Win World Cup or Win All Ireland

**thischarmingman** · 21/09/2009, 7:07 PM

Originally Posted by Cymro

There aren't any openly homosexual footballers.

Ahem...

**Murfinator** · 21/09/2009, 7:42 PM

ha before even looking at the second post I could tell from the number of "thanks" it was going to be something horribly offensive to the GAA or those that like the GAA.

Could some of you guys grow up and stop bashing other sports and the people that support it?

It's much in the same way that any thread on this site about why the public aren't watching the LOI will inevitably result in the words "barstoolers" and "RTE" popping up at some point.

I get it Foot.ie, you don't like the GAA, RTE, people who follow foreign leagues or other sports in general. Can't we all just accept these facts and not continue dragging them up day after day?

Originally Posted by Drumcondra 69er

Yeah but it's a sh1t sport for people too fat or too stupid to master the graceful art of Association Football.

Plus only about 8 countries (including the UK's 3) play it to any sort of decent level.

And that's just being downright childish. That's just picking one, I know there's a lot of other nasty replies there because I don't follow your line of thought.

Some people need to learn how to debate an issue like this properly without throwing their toys out of the pram at me.

**NeilMcD** · 21/09/2009, 7:47 PM

Originally Posted by Murfinator

ha before even looking at the second post I could tell from the number of "thanks" it was going to be something horribly offensive to the GAA or those that like the GAA.

Could some of you guys grow up and stop bashing other sports and the people that support it?

It's much in the same way that any thread on this site about why the public aren't watching the LOI will inevitably result in the words "barstoolers" and "RTE" popping up at some point.

I get it Foot.ie, you don't like the GAA, RTE, people who follow foreign leagues or other sports in general. Can't we all just accept these facts and not continue dragging them up day after day?

Shock horror people on an Irish football fans forum like Irish football.

**Murfinator** · 21/09/2009, 7:47 PM

Originally Posted by longfordjames

All-Ireland Tadgh kennelly showed what it can mean

Sure did, great to see that kind of passion in the modern day with a grown man holding back the tears in joy and pride that they won.

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

Shock horror people on an Irish football fans forum like Irish football.

There's a difference between liking soccer and being a jackass about it through undermining every other sport.

**NeilMcD** · 21/09/2009, 7:49 PM

Originally Posted by Murfinator

Sure did, great to see that kind of passion in the modern day with a grown man holding back the tears in joy and pride that they won.

Pity he did not hold back on nearly breaking the cork players jaw. Absolute thug and if you did that in any other walk of life you would be arrested but sure GAA and Rugby allows thugs like this get away with and nearly glorify it. It was a cowardly act to hit a man in the face while he is vunerable. Nothing joyful or proud about that act in my opinion.

Originally Posted by Murfinator

There's a difference between liking soccer and being a jackass about it through undermining every other sport.

Well did GAA not ban people from actually playing football and rugby and also playing GAA. Football has never done that and had that ban. In addition GAA banned those games from their grounds up until recently and in general still have that ban except for their HQ. GAA also banned people from a particular job from playing their game. GAA has openly tried to block Shamrock Rovers trying to have their own ground in Tallaght. Sof you are going to call people jackass for undermining sports they dont like, you should take a good look at the GAA before you pontificate about this. Do your homework first before you post on these issues.

**Murfinator** · 21/09/2009, 7:56 PM

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

Well did GAA not ban people from actually playing football and rugby and also playing GAA. Football has never done that and had that ban. In addition GAA banned those games from their grounds up until recently and in general still have that ban except for their HQ. GAA also banned people from a particular job from playing their game. GAA has openly tried to block Shamrock Rovers trying to have their own ground in Tallaght. Sof you are going to call people jackass for undermining sports they dont like, you should take a good look at the GAA before you pontificate about this. Do your homework first before you post on these issues.

Welcome to the 21st century pops.

Get over yourself and stop dragging up that crap from the past. The notion of you being either soccer or GAA hasn't been relevant in decades, time to move on.

**NeilMcD** · 21/09/2009, 8:01 PM

Originally Posted by Murfinator

Welcome to the 21st century pops.

Get over yourself and stop dragging up that crap from the past. The notion of you being either soccer or GAA hasn't been relevant in decades, time to move on.

Eh the ban is still there on "foreign sports" with the exception of Croke Park and that is only temp arrangement. The Shamrock Rovers and Thomas Davis was in the last year and is still on going in some ways.

**Drumcondra 69er** · 21/09/2009, 8:03 PM

Originally Posted by Murfinator

And that's just being downright childish. That's just picking one, I know there's a lot of other nasty replies there because I don't follow your line of thought.

Some people need to learn how to debate an issue like this properly without throwing their toys out of the pram at me.

Ah get over yourself, your sense of humour bypass was obviously a massive sucess.

**tiktok** · 21/09/2009, 8:59 PM

Originally Posted by Murfinator

I get it Foot.ie, you don't like the GAA, RTE, people who follow foreign leagues or other sports in general. Can't we all just accept these facts and not continue dragging them up day after day?

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I enjoyed my county's victory yesterday, my favourite TV show is just over on RTE (MNS), I also enjoyed Manchester United's win yesterday (they've been my English team since I jumped on the bandwagon in 1983). I really like basketball and (when drunk) Curling.

I would rather Cork City won a match than any if the options given, but Of those given I'd sooner see Ireland qualify for the world cup than see rugby or gaa success. I just don't see how there's even a choice really, the world cup is the biggest single sport event there is, and the world's most played and most popular sport.

**Predator** · 21/09/2009, 9:31 PM

I'd rather see Ireland win a World Cup than for Derry (or Donegal, I'm a dual county-er) to win the All-Ireland. That's not to say I wouldn't like Derry or Donegal to win an All-Ireland again.

All this nonsense about foot.ie posters hating everything other than SAWKER is a load of sh�te.

**CarrickFan** · 21/09/2009, 9:41 PM

Originally Posted by Murfinator

And that's just being downright childish. That's just picking one, I know there's a lot of other nasty replies there because I don't follow your line of thought.

Some people need to learn how to debate an issue like this properly without throwing their toys out of the pram at me.

Some would say coming on to a site like this when you dont have any interest in the LOI or the International team and just post things you know will antagonise genuine supporters is "downright Childish"....but not me of course

**twoenz** · 21/09/2009, 9:41 PM

The only one with any global significance is the football World Cup. Rugby and Gaaaaaa are niche sports at the end of the day.

**kingdomkerry** · 21/09/2009, 9:51 PM

1.Ireland win the WC
2.Kerry win the All Ireland (for the 37th time)
3.Ireland qualify for the world cup.

Have barstool supporter friends who said they would prefer liverpool to win the epl more than Ireland to win the world cup. Its so pathetic and sad!

**kingdom hoop** · 21/09/2009, 9:56 PM

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

Pity he did not hold back on nearly breaking the cork players jaw..... if you did that in any other walk of life you would be arrested

It was indeed dangerous, but it was also accidental.

Physical confrontation is an intrinsic part of the game - that's why you'd be arrested for some of the stuff that happens. Taking things that happen in a sport out of their context is an amusingly silly tactic though, well done. Much the same as saying some F1 driver is an absolute thug for driving at 200mph and accidentally crashing into another car. Or a footballer should be arrested for indecent assault for patting a man in shorts on the bottom.

It happens as part of the cut and thrust of the game, no need to get too worked up.

**Bluebeard** · 21/09/2009, 9:58 PM

Originally Posted by kingdomkerry

Have barstool supporter friends who said they would prefer liverpool to win the epl more than Ireland to win the world cup. Its so pathetic and sad!

Well, if they come from Liverpool or have a particularly strong connection with the team, that is fair enough. I am guessing somehow that this is not the case.

**NeilMcD** · 21/09/2009, 10:03 PM

No way was that accidental. He saw the guy there, he figured its the first minute of the final there is no way I am going to get sent off so I will do him, and do him he did. To target another players head for physical violence is not part of the cut and thrust of the game. It was a cowardly act in my view and I could not give a damn who won the game. I would not be one be OTT in this type of thing but sometimes players use the pitch as a way of getting away the violent side to their personality and this is is clearly what the thug Kennelly did there. Even the myopic Pat Spillane said it was a red card.

**gufct** · 21/09/2009, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by micls

Has to be Ireland winning the World Cup. For the sheer prestige of it.

That said a fans owned Cork City team winning the league (or anything for that matter) would be miles ahead of any of them for me.

My thoughts exactly the only thing that would top Ireland winning the real world cup would be GUFC winning the League or FAI Cup.

**kingdom hoop** · 21/09/2009, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

No way was that accidental. He saw the guy there, he figured its the first minute of the final there is no way I am going to get sent off so I will do him, and do him he did. To target another players head for physical violence is not part of the cut and thrust of the game. It was a cowardly act in my view and I could not give a damn who won the game. I would not be one be OTT in this type of thing but sometimes players use the pitch as a way of getting away the violent side to their personality and this is is clearly what the thug Kennelly did there. Even the myopic Pat Spillane said it was a red card.

It can deserve a red card without being thuggish though. I said it was dangerous, but I don't agree with the vilification at all.

He mistimed his challenge by a fraction. He went in shoulder-to-shoulder, and missed slightly. Yes he caught him in the face, it was a bit reckless, and he may have been sent off if it wasn't the first minute. But you're really overstating things calling him a thug and assuming it was premeditated and that he has a violent side in his personality that he needed to release on the pitch. I think that's a bit OTT to be honest.

**NeilMcD** · 21/09/2009, 10:22 PM

I think you are letting your support for Kerry cloud your judgment. The fact it happened in the first minute just ads to the fact it was premeditated. He knew he would not get sent off. In my opinion he meant to do him.