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I hold my hand up EG it was me for which I must apologise but in fairness it was after listening to years and years of your ramblings to which I had been understandably driven to the edge of my sanity and not after 6 posts as per above.Quote:
Originally Posted by EalingGreen
Any fan who is keen enough to attend an NI U-21 game will undoubtedly be interested enough to know a bit about the players. In this case, Celtic's Michael McGovern is reasonably well known amongst our fans, not least for having captained the team recently, in the absence of the regular captain (fellow Fermanaghman, Kieran McKenna* of Tottenham). And I think he might even have made the Celtic bench once or twice recently, following a spate of injuries.Quote:
Originally Posted by livehead1
Mind you, Michel's not likely to score too many against Rangers, seeing as he's a goalkeeper...;)
* - On the general subject of eligibility, it was interesting to note that Kieran McKenna was 21 recently, which means he could not switch to the ROI, even if he wanted to. I only mention this, since he is an example of a young NI player who was begge... er, approached by the FAI in Kerr's time, thereby giving the lie to the notion that it is the players who always make the first approach, or that all young players from a Nationalist background would prefer to play for the ROI, given the choice...
I saw O'Ceeeeeeerereaoul play last season on loan for Brighton and if his performance that day is anything to go by, Kane simply could not be worse than him. In fact, I doubt if Kane's mammy could have done much worse...:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by livehead1
Anyhow, assuming Kane does accept the invitation to the squad, I for one hope he gets a warm welcome from everyone involved
Irrespective of the posturing/hot air/DG's availability in August etc, do you accept Wells's contention that the FAI has still to get back to FIFA on this issue, or do you consider he is making it up (the only other possibility)?Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
Closer to 1,500 actually - and mainly the type of fan who would know exactly who each player plays his club football for.Quote:
Originally Posted by livehead1
And if he starts scoring goals against Rangers, frankly, I'd be amazed - he's, err, a goalkeeper.
Maybe something for the TWO posters who called for him to be banned to ponder?Quote:
Originally Posted by youngirish
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by livehead1
Brilliant.
Should the situation be so clear cut as you characterise it, then why is it taking FIFA so long (several months, now) to point this out to the IFA, for what would be the third time (at least)? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by co. down green
How bizarre that you should make vague reference to EU legislations [sic] over a matter regarding FIFA's footballing regulations. They're not the same. FIFA has 206 Member Associations, the vast majority of which are located outside the EU. As is FIFA itself.Quote:
Originally Posted by livehead1
As for the postion of "catholic teachers or police officers etc", how is this in any way relevant to Darron Gibson? And where has the GFA ever mentioned football, or FIFA the GFA?
Have you been smoking some of that funny tobacco that students are said to be fond of? ;)
I was giving examples where annexations have been used in legislation that has related to the Ireland. If you thought about things a little more before simply replying you would maybe understand that.Quote:
Originally Posted by EalingGreen
The GFA does not need to be mentioned by FIFA. It is the GFA which allows occupants of the North Irish passports, that has led to this confusion in some peoples minds.
FIFA's regulations are not sufficient in this matter; however, I believe they're not bothered about this matter greatly, they're more concerned about the Qatar problem. However, when they do rule on that issue, it may be sensible of them to issue an annexation to the legislation they provide, which lays to rest once and for all the problems that many people in the north seem to be having trouble getting they're head around, which is that people born in their territory are choosing to play for the Republic.
So you condemn one or two wholly unrepresentative posters on OWC for suggesting KK be banned because they didn't like what he posted, soon after calling for me to be banned from this site because you don't like what I post.Quote:
Originally Posted by youngirish
And all this a day or two after Livehead complained that he, an ROI fan, could not post on the NI fans website, after he had previouly urged me to clear off from this site on the grounds that I am not an ROI fan?
Do I detect a trend? ;)
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Originally Posted by EalingGreen
get sick of listening to the same oul diatribe. you could say what you have to say in a much condensed form. i dont attempt to name call your academic ability either, so take a look in the mirror (probably the computer screen in your case) before criticising me!!!!
Yeah. I thought I explained the differences though and my reasons for suggesting this. Why do you ignore certain parts people's posts while selectively commenting on other parts, ignoring the overall context?Quote:
Originally Posted by EalingGreen
I was speaking to someone last night who knows the Kane situation pretty well.Quote:
Originally Posted by EalingGreen
It seems that Tony was told last week by Don Givens that he did not meet the standard required for the Ireland u21 side at present, thus his exclusion from the 18 man squad for the u21 qualifiers in Cork next week.
According to Nigel Worthington he has been named in the squad to "give him the opportunity to decide for himself but he seems pretty keen at the minute," said Worthington. (All Worthington statements should come with a health warning, after his lies about Darron Gibson).
If he does not meet the standard then its the kids decision, but you would have thought he might have fought to secure a position in the future, or perhaps he will just take the easy option.
Time will tell.
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Originally Posted by Not Brazil
I thought he was a right back?!
The National flag of the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Union Flag, does not fly in any official capacity at Northern Ireland games held at Windsor Park.Quote:
Originally Posted by lopez
The Union Flag that normally flies in an official capacity at Windsor Park, is removed for Northern Ireland international matches.
Interestingly, the flying of the Union Flag at Windsor Park, by Linfield Football Club, does not seem to have deterred the increasingly numerous amount of players from a nationalist background playing (at all age levels) for that particular club.
"Annexations" [sic] are what eg the Nazis did to Austria, or the Sudetenland.Quote:
Originally Posted by livehead1
And indeed the GFA does not need to be mentioned by [sic] FIFA. Which is why it hasn't been.
And if it is the GFA which "allows occupants of the North Irish Passports" [sic], the GFA hardly selects international football teams. (Though it is actually the Government in Dublin which allocates Irish Passports to people from NI, something they were doing long before the GFA was ever even conceived)
And as for you final paragraph, the one thing I have no difficulty getting my head round is the fact that some "people born in their territory [sic] are choosing to play for the Republic". It is the rest of the drivel which I cannot understand...:rolleyes:
P.S. You have been smoking, haven't you? ;)
hmm that sort of comment makes me wonder immensely at what you hope for those in the north.Quote:
Interestingly, the flying of the Union Flag at Windsor Park, by Linfield Football Club, does not seem to have deterred the increasingly numerous amount of players from a nationalist background playing (at all age levels) for that particular club.
Keeper - Mickey McGovern.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
I thought we were on about Tony Kane? ah well...Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil