Should the Welsh be allowed to...

[Bushmaster]

...breed. Sorry, I meant display their flag at the Olympics:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7542761.stm

I think they should be allowed to on a lap of honour. If they are not allowed to I think they should anyway.

[smutbag]

The Scots are not allowed either. Has to be the Union Jack or nought.

[Gun]

smutbag said:

The Scots are not allowed either. Has to be the Union Jack or nought.

Don't let Bee Jay hear you saying that!

[james_tigerwoods]

What exactly are they going to do if all the regional (England, etc) competitors displayed their flags? Chuck them all out??

Or line them up in front of a tank......

[mybrainhurts]

I hear their mascot's been eaten...

[Sciroccology]

mybrainhurts said:

I hear their mascot's been eaten...

Or shagged.

[Bushmaster]

smutbag said:

The Scots are not allowed either. Has to be the Union Jack or nought.

Yes but for them it's fairly academic.

[Andydurham]

Surely it's the same for the English. Are they allowed to display the St. George cross?

[Incorrigible]

mybrainhurts said:

I hear their mascot's been eaten...

I thought some nice chap called George gave it a fencing lesson

[mybrainhurts]

Incorrigible said:

mybrainhurts said:

I hear their mascot's been eaten...

I thought some nice chap called George gave it a fencing lesson

Baaaaaaaa.....

[bleesh]

NO!! Definitely not!!

ow, what's the question??

[absolutely]

Andydurham said:

Surely it's the same for the English. Are they allowed to display the St. George cross?

No, why should they be? If the Scottish, Irish and Welsh aren't allowed to. They perform for Great Britain, not their provences. The Scots have more of a chance of winning medals anyway.

[Flat_Steve]

Yes, we should.

[absolutely]

Flat_Steve said:

Yes, we should.

I am all for the Welsh, Irish and Scottish to use their own flag in celebration. If they don't have an iffinity to the rest of the UK that is fair enough. Its just BOC and the Chinese creating spin rather than concentrating on Tibet protests.

[Skyrat]

absolutely said:

Andydurham said:

Surely it's the same for the English. Are they allowed to display the St. George cross?

No, why should they be? If the Scottish, Irish and Welsh aren't allowed to. They perform for Great Britain, not their provences. The Scots have more of a chance of winning medals anyway.

Excuse me?!? Provinces?? I dare you to go up to Glasgow on a Saturday night and say that loudly in the pub. Better make a will first though!

Of course the Welsh should be allowed to wave their flag if they want. The Union jack will be up the flagpole at the medal ceremony and that god-awful dirge will be playing over the tanoy too. WTF more do they want? Are folk not allowed to be proud of their country, within the UK?

[Andydurham]

So are the English allowed to or not? I think if they aren't then its only fair that the other countries can't either!

[jmorgan]

Sciroccology said:

mybrainhurts said:

I hear their mascot's been eaten...

Or shagged.

Where do you think your keeeebabs come from?

[FourWheelDrift]

absolutely said:

Its just BOC and the Chinese creating spin rather than concentrating on Tibet protests.

More like trying to make sure no athlete from any country has a Tibetan flag with them on their lap of honour.

Just the Olympic committee trying to appease the evil Chinese government.

[absolutely]

Andydurham said:

So are the English allowed to or not? I think if they aren't then its only fair that the other countries can't either!

No! But there will be a few in the crowd though!

Skyrat, I don't go into Glasgow any more, my Brother finished uni years ago. Part of my unknown family are from the Gorbals though.

[biglepton]

absolutely said:

Flat_Steve said:

Yes, we should.

I am all for the Welsh, Irish and Scottish to use their own flag in celebration. If they don't have an iffinity to the rest of the UK that is fair enough. Its just BOC and the Chinese creating spin rather than concentrating on Tibet protests.

I'm pretty sure the Irish are allowed to use their own flag. They would look a little odd using another countries flag.