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Rather amusing retweet by Jamie Bryson, this: https://twitter.com/AreWeACountry/st...12943761887233
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(#JamieBryson as mascot) Never mind, look on the bright side. He could have been organising genocide for years and sitting in government...
forgive my ignorance, who's Bryson? what's the relevance of him being a mascot?
Bryson has been one of the more prominent loyalist flag protestors/spokesmen and is chairman of the Ulster People's Forum. He stood in as the IFA's mascot last November after the usual mascot took ill and a media story was made of it subsequent to his new-found flag-related fame: http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/hea...rage-1-4767422Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Naturally, the IFA felt it necessary to reassure those concerned that his standing in as mascot wasn't an endorsement of his politics by somewhat distance themselves from his private life, lest they be perceived as any more mono-communal than they already are by many. I don't see it as a big deal though, to be honest, although his conception of what the IFA's team represents, in the last paragraph above there, is telling. I'd imagine it's not too unpopular a view. With apparent glee, he even mentions all the Union flags waving in the Kop; NB had me thinking they were a thing of the past...Quote:
FLAG protest leader Jamie Bryson has been angered that several newspapers have highlighted his brief stint as mascot for the Northern Ireland football team.
The front page of yesterday’s Irish News carried a picture of the Bangor man dressed as the football-headed ‘Footie’ with the oversized boots.
In a statement, the Irish Football Association said Mr Bryson – who is the interim chairman of the Ulster People’s Forum – had been used as a last-minute replacement for the normal mascot, who had taken ill ahead of the home match against Azerbaijan last November.
A spokesman for the IFA told the newspaper: “Mr Bryson stood in at the last minute. This was a one-off.
“Mr Bryson is not involved in any of the association’s community relations projects.”
In the aftermath of yesterday’s media coverage, Mr Bryson said on Facebook: “Never mind the fact we have the GAA glorifying and parading terrorists around – was delighted to be mascot and stand in front of the Kop with all the Union and Ulster Flags waving as my fellow Ulstermen and women stood for the national anthem of Northern Ireland.”
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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
He's a spokeman for the "Ulster People's Forum", who have been involved in the recent "Flag Protests". Often seen in public with, the somewhat unstable, Willie Frazer (although they've had a few "tiffs" of late).
The new "poster boy" of young "Loyalists".
He's a rather deluded and egotistical figure - his latest, warped, assertion making the headlines is that the Provos were terrorists but the UVF were not.
Good luck to him in explaining that "logic" to the innocent victims of UVF violence.
Edit: Just noticed DI's reply.
Relatively few UF's at Northern Ireland matches in recent times - but I suspect there might be more than usual at upcoming games. Whatever rocks their boat.Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
I think if I checked the TV footage of the Kop on the night Bryson did Footie, it might dispel any notion of Bryson's that it was a sea of Union Flags. Having attended the match, I don't recall it being akin the The Last Night Of The Proms.
Hehe, fair enough. I was half pulling your leg. NI fans can wave Union flags if they like. It just gets a bit nauseous having the same people tell us nationalist footballers should embrace such gestures, expressions and symbolism or that the side can be representative of nationalist identity.
Just as nauseous as the same people telling us that the right of choice of players born in Northern Ireland to play for Northern Ireland should be removed, in order to faciltate a singular All Ireland team.Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
just pulling his (f)leg... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Bryson actually compared himself to Jesus Christ at a recent protest:
"Remember, Hitler had millions of followers, but Jesus Christ just had twelve."
Well, you know my thoughts on that. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
At least he didn't compare himself to Hitler, I suppose.
I sorta feel any explanation of who Bryson is half-buries the lede if it doesn't mention he's the self-published author of these soon-to-be-cult-canon screamers.
The reviews are worth it. :)
So there's another 49 Shades of God to come yet??Quote:
Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton
The reviews are classic but do they alone justify Jamie's .. ahem ..'literary' exploits?Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Yes. Yes they do.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
"Worth a miss", which attributes additional value to any other activity precluding the purchase and/or consuming of Jamie's tour de force is a restrained enough rebuff on the face of it but upon scrutiny, possibly the sharpest barb in the hail. The internet can be a cruel place.
I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of reviews, brief as it was. Would read again and will recommend to friends.
Could anyone who was dumb enough to purchase his book, have the wit to write one of those retorts?
The 5 star review, the scots/irish one (whatever the féck that gobbeldygook is called), had me going.
Mascot, preacher and Glasgow Rangers' fan, how could you not vote for Jamie! Sullivinho, what book have you swallowed now?
The last one...
And they say Loyalism is in crisis?Quote:
Originally Posted by Amazon reviewer
And a comment to that call to arms 'review' was
"In all seriousness, how could anyone give this garbage a positive review? Have you actually read any of it? Utter illiterate drivel. I have heard more coherent sentences on The Teletubbies."
How about Better call Saul's 5 star review?
:D
"Whether it is rambling to hypnotised mass gatherings outside Belfast City Hall, or inflicting his apparently delusional, somewhat fevered rantings on a national broadcast audience, we have all been duped into believing that Bryson is in fact a real person. Thankfully, however, that is not the case and it is with this wickedly subversive tour de force that he announces himself as the next great satirist of our time."
"Just as incisively brutal is the author's use of poorly constructed sentences, woeful grammar and intermittent punctuation. By choosing to render his work thus, Bryson offers a damning indictment of the educational vacuity that continues to plague loyalism."
"For anyone seeking an insight into the loyalist mind, this is an essential purchase."
"There are strong echoes too of Cormac McCarthy's minimalist style - of which Bryson is undoubtedly a disciple - though it is puzzling as to why he chose to adopt the great American's spartan approach, especially considering the rather implausible, saccharine plot."
Even though the team exist on the basis of an historical accident. As in FIFA allowing GB et al to have 4 teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
And there never will or could be a sovereign state in the North.
So you can see why people both at home and abroad might question their 'right' to exist...