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StirlingScott
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i know the subject of a british footie team in the proposed london olympics is a few months old, but i think this is a new news article from today by some london olympic arsehole - sorry if it is not.
from the bbc
Olympic chiefs believe the formation of a British football team should form a key part of the campaign to bring the Games to London in 2012.
Britain is currently prevented from fielding a united team at the Olympics as it would jeopardise the independent status of the English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish football associations.
But Fifa president Sepp Blatter has agreed to examine the possibility of making an exception for the Olympics.
And British Olympic Association chairman Craig Reedie told this website that staging the Games in London without the involvement of any of Britain's football stars would be unthinkable.
"Football is the number one sport in the country. Can you imagine running an Olympic Games in Britain without a British football team?" said Reedie.
"I'm absolutely certain that Fifa will do everything they possibly can to find a way of a British team taking part and that seemed to me to be exactly what president Blatter was saying the last time he was in London.
"He's already thinking of mechanisms of making that work and I think it would be very good.
"I see no reason why this should become an issue with Fifa provided it is quite clear that this is a one-off event in a London Olympic Games and it would not affect the status of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland."
London is competing against Paris, Madrid, New York, Rio, Moscow, Leipzig, Istanbul and Havana for 2012 in what looks set to be one of the most competitive bidding wars ever.
London's bid team plans to stage the Olympic football competition at stadia around the country if it wins hosting rights.
The formation of a British side would have to be agreed by 2005, when London's bid will be examined by the Interntional Olympic Committee's evaluation commission ahead of the final vote.
Blatter said recently: "I can say that when our new statutes are discussed at Fifa's congress in October there will be no objection to the four British associations, or if there is only a very small group.
"We will have no objections, but the team has to play under the name Great Britain."
The four home nations have maintained their separate identities since effectively creating international football in the 19th century.
A possible way round the problem could be to hold a mini play-off, with the winning country playing in the Olympics as Great Britain.
But Northern Ireland have already expressed "reservations" about the concept, and the Scottish FA's board of directors are due to discuss the issue next week.
Scottish FA head of communications Andy Mitchell told this website: "The general principle is that we would not do anything that would undermine the position of Scotland as an independent football nation.
"There has been no enthusiasm for a Great Britain team in Scotland as a whole."
An English FA spokesman said: "We would have to look at it very carefully in conjunction with the other national associations and Fifa to see that it was not something that would jeopardise our current position within the Fifa family."
Football Association of Wales president Des Shanklin said last month: "It sounds good, but I think there will be a lot of discussions about it before anything happens."
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Bzzzz
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A "one off" is one time too many.
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Jacobite
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2012 is two elections away I hope by that time this old question is considered so bizarre we won't even have to laugh at it.
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Claud Baws
Fresh ideas |
I've said it before and i'll say it again, the answer is simple G T F .......
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mr shangalang
GET A LIFE!!! |
no chance....
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brian
Something to say |
why not disband the british team and have scotland, wales, england and northern ireland competing in their own right
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Broath Boy
Fresh ideas |
Spot on brian, I f@cking sick of this Olympics British thing, each of the countries should enter on their own.
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ReekySporran
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Aye, just keep telling them Andy/SFA that nae bugger in Scotland wants anything to do with this sh*te!
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giblet
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"and it would not affect the status of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland."
Obviously England's status would never be affected then?
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CUFC England
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Quote: from giblet on 8:29 am on Aug. 11, 2003
"and it would not affect the status of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland."
Obviously England's status would never be affected then?
No, because the team would consist of 10 English players plus Ryan Giggs 
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Still only 7.
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Fudge the Warrior
Talks too much |
I'm quite happy for there to be a 'British' team, although this would mean buying a strip and flag for every country they played against!!!!
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tommyt
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I think that this should happen, if NI & ourselves arent up for it make it an English Welsh select or if all 4 countires fancy it have a play off with the winning country going forward. Clearly the FA and the Welsh are up for it so at the very least we should let them get on with it.
I dont think this would effect the home nations status withing FIFA because a) their position is about to become enshrined in the constitution b) its only the **** olympics and c) the "home" side in the olympics doesnt have to qualify so all4 countries will still be entering seperate sides in the U21 competition.
Cant understand what the fuss is about to be honest, its not as if anybody cares about olympic football.
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Jaggy Bunnet
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Quote: from CUFC England on 9:55 am on Aug. 11, 2003
Quote: from giblet on 8:29 am on Aug. 11, 2003
"and it would not affect the status of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland."
Obviously England's status would never be affected then?
No, because the team would consist of 10 English players plus Ryan Giggs
Ryan Giggs - will he not be nearly 40 by then?
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CUFC England
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Quote: from Jaggy Bunnet on 1:38 pm on Aug. 11, 2003
Ryan Giggs - will he not be nearly 40 by then?
Yeah but we probably still won't have found a left-sided player better than him 
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eejit boy
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Would be really worried about a UK team. Once it starts then i would think thered be serious pressure from the Rest of the World to have a UK team on a permanent basis. Best not to even think about going down that road. Anyway wot`s football doing in the Olympics anyway
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Notts Bankie
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To be fair, football has been at the Olympics for about 100 years now, and Britain has won it before although I think that the team was an English amateur XI.
Can't see why there is any appetite for a football team to represent GB, and indeed the concern about a British team is alarmist. Politicially, Scotland has been devolved, so there is less likliehood of us jeopardising our independence within UEFA & FIFA. Also there would be little support for a British team in Scotland; less so for a predominantly English team playing in white kit with red & blue trim in London with red crosses all over the terraces amongst the odd butchers apron.
A waste of time even talking about it! Anyway, we'll be too busy concentrating on defending the European Championships by then!! 
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wanderer
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There is also a problem that there is no proposed transport links for the site they hope to use in East London....so hopefully that is taken into account
Who else is bidding? I heard Moscow and Paris mentioned.
But lets face it....how many times did Manchester get knocked back?
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Jaggy Bunnet
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Only way we should take part in Olympic footie is as Scotland - nothing else is acceptable.
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caledonian
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Jaggy
I agree but please stop using the English word "footie"..whatever happened to the good old word fitba!!!!!!
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