Given that we are not going to see such a real possibility anytime soon, what would your pics be for an All-British team?
Did anyone see that scotalnd game I was almost embarresed of my scottish heritege and as for wales and N.Ireland ha. Apart from Giggs all the best players are in the English team.
>>The UK does not include Ireland
Have another look, I was actually making that very point. Talk was of a British team and, unless my geography is leaving me (which it well might be, I'm just repeating what I meant), Britain is *technically* a collective term for the British Isles, which is a bunch of giant sandbanks off the European mainland currently comprising both Great Britain (as in England, Scotland, Wales; the British mainland, if you will) and Ireland as well as a few minor ones, such as the Isle of Man or the Outer Hebrides.
Of course, the term Britain is often used as an abbreviation of The United Kingdom of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, in which case it is safe to assume Eire would want no part in it.
Oh well, whatever, never mind...
Hmmm. Completely disagree there I'm afraid. The Champions LEague is on another planet to anything the international game has to offer. Including the World Cup.
Originally posted by Hadj Ullelah
>>The UK does not include Ireland
Have another look, I was actually making that very point. Talk was of a British team and, unless my geography is leaving me (which it well might be, I'm just repeating what I meant), Britain is *technically* a collective term for the British Isles, which is a bunch of giant sandbanks off the European mainland currently comprising both Great Britain (as in England, Scotland, Wales; the British mainland, if you will) and Ireland as well as a few minor ones, such as the Isle of Man or the Outer Hebrides.
Of course, the term Britain is often used as an abbreviation of The United Kingdom of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, in which case it is safe to assume Eire would want no part in it.
Oh well, whatever, never mind...
Ok, to clear things up - I think (as if it matters).
Britain - England and Wales
Great Britain - England, Wales and Scotland. Added in 1707 Act of Union. Hence the 'Great' meaning 'large'
The UK - Yes, an abbreviation of 'Her Majesty's United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'. Ie, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The British Isles - Area encompassing both Great Britain and the Irish island.
Aye that Genk - AEK match was just a powder-keg of world class football :D
Originally posted by Prenn
He did actually make that piont...
Well the main bit said Ireland was part of Britain. The last sentence said it wasn't. Just for the sake of clarity.
Good player.
Well yes, to be fair I have never seen him play for Scotland so I can't really comment on that. But he has been in very good form for Leeds since his move there and his certainly a completely different player from the one that we used to call "Doom Matteo" when he was in the Red. And, without wishing to ruffle feathers, it is certainly arguable that good performances for Leeds United equate to good performances at a higher level of play than with Scotland.
There is no level of play higher than international football IMO.
>>The England team plus Ryan Giggs
Wouldn't that be a United Kingdom team ? Surely, a British team would also include the Republic of Ireland, so you could take Keano along to complain about the accomodation and training facilities. :)
Oh, and maybe Duff and Given, put Seaman out to graze.
I wouldnt add Matteo to the Scotland team.
Let's put it this way. The England team plus Ryan Giggs.
Originally posted by Hadj Ullelah
>>The UK does not include Ireland
Have another look, I was actually making that very point. Talk was of a British team and, unless my geography is leaving me (which it well might be, I'm just repeating what I meant), Britain is *technically* a collective term for the British Isles, which is a bunch of giant sandbanks off the European mainland currently comprising both Great Britain (as in England, Scotland, Wales; the British mainland, if you will) and Ireland as well as a few minor ones, such as the Isle of Man or the Outer Hebrides.
Of course, the term Britain is often used as an abbreviation of The United Kingdom of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, in which case it is safe to assume Eire would want no part in it.
Oh well, whatever, never mind...
You are completely wrong. "British" refers to Great Britain or the United Kingdom. British Isles refers to Great Britain and the Republic as it is a geographical rather than a political term. People from the Republic are Irish, not British.
A model of clarity.
Amazing how people in their own country can make this mistake - whatever about people from outside the two countries. You'd think that after 30 years of the Northern Ireland war this would have impimged somewhat on people's consciousness to make the facts abundantly clear.
Ive never seen it, certainly not at international level.
I'll reserve judgement till he gets a few more caps though.
Giggs, Bellamy, Ferguson, Matteo and Davies added to the England team. End of story.
Originally posted by Matt Clark
The Champions LEague is on another planet to anything the international game has to offer. Including the World Cup.
Never has this been more obvious than this year. Compare the World Cup 2002 from the quarterfinals onwards with the Champions League during the same stages last season and there was a major difference in quality of football.
Originally posted by michaec
You are completely wrong. "British" refers to Great Britain or the United Kingdom. British Isles refers to Great Britain and the Republic as it is a geographical rather than a political term. People from the Republic are Irish, not British.
He did actually make that piont...
The UK does not include Ireland.
-England
-Northern Ireland
-Scottland
-Wales
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