Olympics GB Football

[RichC]

Do you believe then that Beckham is in the top 22 players who could have been called up for the Olympic team?

[Tee]

Do you believe then that Beckham is in the top 22 players who could have been called up for the Olympic team?

No 2 people will ever agree in who the best 22 players are. Beckham is a big name in sport and was a big factor as to why people bought tickets for the football.

How would you feel if Bolt was not in the Jamaican sprint squad because his times in the trials were not so good?

We are ****e at football and having Beckham in the squad would not make any difference anyway, but at least those people that wanted to see him possibly play for the last time would have the opportunity. But Pearce played the "I can make tough calls" card and that's it now.

[Kenneth]

I think the squad would have a better chance of success with him in the squad personally. The public/media would have been more engaged, the younger players would have had someone with experience other than Stuart ****ing Pearce to tale guidance and motivation from, and he's still a good option for the bench if not starting.

But anyway, spilt milk etc.

[Tee]

I think the squad would have a better chance of success with him in the squad personally. The public/media would have been more engaged, the younger players would have had someone with experience other than Stuart ****ing Pearce to tale guidance and motivation from, and he's still a good option for the bench if not starting.

But anyway, spilt milk etc.

Its not rocket science is it, just a bit of common sense IMO.

[little dave hedgehog]

How would you feel if Bolt was not in the Jamaican sprint squad because his times in the trials were not so good?

probably quite differently if bolt were damn near 40 and hadn't won anything in years, was visibly slowing, etc...

[RichC]

No 2 people will ever agree in who the best 22 players are. Beckham is a big name in sport and was a big factor as to why people bought tickets for the football.

How would you feel if Bolt was not in the Jamaican sprint squad because his times in the trials were not so good?

We are ****e at football and having Beckham in the squad would not make any difference anyway, but at least those people that wanted to see him possibly play for the last time would have the opportunity. But Pearce played the "I can make tough calls" card and that's it now.

he hasn't played for England since before the last world cup and he plays in a lower tier league to play his football in.

I'm sorry but IMO he doesn't deserve to get a place in the squad where you can only have 3 over 23 year old players.

You get picked because you deserve to get picked, same as Bolt, if he didn't get in via the qualifying for Jamaica it would be his look out, nobody has the divine right to be picked and lets be honest it would only be as a sympathy pick rather on him actually deserving it.

Peace for my mind is a very poor manager but in this case he's done the right thing

[Neil Young]

No 2 people will ever agree in who the best 22 players are. Beckham is a big name in sport and was a big factor as to why people bought tickets for the football.

How would you feel if Bolt was not in the Jamaican sprint squad because his times in the trials were not so good?

We are ****e at football and having Beckham in the squad would not make any difference anyway, but at least those people that wanted to see him possibly play for the last time would have the opportunity. But Pearce played the "I can make tough calls" card and that's it now.

Ok, we disagree and that's fine.

But your Bolt analogy has no merit. Bolt is the best ever 100m runner and reigning Olympic champion. Beckham is a reasonably talented footballer, years past his best, who no longer plays anywhere near the top level. He does have a high public profile, thanks to being quite good-looking, a famous, if often ridiculed wife and, clearly, an excellent publicist. He's the world's best footballer at making a fortune out of not being anywhere near the world's best footballer, and he had a good cross on him.

There's a very good chance Chris Hoy won't get a chance to defend one of his individual sprint gold medals. Should Jason Kenny, who may be considered a better rider, be denied a place because, like Bolt, Hoy is Olympic champion and, like Beckham, he has a higher public profile and has done some promotional work for the Games?

I think the squad would have a better chance of success with him in the squad personally. The public/media would have been more engaged, the younger players would have had someone with experience other than Stuart ****ing Pearce to tale guidance and motivation from, and he's still a good option for the bench if not starting.

But anyway, spilt milk etc.

Perhaps but any effect is going to be marginal I'd have thought. Still, we'll never know.

[Kenneth]

I do maintain that football in the olympics is a showcase event, not a battle of sporting excellence. Certainly not for GB anyway. The comparison with individual events that are well established, where the olympics are deemed thr pinnacle isn't really convincing. Will nobody think of the sponsors ffs.

[Neil Young]

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[livvy145]

The selected to Team GB are:

Joe Allen (age: 22, hometown: Carmarthen, club: Swansea City, Wales caps: 8)
Craig Bellamy (age: 32, hometown: Cardiff, club: Liverpool, Wales caps: 69, 19 goals)
Ryan Bertrand (age: 22, hometown: Southwark, club: Chelsea, England U21 caps: 16)
Jack Butland (age: 19, hometown: Clevedon, club: Birmingham City, England U21 caps: 6)
Steven Caulker (age: 20, hometown: Feltham, club: Tottenham Hotspur, England U21 caps: 4, 1 goal)
Tom Cleverley (age: 22, hometown: Basingstoke, club: Manchester United, England U21 caps: 16)
Jack Cork (age: 23, hometown: Carshalton, club: Southampton, England U21 caps: 13)
Craig Dawson (age: 22, hometown: Rochdale, club: West Bromwich Albion, England U21 caps: 7, 4 goals)
Ryan Giggs (age: 38, hometown: Cardiff, club: Manchester United, Wales caps: 64, 12 goals)
Aaron Ramsey (age: 21, hometown: Caerphilly, club: Arsenal, Wales caps: 21, 5 goals)
Micah Richards (age: 24, hometown: Birmingham, club: Manchester City, England caps: 13, 1 goal)
Danny Rose (age: 22, hometown: Doncaster, club: Tottenham Hotspur, England U21 caps: 21, 3 goals)
Scott Sinclair (age: 23, hometown: Bath, club: Swansea City, England U21 caps: 7, 1 goal)
Marvin Sordell (age: 21, hometown: Pinner, club: Bolton Wanderers, England U21 caps: 7, 2 goals)
Jason Steele (age: 21, hometown: Newton Aycliffe, club: Middlesbrough, England U21 caps: 1)
Daniel Sturridge (age: 22, hometown: Birmingham, club: Chelsea, England caps: 2)
Neil Taylor (age: 23, hometown: Ruthin, club: Swansea City, Wales caps: 9)
James Tomkins (age: 23, hometown: Basildon, club: West Ham United, England U21 caps: 10)

[Shaggy]

Just read Man United are not allowing any of their overage players - apart from Giggs - to take part in the Olympics.

[Kenneth]

Seems a bit silly putting Richards in as an over 23 when he's 24. Feels like we're not really getting our moneys worth from it. Should be picking someone who's at least 40.

[dom9]

1 LFC player.

Euro 2012 saved our bacon there.

[dom9]

Seems a bit silly putting Richards in as an over 23 when he's 24. Feels like we're not really getting our moneys worth from it. Should be picking someone who's at least 40.

That would rule out Beckham then. Just.

[Bender]

Gb Olympic football team and stuart pearce