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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostYes. The Dutch offered me a chance to play at a level I probably wouldn't otherwise achieve, and I'm grateful for that; grateful to the point that I now put in quite a lot of work to support the Dutch mens and ladies sevens teams.
When they play in the Olympics in 2016 I'll be cheering like mad, not because of any 'national pride' but because I know the players and have worked in the system that's developing them.
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostIt's already the case. Why don't Samoa beat New Zealand and why don't Georgia or Morocco (or the Basques for that matter) beat France?
Maybe there should be a legal requirement that the stretch used in sport should also be allowed for migrants to gain passports and citizenship and see how long those stretches last.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostThe richest countries can also invest in training centres, scholarships and so on to find and nurture their youngsters the best.
Although, I think a player should have SOME link other than living there.
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Originally posted by Arturo Bassick View PostYou can see them compete week in week out at events all over the world. There is extra meaning when it is a true national team event. A nation can get behind their team.
It would be a sad loss if a nation could buy its team from anywhere. The poorer nations would never have a hope of winning and would bleed talent (and probably funding) making it even harder to produce world beaters.
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Originally posted by Troll View PostBut that sort of defeats the concept of National sport though doesn't it? & means the richest countries can just import the talent rather than nurture the home grown
Although, I think a player should have SOME link other than living there.
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostYour choice. I'll be watching because I want to see the best athletes in the world.
It would be a sad loss if a nation could buy its team from anywhere. The poorer nations would never have a hope of winning and would bleed talent (and probably funding) making it even harder to produce world beaters.
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Originally posted by Arturo Bassick View PostSorry Mich, but it has to be home grown (even if stretched a bit) for international. I could not support a bought in team the same.
I can just about accept Tuilaga, but could never support, for instance, Zola Bud. There are a number of imports in our team for the Olympics that is making me feel that I do not want to watch it, nor do I care how well we do.
I will still be supporting the real team GB.
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostTalent's sometimes 'homegrown', but real top performances will often be imported anyway; coaches are hired from all over the world, promising sportspeople are sent around the world to train and play with the best in their game, equipment is purchased from around the world, athletic training methods are researched all over the world; all this is about importing sporting improvements and of course gives the richer countries or clubs an advantage over the poorer. That's high level sport; the old fairy tale of a great from just down the road practising every day in his back garden and then taking on the world and winning is exactly that in most sports nowadays; a fairy tale.
I can just about accept Tuilaga, but could never support, for instance, Zola Bud. There are a number of imports in our team for the Olympics that is making me feel that I do not want to watch it, nor do I care how well we do.
I will still be supporting the real team GB.
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostTalent's sometimes 'homegrown', but real top performances will often be imported anyway; coaches are hired from all over the world, promising sportspeople are sent around the world to train and play with the best in their game, equipment is purchased from around the world, athletic training methods are researched all over the world; all this is about importing sporting improvements and of course gives the richer countries or clubs an advantage over the poorer. That's high level sport; the old fairy tale of a great from just down the road practising every day in his back garden and then taking on the world and winning is exactly that in most sports nowadays; a fairy tale.
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostYes. The Dutch offered me a chance to play at a level I probably wouldn't otherwise achieve, and I'm grateful for that; grateful to the point that I put in quite a lot of work to support the Dutch mens and ladies sevens teams.
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostWhat does it mean to you then Mich? You're not good enough to play for England but the Dutch may have you?
When they play in the Olympics in 2016 I'll be cheering like mad, not because of any 'national pride' but because I know the players and have worked in the system that's developing them.
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Originally posted by Arturo Bassick View PostHave to go with Troll on that Mich.
A nations pride and all that....
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Originally posted by Troll View PostSurely the teams would just become the equivalent of Man U, Chelsea, Barcelona etc.
Whoever has the biggest chequebook wins
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