Greatest British athlete/sports person?

[ComedyPilot]

According to Brendan Foster - Somali born, USA resident Mo Farah......?

 

[winjim]

He runs for GB&NI so he's a British athlete.

But I reckon if you went round Brendan Foster's house he'd probably have some sort of weird Mo Farah shrine like in that episode of Alan Partridge.

 

[Saluki]

I still reckon that it's Daley Thomson.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

According to Brendan Foster - Somali born, USA resident Mo Farah......?

I call shenanigans..

Look at who's doing the foreword..

plus Mo Farah, my erse..
been more deserving athletes of the title who were actually born here...

 

[winjim]

Yeah, send the bugger back

 

[Dayvo]

plus Mo Farah, my erse..
been more deserving athletes of the title who were actually born here...

Oh dear...

 

[Citius]

plus Mo Farah, my erse..
been more deserving athletes of the title who were actually born here...

Latent BNP-style bigotry already - and we're still only on page 1....

 

[winjim]

Latent bigotry already - and we're still only on page 1....

Latent? It's the whole premise of the thread, from post #1.

 

[Citius]

Latent? It's the whole premise of the thread, from post #1.

I was being kind. You're right though, the OP's post is just as bad.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Latent BNP-style bigotry already - and we're still only on page 1....

Mo Farah was born in Somalia..
so he is African..
I was born in Scotland therefore I'm British..

No BNP style agenda just basic facts...
You are where you are born, not adopted...

 

[Dayvo]

You are where you are born, not adopted...

In a plane over the Atlantic?

 

[Dayvo]

I was born in Scotland therefore I'm British..

British national anthem being played for Mo Farah's gold winning performance for Britain. Were you singing, too?

 

[Citius]

Mo Farah was born in Somalia..
so he is African..

He is of African origin, but if he holds a British passport, then he is entitled to compete for GB. The rest of your post is just closet racism and basic ignorance.

 

[winjim]

Mo Farah is a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. That means our head of state and her government have recognised him as British. He holds a British passport. His father was born in London. How much more British could you get?

 

[snorri]

I was going to answer with Eric Liddell, but even he was born in China