I would complain about the choice of language used for this campaign. Though I am in agreement with the general principle. I don't suspect the addition of the Scottish, NI, and Welsh players would really improve the England squad significantly.
Anonymous | 20.10.05 - 4:10 pm | #

Agreed, except point 3, where I have 3 points to make:
1. 'Northern Ireland are shit at football'...but beat England
2. 'Northern Ireland are shit at football'...but beat England
3. The other home nations will be under-represented - agreed, so whats the point in the exercise, and whats in it for the other home nations? Nothing.
John | 12.12.05 - 2:17 pm | #

John, NI did indeed beat England, you are correct. One lucky win doesn't make NI a good football team though.

I support Shrewsbury Town so I am used to failure. They have, however, had some stunning results playing Premiership teams. They're still shit though.

The other home nations won't be under-represented, they won't be represented at all. The British team will consist mostly of English players with one or two NI players thrown in to satisfy the quotas.
wonkotsane | Homepage | 12.12.05 - 7:35 pm | #

no need for the language but I agree withthe statement. I am not for a GB team at all. The team would be all English except they would have to put a few token Scotch and Welsh players in for diversity and U.K reasons but that is all they would be in the team for. If a team was picked of all English , the rest of the u.k would complain. it is a crazy idea and we should never go down that road. Blair is Scotch not English.
3 lions and a white dragon | Homepage | 13.12.05 - 9:42 pm | #

come on!!!! ENGLAND Should make the Team as United Kingdom.. England can't even win the world cup,should consider this for the next world cup 2010
James UK | 29.08.06 - 1:03 pm | #

James, it may have escaped your attention but Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can't even qualify, let alone win the world cup. What will they bring to a British team? Because of the need to make it "inclusive" with players from each home nation (biased against the English of course) we'll end up with a rubbish team.
wonkotsane | Homepage | 29.08.06 - 2:07 pm | #

England is full of shit in everything.
LET SCOTLAND FREE,bloody england pigs.
Hate E++++++.
Greetings from Croatia.
SCOTLAND IS NOT A PART OF u.k.
zeljko | 20.03.07 - 7:43 pm | #