I'm all for supporting our Olympians but...

[misspollysdolly]

...am I being unreasonable (or at least am I alone) in finding the latest buzz-tag-line of 'Team G B' really quite irritating...?

Sorry...bursting with some degree of British pride here, but even so...

[FAQ]

YABU

GO TEAM GB

[Alambil]

But they're using it for others too. I've heard Team China, Team USA, Team Oz...

[pointydog]

I like it because it reminds me of 'Team America', that var funny film by the South PArk people.

[MmeLindt]

I was just wondering where the whole TEAM .... came from all of a sudden. We are moving house soon and I get mails from the guy organising it at TeamAllied. Urgh!

My DH works for a big company that also go on about TEAM...

It is so American

[FAQ]

but it is a team - they didn't just bugger off to China under their own steam and only concentrate on their own events - they support each other (and even compete with each other, as well as against in some cases)

[Katisha]

Actually I agree that the term "Team GB" is very irritating. It sounds so...new labour somehow...

[Takes cover]

[Katisha]

"The British Team" would do me fine...

[MmeLindt]

Ok, I can accept an actual TEAM being called that, but not a company. It sounds like a bunch of marketing type Giles and Tristans made up the slogan while out on the piss.

[hana]

it is a rebranding - and very american at that. I dislike it too. I've only just realized why the reading challenge at the library that dd1 has been doing over the summer is called 'Team Read'
duh

[Katisha]

Katisha waves a glass of sherry at the telly and murmurs "oh well DONE chaps..."

[escape]

OOOOh, you've just reminded me of my current bugbear.
i live in the ME, and here, a very popular sport is referred to as the 'EPL'
as in, NFL etc etc
guess what it is?
oooh, it makes me cringe everytime I hear it!

[pagwatch]

[Katisha]

ME? NFL? EPL?

Mystified.

[Katisha]

Sit down - you'll spill my sherry.

[escape]

ME - Middle East
NFL - National Football League - widely known american acronym

EPL - not very widely used acrony for a particular 'brand' of sport

go on guess

[Katisha]

English Pingpong League?

[pagwatch]

[escape]

nearly katisha
lool at 'new labour' spot on

[BecauseImWorthIt]

It's been Team GB for some time now - not just this Olympics.

One reason why I don't like Paula Radcliffe, actually - it's always about here (IMO) and I always get the feeling that she couldn't care less about the team.