Topic:	A national team for Cornwall?
Kéighlán Posts: 425 Posted: 10.Apr 2008 - 23:25	I think that Kernow should have a national football team, a national rugby team, and any other national team in any other sport. The Cornish public should put a petition to FIFA, England and Scotland and Wales, Northern Ireland have special permission to play as seperate nations, if it weren't for the English inventing the sport they would only be allowed to play as Britian. (thats a fact, FIFA president sepp blatter said that) so i think that if Cornwall asked they should and would be able to form a national team, in the long run it may help for the push for independance.
Kéighlán Posts: 425 Posted: 30.Apr 2008 - 21:01	Well...turns out cornwall DOES have a football team, they regularly play internationals against jersey, isle of man, and occasionally Ireland. (havn't done in a very long time though) heres a link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall_official_football_team I may actually meet some of you lot from the forum now lol, im being forced to move to Cornwall.
TheElvenLord Posts: 930 Posted: 1.May 2008 - 14:39	Graham hart is pushing for that sort of thing. "regularly play internationals against jersey, isle of man, and occasionally Ireland" But, we need it to be RECOGNIZED TEL Everything is impossible until it is not.
ThingsThatGoFlirInTheShla Posts: 351 Posted: 1.May 2008 - 18:48	Is there any chance of starting an unofficial team. Then at least we'll be playing regularly and actualy have a team to talk of! ---------- Translate Songbird Translate Firefox Translate facebook
ThingsThatGoFlirInTheShla Posts: 351 Posted: 1.May 2008 - 18:49	Sorry. Just read the rest of the thread. ---------- Translate Songbird Translate Firefox Translate facebook
Kéighlán Posts: 425 Posted: 1.May 2008 - 19:48	Well... apply to join FIFA, then get some good players lol. You'll get recognised I may actually meet some of you lot from the forum now lol, im being forced to move to Cornwall.
TheElvenLord Posts: 930 Posted: 1.May 2008 - 20:25	Whether FIFA would accept us is the problem. TEL Everything is impossible until it is not.
Allister Posts: 552 Posted: 1.May 2008 - 20:44	Getting ahead of yourselves there guys. The first step would be contacting Cornwall County Football Association (CCFA) to see if they are open to discussion and whether they would support such a move. Here is the linky to the CCFA website and I'll send them an email enquiring about there position. http://www.corn...com/AboutUs/ I am awake at 4am to the terrifying undeniable truth that there is nothing I can do to stop the monster
Allister Posts: 552 Posted: 1.May 2008 - 21:03	OK, I've sent the CCFA an email and I'll let you know what they say when they reply. I am awake at 4am to the terrifying undeniable truth that there is nothing I can do to stop the monster
Kéighlán Posts: 425 Posted: 1.May 2008 - 21:52	I don't see why they would not, after all it is the Cornish FA, a national team would only promote Cornish culture and attract attention, hence more money and so on. FIFA accepted Northern Ireland and Wales, They were seriously thinking of rejecting NI as it was just part of the UK, so they thought htat if they were going to have any team it would be a British one, or just ROI. Wales is closely linked with England, England cricket team represents Wales as well, yet Wales and Northern Ireland have their own teams. Catalonia has a national team, they even have a friendly lined up with footballing Giants Argentina, they succeeded in recognition, they are even sponsored by Puma and have a premier league player on their team as does Basque country (Gaizka Mendieta). I am sure Kernow shall do the same. The idea of a sixth nation football team is actually exciting. Kernow V England at Wembley, lol that would be interesting. edited by: Kéighlán, May 01, 2008 - 09:56 PM I may actually meet some of you lot from the forum now lol, im being forced to move to Cornwall.
Kéighlán Posts: 425 Posted: 1.May 2008 - 22:07	Here is a very good website, if Cornwall seeks to get into FIFA, then they should apply to this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NF-Board that doesn't mean National Front, it means...something football. lol can't remember the first word, something national...national football association. i dunno edited by: Kéighlán, May 01, 2008 - 11:30 PM I may actually meet some of you lot from the forum now lol, im being forced to move to Cornwall.
myghall Posts: 94 Posted: 2.May 2008 - 19:11	KéighlánWell...turns out cornwall DOES have a football team, they regularly play internationals against jersey, isle of man, and occasionally Ireland. (havn't done in a very long time though) heres a link http://en.wikip...ootball_team Cornwall official football team The Cornwall FA should arrange some matches against other Celtic nations. How about the Brittany national team http://en.wikip...ootball_team or Isle of Man national team for a start ? http://en.wikip...ootball_team.
Kéighlán Posts: 425 Posted: 2.May 2008 - 19:47	No, better to try and play high profile teams such as....Belgium, Poland etc, maybe even Brazil...but i doubt they would bother playing you. No offence. Playing small teams like that won't get you recognition or help with your FIFA application. I may actually meet some of you lot from the forum now lol, im being forced to move to Cornwall.
DTresaw Posts: 34 Posted: 16.Jul 2008 - 12:11	Are there actually any decent Cornish players playing professionally?? I don't know of any.
TheElvenLord Posts: 930 Posted: 16.Jul 2008 - 18:00	Keighlan - They played Plymouth Argyle while Pele was on the team - i think they might, because its practise isnt it! TEL Everything is impossible until it is not.