Jonok 1,245 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Tony Blair became "obsessed" with creating a British football league as a way of bringing the UK together, the former prime minister has revealed. Mr Blair said he believed merging the Scottish and English leagues would strengthen the bonds between the two nations after devolution. But he said a British national football team would have been a "step too far" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-41201279 I agree with him and also think there should be a public holiday celebrating the union. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 30,522 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Wouldn't have just benefitted Rangers and celtic. Teams like Linfield, Glentoran, Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen I think would have eventually done OK too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
East London Loyal 420 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, McEwan's Lager said: Wouldn't have just benefitted Rangers and celtic. Teams like Linfield, Glentoran, Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen I think would have eventually done OK too. I don't think it included Northern Ireland as it was all to do with the England/Scotland relationship going on that article. I think Rangers/celtic would be comfortable top-flights clubs, depending on what level they came in at. And the other teams that should be invited down are Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibs, Motherwell, Kilmarnock, Inverness and both Dundee clubs. It would elevate every club as it would create new interest and new rivalries and grounds would be fuller in the lower leagues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Tony Bair was the wife of the then actual Prime Minister, the strongly catholic Liverpudlian Cherie Blair. Cherie made all the policy and decisions. Tony, not very bright at anything, had no great interest in football, but claimed he watched Jackie Milburn play - even though the he was 4 and living in Australia when Milburn retired, and also suggested he sat in the Gallowgate end at Newcastle at a time there were no seats there. Tony became a catholic 6 months after he and Cherie were no longer the Prime Minister. Scouse, catholic scum with vested interests who were probably creaming themselves at being special guests to potential Liverpool/cellic games. Co-incidently (?), their son went on to become a successful football agent, one of the most corrupt occupations of the past 50 years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy1872 420 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 never would have happened Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Hurlock Loyal 12,133 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 I remember at that time, all this talk of British leagues reared its head. It's still not gone away really, but will probably be a UEFA midweek league in the same form of the upcoming Nations League. They will do away with the CL and Europa and just make an invite only Europen league and cup competition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonok 1,245 Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 Sky to stream midweek English Football League games after new £600m TV deal ffs . shitty wee clubs are getting funded way more than we are. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41239042 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 64,688 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 7 minutes ago, Jonok said: Sky to stream midweek English Football League games after new £600m TV deal ffs . shitty wee clubs are getting funded way more than we are. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41239042 That's not anything new. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonok 1,245 Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 8 minutes ago, Gustav said: That's not anything new. I know m8 thats why I refuse to subscribe to either bt or sky its Rangers tv only for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboscot 1,176 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 If a proper British league had happened in the 90s we would have been contenders. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 30,522 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 4 hours ago, roboscot said: If a proper British league had happened in the 90s we would have been contenders. Would have been between us and Man Utd. We certainly had the squad depth to compete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Blooded 100 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Blair is an absolute fucking snake who lied continuously throughout his Premiership, pretending to be one religion, when in fact he was secretly practising as another behind closed doors. I personally don't give a shit about either religion, but I wouldn't trust the cunt as far as his ugly wife could throw him! Not to mention still trying to justify Iraq war, and lying to Brown about when he intended passing over to him. Everything about the cunt says Liar, and it is so fitting his name includes an anagram of it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
castelnau 16 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Don't forget he had a wee nodding dog that also told lies to parliement' Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidSussexBlue 1,271 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 On 11/09/2017 at 17:47, tannerall said: Tony Bair was the wife of the then actual Prime Minister, the strongly catholic Liverpudlian Cherie Blair. Cherie made all the policy and decisions. Tony, not very bright at anything, had no great interest in football, but claimed he watched Jackie Milburn play - even though the he was 4 and living in Australia when Milburn retired, and also suggested he sat in the Gallowgate end at Newcastle at a time there were no seats there. Tony became a catholic 6 months after he and Cherie were no longer the Prime Minister. Scouse, catholic scum with vested interests who were probably creaming themselves at being special guests to potential Liverpool/cellic games. Co-incidently (?), their son went on to become a successful football agent, one of the most corrupt occupations of the past 50 years. If you ever want to make easy money, tell a Geordie that Jackie Millburn played for Linfield. None will believe you so shovel a load on a bet with them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser1041 9,088 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 He should have contacted fellow war criminal dermot Desmond Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
linfield1690 4,249 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Fucking jump the dyke bastard Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquire8 42,721 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Can just imagine Brighton having a away trip to Inverness. Fuck playing in Europe would be a shorter journey. Never happen ever. English teams would never allow it to happen and 80% of Scottish teams would go to the wall with the costs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,286 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I find it very hard to believe that the man who brought the hoilyrood parliament into being wanted British unity ... although to be fair politicians can very easily keep 2 diametrically opposing views in their minds at the same time like the ones at holyrood who want sectarian education but not sectarian football Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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