back in 1978 -'England cannae dae it, cause they didnae qualify.....' And before a lynch mob starts heading my way this is what basically will happen for the Rugby Sevens Event next year at Rio with England being the Team GB reprentative as a result of them finishing above Scotland and Wales in last year's Rugby World Sevens series. Why even offer a tenuous link like that? The best way is to offer them no "alternatives" at all, there should be no link whatsoever between the Scotland national team and GB as a combined international team. The FA have shown yet again that they can't be trusted in making the last, failed, attempt a "one off". This rebuke from FIFA is the best news we could possibly have been given in consigning this nonsense to the bin for good. In short..................EM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariokempes56 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 By way of an alternative suggestion we could always bring back the British Home International Championships with the winner getting to represent the UK/GB at the Olympics. I think there would be some perverse irony/pleasure if Scotland could edge out England in the qualifiers and go to South America in their place. As someone once sang back in 1978 -'England cannae dae it, cause they didnae qualify.....' And before a lynch mob starts heading my way this is what basically will happen for the Rugby Sevens Event next year at Rio with England being the Team GB reprentative as a result of them finishing above Scotland and Wales in last year's Rugby World Sevens series. 100% no way. We should not have anything to with TeamGB in any way. No fukking way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 By way of an alternative suggestion we could always bring back the British Home International Championships with the winner getting to represent the UK/GB at the Olympics. It would still give Team GB an unfair qualifying advantage, so no way would it be allowed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 If England qualify, an English team representing GB wouldn't be a terrible. England qualifying and then a mixed team representing GB would be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langtonian Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 no such a thing as a GB football team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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