Old Skier
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Do they still have a team
Do they still have a team
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The amount of tournaments they’ve missed they’ll be running out of a different team to follow.
Orikoru
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I don't know why we don't just have a Great Britain team by now. Wales and Scotland are completely inconsequential in international football, I think how much better we'd do if the England team had Bale, and... well, Bale. Actually Robertson would get a game at LB.
Doon frae Troon
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We do....I don't suppose you remember the last time we played England, it was only a few months ago
Wash your mouth out. Three reasons why not. None of the countries associations want it. None of the fans want it. Few people would go to watch them play.
Imagine a team with 9 Englishmen, 1 Welshman and a Scot playing at Celtic Park playing against Spain? How is that going to go down? The home fans would be supporting Spain.
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The Tartan Army would need a referendum on that one, and if not happy with the outcome, another one
The Tartan Army would need a referendum on that one, and if not happy with the outcome, another one
I suspect Nicola would demand equal number of Scots in the team to English, stuff the Welsh she doesn't have a chip about them. It would be the most awful team that nobody loved.
Doon frae Troon
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But it would have a better chance of winning a WC......something that none of the four regional teams has done in most of the populations living memory.
The rugby fans have no problem in getting behind the Lions team, might be worth giving it a try.
A British football league should also be proposed whilst we are at it.
USER1999
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So you are advocating filling the England footy team with reject Saffers and Kiwis?
The Lions are a once every 4 years team. It works because of that but there is no demand for it to replace the individual nations.
Why would Scotland and Wales want one team? Genuinely, pick a GB team and find anyone other than Bale and Robertson who would get in it who is not English. Not because England are great but the others are just worse. What interest in Scotland and Wales when they have barely anyone in the team they want to stand up for.
British league. The English and Welsh effectively have a joint league so it is purely for the Scots to join. Ironic when independence and separation seem to be the order of the day. The only Scottish team making that is Celtic but why would anyone in the PL want Celtic in? An English / Welsh team would have to lose out to let them in but they are not needed sufficiently to make the PL include them.
Doon frae Troon
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Orikoru
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I'm a fan and I want it! Really I just want Bale though to be honest...
I set up a fantasy league by the way. Thread here: http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/showthread.php?97625-World-Cup-Fantasy-League
Okay, None of the countries associations want it. Only one fan wants it. Only one person would go to watch them play. :rofl:
I'm with you on Bale. If only...……….
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Nurse! Doon’s off his meds again :rofl: :rofl:
Old Skier
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Fixed that for you.
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Doon frae Troon
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I thought one of last night pundits was a bit rude when he said that most of the England players should be quite fresh for Russia as they generally did not get much game time for their clubs.
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Seriously Doon ? Do you ever post without looking to wind up ?
Most of the guys played week in week out for their team and most at a top 6 club bar the odd player.
Just give the nonsense a rest
Old Skier
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Just to show none biased against the wind up merchant one of the pundits did say it but I'm not sure who he was going about as most have put in a fair shift this year.
ColchesterFC
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The players in the England squad are 4th behind Spain, France and Brazil in total minutes played for their clubs this year so whichever pundit said it didn't know what he was talking about.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44360116
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44360116
Old Skier
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The Lionesses showing the way in Russia.
