Lads cop on, we don't want the forum being ruined again by every second thread being taken over with this type of debate. There is a thread for this already please discuss it there.
How did McClean play tonight?
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Lads cop on, we don't want the forum being ruined again by every second thread being taken over with this type of debate. There is a thread for this already please discuss it there.
How did McClean play tonight?
He was very sectarian.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irish_Praha
You make a good point. However as everyone should it realise be in Derry or Durban, football or sport is not always just about the game. Sometimes there are wider issues at stake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irish_Praha
That includes threats against the person, spurious or otherwise.
Perhaps you should take that one up with your vice-presidentQuote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
No orange in his National Flag either.Quote:
Originally Posted by co. down green
Maybe not the best of ideas for you to go down that route - you know, the secret, sectarian, society, route. You might get trapped.
No apologies in showing how the IFA have an underbelly of orange order type influence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
No orange in my National Flag.Quote:
Originally Posted by co. down green
Right, now that we've learnt that IFA HQ is really an Orange Hall, I'm going to leave this thread, and your "Old Skool" bigotry, and allow the discussion to be about your exciting young player's on field activities.
I just hope you mend your differences with your boys over on owc in the near future. You seem lost for an online home! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
The sun must shine bright up in Windsor Park on International match days when all those Northern Irish fans stand up off their seats. How do you know a Northern Irish fan didn't send bullets? Do you have some divine all seeing, all knowing power when it comes to all things concerned with every individual who's a supporter of Northern Ireland?Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
The onus of proof is on the person making the allegation.Quote:
Originally Posted by youngirish
Are you familiar with that fundamental tenet of law?
Goodnight.
Until it is ever proven that the bullets were posted by NI fans, I don't think it's fair to assume that NI fans had anything to do with that sorry episode. It might even have been a "false flag" stunt, for all we know. Did the bullets definitely originate from NI? I thought I recalled reading something about the NI sorting office in which the bullets were intercepted having been a general UK sorting office, but maybe I'm mistaken. Sending bulk amounts of general UK post to an NI sorting office and onward to their destination doesn't make a huge deal of sense when I think about it.
Pity there wasn't "and goodbye' on the end of that comment!Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
I didn't realise you believed in due process. Didn't you imply that Joe Brolly's professional legal defence of some "interesting characters charged with various acts of terrorism" was a stain on Brolly's character over on ILS recently? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Amen to that!Quote:
Originally Posted by co. down green
As I recall, they were postmarked as being sent in Ayrshire and Antrim. One of which is in Scotland, the other, somewhere...Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Just reading that myself. Not sure where I got that other idea from.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Congratulations on such a well thought out post.Quote:
Originally Posted by co. down green
Heh. Just that they were sent to Messrs.Lennon, McCourt & McGinn, so a good job Mr.McClean didn't join Celtic...Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
More worryingly was they caught up with most of the internet haters, but not sure if they ever charged anyone for this which is rather more serious.
As to who, well there's plenty of suspects...
Holy christ people, the latter part this thread is cringeworthy.
McClean got a medium rating on Sky Sports which seems about right, but other players featured more on the night.
HE would perhaps to be best advised to not get too involved with twitter, but then he only responded to a journalist(?) comment,
but it's so easy to get get dragged into stiff and it can get out of hand, I mean look at Joey Barton he very nearly got
done for contempt of court!! So many other people get themselves into trouble using it, including politicians who should
know better. But then on the other hand I suppose if it makes the newspapers at least you know someone actually reads your tweets!!
Seconded.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Blame Not Brazil. He is like a bad case of herpes, he completely distracts and irritates you and you live in hope he will go away!Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Simple as that really.Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
I'm not a Tweeter - I know you enjoy that sort of thing. Maybe you'll tweet young James and let him know your thoughts on his comments?
What or where is this South you refer to?Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Well the shinners often refer to the North of Ireland which sends OWC types into a frenzy so lets not be so insecure and get too carried away like they do!! We all know he means the South of Ireland/26 counties...
NotBrazil on your suggestions for some sort of voluntary agreement based on the age of 18 etc do you think it would be acceptable for all NI fans for a player who had declared for the FAI to return to the IFA? I remember a couple of years ago when Duffy had his bad accident in training I was on holiday at the time with a couple of friends one of whom was a NI fan and he was positively rejoicing in Duffy's misfortune and similar sentiments were expressed on ILS by some posters. It would seem to be a difficult thing to win over all Northern fans in that case imo.
How so? Others might complain about your blasphemy!Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Anyway, it's probably due to the increased input of a certain poster...
It was pointed out to him immediately by NI fan, Phil Dowie. I've done the same myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
I've seen abuse directed at Shane Ferguson lately due to his mulling over of his international future last summer. And whilst he'd been considering things, the general consensus amongst those concerned enough to post about it on OWC seemed to be: "If he's nat in it 100 per cent, then he can git tee [you know where]!"Quote:
Originally Posted by SolitudeRed
Unfortunately not , for if it was indeed just about the football I'd imagine your post count would be a lot lessQuote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Derry are set to get a financial boost if McClean is called up, according to some reports. Call him up Trap!
Is there a payment for making the squad or does he have to play?
In the absence of decent money being paid to local clubs for our players, robust add ons such as this are perhaps the only way to get any value out of sales.
Would Derry have received as significant a financial bonus, or one at all, if McClean was called up to or capped by the senior NI team? Conspiracy theorists, stay tuned...Quote:
Originally Posted by Predator
Transpires they would have: http://www.londonderrysentinel.co.uk...onus_1_3505446
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City chairman Philip O’Doherty confirmed that as part of McClean’s deal across to the Black Cats involved a clause if the winger received any international caps.
“Yes part of James’ deal to Sunderland we have a clause in it stating we would receiving a certain sum of money if he received any international caps,” admitted Doherty.
Why does the article use the word 'admitted' when Derry should be commended for getting such a clause in a contract?Quote:
City chairman Philip O’Doherty confirmed that as part of McClean’s deal across to the Black Cats involved a clause if the winger received any international caps.
“Yes part of James’ deal to Sunderland we have a clause in it stating we would receiving a certain sum of money if he received any international caps,” admitted Doherty.
'Admitted' is one of those stupid words journalists use instead of 'said' because it's been drilled into them not to use simple language.
The Sentinel generally has a unionist political alignment and largely caters for a unionist audience - maybe they see a club that draws most of its support from the nationalist community benefiting as a bad thing - although I'd be more inclined to go with Charlie's explanation.
At least they didn't say 'confessed Doherty.'
RTÉ's Tony O'Donoghue now reporting that FIFA have cleared McClean to play for Ireland: https://twitter.com/#!/Corktod/statu...00189149282307
On the eve of the naming of a senior squad, I can't imagine it to be mere coincidence. I'd be extremely surprised if McClean wasn't in tomorrow's squad.Quote:
@Corktod
Tony O'Donoghue
James McClean cleared by FIFA to play for the Republic of Ireland.
Confirmed by RTÉ: http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0209/mccleanj.html
Quote:
RTÉ Sport understands that James McClean's international eligibilty papers have been approved by FIFA.
The move clears the way for the Derryman to be included in the Republic of Ireland squad which will be announced on Friday for the upcoming friendly against the Czech Republic.
Hell No!…. I want Keogh.