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Can we start referring to the Manager of the Senior Men's team of the Irish Football Association as Mick/Michael and the Manager of Sunderland Association Football Club as Marty/Martin because when I can't read the links in work I get fierce confused as to who's saying what now.
If it makes perfect sense it's Martin, if he's selling Norn Iron as the gateway to fame and fortune, then it's Michael.
Even assuming that's true, why don't just you ask them them...Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
:rolleyes:
See my response to the spurious reply below, in the 'Eligibility' thread.
Oh, it's true.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
What do you suggest I ask them them?
Have you formally revoked your British Citizenship, by sending the necessary documentation to HM Home Office? :D
Followed by a "why not?":D
Would it be better to debate this nationality question on the eligibilty thread rather than on this thread about one of our new superstars?
yes, please keep eligibility discussions to the eligibility thread please and thanks! It was going so well there for a while and im sure no-one wants to have me complaining about it all over again...!!
Kilbane: There's no reason why McClean can't be in the Republic of Ireland squad
http://www.talksport.co.uk/radio/spo...-ireland-squad
If Kevin Kilbane says it then thats good enough for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by joe_denilson
I wonder what would happen if the folks of say, Short Strand or Creggan added Pakistani flags to their portfolio?Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...-james-mcclean
The model footballer.
Don't understand your flags comment, punkrocket.
Perhaps you would be good enough to not the above posts and explain in the 'Eligibility' thread?
AB are you asking me to perform some kinda technical task here, because I have to warn you, I've barely got the hang of quoting right. If mods could do it? Might be a bit tangental to jump into the other thread with this so if you don't mind..? Creggan was mentioned after all.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Anyway the flags thing. As I'm sure you've noticed there's a bit of tit for tat to the whole dog's pi$$ing on a lampost territorial marking that goes on up here, Tricolour v Union Jack, Palestine v Israel etc etc so just for the hell of it I was wondering what would happen if a Pakistani flag appeared in a republican area, would loyalists reciprocate with the banner of their sworn enemies the colours of which happen to be....
Not the same when you have to explain the punchline.
A better scenario would be if the Ivory Coast decided to invade one of its neighbours and.........you know the rest.Quote:
Originally Posted by punkrocket
That's right, but I didn't really want to start inventing conflicts for the hell of it.
OK, for the purposes of this discussion lets just leave it centred around the potential for real death and destruction. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by punkrocket
I genuinely wish McClean no ill.
However, someone would do well to tell him to catch himself on, and not get involved in spurious mud slinging and unfounded accusations on Twitter.
He's a bit of growing up to do.
It might be no harm to tell Colin Murray to catch himself on while your at it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
If Colin starts tweeting unfounded allegations against Republic of Ireland fans, pertaining to death threats, I will.Quote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
He shouldn't be giving the time of day to some of them upstarts in twitland. Save it for the left wing James!
Just looks like harmless banter to me. It's not as if he's on Twitter to promote his brand like Rio Ferdinand - he's just having a laugh like most people on there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Let me get this straight - young James ****ed his nappy at a football pundit calling him Northern Irish, but has "a laugh" at making spurious, totally unfounded, allegations about Northern Ireland fans making death threats?Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Well they were hardly GAA fans sending bullets, were they?
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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Pathetic.
Have you any evidence to support McClean's outrageous allegations?
Thought not.
I agree. Saw his Twitter account last night and someone needs to pull him aside and tell him to quit it. He is getting inundated with abuse from a tiny minority of of NI folk, but he should know there is no point in responding. I'm surprised clubs aren't providing social media training or guidelines to their players yet, some like McClean really need it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Back to football though, he is playing tonight v. Middlesbrough.
Fine. We have no proof of what sports team, if any, the people who sent death threats to Northern Ireland internationals at Celtic Football Club supported.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
There is no evidence to suggest that James has "****ed his nappy at a football pundit calling him Northern Irish" either in the literal sense or the figurative sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
I suggest that it is you who are displaying an obsessive voyeuristic fascination with all things James and surmising how he must be feeling.
I hope (for the sake of world peace) that those overly reactive 'NI fans' will behave themselves and refrain from sending bullets of hate to James in the post.
jaysus calm down NB, the false outrage does not become you!Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Perhaps one of these upstanding fans should pen a letter of protest to the Belfast Newsletter ;)
Looks like Sunderland are through
That's correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Is anyone watching Sunderland tonight? I wasn't able to find a feed.
Throwing around such unfounded allegations says plenty about McClean - but deflect that all you like.Quote:
Originally Posted by co. down green
They've beaten Middlesbrough 2-1 after extra time. I watched it on ITV, they get a fair few of the FA Cup games on there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carrigaline
How did McClean do, heard Tardelli was watching?
I didn't think McClean had a great deal of involvement in this one, he hardly ever seemed
to get the ball and when I thought there was a chance of a pass to him it was never made,
I think he was being closely marked though, I think he saw a bit more of the ball later on but
I had kind of lost interest in the game at that stage. A fairly quite game for him I'd say.
He was bright early and late on but was quiet enough in the middle. He did put in a super cross that Turner should have converted just after half time. He came infield a lot, which he likes to do but I think tonight was mainly because Hoyte and McMahon (?) had him well marshalled.
Go on NB, tell us what "plenty" you think it says about him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
I think it is clear that McClean is not necessarily the sharpest tool in the box. He, like the average Cregganite of his age, has grown up hearing almost nothing but bad news stories about Northern Ireland fans (whose fault is that?). A few Celtic players, including former Derry players McCourt and McGinn have been targetted by god-knows-who. Clearly, that concerns him as someone from a similar background.
It's possibly more misinformed than malicious, to be fair.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Let's just leave it at that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Predator
No deflection. The fact is that those NI supporters who sang sectarian songs and waved orange order flags in the Aviva Stadium are probably the same type of people who may see no wrong in sending bullets in the post to celtic players. It's a sectarian thing, whatever the particular jersey they are wearing, or event they are attending.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Try that in a Court.Quote:
Originally Posted by co. down green
Is it fair to say that the South'a supporters who chanted about "up the RA" in the Aviva are the kind of people who support sectarian murder?
Or the South's fans who chanted about hating Brits in Germany are the kind of people who hate the British populace of this island, whom they claim to wish to be united with?
How's about we just agree that McClean made totally unfounded allegations about Northern Ireland fans, and that You Tube wars about sectarianism will bring no victor?
PS: No orange in my National Flag.
PPS: Search Northern Ireland fans Paddy MCCourt in You Tube.