"The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 provided for Northern Ireland-born people to claim either British or Irish nationality"
Has the Examiner been sending folk up to the Belfast Telegraph for training?:o
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"The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 provided for Northern Ireland-born people to claim either British or Irish nationality"
Has the Examiner been sending folk up to the Belfast Telegraph for training?:o
Agreed. The writer could have taken the aptness further and omitted the seemingly obligatory GFA reference too. Official FAI response is the meat though.Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Working from a template the lot of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Maybe he thought MO'N meant Martin O'Neill.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Probably.Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
Although I was responding to Bonnieshiels who posted:
"could a career in the LOI beckon with MON and Madge taking over the IFA's representative team?"
Which, in context, I presumed he meant Michael O'Neill & Jim Magilton.
The eligibility issue is 'because' of the Good Friday Agreement according to Uncle Gerry via SSN. So now we know.
Here's Sunday's radio programme. It is on BBC's iplayer so I'm not sure you can listen outside the UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...s_the_Cap_Fit/
That might be a problem for all those Republic of Irish nationals who've renounced their UK citizenship.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_Parker
Listening in Dublin now. Pre, pre-game drinking entertainment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_Parker
Yep, it can be heard outside the UK, but where is the subtitle option?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_Parker
It wasn't that bad actually. The funniest bit was when Gerry Armstrong claimed it was "morally wrong" for the FAI to ask players if they wanted to play for Ireland.
They may not have UK citizenship but surely they can live in that State if they wish. You wouldn't be advocating some sort of cleansing, would you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gather round
It would be morally wrong in my opinion if the FAI did not explore every avenue available to improve our team WITHIN the rules.
Brazil have a population of over 200 million.
We have a tiny population.
If we want to be competitive on the international stage we must use every available resource to get the most out of our team.
To Gerry I say, they are our players too.
They are no-one's players. How come so many people miss this? If they want to play for one or the other then let them.
Just in case anyone has missed it, Gather round cannot use the phase "Irish National" without a prefix or other tag as his computer software won't allow it. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Gather round
What the hell is Republic of Irish?
And to think Nationalist verbal gymnastics are considered bizarre?
Er, no. You do jump to some odd conclusions. Much of my family and neighbors in Belfast were forced from their homes, schools etc. in the early 70s. I'm no fan of 'cleansing' by whatever euphemism.Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
The problem's more that some of them want to play for both successively. No-one's suggesting they be press-ganged.Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
As long as the prefix fits mate. Remember, all tags are targeted. But you'll be pleased I've just found a s/h bargain computer for £125. My old one is about 90% sellotape and coffee grounds by now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_Parker
Who can live in what State if they wish?Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
"Cleansing" of whom, exactly?
Calm down lads, it was a gag around this Good Friday Agreement that everyone's talking about. And how it allows us all to pick what nationalit(y)(ies) we are.
PS PM for the Not Brazilian.
I genuinely can't believe this thread is 89 pages long.
Dear Christ, you have to worry about the intellectual capacity of the planks in the IFA if they still haven't got their head around the CAS ruling. They should focus their energy on the pitch and beating someone who isn't the Faroe Islands instead of continually flogging this dead horse
The planks at the IFA haven't contributed any of the previous 1,780 posts. But your point is taken.
We did beat Slovenia (higher ranked and away from home) in this series to be fair.
And so what??
I saw that phrase when I was watching my Republic of Telly the other dayQuote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Arrrrrgggggghhhhhhh
Presumed you meant 'Saint' Martin who won't be appearing on your radar any time soon...Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Part of the reason he left Celtic was the treatment he endured from 'fellow' unionists!
Would have thought it was more of a problem for someone have obvious literacy problems with any regular atlas...Quote:
Originally Posted by Gather round
:rolleyes:
Actually it's not. It's down to the usual ignorance and paranoia.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_Parker
Masquerading as 'humour' in his case. Yawn.
Which UEFA/FIFA have examined and whose rules allow for. Like everyone else. Get over it, FFS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gather round
Was "treatment" did he "endure" from "unionists"?Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Subtle incrimination in how we hear Armstrong accuses the FAI of tapping up players which is followed up immediately with "the FAI have been and approached and declined to comment." I think they could have dealt with one of the more contentious issues a bit better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_Parker
I find it interesting how the likes of Coyle and Michael O'Neill refer to how players from the North will find it much more difficult to get into the Republic squad because we have a wider pool of players. Have players such as Eunan O'Kane, Niall McGinn and Paddy McCourt not expressed their disgruntlement with not being selected for Northern Irish squads, even though they felt they deserved to be in those squads and teams?
Even your bubble of naivety isn't that detached from reality, surely??
;)
Once again, your inability/unwillingness to answer a straightforward question hinders the credability of your assertions.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Hmm, except even you are not that innocent.
A lack of communications with your own fans (pretty sure a good no. would know, given their general sympathies with Da Hun) and questionable spelling undermines your own credibility!
;)
And don't give a damn about what you think of my assertions. Know exactly what you and your ilk are capable of being like when it suits....
You don't know me, so, therefore, you have no idea of what I am "capable of being like when it suits". That's a ridiculous comment.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Once again, you employ your trusty broadbrush.
I wonder how you and your fellow Bhoys would react if I referred to "you and your ilk" in the context of the vicious and vile child abuse administered by Celts fans at Tynecastle recently?
Anyway, Martin O'Neill left his Celtic post to care for his cancer stricken wife, Geraldine - nothing at all to do with "unionists".
You continually fail to back up your wild and spurious assertions - then hide behind gibberish.
No, as ever, you're wrong.
What I refer to was before Mrs. O'Neill was ill.
But you make no effort to find out the facts for yourself.
As ever.
I'm with NB on this one, I thought he left the job because of his wifes illness.
But I take your point, I think its unlikely he'll manage NI purely because Jose Mourinho would have no hope of getting that bunch of players out of their WC 2014 group. Pragmatic managers realise this and thats why its the likes of a Luton coach and a Puerto Rico Islanders managers are expressing an interest.
That's odd.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Allow me to remind you what you stated.
"Part of the reason he left Celtic was the treatment he endured from 'fellow' unionists!"
You're waffling again.:D
PS. I was previously unaware that Martin was a "unionist" - you learn something new every day.
The IFA couldn't afford to pay him, quite apart from anything else.Quote:
Originally Posted by French Toasht
Magilton is EVENS with Paddy Power today to get the job.
My preference would be Brian Kerr.
Brian Kerr would be a superb manager. And seriously attainable. Always admired him as Ireland manager and thought he was extremely harshly treated by the FAI, since he was never Delaney's man in the first place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
I do wonder though, considering the recent acrimony (caused primarily by the IFA) between the two associations, would they offer "the southener" the job. Doubt it to be honest.
Kerr has Belfast links (a grandmother?) and his hypocritical schmoozing around the the eligibility issue should ensure his popularity at the IFA. Doubt they'd have a problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by French Toasht
In recent times, Kerr has enjoyed very good relations with the IFA.Quote:
Originally Posted by French Toasht
He has spoken out vociferously on the "eligibility issue", although some view that as the poacher turned gamekeeper.
I think a reformed poacher might just make a very good gamekeeper.
I've met Kerr on a couple of occassions through the IFA - I've a lot of time for him.
He would certainly be affordable, and I believe he could do a good job for us.
Drinks, singalongs and plane ticket home in other words.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Poacher? Perhaps liberator or freedom fighter would be more apt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Drinks and a singalong?Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Can't do any worse than Nigel, that's for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Unfortunately not.Quote:
Originally Posted by ifk101
He has guested and presented at various IFA events in Belfast in recent years.