GB Olympic Football Team.

[Blinger1]

Can I ask why you're not proud to be British?

There must be reasons?

I say I am Aussie when my family is Swiss, nothing against the Swiss its just I feel like I am an Aussie.

[Wolverhampton]

That's totally irrelevant to this discussion thought.

[CJW93]

Britain is England Scotland Wales.
I am English and not from any other country so I don't class myself as a brit

[Wolverhampton]

Just read on BBC news, there is the European Championships that year. (2012)

I can see this causing some big arguments... :/

[Andys]

Bale and Belleamy might have got on the bench? ol:
Keane would of got in the team.

[-:Undertaker:-]

I count myself as from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and not the non-existant states such as the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland and Kingdom of Wales all of which haven't existed since the 1800's. I don't see why we should let scottish nationalists ruin the United Kingdom which was the first global power in the world, and created the modern world with its Empire which spanned the globe.

I will be supporting them of course, still doesn't change my mind over the Olympics as I consider them a total waste of money. I'd rather see the British Flag than any English, Welsh, Irish or Scottish flag, thats for sure.

[Geraint]

Right now, this topic was brought up by myself a while ago and for it I was slated. In it I stated that this team GB would affect our status as single countries but, at the time, Mr Blatter said that it wouldn't. And what has he said now - "It will". We've played as single countries since now and why the hell shouldn't we continue.

You sure this team is going to be all English? Take it you haven't seen the crop of youngsters coming through the Welsh ranks.

[Wolverhampton]

Hmm, talk about a history and geography lecture, lol.

Can I ask why you do not support the Olympics? I agree that it costs a lot of money, but it will rejuvenate the west end/east end (can't remember where it's located now, lol@me) - it has created 10's of 1000's of jobs, and nothing will make me (and I'm sure the rest of the GB) more proud to be British than seeing a state of the art, world class Olympic village and facilities, and showing off our dominance of the sporting world and also showing off our wealth and love for sport. (**** America.) More so nothing would make me more proud to see out great sporting athletes of all sports and backgrounds, being crowned Olympic champions in their respected sports, in the world class sporting facilities that we are going to be providing, and nothing will make me more proud than seeing our winning athletes, draped in the union jack, to the sounds of our national anthem, all in BRITAIN.

I cannot wait for the Olympics, gonna be awesome.

BTW Garient, if you'd seen the BBC news article, it has to be all ENGLISH as your nation (and Scotland ect) would be compromised if Mr. ******** Blatter wanted us all to play as team GB. I advise you read the article lol, I agree some Welsh talent would be in the team, if your nations were allowed to take part in the GB team, but your not.

[Geraint]

football shouldn't even be in the Olympics.

[Wolverhampton]

That's a different debate all together really. If that's the case also, there shouldn't be a confederations cup?