Manchester City Forums

This is a discussion forum for Manchester City Football Club fans
It is currently Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:17 pm

All times are UTC




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 10 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: GB team confirmed
PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:06 pm 
Offline
Junior Member
User avatar

Joined: Thu May 08, 2008 4:08 pm
Posts: 1861
Location: St Helens
Britain united for 2012 football

Page last updated at 14:27 GMT, Tuesday, 21 June 2011 15:27 UK

E-mail this to a friend
Printable version

Graphic

Footballers from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England will be available for selection for Team GB at the 2012 Olympics.

There has been opposition to all-British teams competing in London from every home nation apart from England.

But the British Olympic Association said an "historic agreement" has now been reached.

"It has been a long, six-year journey to get to this point," said BOA chief executive Andy Hunt.

However, the BOA announcement has sparked outrage from the Scottish and Welsh FAs.

Scottish Football Association president George Peat told the Press Association: "I am absolutely astounded that they have put out this statement. I know nothing about any such agreement and we want nothing to do with this tournament."
Continue reading the main story

The FA have no authority to speak on our behalf - they do not represent Wales whatsoever and that's a fact

Welsh FA president Phil Pritchard Britain united for 2012 football

Welsh FA president Phil Pritchard was equally furious, saying the FA had no right to speak on behalf of the other associations on Olympic matters.

Pritchard told the Press Association: "We are not part of any agreement. The FA have no authority to speak on our behalf - they do not represent Wales whatsoever and that's a fact.

"We have not discussed this at any time recently."

The BOA's statement indicated that all home nations were behind the move to field a GB team made up of players from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

"The FA has consulted with its partner associations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in developing the player-selection criteria and timeline," read the statement.

"All four associations have received a written assurance from the secretary general of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (Fifa), the international federation for football, that participation in the 2012 Olympic football tournament will in no way compromise their autonomy and independence for other Fifa-sanctioned tournaments, nor will it have any impact on their positions of leadership within the Fifa governance structure."

The BOA statement went on to detail how the men's squad would be made up, explaining that it would comprise of 18 players - 15 under-23s and three 'open age' players.

It added that the process of selecting players would begin later this year, while "an announcement of the managers for both Team GB sides will be made in due course".

The last time Britain competed in an Olympic football event was in 1960, when the men's side failed to win a medal in Rome after beating Taiwan 3-2, drawing 1-1 with Italy and losing 4-3 to Brazil.

Team GB has never fielded a women's football team at an Olympics


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:09 pm 
Offline
Senior Member
User avatar

Joined: Fri May 02, 2008 3:36 pm
Posts: 15892
Location: Swimming with Len Fairclough
Why do we need agreement from any of the other nations to have team GB?

_________________
I raped myself once. My mind was telling me no but my body, my body was telling me yes.


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:21 pm 
Offline
Senior Member
User avatar

Joined: Fri May 02, 2008 3:31 pm
Posts: 11033
Location: Mancunia
why would we want a team GB anyway? Just to get Gareth Bale in it?

_________________
'Fabio, the round thing there is the ball'

Aguero


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:15 pm 
Offline
Junior Member
User avatar

Joined: Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:24 pm
Posts: 624
Location: Doire
who gives a fuck!!!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:01 pm 
Offline
Senior Member
User avatar

Joined: Thu May 08, 2008 11:33 am
Posts: 17443
Location: Merseyside UK
Wales, Ireland and Scotland aren't having it, does that then just make it an England team then??

_________________
Keep Calm and follow Jesus Navas


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:13 pm 
Offline
Junior Member
User avatar

Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:59 am
Posts: 2039
Location: Penzance, Cornwall
Scotland, N Ireland and Wales are only allowed their own FA's because they have separate national teams to England. Historically we never enter a football team GB because it would mean FIFA and the Olympic commission would stop allowing those nations to have their own leagues/FA's (and hence their own money), since they would be showing they lack national identity (or something).

An agreement was reached so that we could have a team GB and they could keep their own FA's/national teams. FIFA promised they wouldn't mess about with things. Scotland/Wales/N Ireland still refused because they didn't believe FIFA (can't blame them). In the end the Olympic guys and the English FA have just overuled the other countries and done it anyway.

At one stage team GB was going to be an all English squad, it's good this has happened.

I think players have to be under 21 or 23 or something with 2 or 3 players over age.

If the players want to play the FA's can't do anything. FIFA and the Olympic guys outrank them i think.


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:15 pm 
Offline
Senior Member
User avatar

Joined: Thu May 08, 2008 11:33 am
Posts: 17443
Location: Merseyside UK
Tresidentevil wrote:
Scotland, N Ireland and Wales are only allowed their own FA's because they have separate national teams to England. Historically we never enter a football team GB because it would mean FIFA and the Olympic commission would stop allowing those nations to have their own leagues/FA's (and hence their own money), since they would be showing they lack national identity (or something).

An agreement was reached so that we could have a team GB and they could keep their own FA's/national teams. FIFA promised they wouldn't mess about with things. Scotland/Wales/N Ireland still refused because they didn't believe FIFA (can't blame them). In the end the Olympic guys and the English FA have just overuled the other countries and done it anyway.

At one stage team GB was going to be an all English squad, it's good this has happened.

I think players have to be under 21 or 23 or something with 2 or 3 players over age.


Thats us Fucked straight away.

_________________
Keep Calm and follow Jesus Navas


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:39 pm 
Offline
Junior Member
User avatar

Joined: Thu May 08, 2008 4:08 pm
Posts: 1861
Location: St Helens
It's under 23s so young England team with prolly Bale and Ramsey, and the over 23s would prolly be one each from Scotland and NI and Beckham wants in aswel.

Hart
Richards-Smalling-Caldwell-Gibbs
Beckham-Ramsey-Wilshere-Bale
Healy-Walcott


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:33 am 
Offline
Junior Member
User avatar

Joined: Thu May 08, 2008 4:08 pm
Posts: 1861
Location: St Helens
Welsh and Scottish FA both crying about keeping their own identity, Swansea and Cardiff both play in our league and the old firm have wanted in for god knows how long, If you want your own identity take your teams and keep them in your shitty little leagues then.


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:37 pm 
Offline
Junior Member
User avatar

Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:59 am
Posts: 2039
Location: Penzance, Cornwall
The irony is that if Swansea and Cardiff played in the Welsh leagues they'd probally get the Welsh Champions League spot. lol. Then again they'd also be shit and have no fans/money.


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 10 posts ] 

All times are UTC


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 9 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group