"Team GB coach Hope Powell has defended her
decision to name a squad dominated by England players for London
2012. Two Scots - Kim Little and Ifeoma Dieke - are
the only non-English among the 18 selected for the Games, with Wales and
Northern Ireland not represented."
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-2164995/London-2012-Olympics-Team-GB-womens-football-squad-announced.html#ixzz1yvSecGPG
Well doesn't that just sum up the the way the GB Olympics and let's face it Mr Beckham couldn't have made it more plainly clear when he was asked would he like to play for the GB men's team he responded by saying he always loves playing for England !!!!
16 out of the 18 players in the GB Women's Football Squad are English and they have the English manager. So no room for the Wales players who recently beat the Republic of Ireland (Away) and Israel (Home) and who I saw put in a great performance at Tynecastle against Scotland. No room for Wales captain Jess Fishlock, Gwennan Harris (who spoke so well on the BBC tonight) and Pontardawe Town's very own Loren Dykes.
Is their ommission down solely to the English Manager or do the FAW have to take some of the blame for this? ....
What really stinks is that the Welsh public will no doubt be accused of not supporting the events when the GB Women's team plays at the Millenium Stadium despite no-one from the Welsh squad involved.
I certainly won't be there ... I'll be supporting Sweden !!!
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