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"Ireland"? Is that Rugby, Basketball, Cricket even?Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Anyhow, this is all a bit of fuss over nothing - local journo's looking for an angle, basically.
The key phrase was: “The fact is we could pick him and play him [in friendlies] but it wouldn’t really count for anything but I don’t think that would send the right message to the rest of the squad.
You've come onto a forum that is plainly marked "Ireland" and left this comment. I don't even know what to say.Quote:
Originally Posted by EalingGreen
How about saying "ROI"?Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
https://inside.fifa.com/fifa-world-r...IRL?gender=men
Do you call the club you support 'Glentoran' or do you solely refer to them as 'Glentoran Football Club' at all times?Quote:
Originally Posted by EalingGreen
The Republic of Ireland national team is commonly referred to as Ireland by the majority of people whether you agree with it or not
You're well aware the policy is to refer to the senior national side as Ireland, unless clarification is needed, and then "Republic of Ireland" is acceptable.Quote:
Originally Posted by EalingGreen
No need, since there is no other "Glentoran" to distinguish them from.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
It's not so long since the IFA team was referred to as "Ireland" and the FAI team as "Eire", or even the "Free State".Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Simple fact is, the official name of the latter is "Republic of Ireland", while "ROI" is easier to type, just as "NI" is easier to type than "the North", or "currrently illegally occupied six county statelet" as some would have it.