FORMER SCOTLAND FOOTBALL MANAGER CRAIG BROWN 'BITTERLY OPPOSED' TO TEAM GB.
OLYMPIC TEAM THREATENS SCOTLAND'S FOOTBALLING INDEPENDENCE.
Commenting on the remarks by former Scotland Manager Craig Brown that he is 'bitterly opposed' to GB Olympic football team on the Politics Show today Pete Wishart, the SNP's sports spokesperson at Westminster, said:
"These comments by Craig Brown show the depth of opposition to Labour's enthusiasm for an Olympic team that will threaten Scotland's footballing independence.
"Craig Brown has a wealth of experience in both Scottish and international football and the Labour party should pay heed to his warnings. FIFA cannot guarantee Scotland's footballing independence if a UK football team goes ahead.
"As Craig Brown has said it would be the thin edge of the wedge and set a precedent for Scotland's international team to have its independence taken away.
"All the national supporters' associations in the UK oppose this plan and a majority of the football associations want nothing to do with it.
"Football is Scotland's national sport and the people of Scotland take great pride in supporting their national team. Labour may say it is okay to have a single UK team but the people who should really be listened to are the likes of Craig Brown, the SFA and the Tartan Army."
OLYMPIC TEAM THREATENS SCOTLAND'S FOOTBALLING INDEPENDENCE.
Commenting on the remarks by former Scotland Manager Craig Brown that he is 'bitterly opposed' to GB Olympic football team on the Politics Show today Pete Wishart, the SNP's sports spokesperson at Westminster, said:
"These comments by Craig Brown show the depth of opposition to Labour's enthusiasm for an Olympic team that will threaten Scotland's footballing independence.
"Craig Brown has a wealth of experience in both Scottish and international football and the Labour party should pay heed to his warnings. FIFA cannot guarantee Scotland's footballing independence if a UK football team goes ahead.
"As Craig Brown has said it would be the thin edge of the wedge and set a precedent for Scotland's international team to have its independence taken away.
"All the national supporters' associations in the UK oppose this plan and a majority of the football associations want nothing to do with it.
"Football is Scotland's national sport and the people of Scotland take great pride in supporting their national team. Labour may say it is okay to have a single UK team but the people who should really be listened to are the likes of Craig Brown, the SFA and the Tartan Army."
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