Lawrenson's "we" again

[stojkovic]

Lived in Landin for 8 years.

Didnt hear alot of it but when I did hear it I verbally attacked the culprit.

Was called a Paddy by an Indian workmate so I said "Fcuk off Paki". He never said it again.

I was actually very friendly with the fella and he actually apologised. I pointed out that we too were a minority and HE was being racist.

[jebus]

I got jumped with a mate of mine on the train to reading when I was 17 by what I reckon were two BNP boys. I only got a knock, but my mate, wearing a Celtic jersey, got a right hiding. That's the only bigotry I've ever encountered over there though

[Eoingull]

Regarding Mark Lawrenson, it's only a word, and only he knows the emotional content of it. Who cares? I call Dublin, Ireland, and York "home" depending on the circumstances. There are not enough hours in the day to worry about the nuances of every single syllable one utters!
I'm presuming the term "thick Paddy" is based on an assumption of a lack of intelligence. I have never encountered it, or come close to anything even remotely related to people talking down to me, and there is absolutely no mistaking where I come from. I find it amazing that some folk are still hung up on this.
What Irishperson is going to develop a negative self-image based upon the rants of a BNP member???

[OwlsFan]

I got jumped with a mate of mine on the train to reading when I was 17 by what I reckon were two BNP boys. I only got a knock, but my mate, wearing a Celtic jersey, got a right hiding. That's the only bigotry I've ever encountered over there though

If you'd be wearing your Sheffield Wednesday jersey, they'd probably have made you a cup of tea out of sympathy ;)

[paul_oshea]

now it's an extreme case but he had the cheek to say to 3 of us that night "I used to hate you paddies but thinking about it your not so bad - at least your the same colour as me".

haha, reminds me of a mate who was a season ticket holder at spurs, along with another english fella and and Irish lad from Donegal. Anyhow they got to know the guy beside them who was also a season ticket holder, who was big into the same sh1te as above. Was really anti-irish and always shouting crap at players and abuse at certain players etc. Anyhow a couple of years ago, he turned round and said nearly the exact same thing to the Irish guy. they have turned their attentions to bleks and pakistanis etc.....


Was called a Paddy by an Indian workmate so I said "Fcuk off Paki". He never said it again.

Ah but sure that cant happen like, jews, bleks, asians etc, they cant be racists, they are in the minority like ;)

That gets me almost as much as the other end of the stick.....

Reminds me of when i was in chicago a couple of months ago, we randomly ended up getting this same taxi driver on a couple of different nights, in areas about 6 or 7 miles from eachother. Anyhow he was a blek from tanzania and he went on a tirade of how "i fcuken hate n*****s", i didnt know whether to laugh or argue, but because he was saying it he thought it wasn't racist he then nearly ran over a blek fella and goes "that guy needs to get a lightbulb on his head" :D

[London-Irish]

I am glad that other Irish guys based in the Uk have been able to back up my views on anti-Irish racism.

[Newryrep]

spent roughly 2 years in Luton, 3 years in London, 3 years in Manchester and 2 years in Liverpool --89-99 encountered very little anti irish sentiment and the very odd occasion when it did arrise usually ended with 'i will get out of your country when you get out of mine'

The generation before certainly had it worse, i found the North definetly more friendlier than the South but on the whole i found the English very tolerable - more tolerable than the Irish are now. Londoners are ignorent to everybody including other Londoners

In construction (where i worked) there were several Irish managers/enginners as we were certainly better qualified than the previous generation

RTE documentry on a few years ago about the elderly Irish usually labourers now living in english cities with damn all to their name due to various circumstances eg alcohol, divorce, fell on hard times -they sent a fortune back home in their day, Irish governement does send over some money but the figure mentioned was pretty poor given the supposed prosperity of the country now

[stojkovic]

Did you hear Lawro accusing Marcel Desailly of saying 'we' on Football Focus this morning.

They all read Foot.ie I tell ya.

[CollegeTillIDie]

My cousin used to study at Cambridge. He once met one of those BNP/National Front types and , this guy was giving out about all the bloody foreigners coming to England and taking the jobs etc usual guff.
My cousin's reply was priceless.'' I agree ! I think the Saxons should naff off back to Germany where they came from !" :D

[stojkovic]

My cousin used to study at Cambridge. He once met one of those BNP/National Front types and , this guy was giving out about all the bloody foreigners coming to England and taking the jobs etc usual guff.
My cousin's reply was priceless.'' I agree ! I think the Saxons should naff off back to Germany where they came from !" :D

Like the Brits claim that they have never been conquered.

Apart from the Celts, Romans, Saxons, Vikings and Normans of course.

Not forgetting that their Royal family are Greco-German.