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England's last hope: a UK football team Anonymous
Serious question here:

How come there isn't a UK football team, while there is a USA football team? As a matter of fact, how come there isn't even a UK league?
>> Anonymous
Beacuse the US is one country, and the UK likes to think of themselves as different countries.

Also US doesn't have a football team, they have a SOCCER team
>> Anonymous
>>172009
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>> Anonymous
But in the olympics for instance, they play as UK, not england or scotland don't they? I miss the logic here.
>> Anonymous
>the UK likes to think of themselves as different countries.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain, is a sovereign island country located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the northeast part of the island of Ireland and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. It is a member state of the European Union, holds a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, and is a member of the G8, NATO, WTO and the Commonwealth of Nations.

We don't care what they think, fact is UK is a country.
>> Anonymous
>>172020
We enter the Olympics as the UK, but don't enter the Football competition at all because we have individual national teams and don't want to mix them because people will bitch.

I don't really know why
>> Anonymous
This might help -

http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/NewsFromTheFA/Postings/2004/03/Wembley_Olympic_bid.htm
>> Anonymous
>>172047
fact is a lot of the citizens like to think of themselves as english, scotsh, irish, welsh instead of brittish
>> Anonymous
Could it possibly be that the UK isn't a member of uefa? 4 federations for a single country seems odd when you think about it...
>> Anonymous
Because 70% of the time we're better than Scottish at football. 90% of the time we're better than them at Rugby. 100% at cricket.

90% of the time the Scottish are better than us at everything else... With that in mind go figure.
>> Anonymous
We could but nobody wants to, especially the scottish and welsh.
>> Anonymous
>>172296
I think it's slightly silly to spread and divide quality players between 4 nations while they are all part of the same country. I also think that 4 federations instead of a single one is a massive waste of money.
>> Anonymous
>>172296

As a scotfag I wholeheartedly agree with this statement :-D

On a side not - no one up here plays cricket
>> Anonymous
A UK football team would fail as hard as the english team if not harder. They might have invented football, but these people never knew how to play it anyway. Kick and rush FTL!!!!
>> Anonymous
It´s because the respective Associtions(english, scottish,..) were formed before the forming of the FIFA, so they already existed.
So the stayed as indepedent Associations inside the FIFA until today.
>> Anonymous
England and Wales should merge then in a few years time we could steal Bale, Hennessey, Gunter, Evens, Ramsey etc.
>> Anonymous
They're separate nations and the rivalry between them is good, there's no point spoiling that.
>> Anonymous
>>172369
It's not though. Football is popular in Scotland and England.. The Irish and Welsh don't really follow football, and if they do they support an English or a Scottish team.

Does anyone on the mainland play Hurling?
Does anyone below Scotland go out Hurling... All the best Golf stars that are British are Scottish.. Out of the last three leading British tennis players (to my knowledge) the current one is Scottish, the one before English, and his number two was CANADIAN... Oh our best defensive midfielder is Canadian as well, and has lived more of his life in Germany than England.. And was all but injury a Welsh player. Only Muslims Yorkshiremen and southerns play cricket... And trust me on this one.. no one above the south west epically not above the Watford gap surfs, swims.. or anything that involves the sea.
>> Anonymous
If England had convinced Giggs to play for them instead of Wales England might have won Euro 96 and the 98 World Cup
>> Anonymous
Shit! Ramsey already has 7 U21 caps... fuck. I was hoping we could pay him off.
>> Anonymous
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>>171997
Because the refs need a scapegoat to sacrifice so that Italy makes it to the tournaments, pic related
>> Anonymous
They don't play Cricket, football or Rugby together... might have missed some sport
>> Anonymous
Because we hate each other too much.

Scottish, Welsh and Irishfags would baww about there players not getting into the UK squad and there would be MASSIVE fights between angry drunk scottish and english men while the Welsh and Irish enjoy the wins they get due to England skill.

I fucking hate the UK. Scotland, Wales and N.I are cancers on Britain and our Government is providing a better standard of living to these people than to the English, WHO PAY THE MOST TAXES.

Abolish the UK and make it separate again.

When WW3 happens we'll just invade those fuckers and call them part of England.
>> Anonymous
FREE SCOTLAND
FREE IRELAND
>> Anonymous
Because the first international football match was England vs. Scotland, albeit only "international" in a very loose sense of the word. Ditto rugby.
>> Anonymous
>>173201
Same shit different name.
>> Anonymous
A UK football team would be England with Craig Gordon in goal.
>> Anonymous
>>173247
/tv/ is over there --->
>> ?
>>173201

Funny you should mention that after not only using our soldiers as cannon fodder for 300 years, but also directly using former Scottish capitol to fund the industrial revolution in England.

Not only did you do this, you have never represented Scottish interests (see the Scottish fisheries and shipbuilding industries). You have also stolen a vast quantity of North Sea oil that was 90% in Scottish waters which have not been put back into the Scottish economy. You have more jobs and a better infrastructure.

You SERIOUSLY think that England is the cetner of the universe and promote this view onto others, for example the Uk was literally known as England to the international community before 1914.

Not only this, but you take credit for our sporting talent. When Andy Murray, Colin Montgomerie or the Old Firm win something they are considered British by the media, when they lose they are defined as Scottish. GG.

I seriously fucking hope we are rid of your parasitical country as soon as possible.

Also, this hatred is why a UK team would never happen, we all hate the English.
>> Anonymous
>>173285

He speaketh the truth, how come Tanni gray thompson wins it's called a British win, yet when Paula Radcliffe wins It's an English win.
>> Anonymous
>>173285
ADAM SMITH WAS ENGLISH
JAMES WATT WAS ENGLISH
JAMES CLERK MAXWELL WAS ENGLISH
brb cruise control
>> Anonymous
>>173325
....no he wasn't fag
>> Anonymous
>>173247

Irelandfag here. Fuck Scotland - if you want your own country maybe you should fight for it. Faggots.
>> ?
>>173372

We are generally not Republican rabble.
>> Anonymous
>>173285
BAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

jings, crivens, hoots mon, etc.
>> Anonymous
>>171997

because they play rugby and not this american pussy shit

- germanfag
>> Anonymous
>>173372

ooh, ahh, up the ra.
>> Anonymous
>>173386

Of course not. Why the very idea that all people are equal is just fucking batshit crazy isn't it? Hereditary rulership is the future!

But you know, whatever works for you.
>> Anonymous
>>173423
We all need to be governed, but no-one here actually believes the Queen is any better than a normal person.

Some of you idiots believe that the Pope is God's representitive on Earth.
>> Anonymous
>>173453

Well I find the idea that there is even a god ridiculous, so good luck with your negative stereotyping and general bigotry. We can all play that game, but I can't be bothered.
>> Anonymous
>>173453

some of you idiots believe that the earth was "created" 1000 years after the invention of glue. well done.
>> Anonymous
>>173488
So you are denying that the majority of the people on your island believe that?
>> Anonymous
>>173507

Why is it a problem for you if they do? Is allegiance to the Pope any more or less ridiculous than allegiance to the Queen? I don't think so.
>> Anonymous
>>173535
The difference is that people here don't believe that the Queen was chosen by a God.
>> Anonymous
>>173552

Religion seems to be more of an issue for you than it is for me. Also, I would suggest that unless you happen to be lucky enough to be born into the royal family than monarchy isn't working in your best interests. Like religion, it takes advantage of the ignorance and blind adherence to tradition of the general populace.
>> Anonymous
>>173594
I'm saying that your country is predominately a backwards hole. You're in the minority.

>(the monarchy)takes advantage of the ignorance and blind adherence to tradition of the general populace.

How? As I said, no-one cares about the Queen.
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>>173594
>>173552
>>173535
>>173507
>>173488
>>173453
>>173423
>>173386
>>173372
Ireland 34 - 13 Scotland
/discussion
>> Anonymous
>people here don't believe that the Queen was chosen by a God.

History books motherfucker, do you read them?
>> Anonymous
I hate this thread
>> Anonymous
>>173646
Except we don't?
>> Anonymous
This just in: The Queen has a vagina.
>> Anonymous
>>172009
UK thinks it is a contitent of its own