TEAM GB FOOTBALL TEAM 2012 FIASCO.
WISHART PREVIEWS TEAM GB FOOTBALL DEBATE.
1908 PRECEDENT AN OBVIOUS SOLUTION
Previewing tomorrow morning’s Westminster Hall debate (Tuesday) on the threat creation of a GB Olympic football side poses to the national teams, SNP Culture, Media and Sport spokesperson, Pete Wishart MP, has vowed to press Olympics Minister, Tessa Jowell to rule out the move.
Former Scotland Manager Craig Brown and representatives of the Tartan Army will also be in attendance at the Westminster Hall Members debate to make their opposition to Team GB known.
Mr Wishart said:
“This debate should be about protecting the future of our national teams, not petty political football.
“The fact is that the creation of a Team GB would endanger Scotland’s long term ability to compete in international football.
“The SFA are opposed, the Tartan Army are opposed and the Former Scotland Manager Craig Brown is opposed. The UK Government should ditch their absurd proposals and look at ways in which the situation can be resolved.”
SNP research revealed that in the 1908 London Olympics, Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland all competed as individual countries. Mr Wishart said:
"In 1908 the unique position of the home nations was recognised by the London Olympics and all four countries were invited to send a football team.
"That position should be recognised in 2012.
"If we are looking for a solution for London 2012, then let it be this one, and let's see the Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland teams playing football with the rest of the world at London 2012.
"Instead of trying to forge a GB football team that simply does not exist and has no support from the four nations’ supporters organisations, the London Olympics offers an opportunity to revive previous practice at a London Games, to preserve and promote Scotland's national team and to allow all four home nation teams to compete.
“The future of Scotland’s national game must be assured, so the UK Labour Government must desist from jeopardising Scotland’s future as an international side for their narrow, political interest.”
1908 PRECEDENT AN OBVIOUS SOLUTION
Previewing tomorrow morning’s Westminster Hall debate (Tuesday) on the threat creation of a GB Olympic football side poses to the national teams, SNP Culture, Media and Sport spokesperson, Pete Wishart MP, has vowed to press Olympics Minister, Tessa Jowell to rule out the move.
Former Scotland Manager Craig Brown and representatives of the Tartan Army will also be in attendance at the Westminster Hall Members debate to make their opposition to Team GB known.
Mr Wishart said:
“This debate should be about protecting the future of our national teams, not petty political football.
“The fact is that the creation of a Team GB would endanger Scotland’s long term ability to compete in international football.
“The SFA are opposed, the Tartan Army are opposed and the Former Scotland Manager Craig Brown is opposed. The UK Government should ditch their absurd proposals and look at ways in which the situation can be resolved.”
SNP research revealed that in the 1908 London Olympics, Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland all competed as individual countries. Mr Wishart said:
"In 1908 the unique position of the home nations was recognised by the London Olympics and all four countries were invited to send a football team.
"That position should be recognised in 2012.
"If we are looking for a solution for London 2012, then let it be this one, and let's see the Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland teams playing football with the rest of the world at London 2012.
"Instead of trying to forge a GB football team that simply does not exist and has no support from the four nations’ supporters organisations, the London Olympics offers an opportunity to revive previous practice at a London Games, to preserve and promote Scotland's national team and to allow all four home nation teams to compete.
“The future of Scotland’s national game must be assured, so the UK Labour Government must desist from jeopardising Scotland’s future as an international side for their narrow, political interest.”
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