View Full Version : Eligibility Rules, Okay
ArdeeBhoy
07/02/2013, 12:01 AM
Exist?
DannyInvincible
07/02/2013, 12:07 AM
He asserted his right to select the likes of Shane Duffy/approach eligible Irish nationals. Or perhaps for simply for working for the FAI.
Charlie Darwin
07/02/2013, 12:13 AM
He asserted his right to select the likes of Shane Duffy/approach eligible Irish nationals. Or perhaps for simply for working for the FAI.
Who has he approached now? Or was it something he said?
ArdeeBhoy
07/02/2013, 12:39 AM
He lives in Ireland, probably possesses a green coat and made the vicious mistake of once cheering for the soccer team in public...
Does that suffice?
TrapAPony
07/02/2013, 1:19 AM
Re: the latest AreWeACountry updates: what did Noel King do now to be labelled "a piece of work"?
Would be great if it was Ryan McLaughlin
Would be great if it was Ryan McLaughlin
It wouldn't surprise me.
ArdeeBhoy
07/02/2013, 4:31 AM
Their author will know better, but not all those quotes have such a level of topicality.
The irony of course, that many of them, could have been said at any time....
DannyInvincible
07/02/2013, 8:21 AM
Would be great if it was Ryan McLaughlin
To the best of my knowledge, Noel King hasn't said anything in relation to McLaughlin.
Not Brazil
07/02/2013, 9:32 AM
I see Bruce started for NI in Malta this evening. How's the boycott going, NB?
I boycotted last night's match - thankfully.
ifk101
07/02/2013, 9:36 AM
Was the game not played behind closed doors?
DannyInvincible
07/02/2013, 9:36 AM
I boycotted last night's match - thankfully.
Are you worried you might have to switch your allegiance to us if he establishes himself as a first-team regular? :p
ArdeeBhoy
07/02/2013, 10:07 AM
I boycotted last night's match - thankfully.
You and the rest of the world then.
That must have been hard. :rolleyes:
Not Brazil
07/02/2013, 10:08 AM
Are you worried you might have to switch your allegiance to us if he establishes himself as a first-team regular? :p
No matter how bad it gets, my allegiance will never be to you lot. :D
My love of International football is slowly dying by a thousand cuts.
PS: I'm surprised you haven't latched onto the breaking news of who the "Football For All" mascot was at the last Northern Ireland home match - front page news in this morning's Irish News.
Sometimes I despair.
Not Brazil
07/02/2013, 10:14 AM
You and the rest of the world then.
That must have been hard. :rolleyes:
The prospect of 4 nights All Inclusive at £145 was very tempting - but then I realised Bruce would be there.
I didn't even listen to the match on the radio.
Wanted to watch the England game, but Mrs Brazil insisted on watching the "Hairy Bikers" cooking up some kack - tedious crap as that was, it sounds as if it was a whole lot better than the match in Malta.
ArdeeBhoy
07/02/2013, 10:17 AM
No matter how bad it gets, my allegiance will never be to you lot.
Don't worry, we have enough moaners already!
And who was the mascot? Arlene Foster...
:eek:
Not Brazil
07/02/2013, 10:19 AM
And who was the mascot? Arlene Foster...
:eek:
A lot more "controversial" than Mrs Foster.
ifk101
07/02/2013, 10:20 AM
The prospect of 4 nights All Inclusive at £145 was very tempting - but then I realised Bruce would be there.
Bruce was on the plane to Malta long before the friendly with Malta was announced.
DannyInvincible
07/02/2013, 10:23 AM
PS: I'm surprised you haven't latched onto the breaking news of who the "Football For All" mascot was at the last Northern Ireland home match - front page news in this morning's Irish News.
Sometimes I despair.
Just seeing this now: http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/headlines/jamie-bryson-was-northern-ireland-mascot-weeks-before-flags-protest-1-4761732
PROMINENT flag protest speaker Jamie Bryson was a mascot for the Northern Ireland football team just weeks before the start of the protests, it has emerged.
In a statement published in today’s Irish News, the Irish Football Association said Bryson - who chairs the Ulster People’s Forum - had been used as a last minute replacement for the normal mascot, who had taken ill ahead of the home match against Azerbaijan.
A spokesman for the IFA told the paper: “The regular mascot was unavailable for the game and his replacement took unwell... and Mr Bryson stood in at the last minute.
“This was a one off.
“Mr Bryson is not involved in any of the association’s community relations projects.”
Last week, Jamie Bryson revealed that the Ulster People’s Forum had opted for a new strategy of white lines protests, a move which was criticised by his Forum partner Willie Frazer.
In a webchat with the News Letter, last month, Jamie Bryson revealed that he had shaken hands with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness.
And then there are these:
http://i49.tinypic.com/28bvbzm.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/2v2b0nq.jpg
Hmm, is Jamie a closet republican setting out to discredit unionism/loyalism from within?...
Not Brazil
07/02/2013, 10:41 AM
http://www.u.tv/News/Jamie-Bryson-was-football-mascot/f654445e-620d-4dc0-9a38-d90db2908cc1
Bryson: "does it really matter?"
:rolleyes:
ArdeeBhoy
07/02/2013, 10:45 AM
Jamie Bryson;"Does he really matter?"
DannyInvincible
07/02/2013, 10:52 AM
http://www.u.tv/News/Jamie-Bryson-was-football-mascot/f654445e-620d-4dc0-9a38-d90db2908cc1
Bryson: "does it really matter?"
:rolleyes:
They must have named Footie after this forum.
geysir
07/02/2013, 10:56 AM
The prospect of 4 nights All Inclusive at £145 was very tempting - but then I realised Bruce would be there.
I didn't even listen to the match on the radio.
4 nights in Malta for £145?
I see now that you are very serious about this.
Not Brazil
07/02/2013, 11:12 AM
4 nights in Malta for £145?
I see now that you are very serious about this.
My usual travelling pals are enjoying that particular deal as we speak in St Julians - drowning their sorrows, no doubt.
drummerboy
07/02/2013, 7:52 PM
Misplaced principles, me thinks
ArdeeBhoy
10/02/2013, 1:49 AM
Whose?
peadar1987
10/02/2013, 11:52 AM
I was wondering yesterday about why people of Irish extraction in the UK tend to hold onto their Irish identity, whereas people of British, especially English, heritage in Ireland tend to become "more Irish than the Irish".
Granted, this is drawn purely from my personal experience of people I have met in both situations, and not from proper statistics or data.
I'm not naive enough to believe that it's because of some inherent overwhelming superiority of the Irish people and culture, although I wish it was!
Could it be because of the negative stigma associated with British identity in Ireland? Or maybe because people want to feel unique and special, or identify more with the underdog?
ArdeeBhoy
10/02/2013, 8:24 PM
That's a difficult one. The former is down to complex social and cultural reasons, whilst the latter is an interesting theory. Probably more 'unproven' than the former.
Be interesting to see what the latest studies say on these issues.
DannyInvincible
12/02/2013, 3:05 PM
Michael O'Neill is certainly persistent. This was in the paper the other day in relation to Paul George declining his advances:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BC05cTjCUAEsD9k.jpg
Came across it here on Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheWorldsTalkin/status/300959908545843200), thanks to Tets.
tetsujin1979
12/02/2013, 3:36 PM
it was in the examiner, but I can't find it online so I'm not sure when it was published. If it has a photo of him playing against the Czechs, it was probably at the end of last week
DannyInvincible
13/02/2013, 12:36 PM
Just saw this on Facebook; might be of interest for any London-based forum users: http://www.londonirishcentre.org/events/britishness-and-irishness-shared-or-separate
15 years after the Good Friday Agreement reframed relations in these islands, what progress has been made towards a shared future between Britain and Ireland? And in this decade of commemorations, from the Ulster Covenant to the Easter Rising, how do we deal with our divided past? In an age where the world is available in your living room, how much do national identities matter? And what role does the Irish in Britain play?
Join us on Tuesday February 26th at 7:30 pm for a panel discussion on what it means to be British, Irish and both in 2013.
Panel includes:
Seán Doran is founder and Director of the Happy Days International Beckett Festival. He was previously the Artistic Director & Chief Executive of English National Opera, the first Irishman ever to lead one of England’s national arts companies. He is also a recipient of the Centenary Medal from the Australian Government in recognition of his directorship of the Perth Festival.
Margaret Ritchie MP, MP for South Down and Vice-Chair of the APPG on the Irish in Britain. Margaret is a former leader of the SDLP & Social Development Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive. She wore a poppy and attended a Remembrance Day service in Downpatrick in 2010, becoming the first leader of an Irish nationalist party to do so.
Peter Sheridan OBE, Chief Executive of Co-operation Ireland and a former Assistant Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Peter was at one time the most senior Catholic officer in the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Others to be confirmed.
Book your FREE place for this event by emailing info@londonirishcentre.org with the subject line ‘February 26th Booking”.
paul_oshea
13/02/2013, 2:58 PM
Gary dunne sent me that today.
ArdeeBhoy
13/02/2013, 4:58 PM
Just saw this on Facebook; might be of interest for any London-based forum users: http://www.londonirishcentre.org/events/britishness-and-irishness-shared-or-separate
Shame you're so 'far' away. You should be a guest speaker DI...
geysir
13/02/2013, 5:09 PM
He should change his name to Danny Identity.
tetsujin1979
13/02/2013, 5:18 PM
Shame you're so 'far' away. You should be a guest speaker DI...
is he, or is he just small?
Gather round
14/02/2013, 11:27 AM
15 years after the Good Friday Agreement reframed relations in these islands, what progress has been made towards a shared future between Britain and Ireland?
Britain and the Irish Republic have had a shared future for nearly a century. Like Belgium and Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland or any pair of countries with a shared border, language and other links.
(Alternatively, "What progress has been made on achieving a united Ireland?". Basically none)...
And in this decade of commemorations, from the Ulster Covenant to the Easter Rising, how do we deal with our divided past?
We can always ignore set-pieces like the the UC or ER anniversaries, hopefully all will pass peacefully.
Maybe our politicians can quickly move on from intimidating flag protests and naming the kids' playground after gunmen. I'm less confident there.
Acknowledging let alone addressing all those affected by the Troubles, more difficult still.
In an age where the world is available in your living room, how much do national identities matter?
Less than they did when almost everyone Worldwide can support Barcelona and watch the Simpsons. But still a lot.
And what role does the Irish in Britain play?
One less distinctive than before, largely for the reason above. But also because there's less systematic prejudice and mistrust than during the Troubles and the 'No Irish' era before that.
a panel discussion on what it means to be British, Irish and both in 2013
For some us, much as it always has ;)
geysir
14/02/2013, 12:23 PM
Britain and the Irish Republic have had a shared future for nearly a century. Like Belgium and Netherlands, Austria and .......
Whether it was appropriate for Danny to publicise that event here is another matter, but I'm pretty sure he posted it for informative purposes and not as a topic for debate.
There is a thread in Current Affairs started by Bonnie, where you can take this type of reply to.
ArdeeBhoy
14/02/2013, 2:54 PM
Which not all of us can read/post in.
Or laugh at GR's continued paranoia...
ArdeeBhoy
14/02/2013, 2:56 PM
Britain and the Irish Republic have had a shared future for nearly a century. Like Belgium and Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland or any pair of countries with a shared border, language and other links.
And your point is??
Btw, there's No such country called 'the Irish Republic'. :rolleyes:
Gather round
14/02/2013, 4:58 PM
Whether it was appropriate for Danny to publicise that event here is another matter, but I'm pretty sure he posted it for informative purposes and not as a topic for debate.
There is a thread in Current Affairs started by Bonnie, where you can take this type of reply to
No problem. If/ as you've nothing to add to the debate, I daresay it'll peter out.
ArdeeBhoy
15/02/2013, 8:22 AM
As to opposed to what point, exactly, not withstanding the failure to address the one made above.
Plus the usual self-righteous waffle not saying anything at all...
BonnieShels
15/02/2013, 8:31 AM
I just realised the second anniversary of this threads creation passed us by on February 8. Well done everyone.
geysir
15/02/2013, 10:42 AM
Foot.ie rankings at the end of Year 2 in the Eligibility Thread
Not Brazil 846
Danny Invincible 806
Ardee Bhoy 606
Charlie Darwin
15/02/2013, 12:03 PM
I just realised the second anniversary of this threads creation passed us by on February 8. Well done everyone.
We've been through so much together.
DannyInvincible
15/02/2013, 1:48 PM
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQmTyK6zmECQg8tdpFIERs126_9kXnEr DZF3kYTaPH5dm6rBrP3
Go, team!
ArdeeBhoy
15/02/2013, 3:49 PM
Never mind that anniversary, this is a rather more important one.
And a UI team to boot...
;)
http://www.rte.ie/sport/player/813/367857/
One that got away??
GOAL- ABERDEEN 1-0 DUNDEE (McGinn)
The Dons' answer to Gerd Muller does it again. Niall McGinn, at his razor-sharp best, cuts inside 30 yards from goal and arrows a shot past the despairing Rab Douglas. That's McGinn's 17th of the season and his fifth against Dundee.
The sight of McGinn will strike fear and alarm into the hearts of those in Dark Blue, akin to spotting Banquo's Ghost in the distance.
DannyInvincible
16/02/2013, 1:57 PM
Was a good'un alright:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jI3ynAgEcOI#!
SwanVsDalton
16/02/2013, 6:12 PM
Tremendous. Deja vu to him strutting around the Brandy like that a few years ago. Great to see him doing so well.
IsMiseSean
24/02/2013, 3:44 PM
Gillespie backs all Ireland football team (http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/headlines/gillespie-backs-all-ireland-football-team-1-4823464)
tetsujin1979
24/02/2013, 6:18 PM
looks like he really didn't
https://twitter.com/KeithGillespie7/statuses/305740577180381184
Was asked by reporters as regards an all Ireland team and said that it works in rugby but couldn't see it happening in football
https://twitter.com/KeithGillespie7/statuses/305740908270338048
As usual the reporter tries to sensationalise the story so don't read into it too much
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