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Funny that 6,000 Northern Ireland fans attended the Scotland game.Quote:
Originally Posted by ifk101
Anyway, I wonder will these 209 fans boycott Northern Ireland matches because they "do not agree with the nicking of players by the IFA" eg, Alex Bruce.
But didn't you say you'd refuse to attend if Bruce was selected for a squad?
Not that it should matter anyway.
That's correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
I will not attend any Northern Ireland International match where Bruce is named in the squad.
So were you one of the 209 then??
;)
No, I wasn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Apparently. If memory serves me correctly the behaviour of a tiny few NI "fans" (allegely) lead to more restrictive travel arrangements for the game with Ireland. Pricing for these travel arrangements was also an issue. This lead to calls for a boycott which was hijacked by those wishing to highlight the eligibility issue. As the poll on the OWC facebook page suggests, this hijack was successful in gaining support.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Probably a question more suited to the NI fans forums. But perhaps you should not assume they are opposed to the nicking of players per se as the option they selected was "I do not agree with the nicking of players by the FAI"Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
So no hypocrisy there then??Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
:rolleyes:
That's about the height of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ifk101
The OWC poll would not have been indicative of a broader spectrum of NI fans - 209 fans compared to the 6,000 who attended the Scotland game.
On another forum, the majority of NI fans who chose not to attend the games v the South and Wales cited their reasons as being the travel restrictions imposed by the IFA and the costings.
No - none at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
That appears to have been quotes lifted from the radio broadcast this morning that I mentioned.Quote:
Originally Posted by ifk101
Also from today's Belfast Telegraph, Alan McDonald gives his tuppence worth on eligibility matters.
“When I was working with the Northern Ireland Under-21s the problem of keeping players in the set-up always existed but I find the Fifa ruling unbelievable as it goes against their own dictates.
“I don’t know how a team of lawyers could come up with that decision.”
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sp...#ixzz1aNWPYM6r
This page is always handy for quotable lobotomies.
What I always have a vision of in my head when confronted with this idiocy is of that scene in the Simpsons where Homer is in charge of a carnie game and Wiggum is trying to bribe him.
It's a ring-toss game!
It'll be interesting to see what Ferguson does, when NW steps down* after tomorrow night's match.
*As confirmed within the last hour.
Link?
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Originally Posted by BonnieShels
http://irishfa.com/news/item/6831/ir...l-worthington/
Why is it ok for ireland or northern ireland to approach young players from, say, england who are eligible to play for them but suddenly it's a moral outrage if the roi approach eligible players born in ni? If they don't want to play for us then they won't.
Also not brazil, why is playing alex bruce worse than playing maik taylor? At least bruce has some sort of connection to ni.
Caught a bit of the morning ulster broadcast this morning even Cathal Dervan mentioned the GFA - I think it is a wind up at this stage will.. try and catch it on bbc player
Cheers... could a career in the LOI beckon with MON and Madge taking over the IFA's representative team?Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Magilton appointed.Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Don't think MON will be in the frame this time round - his day will come.
I'd like to see Brian Kerr in charge.
I believe I dealt with that issue earlier in the thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by boovidge
From that Belfast telegraph article, where I learn some new snippet of ignorance every day.
'Northern Ireland’s selection woes are deepened by the eligibility ruling that allows anyone up to the age of 28 with an Irish passport to play for the Republic of Ireland as long as they haven’t played a competive game for Northern Ireland.'
Good lord, that one is astonishing.
The BT just keeps on giving doesn't it
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Originally Posted by ifk101
Dear Jesus. Reading that, I'd have to question whether Armstrong has even read the statutes. Neither the general principle nor the other statutes relevant to player eligibility dictate anything about a country of birth usually being the country you play for. Besides, one can be born an Irish national throughout the whole island of Ireland anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerry Armstrong
:confused: What FIFA ruling? The FIFA "ruling" (or, more correctly, rules) is/are the same thing as FIFA's "dictates".Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Baffling. Where do they get this stuff? Has it something to do with Alex Bruce being 27 and those at the BT being extremely thick?Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
If he keeps that up the IFA will give him a job. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Journalist is a Crusaders fan, so you conclusion is probably correct. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
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Originally Posted by Mr_Parker
Some brilliant reading over the last couple of days from Armstrong and the other thickos
I think there's a fair chance of Kerr. His Da was fom Belfast and all wasn't he?Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Can't see MON this time or in the future tbh.
Nigel gave us four great years. A misunderstood genius who won't be fully appreciated until his biopic wins minds, steals hearts and earns Adam Sandler an oscar.
Not a bad idea to get Kerr off our backs for the next campaign, the man has been carrying that weight a long time.
Shall we be expecting Rob Schneider as Gerry Armstrong then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sullivinho
Gerry Armstrong is...Quote:
Originally Posted by theworm2345
http://thestockmasters.com/files/u1/...ier-carrot.png
Magilton fits their profile.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
No chance ever of MO'N, unless he goes prematurely senile?
Kerr possible, as he is a R*ngers 'fan'.
;)
A contribution on Slugger O'Toole by Chris Donnelly: http://sluggerotoole.com/2011/10/10/...omment-page-1/
Just who is that man Danny Colllins? Whenever comprehensive impressive analysis and eligibility are mentioned together in the same sentence, invariably Danny Collins is there.
"Anyone who thinks the rules are fair, can come and see me"Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_Parker
;)
Why do you think there is "no chance" of Michael O'Neill ever managing Northern Ireland?Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
FAI deny ‘tapping up’ claims.
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"It is a person’s prerogative if they want to play for the Republic of Ireland. There is not an ongoing campaign by the FAI to recruit Northern Ireland players, but it is an option if they want to make themselves available for selection," an FAI spokesman said
The usage of the word 'deny' is wholly inappropriate. 'Dismiss' would be more apt.