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British Ilse team for the Olympics

  • 07-04-2004 10:44am
    #1
    Dub13
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,254 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I no this would never happen for loads of reasons but I think it would be a great idea,you would get some team.


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  • #2
    Big Ears
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,001 ✭✭✭Big Ears


    Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo


    I would never like to join up with britain for the olimpics. we are two different countries and it would be like Germany and France joining together .


  • #3
    Dub13
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,254 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dub13


    Given
    Carr
    Campbell----Terry
    Cole
    Beckham
    Keane
    Gerrard
    Duff
    Keane
    Owen


    Subs:
    Scholes
    Giggs
    Finnan
    Southgate
    Kiely


  • #4
    lad12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 488 ✭✭lad12


    Yeah but who outta N.Ireland or scotland or wales would get in the team...

    The Keeper would have to be-> Given
    THe defenders--> Carr Woodgate Terry Cole
    Midfield--> Beckham Lampard Gearrd Duff
    Strikers--> Keane Owen

    Bench --> Scholes, Ferdinand, G.Neville, Defoe, Smith, Robinson, Miller


    4 Irish, 7 English in the first team...


  • #5
    zedsDeadBaby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41 ✭zedsDeadBaby


    There wouldn't be and irish player that would get on to the British Isles team except maybe Duff.


  • #6
    Dub13
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,254 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dub13


    why not...they do it in rugby...British and Irish Lions....


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  • #7
    lad12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 488 ✭✭lad12


    Eh Carr is a quality right back...better then poxy gary Neville and Keane is a gud striker...like who else would you play with owen up front..i know they are both small n all...but its quality that counts...and he works well with defoe at spurs..and Given in goal...him or Robinson...


  • #8
    Genghis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,102 ✭✭✭Genghis


    How do teams qualify for the olympics? Or is it more a case of 'whoever wants to send a team'. Did Ireland ever send a team? Or for that matter Britain?


  • #9
    lad12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 488 ✭✭lad12


    I would never like to join up with britain for the olimpics. we are two different countries and it would be like Germany and France joining together .


    Eh we wouldn't be that good:D


  • #10
    zedsDeadBaby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41 ✭zedsDeadBaby


    I think there are some stupid rules around the Olympic soccer as well.
    Like teams being made up only of players under 25 or some other rubbish like that.
    makes it a Worthless competition.


  • #11
    Yerac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 235 ✭✭Yerac


    Yes, there are bizarre rules around the olympic soccer tournament. I'm still not sure what they are totally but basically it's an under-age tournament, probably under-23.
    I don't see where this idea for a British-isles team comes from either, Britian-maybe, united-Ireland team maybe, but not all five.
    It's not exactly worthless either, treated seriously by the big nations, France, Brazil, Spain etc. but it's often over looked by broadcasters, mainly because there's no home-nation involvement.
    I think Brian Kerr mentioned something about it being a good idea to try and get an Irish Olympic team going again when he took over as boss.


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