Re: what does Brexit mean for the Ryder Cup? : Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:48 am  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Silly question, though. It isn't USA v EU. The Ryder Cup was founded in the 20s when there was no EU. Plus, initially it was USA v GB.

We allowed other European countries to the party, just because we wanted to have the likes of Seve Ballesteros to beef up our then fairly pisspoor side, but basically they are in by invitation.

There are over 50 FAs in UEFA, including Ukraine, Israel and Russia, none of which last I heard were EU members.

You shouldn't really need to explain it to people on here. Maybe your kids like I did with my 10 year old but not people who post on here who should mostly be adults.

Re: what does Brexit mean for the Ryder Cup? : Thu Jun 30, 2016 10:03 am  

This is exactly the kind of condescending tone that led me to vote in.

Re: what does Brexit mean for the Ryder Cup? : Thu Jun 30, 2016 10:27 am  

There will have been better reasons I bet.

Re: what does Brexit mean for the Ryder Cup? : Thu Jun 30, 2016 10:39 am  

Nope, the condescending tone of the internet commentariat is a legitimate reason. It has been given many times as a reason. It is a reason. It is therefore reasonable.

Re: what does Brexit mean for the Ryder Cup? : Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:39 am  

More importantly will the Aussies be back invited next year to sing in the annual EU song contest

Re: what does Brexit mean for the Ryder Cup? : Thu Jun 30, 2016 1:58 pm  

Exiled down south wrote:

More importantly will the Aussies be back invited next year to sing in the annual EU song contest

It is Eurovision and not EUrovision by the way.
But generally they are desperate for anyone they can get.

[tb]

Re: what does Brexit mean for the Ryder Cup? : Sun Jul 03, 2016 11:45 am  

As has been pointed out:

European Broadcasting Union - nothing to do with the EU (and no, there's no logic for Australia being in its karaoke competition)
Professional Golfers' Association European Tour - nothing to do with the EU

and while we're on the subject

European Convention on Human Rights (and it's associated European Court of Human Rights) - nothing to do with the EU


(condescending enough, goat boy? _

Re: what does Brexit mean for the Ryder Cup? : Sun Jul 03, 2016 12:00 pm  

crumpledshorts wrote:

As you clearly seem to know the terms under which we'll leave the EU, could you pop down to London and save all the pesky negotiating?

The EU and Europe are not synonyms.

However, while we might not be preparing to unhitch these islands from the rest of the continent and float off into the Atlantic, you are being unhitched from these forums again, Standee.