Comments on: FIFA 09 doesn’t include Welsh team, man is angry

By: scratchy69

scratchy69 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:20:47 +0000

I’m too busy shacking up with Anne Robinson to care.

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:42:05 +0000

By: Whizzo

Whizzo — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:28:44 +0000

Welcome in the hillside : DENIED TO SCRATCHY.

By: patlike

patlike — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:28:03 +0000

Wales is in the UK. It’s a country. Like Scotland. It has a football team. They’re quite good sometimes. They beat Italy once. To leave them out of FIFA is tantamount to TREASON.

Scratchy – You’re banned.

By: Syrok

Syrok — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:27:11 +0000

It’s the Netherlands, Holland is just a region.

By: BillyBatts

BillyBatts — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:23:11 +0000

Joking aside, that is quite an oversight. They’re not exactly Italy or Brazil, but come on.

Maybe they didn’t get the licence or something? I seem to remember FIFA not having Holland one year because of that.

By: morriss

morriss — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:17:13 +0000

I agree.

By: Smartypants

Smartypants — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:09:52 +0000

I just think it’s a bit silly that Esha refers to foreigners as ‘ignorant’ when they haven’t heard of Wales or don’t know where it is exactly. Keep in mind that ‘England’ means ‘UK’ in a lot of other languages, it’s therefore a bit presumptuous to assume that everybody knows or realises that native speakers call it ‘UK’ instead.

By: morriss

morriss — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:58:58 +0000

It’s in Britain, mate.

By: Smartypants

Smartypants — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:51:13 +0000

@Esha: But… if Wales isn’t in England, then where the fuck is it? France?

By: morriss

morriss — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:42:43 +0000

“That’s so depressingly true, it’s actually the #1 thing that irritates me when it comes to ignorant foreigners.”

haha. There’s only a few billion people in the world, like.

By: scratchy69

scratchy69 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:37:21 +0000

FIFA has missed Wales out year after year. I remember reviewing something like the 2003 version and noting there was no Wales side. And gave it an extra mark because of it.

By: Esha

Esha — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:11:35 +0000

“I thought the rest of the world just viewed Wales as a small town in England anyway”

That’s so depressingly true, it’s actually the #1 thing that irritates me when it comes to ignorant foreigners.

Wales, that’s in England, isn’t it?

What? No, you stupid sod, it isn’t. You can’t watch a primate scream at ominously coloured patches of dirt on a rock and call that an education in geography, you know? Pop-quiz: Where do you think Scotland is? ON THE MOON?!

At least, that’s what happens inside my head. Instead I just have to smile and nod my head, that and envision that person’s death in a most visceral way within the space of my head, otherwise I think the amount of times I’ve been asked that would have driven me clinically and criminally insane.

By: morriss

morriss — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:12:59 +0000

Psycho: Germany 1 England 2

By: Bloodloss

Bloodloss — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:10:50 +0000

@Smartypants

Conversely, the talent is more spread out and not in 1 strong place this way… the UK would probably have a better chance if we were 1 team.

This same thing causes problems. In the Olympics the UK couldn’t participate in the football because there’s no ‘Great Britain’ team, and they wouldn’t allow an English, Scottish or Welsh team.

By: Alpha Male Stu

Alpha Male Stu — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:07:45 +0000

Pssh. Having lived there most of my life i’ll just say…GOOD!

I thought the rest of the world just viewed Wales as a small town in England anyway haha

By: Whizzo

Whizzo — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:45:42 +0000

For anyone outside the UK who doesn't know the history I suggest looking at Wikipedia, simply put we invented the game and how it was formalised so we're a bit different to everywhere else. Leaving out Wales in FIFA does seem a bit daft too, it's not like all the players aren't in the game already.

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:22:05 +0000

Hey morriss…

Denmark 0 – 1 Wales

By: Smartypants

Smartypants — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:18:14 +0000

I’m not from England, I didn’t know that Wales is its own country. Why should it have its own football team, isn’t that cheating? I mean other countries have one team that may or may not qualify for the World Cup, and yet the UK gets to send in three or four (or whatever) teams?

By: morriss

morriss — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:09:31 +0000

Didn’t even know there was a Welsh team. Is it even a country?

By: Truk

Truk — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:55:38 +0000

See, this is why I prefer PES. I’ve had many many awesome games of a Wales vs Scotland with my mate so, well, if I can’t do that with FIFA, I’ll have to use the superior product.

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:09:05 +0000

I haven’t bought it… but yeah, I’d have been a little miffed at this.

By: patlike

patlike — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:51:13 +0000

I did a proper “what the fuck” at this.

By: Heitzu

Heitzu — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:49:07 +0000

I was quite baffled by their absence, considering the rest of the UK is there.