Chris Moyles on the Irish obcession with foreign football clubs.

[Mad Moose]

The Irish obcession with foreign football clubs is a point mooted on this forum more than any other point as the primary reason for stunting the development of our domestic league. Its a point I wouldn't expect to hear mentioned from this side of the water however and one which Chris Moyles on his breakfast show on BBC Radio One took up this morning. The show is on from 6.30 to 10am weekdays and just before the show there is the news, sport and weather. This mornings sporting focus was on Manchester United's win over Porto in the CL and as part of the coverage they interviewed a few fans on their views of the game.Its always struck me that Irish fans of English clubs occasionally feature and the probability in selecting fans at random as they do means the chance of interviewing an Irish fan is pretty low. This morning all 4 fans interviewed were Irish which I found absolutely incredible. It was a feature of the coverage which wasn't lost on Chris Moyles who opened the show on this very point.

You can hear his witty takes on the Irish Mancunians in the first half hour of his show on the BBC iPlayer and select this mornings show or if after today you can select Thursdays show.

[shakermaker1982]

if SSN are outside OT or Anfield on a matchday then at least 50% of fans they interview will be Irish. It's incredible really. Costs a lot of cash to come over, book hotels etc.

[Dodge]

Can the BBC radio iplayer be heard in Ireland? I know TV can't be viewed

[Macy]

if SSN are outside OT or Anfield on a matchday then at least 50% of fans they interview will be Irish. It's incredible really. Costs a lot of cash to come over, book hotels etc.

I wouldn't extrapolate too much, as it's not like every fan would stop for a voxpop. The "tourist" is more likely to stop than a local imo.

Can the BBC radio iplayer be heard in Ireland?

I haven't listened to that show, but I have listened to other stuff (that played music).

[MaryDrummer]

I went over to the Man Utd match on Wednesday, was my first time at OT and I couldn't get over how many Irish people were there. Every second person I heard on the street had an Irish accent.
Then at the hotel, we sat across from a guy who was sitting on his own and turns out where he is originally from is half an hour away from us! We know his cousin too, such a small world! The hotel had a load of Irish people in it...

[SkStu]

LUHG? Jaysus.

[Mad Moose]

The irony is in the fact that I can safely make the generalisation that the football follower who travels to England to watch his/her favourite football team is more likely to be a barstool nationalist who will loudly protest at centuries of British repression in our country and proclaim to hate all things English. This usually coincides with a great love of the GAA and a general ignorance to the irony of their position.

[ArdeeBhoy]

The irony is in the fact that I can safely make the generalisation that the football follower who travels to England to watch his/her favourite football team is more likely to be a barstool nationalist who will loudly protest at centuries of British repression in our country and proclaim to hate all things English. This usually coincides with a great love of the GAA and a general ignorance to the irony of their position.

And there is the Irony. Love my country, sometimes the football team f**k me off and the EL isn't much better either!!

[MaryDrummer]

LUHG? Jaysus.

It's all the craze these days!

The irony is in the fact that I can safely make the generalisation that the football follower who travels to England to watch his/her favourite football team is more likely to be a barstool nationalist who will loudly protest at centuries of British repression in our country and proclaim to hate all things English. This usually coincides with a great love of the GAA and a general ignorance to the irony of their position.

Unfortunately you are right. And people like myself who aren't like that get painted with the same brush because of it.

[SkStu]

It's all the craze these days! .

well if you buy your yellow and green scarf just be aware that the money you spend on that scarf is going into the pockets of Delia Smith.

[MaryDrummer]

well if you buy your yellow and green scarf just be aware that the money you spend on that scarf is going into the pockets of Delia Smith.

I really hope she doesn't start singing again...

[Dodge]

Unfortunately you are right. And people like myself who aren't like that get painted with the same brush because of it.

Hmmm, think you missed a little of his point there

[SkStu]

I really hope she doesn't start singing again...

i'd be more worried about this... :cringe:



she LUHG's judging by that scarf.

[MaryDrummer]

Hmmm, think you missed a little of his point there

Which point?

[MaryDrummer]

i'd be more worried about this... :cringe:



she LUHG's judging by that scarf.

The more the merrier I say!

[Mad Moose]

What is LUHG?

[SkStu]

Love United Hate Glaziers

[MaryDrummer]

I do wonder when the "i" in Glazer started to appear...

I tried writing LUHG in green and yellow but I couldn't get it to work...

[Mad Moose]

Love United Hate Glaziers

Oh god no. I figured people seemed to recognise it and so I was curious. Well that proves my post then.

[Dodge]

Which point?

That you are the same as them