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They have to start with the easy stuff before getting down to the nitty-gritty of beling allowed to set fire to catholics every thursday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy Goat Sverige
Never really understood why it wasn't alreadyQuote:
Originally Posted by Billy Goat Sverige
Typical GermanQuote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Yes. Odd, that. Are there any explanations you know of?Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
I'd have thought you'd be right behind that one, a.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
It might be going a tad far tbf.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
In some sports the NI players are included in an all Ireland team not UK e.g. Hockey - so the 'United Kingdom of GB and NIwould be a mismomer as does not include NI in those cases. Obviously this grates somewhat with the unionists.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
I seem to recall some confusion over the status of athletes as Northern Irish had the choice between representing GB and Ireland hence the need to include Ireland with GB was negated. Possibly a very crude outline but you get the drift i.e. the IOC see the Ireland team as representing the whole island as they do in most decent sports like rugby and cricketQuote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Yes - just call everything Deutschland and get over itQuote:
Originally Posted by Awimb
If UK, thats your lookout, imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
one BBC piece concludes thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37058920Quote:
One thing is certain. "Team Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and UK Overseas Territories" doesn't roll easily off the tongue.
An earlier article talks about strong branding and "It's always been like that"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/rogermose...y_team_gb.html