Delaney must be delighted that compared to the IFA the FAI comes across as the Stephen Hawkings of the football world.
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Delaney must be delighted that compared to the IFA the FAI comes across as the Stephen Hawkings of the football world.
"I think you will find that the will of the people of Northern Ireland will never be for a united Ireland, or at least separation from the UK.
Northern Ireland has always enjoyed superior roads, healthcare, education, public services to our neighbours in the Republic. I live in Dublin, being from East Belfast, for purely mercenary reasons. I would never bring up a child here, I would hate to grow old here, I would hate to become ill here and I would hate to be down on my luck here.
Most educated Catholic people from Northern Ireland would choose to remain part of the UK due to the superior quality of life. And many who don't would regret it once they came to live in a Dublin controlled state. SDLP largely tend to dodge the United Ireland question but claim to work for a better life for nationalists within the Union.
I have only ever heard that view expressed would you believe from NI people . Lived in London for 10 years and worked with all types of people and they always expressed the opposite view that they liked various parts of the South, Eire etc (their words. Obviously just to please me) All the new immigrants are also deluded in prefering Crumlin to East Belfast. As for the millions of tourists should'nt they be warned that they are coming to the "wrong part" of our wee island and should instead be going to the wee, wee part of our wee island with the "good roads" and the "shiny hospitals". Christ we should all move up. And to think of all those years I wasted in London, Germany and Holland.
:DWell to be fair the roads were much better up north for many years although the rest of the post is pure unadulterated pish of the highest order.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar
That's the point - this should never have been a political item. It is a purely footballing matter. Arguing over the semantics of the GFA, etc is exactly what FIFA will not be doing. FIFA abhor political interference in their members (Greece anyone?) and will actively move against it. Mr Ahern's recent comments will have the effect of bolstering the IFA's case in the same way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddy Garcia
Who are you - a team of the Republic or a team of Republicans?
If this muppet on OWC thinks he's one of the educated then I hate to see what the people are like that he refers to as uneducated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maroon 7
The UK has one of the lowest living standards in western Europe and considering NI is the sh*t end of the stick when it comes to the UK (the richest part with the best quality of life is the south-east) I'd say the Republic of Ireland with one of the highest standards of living in the world is possibly just a tad more pleasurable to live.
And combine all this with the added bonus that we don't have to tolerate the same amount of bigotry and ignorance that obviously prevails up there (a quick comparison of the standard of posts on foot.ie compared to the mindless goons who inhabit OWC can help to prove this statement).
Anyway don't take my word for it. Take the UN's instead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...elopment_Index
What a plonker.
Nah mate we're better than you :rolleyes:
You should see the roads round my way in England. They are absolute pants. I nearly took off a wheel going over a massive pothole. Local rag is always full of complaints.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maroon 7
I also like the line about 'growing old'. Is that why West Cork is full of retired English men and women? Or that the driver with whom I got a taxi from Belfast City airport in 1994, despite slagging off re-unification, was retiring to Donegal for the (then?) free electricity.
I always thought you could guage a country's wealth by its per capita GDP. I thought after this educated person's analysis, Ireland would be down there with Haiti and Somalia. :eek: Oh look it isn't!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...%29_per_capita
I thought the worst part of moving to Ireland was the weather, but even that seems to be changing for the better
http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0602/climate.html
It's still better than the North's weather.Quote:
Originally Posted by lopez
Of course they will. Look how they (and UEFA) stood up to the EU when they suggested clubs open their doors to all EU citizens (and those from outside that qualify for EU citizenship). They also stood up to the EU over 'Bosman'. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by fhtb
FIFA might stop politicians and governments manipulating football associations for their own gain, but I think you've been smoking a bit too much moroccan Old Holborn if you think they are a law onto themselves.
Omg. Club football (which is a business same as any other) being compared to international football (representative teams from the member FAs). There's only so many straws you can clutch at. Also never knew about the Great-Gran rule (ref one of your earlier posts) :pQuote:
Originally Posted by lopez
What next, Gibson is allowed to play for the Republic because he did Irish dancing classes in his youth? ;)
No more stories about the neo-nazis at the Israeli match for us?:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by fhtb
Sorry ,but didn't you say that FIFA 'abhor political interference'. Apologies, but I must have been mistaken.
He plays for Ireland because he's an Irish citizen. Is that a little too complicated for you?Quote:
Originally Posted by fhtb
I have no idea what your on about.
How's about this?Quote:
Originally Posted by fhtb
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Originally Posted by fhtb
Ok so my commenting on a political protest staged outside a Republic game is bringing politics into it? Riiiiight. Think you might have to go to the actual protesters themselves to sort that one out.
Show me where this is written in the FIFA regs.Quote:
Originally Posted by lopez
I have a policy of never talking to children on the internet. Judging by your idiotic posts -exaggerated tales of neo nazis at Ireland games that fits in with your own narrow, pre pubescent political outlook; or sweeping statements about FIFA's own accomodation of government legislation, that you can't begin to back up - you're clearly a few years short of dropping your cojones so I'll leave you to play by yourself. Or if you are getting lonely, you can go back to the nursery better known as ourweeminds.Quote:
Originally Posted by fhtb
er, lol.
You wee ****er. I saw the right hands raising on the south terrace. They showed it on UTV. Just after romper room. A wee fella with a small moustache and a six pack was leading the singing. If you play ole, ole ole backwards it sounds like Ver iz de fuhrer. You wee, wee, wee ****ers are all digging tunnels to get onto our "good roads" and into our "shiny hospitals".Quote:
Originally Posted by lopez
deary me, no one bit so you feel the need to save face and jump in with a parody of a post that never happened. Says a lot about several posters on here. I notice the intelligent ones seem to have given upQuote:
Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar
bottom line: 3 rules. Gibson meets none of them. Enjoy your forum lads.
Before you go back to the creche, which one does Maik Taylor qualify under? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by fhtb
...and steal our footballers. (Cue smily with child bawling his eyes out)Quote:
Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar