Billabong 0 Posted August 22, 2004 I do know that it isn't a team! lolbut i guess it has to be called team GB for poltical correctness, the fine people from wales and scotland need something good in there lives, might as well be an English influence has been for the past 600years!!! its quiet sad that u think like that. to me team gb means that if a rider from wales or scotland are good enough to race in the twc they can and im damn sure that they will get even more support than what team gb do now. But that is un-likely and probably never going to happen! So we all agree Team ENGLAND? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jill 4 Posted August 22, 2004 why is it never going to happen.... ok it may not in our life time but who knows and no its still TEAM GB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 21,105 Posted August 22, 2004 I was born in England from Scottish parentage and although at various times i have supported both i certainly wouldn`t support a team called Britain.I now support no national team,based mainly on my experience of going to an England v Scotland footie match and finding myself standing shoulder to shoulder with Rangers fans who i have a bit of a dislike of Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PTDragons 22 Posted August 22, 2004 the fine people from wales and scotland need something good in there lives, might as well be an English influence has been for the past 600years!!! Now I know you are only joking - I thought your comments were serious for a minute All this from someone whose country doesn't even have a National Anthem Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,700 Posted August 22, 2004 But that is un-likely and probably never going to happen! So we all agree Team ENGLAND? Congratulations for the most stupid post of the week. Does the name Fred Williams mean anything to you? or how about Ken McKinlay? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billabong 0 Posted August 22, 2004 But that is un-likely and probably never going to happen! So we all agree Team ENGLAND? Congratulations for the most stupid post of the week. Does the name Fred Williams mean anything to you? or how about Ken McKinlay? no! who are they? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themilkman23 0 Posted August 22, 2004 Arn't England pround to have you Billabong..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jill 4 Posted August 22, 2004 Arn't England pround to have you Billabong..... NO !!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 15 Posted August 22, 2004 Freddie Williams? One of only two British riders to win 2 World Championships! Prehaps had the war not been on Freddie may well have won more! Freddie is arguably, Great Britains best ever rider. Not knowing who Freddie and Ken McKinlay are just proves how ignorant you are and how much notice we really should take of you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billabong 0 Posted August 22, 2004 (edited) Well, your kinda right, i dont know much about speedway history...why because i dont care! You dont hear me talking about the greats of the Great Britain side that won the olpympics at football in the early 1900's why because i dont care! because the "great britain" side was WEst ham! and it was centuries ago and i beleive thats an english team! stop living in the past my friends! No wonder speedway is going down the pan, when all the fans just talk about the "good old days" we need to make to day the "good old days" and that means making Team GB into Team England! humph! Edited August 22, 2004 by Billabong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mart W Posted August 22, 2004 (edited) Ok Billabong, if you want to go down that road fine... but next year at the WELSH Grand Prix in Cardiff I hope you would have no objections to the Wild Cards being Phil Morris and Tony Atkin ! Oh and by the way, Jamie Westacott and Tom Brown have both ridden for Great Britain under 21's, so they could well make you eat your words in a few years time. Edited August 22, 2004 by mart W Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billabong 0 Posted August 22, 2004 IMO i think the only reason why the UK grand prix is at cardiff is because it has the bst facialties! When Wembley gets built up maybe it might change - i dont know :unsure i hope i dont eat my words! Team Wales? doesn't have the same ring to Team England Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mart W Posted August 22, 2004 So it's the UK Grand Prix now, how convienient !!! so there can be English Wildcards Speedway can forget the new Wembley the FA will never have it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jill 4 Posted August 22, 2004 wembely cardiff suits me just fine great pubs great place great people and its team GB NOT ENGLAND OR UK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Namibian Posted August 23, 2004 As the FIM only accepts one team representing the British ACU, this team must surely represent the whole of Great Britain. Therefor keep the Great Britain team for the World Cup and for International matches at Elite League level. But why not establish the England, Scotland and Wales teams at one level below that and let them race their very own international matches at Premier League level. This would provide variety and keep everyone happy. Top nations such as Sweden, Denmark, Australia or Poland could race against the Great Britain side, whilst not so strong nations could provide worthy opponents against the three home nations, maybe restricting the England side to PL riders, or maybe that wouldn't be neccessary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
