Seems to me he was talking about his history of playing them......especially since he mentioned other competitions...
jeez mention Germans and history in the same sentence and everyone jumps to conclusions
Well he could have used his name, as a professional manager it's not unreasonable to expect him to know the name of his opponents. If not why not refer to him as the right back or the number 3 or whateverOriginally Posted by endabob1
What should he have said? I'm not sure anymore on all this PC nonsense, I thought "Coloured" was acceptable
Is McCaffrey from Cork? it might explain the sour grapes.
I see that's the quote of the week on 11 a side. Should be the clanger of the month.“I thought they were disgraceful to be honest. I haven’t liked them all week, I didn’t like them in Portugal and I didn’t like being over there in the times we’ve visited.”
Fair enough to describe them on the football pitch as arrogant dirthy cheating divers. That would stand in any court of law.
His dislike comments say more about him than the nice German lads.
Anyone got any updates on score v Hungary? Aertel don't even have it listed
'And Crouch must score'
35 minutes played.
Ireland 0-0 Hungary
Germany 2-0 Bulgaria
2-0 Ryan. Pity it's not good enough.
Just in from the germany game. bulgaria were **** poor and didn't really give them much of a game. germany should have had another couple. Christ that 'coloured' number 2 is a big lad!!
Thought the same at Dalyer on Wednesday night, he was brought into the middle to counteract Sheridan when he came on at half time. Him and the right winger were the only German players to stand out, in an attacking sense.
"coloured" is what whites in south africa called everyone nonwhite - there is a substantial indian and asian minority there too, so they just lumped all 'inferior' races into "coloured". the correct and logical thing to say is African, the same way we would describe someone as being asian without needing to specify he might have been born in britain etc.What should he have said? I'm not sure anymore on all this PC nonsense, I thought "Coloured" was acceptable
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Yeah he looked decent going forward alright. Hit one shot from about 30 yards right footed that just whistled wide and then just as the ref blew the final whistle he hit one from about 25 yards left footed the keeper went ful stretch for.
'Coloured' or 'Colored' is also used in the U.S and is not necessarily seen as pejorative though it's usage has become less common in recent years, the NAACP is one example of it's usage. I imagine that most Irish people would be exposed more to the American usage of the term than South African.
I have to say it did sound like he was hinting at the war and German history - out of line in discussing under age soccer - but we all know the German teams by and large are not very nice.
Still we do have a few great prospects coming through and that is the main thing.
Interview with Anthony Stokes, and highlights of all 3 games here: http://www.rte.ie/tv/obsport/
That German penalty seems especially dodgy from that angle.
Sorry to be a pedant, but the term coloured was (and is still widely) used in SA to describe the mixed race population, primarily in the Western Cape.
Under Apartheid every person was classified as a member of one of 4 races Black, White, Asian & Coloured.
The Asian population is primarily Indian decent in Kwazulu-Natal & Malay in the Cape. Black was used for Native Africans & White for European descendants.
If you want my opinon (actually even if you don't) Thanks to the over the top PC brigade there's no clear way of describing someones race, colour or ethnicity without someone getting offended, try to be sensitive to the feelings of others and apologise if you've genuinely and unintentionally caused offence. If you're genuine people will generally not take offence anyway.
I see the "Emerging Talent" programme seems to be yielding some fruit:
Emerging Talent Programme blossoms in Lille
Date: Sunday, 03 June 2007 Section: Underage International
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The first fruits of the Football Association of Ireland's Emerging
Talent Programme blossomed in France this week when a home based squad
of players drawn from the nine regional centres won the prestigious
Lille International Tournament. The ten team tournament also featured
teams from France, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark and the Czech Republic and
was split into two groups of five for the opening round.
The FAI Emerging Talent team finished second behind Belgian side
Mourcron Excellsior in their group and qualified for the semi-finals
where they faced the winners of the other group, French side Strasbourg.
A goal from Dublin striker Patrick Madden was all that separated the
sides and earned the Irish a place in the final against Moucron where
another goal from the prolific Madden was enough to take the tournament.
The 18 players involved in Lille will form the nucleus of a 30 strong
panel of home based players at this age group who will be kept within
the FAI National Regional Centre set up next season.
The purpose of this to continually monitor and help with the development
of these players, especially the late physical developers, so that they
can eventually secure careers within professional football.
According to the FAI's Player Development Manager, John Morling, the
international dimension is a key element of the Emerging Talent
Programme
"The experience and education the players receive playing in
international competition both and off the pitch is paramount to their
development as players and more importantly as young adults," said
Morling.
"The players not only learn how to play against foreign opposition in a
competitive environment with different styles and cultures but they
would of also learnt the importance of all the off the pitch activities
and the effects it has on their performances, such as rest, hydration,
refuelling, diet, attitude and general professionalism of how young
international players should conduct themselves whist representing their
country," added Morling.
FAI U16 Emerging Talent Squad: Goalkeepers - Mark McGinley (Club:
Glenree. Regional Centre Donegal), Brian Kane (Home Farm & Dublin).
Defenders - Niall Walsh (Castlebar & Mayo), Shane O Connor (St Josephs &
Dublin) Craig O Hanlon (Wembley Rovers & Ennis), Robert Doran (Cherry
Orchard & Dublin), Daniel Langan (Home Farm & Dublin); Mitch Kelly (WFTA
& Bunclody). Midfielders - Ian Byrne (Bohemians & Dublin), Eoin Torphy
(Westport & Mayo); Stephen McLoughlin (St Mary's & Donegal), David O
Neil (Arklow Town & Bunclody), Kevin Dawson (Home Farm & Dublin), Joe O
Neill (Home Farm & Dublin). Forwards - Craig Duggan (Kilreen & Cork),
Keith Ward (Cherry Orchard & Dublin), Paul Gahan (Cherry Orchard &
Cork), Patrick Madden (W
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