Player eligibility row

[Acornvilla]

i stopped reading this months ago, why the hell is it still being discussed?

[awec]

i stopped reading this months ago, why the hell is it still being discussed?

Someone posted and agreed with a blog post that painted NI fans as super-hardline loyalist terrorist supporting bigots and that Windsor is a no-go to nationalists etc etc.

Obviously, people took issue with this.

[Predator]

i stopped reading this months ago, why the hell is it still being discussed?

The issue here is an ongoing one which has not yet been resolved. I suppose that is the reason why it is still being discussed (even though it often veers, sometimes dramatically, off-topic).

The CAS case is being heard on Monday.

[Predator]

So, Monday is the day of the hearing. Will CAS announce their decision on Monday also, or will that come after a period of deliberation over the facts and circumstances presented to them by the IFA? If so, any idea how long this process might take?

The CAS website states the following is scheduled:



Presumably the FAI, Daniel Kearns and FIFA are sending representatives as well to argue against the IFA's case or is that even a requirement?

The whole thing is shrouded in mystery. I'm on the edge of my seat in anticipation.

[Gather round]

Hmm. Yeah, right...Funny how time plays tricks with the memory!

Barely anyone in Ireland has ever used the phrase the 'Republic'

My memory may be fading after 25 odd years, although I suspect it's more reliable than that of someone who hasn't actually lived in the country since they were three.

It goes a bit beyond what "pretty much everyone Worldwide now calls" it

It doesn't actually, they amount to the same thing in practice. The only place where the name of the Republic of Ireland is an issue is in Northern Ireland. This shouldn't be a surprise, there are plenty of similar examples elsewhere. For example, pretty much everyone else Worldwide refers to Bruges and Ypres, apart from the people who live there. Pretty much no-one outside Ireland cares, or even knows, what's in the constitution or some arcane court judgement. Or even some Raheny judgement. By repeating all that stuff, you are just echoing EG's original grumble.

[Mr_Parker]

BTW Windsor Park had it's name before the British Royal family took the name Windsor.

And the "windsor" comes from where?

Anyway, I think to many are caught up in the location of the ground. That is not what most Nationalists who refuse to darken its doors and support NI would point to as their reason, it is only one of many.

[ArdeeBhoy]

I doubt you'd find many Cliftonville fans who'd prefer to play at Casement than Windsor.

Ha ha, if you say so. Have you actually asked any, presuming you even know any Cliftonville fans??
The few I do, would certainly be Anywhere but P S-C G.

My memory may be fading after 25 odd years, although I suspect it's more reliable than that of someone who hasn't actually lived in the country since they were three.



It doesn't actually, they amount to the same thing in practice. The only place where the name of the Republic of Ireland is an issue is in Northern Ireland. This shouldn't be a surprise, there are plenty of similar examples elsewhere. For example, pretty much everyone else Worldwide refers to Bruges and Ypres, apart from the people who live there. Pretty much no-one outside Ireland cares, or even knows, what's in the constitution or some arcane court judgement.

Hmm. Obviously issues of geography, numeracy and amnesia all need to be addressed, in combination with the usual attempt at revisionism. Lol.
And your 'examples' similarly make no sense!

[gspain]

And the "windsor" comes from where?

Anyway, I think to many are caught up in the location of the ground. That is not what most Nationalists who refuse to darken its doors and support NI would point to as their reason, it is only one of many.

Called after the area.

I suspect the main reason most nationalists support the Republic is political. The relative succes of the RoI in the past 22 years is also a big influence.

Actually as I normally drive to games in my southern registered car I'd be much more likely to go to Windsor on a whim (as I did last Wednesday) than go to the Oval or Seaview. I've
never had a problem at either ground but would be more wary parking there but only based on observing the area and not on anything I've seen or heard.

[ifk101]

I suspect the main reason most nationalists support the Republic is political.

Odd comment. Surely they support "the Republic" for the same reasons you do as you drive around in your Southern registered car?

[Charlie Darwin]

Is there something special about his car that makes him a better Ireland fan?

[awec]

And the "windsor" comes from where?

Anyway, I think to many are caught up in the location of the ground. That is not what most Nationalists who refuse to darken its doors and support NI would point to as their reason, it is only one of many.

Bahahahahaa!

You must love how you can ask questions here and people on this forum don't know that you already know the answer.

Folks, if you must know just ONE thing about Parker, it's this:

He never asks a question he doesn't know the answer to.

[ArdeeBhoy]

Spot on there ifk.

And the 'humour' of unionists from the North is way too cryptic, if that last post is anything to go by!

[Mr_Parker]

Called after the area.

I know that, but where did the area inherit its name from?

Called after the area.
I suspect the main reason most nationalists support the Republic is political.

True. They are Irish afterall.

[Mr_Parker]

Bahahahahaa!

You must love how you can ask questions here and people on this forum don't know that you already know the answer.

Folks, if you must know just ONE thing about Parker, it's this:

He never asks a question he doesn't know the answer to.

You don't know me that well then.

[awec]

I know that, but where did the area inherit its name from?



True. They are Irish afterall.

The area was called that before the current Royal Family adopted the Windsor name.

You don't know me that well then.

Oh, we know you only too well Parker.