Abysmal decision if you ask me, scored a free kick after this as well. Would have been great to see him represent us one last time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVRtZzh_KfM&feature=relmfu
Football has always been a Mickey Mouse event in the Olympics. We have not entered a team since 1972. So why all the big bang-out fuss this time around ? In proper football, we historically (quite... more
The scaremongering that you refer to is a consequence of the ever snide Mr Blatter and the delight he takes in making petty off the record comments about the home nations. He doesn't like the media... more
am·biv·a·lent /æmˈbɪvələnt/ Show Spelled[am-biv-uh-luhnt] Show IPA adjective 1. having ”mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two... more
Quite right. Look at some of the tinpot teams that have qualified and are taking it seriously. Brazil and Spain for instance. What can they teach us about football and winning things. On another... more
It doesn't jeapordise our individual nation status at all. This is a much baseless hype as you appear to hate in your last paragraph. We haven't competed as we abolished the amateur game. And there... more
Meaning that we could have competed in it for many years prior to this coming tournament. Errr---please try to get your facts right, Mr MM. So why didn't we ? For very good reasons along the lines I... more
Can you explain to me why Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland should be entitled to field separate teams and have seats of influence within FIFA when they are not independent nation states? That in... more
Historically, we have always competed as four separate nations in international football since the dawn of organised game as we know in the 19th century. This was the situation well before the modern ... more
So to be clear do you agree that if you were to establish a new FIFA tomorrow that membership should be limited to independent nation states. That would logically apply to voting rights as well as... more
who will no doubt pull his hamstring after the first game and make a mockery of the David Beckham isn't fit enough argument. Mr Monsoon is right, Football (along with Tennis and other sports that has ... more
Leaving aside the footballing observation that Bellamy and Beckham are scarcely competing for the same position,does anybody seriously believe that it was Beckham what won us the Olympic vote? He may ... more
you are also completely missing the point for the sake of your own argument, namely Beckham is still active in his profession, unlike Coe & co. My point is that considering we never usually take... more
You effectively said that David Beckham should be selected as a reward for his campaigning. Team selection should be on merit, and the squad should be balanced in players across positions. That you... more