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<blockquote data-quote="An Tarbh" data-source="post: 250677"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gingergenius @ Mar 10 2009, 10:26 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=383728" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>What about Eire and Ulster? I guess that in OG Ulster players at the north of the border would play for UK...</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>we're 32 counties for the Olympics so Ulster players would have the choice of either.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p>that hardly sounds fair! I'm all for a united Ireland, but I don't see it fair that players brought up in one country can just choose to play for another, just like that. In this case then we should have dibs on those from Turks & Caicos, Montserrat and the rest of our remaining colonies. Might even unearth a super duper caribbean sprinter...</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p>Alot of the problem with the troubles and such is from some people wanting to join the republic and some people wantint to be under some degree of British Rule. I imagine the Olympic Commitee telling people who are very anti British rule and feel very strongly in favour of being part of the republic that can play for team GB or none would cause some anger and they're wise to give people the choice.</p><p></p><p>And you say "players brought up in one country can choose to play for another". That's precisely the point, some players brouhgt up in northern Ireland would say they're Irish and in no way British.</p><p></p><p>The would go for the oposite situation if everyone was told they had to compete for the republic or noone.</p><p></p><p>Like I said, it's a complicated issue and the Olympic Commitee were never (and have no place to do so) going to decide 'what Northern Ireland is'.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p>I agree with you entirely; however my point is that while it is an issue that remains up in the air, NI is <em>officially</em> part of the UK, to the end that the UK taxpayer is the one who pays for sporting initiatives and programmes in NI.</p><p></p><p>Of course, if you tell me it's a joint venture and NI is also payed for by the Republic then I can see no problem all with NI sportsmen defecting.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p>Northern Ireland doesn't exist at the Olympics it's Great Britain and Ireland, not the UK and the Republic of Ireland</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="An Tarbh, post: 250677"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gingergenius @ Mar 10 2009, 10:26 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=383728']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> What about Eire and Ulster? I guess that in OG Ulster players at the north of the border would play for UK... [/b][/quote] we're 32 counties for the Olympics so Ulster players would have the choice of either. [/b][/quote] that hardly sounds fair! I'm all for a united Ireland, but I don't see it fair that players brought up in one country can just choose to play for another, just like that. In this case then we should have dibs on those from Turks & Caicos, Montserrat and the rest of our remaining colonies. Might even unearth a super duper caribbean sprinter... [/b][/quote] Alot of the problem with the troubles and such is from some people wanting to join the republic and some people wantint to be under some degree of British Rule. I imagine the Olympic Commitee telling people who are very anti British rule and feel very strongly in favour of being part of the republic that can play for team GB or none would cause some anger and they're wise to give people the choice. And you say "players brought up in one country can choose to play for another". That's precisely the point, some players brouhgt up in northern Ireland would say they're Irish and in no way British. The would go for the oposite situation if everyone was told they had to compete for the republic or noone. Like I said, it's a complicated issue and the Olympic Commitee were never (and have no place to do so) going to decide 'what Northern Ireland is'. [/b][/quote] I agree with you entirely; however my point is that while it is an issue that remains up in the air, NI is [i]officially[/i] part of the UK, to the end that the UK taxpayer is the one who pays for sporting initiatives and programmes in NI. Of course, if you tell me it's a joint venture and NI is also payed for by the Republic then I can see no problem all with NI sportsmen defecting. [/b][/quote] Northern Ireland doesn't exist at the Olympics it's Great Britain and Ireland, not the UK and the Republic of Ireland [/QUOTE]
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