Home nations. Underachievers?

[WA Toffee]

England are the biggest bottlers, a country with their pedigree and status should have more than one trophy.

Scotland should have achieved more than several group stage exits considering the players they had available in the 70s and especially the 80s

Do Wales and Northern Ireland even have football teams?

 

[MikeH72]

Is it just me or do the pair of them have eyes that are too close together?

 

[Kurt.]

Yeah that’s a fair point I guess. I think it is scotlands biggest sport though

Elephant polo ?

 

[Kurt.]

Anyway…. A team that don’t even have their own national anthem can’t be expected to be continually successful on the world stage.

 

[Tipp blue]

Question: was GAA invented due to the country realising they're absolutely naff at football?

Considering that Hurling is over 3000 years old maybe Football was invented when the rest of the world realised they were naff at GAA sports.

What is the History of Hurling - Intersport Elverys' Blog

We take a trip back in time to tell you all about what is the history of the great game of hurling, including some great tales and heroes.

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[Nymzee]

Considering that Hurling is over 3000 years old maybe Football was invented when the rest of the world realised they were naff at GAA sports.

What is the History of Hurling - Intersport Elverys' Blog

We take a trip back in time to tell you all about what is the history of the great game of hurling, including some great tales and heroes.

blog.elverys.ie

I’m using GAA to mean Gaelic football as most people do.

 

[WA Toffee]

Scotlands greatest achievement on the international stage has to be being the first country to qualify for 5 consecutive world cups. (teams getting a free pass to the finals don't count as qualifying)

We are probably also the first team to get knocked out in 5 consecutive group stages

 

[Calvin]

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What a handsome chap, I believe he still has all his own teeth,wonderful football player too.
I’ll just leave this here for you Mike.

 

[MikeH72]

What a handsome chap, I believe he still has all his own teeth,wonderful football player too.
I’ll just leave this here for you Mike.

Wonderful football player LOL. Absolutely bog average Premier League midfielder, same level as someone like Jermaine Jenas.

I’m not sure what relevance that video has to anything. Didn’t he have a few very public falling outs with Rooney? He also doesn’t include Peter Schmeichel in his list who was world class and it’s not even close to being a debate.

 

[Calvin]

I’m not sure what relevance that video has to anything. Didn’t he have a few very public falling outs with Rooney? He also doesn’t include Peter Schmeichel in his list who was world class and it’s not even close to being a debate.

He’s probably just mentioning outfield players. No doubt Schmeichel was World Class. I still think it’s very telling that he doesn’t think Rooney is World Class

 

[duncs pigeon]

Anyway…. A team that don’t even have their own national anthem can’t be expected to be continually successful on the world stage.

No national anthem, dont have our own goverment, think we have over achieved

 

[Neiler]

We're the topped ranked country out of all listed above in the EU.

Result.