Celtic Cup thread

**Drumcondra 69er** · 05/02/2011, 7:23 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

We should have a thread specifically for not discussing eligibility issues and let everything else be fair game.

There's already a monster thread on it, the posts should really be put into it. I gave up on going round in circles on it long ago....

http://foot.ie/threads/132063-Player...ht=Eligibility

**theworm2345** · 05/02/2011, 8:09 PM

Long and Doyle both got pretty well battered in their matches today and yesterday, not sure of their statuses.

**ArdeeBhoy** · 05/02/2011, 9:46 PM

Originally Posted by EalingGreen

You were the one who introduced religion into the thread, by bleating on about Celtic recruiting "Northern-born Catholics" etc.
As it happened, there is plenty I could say about sectarianism in the green half of the Auld Firm, but I won't clog up this thread further with it.
However if you are interested in educating yourself further, you might want to read Tommy Gemmell's Autobiography, "Lion Heart", for a few pointers on the topic.

Ha ha. The rest was all the round spherical objects you kept referring to!
See the Eligibility thread for a reality check!

Though you totally misrepresent what I say about Celtic and their players. Thanks.
You might actually read what other people say??
Will leave people to draw their own conclusions.

With 'friends' like that, Messrs. Lennon, McCourt & McGinn must be so 'proud' of their fans (as in some of those of the country they're supposed to represent) being so 'open-minded', not.

**Sullivinho** · 05/02/2011, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Drumcondra 69er

There's already a monster thread on it, the posts should really be put into it. I gave up on going round in circles on it long ago....

http://foot.ie/threads/132063-Player...ht=Eligibility

It's a repetitive bore for some poor mod to manage, but I completely agree. The ignore function tidies things up nicely enough though.

**ArdeeBhoy** · 05/02/2011, 11:02 PM

But then you don't know what you're missing??

And you might actually learn something....

**Sullivinho** · 05/02/2011, 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy

But then you don't know what you're missing??

And you might actually learn something....

I read the thread Drumcondra quoted back to front. That's all (in fact, more than!) anyone needs to know.

**an_ceannaire** · 07/02/2011, 10:57 AM

Lads......seriously.......does anyone care? Most Irish people are not even aware of this tournament...!!
This has been a marketing disaster for the FAI
There will be no one at any of these games except gurriers looking for a ruck with the Nordies!

See Italksport Friday night on Setanta....said it all about the level of intertest in Irish Football in 2011......

**OwlsFan** · 07/02/2011, 11:13 AM

It would be nice if we could win this trophy. Must be the first one we have ever entered as favourites. Off the top of my head, I don't think we have ever won anything as a senior international team, other than some tournament in Iceland in the 1980s I think, but I may be wrong. We are never going to win the World Cup or European Cup so hopefully we'll do well in this. Feck the begrudgers.

**Predator** · 07/02/2011, 11:27 AM

I hope we win this too. I hope we win every game we play.

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

We are never going to win the World Cup or European Cup so hopefully we'll do well in this. Feck the begrudgers.

I don't agree that we'll never win the World Cup or European Championships. Whoever thought that Greece would win something?

**OwlsFan** · 07/02/2011, 12:01 PM

We can always live in hope. That's what football fans of the non big countries and clubs do but Greece has a much stronger home league than us, much bigger population etc etc - we don't compare. I suppose one should never say never so let's stick to most unlikely. ANyway, let's qualify for the tournaments first of all.

**Duggie** · 07/02/2011, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

ANyway, let's qualify for the tournaments first of all.

exactly

**Wolfie** · 07/02/2011, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

It would be nice if we could win this trophy. Must be the first one we have ever entered as favourites. Off the top of my head, I don't think we have ever won anything as a senior international team, other than some tournament in Iceland in the 1980s I think, but I may be wrong. We are never going to win the World Cup or European Cup so hopefully we'll do well in this. Feck the begrudgers.

Yes - The tournament we won was a triangular tournament in 1986 which included Iceland, Ireland and Former Czechoslovakia.

**Charlie Darwin** · 07/02/2011, 1:30 PM

Given; O'Shea, Dunne, St. Ledger, Clark; Coleman, Whelan, Gibson or Green, Duff; Doyle, Walters.

I guess this means Gibson is the first choice but there's a question mark on his fitness?

**Duggie** · 07/02/2011, 1:35 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Given; O'Shea, Dunne, St. Ledger, Clark; Coleman, Whelan, Gibson or Green, Duff; Doyle, Walters.

I guess this means Gibson is the first choice but there's a question mark on his fitness?

is this the team? no long? WTF

**shakermaker1982** · 07/02/2011, 1:43 PM

I'd rather have Green over Gibson.

Long over Walters as well if true.

**Charlie Darwin** · 07/02/2011, 1:43 PM

He took a heavy knock a couple of weeks ago and didn't look comfortable against QPR on Friday so it's probably best to go with a fully-fit Walters. Shame, he would have been well-rested having played on Friday rather than Saturday or Sunday.