Should we remove support from Scottish olympic athletes

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  1. ITGIRL's Avatar
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    Should we remove support from Scottish olympic athletes
    As we all know the Scotland will soon become independent nation. Most people in scotland want it, so why should the rest of the UK support these people? You hear people saying i'm proud to be bristish and yet want to be independent nation.

    Will you be supporting scottish athletes?
    Last edited by ITGIRL; 07-08-2012 at 20:50.
  2. blu tack's Avatar
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    Do we all know that? I'm pretty sure the referendum hasn't happened yet.
  3. limetang's Avatar
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    "Scotland will soon become an independent nation" Not necessarily true.
    "Most people in scotland want it" Not true.
  4. ITGIRL's Avatar
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    (Original post by limetang)
    "Scotland will soon become an independent nation" Not necessarily true.
    "Most people in scotland want it" Not true.
    omg don't kid yourself it will happen, we should be preparing for it!

    My assertions are completely true!
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    (Original post by blu tack)
    Do we all know that? I'm pretty sure the referendum hasn't happened yet.
    :rolleyes: you must be english?
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    (Original post by ITGIRL)
    :rolleyes: you must be english?
    and?

    such a stupid thread.
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    (Original post by ITGIRL)
    omg don't kid yourself it will happen, we should be preparing for it!

    My assertions are completely true!
    We should be preparing for it as a possibility. Yes. But your assertions are by no means completely true.
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    The SNP will soon have the referendum won with such ridiculous ideas as that.
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    *British

    But Scotland is still a part of UK for now and thus I don't think we should remove support yet.

    Yes,I will definitely be supporting Scottish Olympics athletes whether they achieve independence or not! GO SCOTLAND!
    Last edited by suzie90; 29-05-2012 at 15:01.
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    (Original post by ITGIRL)
    :rolleyes: you must be english?
    Fine. I'll come in as a resident Scotsman and tell you that you're talking *******s. :cute:
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    (Original post by ITGIRL)
    omg don't kid yourself it will happen, we should be preparing for it!

    My assertions are completely true!
    Like omg, you've won me over with your exquisitely crafted arguments. Innit?

    If Scotland becomes independent then I imagine that English fans would treat them exactly the same way as they already do in Rugby, football etc. With a mutual sporting rivalry.

    To be honest your suggestion sounds like vindictiveness. These athletes are still British and obviously each Scottish member of Team GB has quite knowingly chosen to represent the entirety of Great Britain. They are representing you and would like to count on your support.
    Last edited by Carter78; 29-05-2012 at 14:56.
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    No, Independence will probably not happen.

    And who cares whether the rest of Britain decides to support Scottish athletes.
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    I've never supported them anyway. I don't really see the point in having Great Britain or the UK. Let us be England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    As an Englishman I think the OP is stupid to think that most voters in Scotland support independence. Also, I don't follow the Olympics anyway so I wouldn't be actively supporting anyone anyway.
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    (Original post by ITGIRL)
    As we all know the Scotland will soon become independent nation.
    No-one on earth knows that. Those who may think they do are dangerously deluded or do not know the meaning of the word 'know'.

    Most people in scotland want it
    Entirely false.

    You here people saying i'm proud to be bristish and yet want to be independent nation.
    I've never heard that in my life. References? Citations?
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    (Original post by ITGIRL)
    As we all know the Scotland will soon become independent nation. Most people in scotland want it, so why should the rest of the UK support these people? You here people saying i'm proud to be bristish and yet want to be independent nation.

    Will you be supporting scottish athletes?
    This is a nonsense post. The Olympic games will be long over before Scotland even goes to the polls in this referendum. It also makes the assumption that most people in Scotland do want independence, which is by no means certain. That's something for the referendum to establish.

    I don't understand your logic here. Take football as an example of how fans support a team, rather than a nationality of players in particular. Man United fans will support their team irrespective of which countries their players come from. Team GB will contain athletes from across the UK, so if you support GB then you'd be foolish not to support the Scottish athletes within it.

    Stupid topic.
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    What a ridiculous thread
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    (Original post by ITGIRL)
    As we all know the Scotland will soon become independent nation. Most people in scotland want it, so why should the rest of the UK support these people? You here people saying i'm proud to be bristish and yet want to be independent nation.

    Will you be supporting scottish athletes?
    Wtf are you on about?
    I'm Scottish, but I'm prouder to be British.

    Most Scots I know don't feel so strongly about being British, but still support the Union.

    This is racist as far as I'm concerned.
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    (Original post by ITGIRL)
    As we all know the Scotland will soon become independent nation. Most people in scotland want it,
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    Re: Should we remove support from Scottish oplympic athletes
    (Original post by ITGIRL)
    As we all know the Scotland will soon become independent nation.
    No it won't.

    Most people in scotland want it
    No they don't.
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