It's a branding thing apparently. We should be Team UK and the Norn Irons are cross - Wrath of the Barclay

It's a branding thing apparently. We should be Team UK and the Norn Irons are cross

we're not calling ourselves that.

Posted By: Bravo win or die on July 25th 2012 at 18:00:26

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Why are we called GB at the Olympics and not UK? (n/m) (General Chat) - Surrey Yella, Jul 25, 17:53:17
- It's a branding thing apparently. We should be Team UK and the Norn Irons are cross (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jul 25, 18:00:26
- We're called Great Britain and Northern Ireland (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 25, 17:58:26
  - Precisely (General Chat) - Surrey Yella, Jul 25, 18:02:01
    - We are McGB ;) (n/m) (General Chat) - mike_the_sphinx, Jul 25, 18:16:29
    - We've always been called that I think. The IOC decided it. Dunno why (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 25, 18:05:43
- NI do their own ting (General Chat) - Waddockhunt, Jul 25, 17:54:30
  - H (n/m) (General Chat) - Surrey Yella, Jul 25, 17:55:02
    - Hmmmm (General Chat) - Surrey Yella, Jul 25, 17:55:37
      - Yep I think your right (General Chat) - Waddockhunt, Jul 25, 17:59:13
        
        Yeah but no but (General Chat) - Surrey Yella, Jul 25, 18:04:41
        
        It's abbreviated to Great Britain from GB and NI (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 25, 18:01:08

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