quite a bitter and twisted column in the Belfast Tele on thur (no I didn't buy it are you mad ?) by columnist Billy Weir ostensively about Football Focus on BBC yet couldn't resist
'but as we panned onto Lawro joined by former irish international Kevin Kilbane who both hail from the 33rd county Preston .......
'Back to the studio and Lawro (pictured in the national kit of Lancashsire )' actually an Ireland kit
'this will work , I mean look at Lawro and Kilbane two irish lads but you would think they had lived in Lancashire all their lives'
small wonder the tele is shredding readers
What a strange article. You can read it here if you like: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sp...-29535414.html
Although not half as strange as this one where he spends the whole thing labouring some joke about Rangers playing 'gallic football' on a Sunday afternoon, presumably because he doesn't realise that 'Gallic' refers to France, not Scotland.
That article should be too wacky to gender any offence, Newryrep?
Though nice to see that Billy recognises the 32 county unit.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry but Jesus wept.Originally Posted by Billy Weir
Who is Billy Weir and what's his gripe anyway? Just a very bitter man?
By my analysis, Weir appears to be an analyst analysing analysts' analysis. For whatever reason, he's also analysed RTÉ's GAA analysis on occasion: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sp...-28484093.html
In other news, Windsor Park still a lovely place altogether for taigs...
'Reds duo Boyce and Devlin need PSNI escorts after Windsor game': http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23916307
Cliftonville's Liam Boyce says he and club-mate Conor Devlin needed police escorts after receiving sectarian abuse while watching Saturday's Premiership game between Linfield and Glentoran.
Boyce said that one supporter had threatened to "cut our throats" as the Reds duo watched the Windsor Park game.
"All fans were dead on and having a bit of banter but there is always one to ruin it," said Boyce on Twitter.
Boyce said that the fan had directed further sectarian abuse at them.
"(He was) Shouting, 'Boyce, Devlin, I'll cut your throats on (the) way out'.
"We had to get a lift (with the police) to (our) car and (be) escorted from ground by police. Was sheep white," continued Boyce.
The Cliftonville striker was unavailable for comment on Saturday evening but BBC Sport has established that he did post the tweets which are at the centre of the story.
Boyce watched the game alongside Linfield supporters after receiving tickets from one of the Windsor Park team's squad.
"The irony is that a Linfield player was friendly enough to give us his tickets. Still in shock," continued Boyce on Twitter.
"So you can't go to a football game to watch a match? I expect banter not sectarianism and death threats."
Boyce added that the supporter who abused him and Devlin "was a man (of) at least 30 with about three friends and a kid aged about 12".
Keeper Devlin later added on Twitter: "Death threats, Coins...and police escort aside, I really enjoyed Blues v Glens with (Liam Boyce) today."
Neither of the Cliftonville players are believed to have made official complaints to the Police following the game.
Not sure what he or anyone else expected. Pretty daft of the two lads who went in my book.
Some choice Twitter responses:
I suppose that makes it all the fault of Boyce and Devlin then...
I wonder how the instigators of the threats and abuse were dealt with.
At least they weren't called barstoolers.
More than one instigator?
According to Boyce, there were at least four men and a kid involved: https://twitter.com/LiamBoyce9/statu...44257377116160
It was a man at least 30 with about 3 friends and a kid aged about 12 doing it!
That was nice though doubt it was his intention
Or 'Gallic'...
End Apartheid Now! One Team in Ireland!
Frequently, the way we play stinks so much, I've heard some deride it as garlic football!
To be fair you don't leek many goals.
I understand the perpetrators of the sectarian threats against Boyce and Devlin have been reported to the Public Prosecution Service.
Meanwhile, Patrick McEleney discusses his switch to the IFA and Trap's alleged neglect for the League of Ireland: http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3942/...gue-says-derry
It still puzzles me as to how or why McEleney has been led to believe that the possession of a British passport is a prerequisite for eligibility to play for the IFA.
Tom Mohan, our under-17s manager, is also said to have his eye on another Derry youngster, Josh Tracey, who is currently in the NI under-19 squad at the age of 16: http://www.derryjournal.com/sport/fo...quad-1-5449906
just stick him into the boot of the car.
If only we had Don Givens recruiting still, all would be fine!
This is a bit of a surprise as paramilitaristic murals had become unfashionable over the past few years, but I suppose it is indicative of the underlying tension (or siege mentality, even) within the loyalist community that was exacerbated by and boiled to the surface recently with the fleg matter along with another heated marching season; the George Best mural in Sydenham, Belfast is being painted over with the image of a masked gunman: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-23958659
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Looks more more like a West Belfast circa 1980s job.
Never mind oppressed I'm bloody depressed
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