Olympic Football - Team GB

Last week we reported about Sandwell council denying the English the right to celebrate their English identity with a St.George’s Day Parade, I hope this week we are not going to find out about the British in the English Football Association trying to do the same?Andy Burnham, the British Culture, Media and Sport Secretary talking about the 2012 Olympic football squad to the Telegraph said that while it was “disappointing” that the three Football Associations of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have decided not to play a part in the British Team, he respected their “independence, autonomy and right to make this decision.”The reason the 3 unions gave for not taking part in the British Team was the fear that it could threaten their future sporting existence as stand alone nations, and have threatened to ban their players from future international squads if they agree to take part.This is not a valid reason by any means; the 3 unions have been given categorical assurances in writing by Mr. Burnham that there is no threat to the nations’ individual participation in events like the World Cup. Fifa, the world governing body, has also given written and verbal clarification too.Mr. Burnham added however that the “The British Olympic Authority have made it clear that they intend to enter a team in the 2012 Games,” which can only mean a team without their participation, an England Team.It looks very much like another British plot to deny us our English identity, are they going to make an England Football Team play with a British identity, which it would be stuck with no doubt from then on?Is the English FA going to let an England Team play with the British name that is the million dollar question, and it is a question most definitely must be NO


AN ENGLAND TEAM MUST BE ALLOWED TO PLAY WITH A BRITISH IDENTITY.


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