Why dont we have an Olympic Footie Team

[TheDuke]

I do realise I'm going to be shot down in flames for being so stupid... but I would genuinely like to know why/ Gently now......

 

[Ronnie]

Because the four Football Associations couldn't come to a joint agreement on the team format

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Because the Welsh, Scots and Northern Irish didn't want one

 

[studio150]

Because it has to play as GB&NI and all FAs are guarded about FIFA removing individual voting rights and having to play as one nation rather than 4.

An exception was made for London, but on voluntary basis

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Because it's suggested that the moment we create a GB football team UEFA will force us to abandon the England, Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland split and enter all their competitions as GB. Thus we have 4 places reduced to one.

 

[BensGrandad]

Because the country FA of England Scotland N Ireland and Wales cannot agree on it and basically dont want it as it will set a precedent for World Cup. FIFA want just 1 UK team not 4 as now.

 

[TheDuke]

Because the Welsh, Scots and Northern Irish didn't want one

Shame on them... where's the GB spirit... finished now maybe!

 

[spence]

How do people feel about Jousting coming to the Olympics?. Before people get on their high horse they have archery already

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/search-news/olympics-jousting/

 

[TheDuke]

Because the country FA of England Scotland N Ireland and Wales cannot agree on it and basically dont want it as it will set a precedent for World Cup. FIFA want just 1 UK team not 4 as now.

Understand but still a shame

 

[Easy 10]

Because nobody gives a toss about Olympic football.

I couldn't even tell you who the current champions are. Presumably its Brazil ?

 

[Prince Monolulu]

I'm sure mega-wage paying PL and Championship clubs would be delighted to be missing key players, hanging about in Rio risking all sorts.

 

[fat old seagull]

Is it because they couldn't find 11 players, that had enough patriotism to learn the words of The National Anthem. Or even the enthusiasm to hum them?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I'm sure mega-wage paying PL and Championship clubs would be delighted to be missing key players, hanging about in Rio risking all sorts.

They can block players from the Olympics

 

[Prince Monolulu]

They can block players from the Olympics

So we'd end up with L1 and L2 players possibly?

 

[TheDuke]

What about the other countries, don't they have fairly big stars representing then?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Once upon a time all Olympic entrants were amateur. It still doesn't seem right that millionaire tennis players are in the Olympics, now.

 

[Clive Walker]

Think the Welsh are still quite tired from the euros and without them it was decided that England, Scotland and NI didn't have enough talent to put up a challenge.

 

[BensGrandad]

Once upon a time all Olympic entrants were amateur. It still doesn't seem right that millionaire tennis players are in the Olympics, now.

I agree.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Renaming the Football League is the thin end of a wedge. One of the strengths of England's football heritage was always to keep any mention of the name of a nation well away from the identity of the game's governing bodies.

What next? The English Football Association? The British Open Golf Championship?

 

[clapham_gull]

Football in the Olympics is simply nonsense. May as well have snooker.

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