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Harry Lime -> RE: Olympic Games 2012. (25/10/2011 2:28:28 PM)
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ORIGINAL: boaby
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ORIGINAL: superdan
Apparently the Welsh and Scottish FA's have been surprised to find out that their players are to be considered for the British Olympic football squads, and have stated they want nothing to do with it. Quite why, I don't know.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jun/21/london-olympics-team-gb-football-agreement
They want nothing to do with it primarily because they're worried about what those bampots at FIFA would make of it. FIFA have said that it'll not affect the independence and teams of the SFA and other mobs. But who's gonna believe what FIFA say?
Also, even if they were ok with it, the BOA saying unilaterally that it's all rosy if so arrogant as to give an indication of the attitude that p!sses people off.
Also, putting the English FA in charge of picking managers and squads while the other mobs are clueless is another indication of their complete d!ckheadery.
Screw the English FA, screw the BOA. Arrogant sods.
Screw the Scottish FA and their dull, predictable, petty, xenophobic, parochial, chip-on-shoulder, suspicious, short-sighted, conspiracy theorist, snivelling, SNP-esque little man's syndrome.
It seems to me like a fair number of the players would love to see it happen and, I suspect, will defy their respective FA's to take part. Indeed, most of the Scots I work with would love to see it happen - and before you ask I work for a large Scottish company. They see it, like most rational people do, as a strictly one off event that would throw together the most exciting young footballing talent these Isles have to offer onto arguably the biggest stage that World sport has to offer. As a football fan, that sounds pretty exciting.
Your first argument is just ridiculous. It's the kind of tabloid fear you usually see from UKIP or other nationalist nutjobs when discussing Europe. It basically boils down to "we can't trust those foreigners". FIFA have stated on the record and put down in writing that this will not having any future bearing on the independence of the various associations. That is pretty black and white. Craig Brown was making this exact same point on Fivelive earlier in the week and he sounded like a deluded, conspiracy nut as well. It was very sad to hear such a well-respected football manager make himself sound like such a tool.
Secondly, the BOA is bound by the Olympic Charter to ensure that that their selection process is non-discriminatory. I don't think any of us will really know why they made their announcement in the way they did last week, but I find it hard to believe that no contact has been made whatsoever with the Scottish or Welsh FA. I will accept that the BOA probably jumped the gun but I suspect deeper political machinations at work on both sides of the fence.
As for your final point, it is worth remembering that we are less than a year away from the Olympics and the decisions on management had to be made. With the Scottish and Welsh FA's still at loggerheads with the BOA over this whole affair, it seems that a decision was made to at least keep the process moving. Your outrage over this smacks of a desire to not only have your cake but eat it too - Digging your heels in and refusing to take part in the process, only to cry like a baby when the process makes a decision you don't like. It's pathetic.
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