Blackpool Jags Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 I'm all in favour of a Team GB thingmy. From a Scotland perspective, I'd like our contribution to it to be bawbags who turn their noses up at being picked for Scotland, players who feign injury only to be fit for their clubs 2 or 3 days later, players who don't take the trouble to learn at least the first two verses of our national anthem, 'players' who disrespect the jersey by getting hyper-pished days before a game and, of course, Craig Levein. In summary, a repository for those whom I'm not too excited about seeing in the famous navy blue, including the current manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kni Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Two sets of identical twins in the same team, would that be a first? Not sure what happened with my browser. However, the key point is that Team GB does not need to pick Scots, especially if Bale and Ramsay are available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kni Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Team GB.... Get stuffed!! Would you tell the British Lions rugby team to get stuffed, especially to their faces? Or are you just a bigoted, nationalist coward with nae baws? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernsoul Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Being against the prospect of Team GB doesn't make you a racist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberteeb Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 I will watch every minute of Euro 2012. I will not watch a second of Olympic football. Not because of Team GB or anything like that but because I, like the rest of the world, couldn't give a toss about it. I really dont see what the big deal is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy davie Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 I'm happy to support it. Scotland are rubbish, and the Tartan Army are by and large east coasters and teuchter bawbags who I really have nothing in common with. I could care less if no Scottish player makes the cut. Don't you mean that you couldn't care less...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Don't you mean that you couldn't care less...? It's a type of USA slang (often imported here) which means the opposite of what it says. Like "Wicked" = "Good". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 It's a type of USA slang (often imported here) which means the opposite of what it says. Like "Wicked" = "Good". I don't understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Would you tell the British Lions rugby team to get stuffed, especially to their faces? Or are you just a bigoted, nationalist coward with nae baws? I for one wouldn't want to call them that in the first place. Methinks certain members of their squad would be a tad more than mildly upset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alx Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 No team GB for me. As above, I don't think football etc should be in the Olympics. It's a shabby organisation. I don't think I can bothered with the Olympics at all. The media coverage will have me cutting the plug off my telly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 I don't understand. Just interpreting for crazy davie ... he's obviously not up with these new turns of phrases which have only been around for a few decades. More about the proper use of language can be found here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennythistle Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 What have I done. The original post was only meant as a bit of a laugh......now we have some making accusations of others being racist and arguments as to what should and should not be in the Olympics. That'll teach me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Just interpreting for crazy davie ... he's obviously not up with these new turns of phrases which have only been around for a few decades. More about the proper use of language can be found here. Sorry, but I don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy davie Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Just interpreting for crazy davie ... he's obviously not up with these new turns of phrases which have only been around for a few decades. More about the proper use of language can be found here. Very good, Mr Bunny. Very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
east lothian jag Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Would you tell the British Lions rugby team to get stuffed, especially to their faces? Or are you just a bigoted, nationalist coward with nae baws? No, i am not, and ma baws are fine, thank you. We have a Scottish rugby team and the British Lions,both individual teams that the Rugby authorities allow, with the football scenario, once we affiliate ourselves with team GB, the "higher" football authorities, me thinks,will start the ball rolling to eradicate all "home" international teams The "get stuffed" was aimed at the thought of team GB, not the individuals who may partake within it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honved Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 I for one wouldn't want to call them that in the first place. Methinks certain members of their squad would be a tad more than mildly upset. So have they officially changed the name to English and a Few Others Lions now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennythistle Posted November 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 So have they officially changed the name to English and a Few Others Lions now? If the last world cup is anything to go by the next Lions squad will be made up of Welsh and Irish players with a couple of Englishmen and Scots to make up the numbers. Trying to compare playing for the British Lions and Team GB in the Olympics is just way off mark. The Lions is a bit like getting picked for a Ryder cup team. It's the ultimate achievement of a players career. Sure the golfers have their majors and the rugby players the six nations and world cup but all strive to be named in the either a Ryder cup team or a British Lions squad. Team GB will never come remotely close to being anywhere near as special or as important as either a Ryder Cup or a Lions tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 A point being made is that Team GB is the thin edge of the wedge and it could lead the way, maybe only marginally, to Scotland losing it's international status. The Olympics is of so little importance in the world of football that it's not worth risking our identity no matter how minimal the risk. Furthermore it's the London Olympics, which by definition in World/European football terms is being held in a different country to Scotland. Another point recurring is the term British Lions. If we're so dismissive of the Republic of Ireland, as often the media are in that specific, then it's reasonable to assume that Team GB will be colloquially referred to down south as England and most certainly will be abroad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennythistle Posted November 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 A point being made is that Team GB is the thin edge of the wedge and it could lead the way, maybe only marginally, to Scotland losing it's international status. The Olympics is of so little importance in the world of football that it's not worth risking our identity no matter how minimal the risk. Furthermore it's the London Olympics, which by definition in World/European football terms is being held in a different country to Scotland. Another point recurring is the term British Lions. If we're so dismissive of the Republic of Ireland, as often the media are in that specific, then it's reasonable to assume that Team GB will be colloquially referred to down south as England and most certainly will be abroad. That was partly my fault as over the last few years, the Lions have been corrected to the British and Irish Lions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKennan Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 On the upside, if Scotland loses its international status it'll be more ammunition for the ugly sisters to quit the Scottish game. Team GB (Does that therefore not include Northern Ireland?) - no thank you, even if it would mean me seeing the last of the sadcases in Glengarry hats and pipe band outfits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpool Jags Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 If Scotland ever loses its international status, a few of us will have to get together and start trials on eg Glasgow Green to establish an AFC Scotland. We could then start an alternative UEFA/FIFA, cutting out the figures of corporate corruption, inaugurating the first 'real' World Cup here in Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 If Scotland ever loses its international status, a few of us will have to get together and start trials on eg Glasgow Green to establish an AFC Scotland. We could then start an alternative UEFA/FIFA, cutting out the figures of corporate corruption, inaugurating the first 'real' World Cup here in Scotland. Bags I go Frank Haffey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpool Jags Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Bags I go Frank Haffey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erzamacaroonbars Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 and bags I go Stewart Kennedy, oh! wait a minute....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I'm happy to support it. Scotland are rubbish, and the Tartan Army are by and large east coasters and teuchter bawbags who I really have nothing in common with. I could care less if no Scottish player makes the cut. So, you don't like the Scotland team, its supporters, people from the east coast or highlanders. Call me psychic, but what's the chances you don't think much of your next-door neighbours either? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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