Eligibility Rules, Okay

**DannyInvincible** · 28/06/2011, 9:46 PM

Crikey, on Boards.ie "users require at least 50 non-spammy posts and must be on boards.ie for at least a month to gain the ability to post on the Soccer forum (which must be applied for)".

**ArdeeBhoy** · 28/06/2011, 9:53 PM

Have an account on Politics.ie which can post it up on or you can easily set up your own....

**DannyInvincible** · 28/06/2011, 10:01 PM

I've set up my own, but can't start a new thread it seems. I can post in other threads, but a thread of its own would probably be preferable.

**BonnieShels** · 28/06/2011, 10:21 PM

You can't start a thread on p.ie until you have 100 posts. I can oblige I'd you want?

**DannyInvincible** · 28/06/2011, 10:30 PM

Yeah, certainly. Fire away. I guess I can post in the thread itself then if needs be. Cheers.

**BonnieShels** · 28/06/2011, 10:45 PM

Now to pick the appropriate forum.

**ArdeeBhoy** · 28/06/2011, 11:04 PM

Current Affairs;The North.

And Sports;Football?

**DannyInvincible** · 28/06/2011, 11:12 PM

'Culture and Community' maybe? Wherever you reckon's best.

**tetsujin1979** · 28/06/2011, 11:25 PM

I can create a thread in the football forum if you want me to do it?

**DannyInvincible** · 28/06/2011, 11:36 PM

That'd be great. Cheers.

**tetsujin1979** · 28/06/2011, 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

That'd be great. Cheers.

no problem.
What do you want me to put in it? Or I can just take it verbatim from the post on ybig.ie?

**DannyInvincible** · 29/06/2011, 12:07 AM

Yeah, something along those lines is fine. Whatever you think is appropriate.

**BonnieShels** · 29/06/2011, 7:56 AM

Done.

http://www.politics.ie/forum/culture...ml#post4059695

**Newryrep** · 29/06/2011, 8:28 AM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

'co. down green' posted it over on YBIG. 'Newryrep' also posted it on the Tartan Army board, although the same old falsehoods and misconceptions are still being peddled out in spite of the article's very visible presence. If anyone is a member of any other football forums - or even the likes of Politics.ie or Boards.ie, as I know they discuss the issue there from time to time - I'd appreciate if they posted it on them. I suppose I could do it myself, although I'd feel like a bit of a whore signing up to make a solitary post. I've attempted to sign up to the Tartan Army board as I'd try to clear a few things up, but the admin doesn't appear to have activated my account yet meaning I'm still unable to post. Maybe they have a stringent screening process similar to that of OWC.

Regarding Shay, I believe his mother was from Castlederg, so he actually would have been eligible to play for NI, but not because "he was born in Derry". There's talk that his brothers were born in Derry, however. Although, I would think even that peculiar considering the general hospital in Letterkenny would be closer to the family home. And there's even a hospital in Lifford itself, although, for some reason, I have a feeling it deals mainly with geriatrics rather than maternity issues.

DI I wouldnt bother with the TAMB regading this matter, the engagement has been pretty poor and the thread has probably come to a natural conclusion. None are so blind as those who do not wish to see. Trying to get what their actual objection to the current rules was like teeth extraction even when linked to Barsdley but can be summed up.
1 poster - would be happy with declaration at some point 16 or 18 and no switching after - wouldnt have an issue with that TBH
1 poster - didnt accept that citizenship from birth was a link to ROI, and wanted the grandparent rule scrapped and the FIFA residency rule increased to 5 years. although to be fair if the same thing happened in Scotland as i Ireland he wouldnt offer citizenship to those left behind in a 'northern Scotland' so at least he was consistant.

As regrads logging on , I did have some difficulties myself but it was more the admin email address issue than any screening process for undesirables

**tetsujin1979** · 29/06/2011, 9:24 AM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Yeah, something along those lines is fine. Whatever you think is appropriate.

Done and done: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...9#post73033779
Let me know if there's anything at all you want changed in the text of the post and I'll update it

**BonnieShels** · 29/06/2011, 10:04 AM

Thread moved...

http://www.politics.ie/forum/sport/1...h-context.html

Already off topic.

**DannyInvincible** · 29/06/2011, 11:40 AM

That's great. Cheers guys. I'll get a better look later when I've a bit more time.

**DannyInvincible** · 29/06/2011, 6:02 PM

Originally Posted by Newryrep

DI I wouldnt bother with the TAMB regading this matter, the engagement has been pretty poor and the thread has probably come to a natural conclusion. None are so blind as those who do not wish to see. Trying to get what their actual objection to the current rules was like teeth extraction even when linked to Barsdley but can be summed up.
1 poster - would be happy with declaration at some point 16 or 18 and no switching after - wouldnt have an issue with that TBH
1 poster - didnt accept that citizenship from birth was a link to ROI, and wanted the grandparent rule scrapped and the FIFA residency rule increased to 5 years. although to be fair if the same thing happened in Scotland as i Ireland he wouldnt offer citizenship to those left behind in a 'northern Scotland' so at least he was consistant.

Saw that. Odd how someone can view Irish nationality law as "invalid" in spite of general custom dictating that it is the right of each sovereign state to define who its own nationals and citizens are. Furthermore, the international community has absolutely no issue with modern Irish nationality law. In fact, the British state, over part of which Irish nationality law has extra-territorial effect, and the NI electorate went as far as formally endorsing it!

I see the Politics.ie thread has been moved from a perfectly appropriate sub-forum to the forum's equivalent of Outer Mongolia whilst the Boards.ie topic is going down like a lead balloon, ha. Would that sort of thing not usually get them chattering over there then?

**BonnieShels** · 29/06/2011, 7:02 PM

I think it has a lot to do with the fact that the mainstream media aren't running with it.

When you launched the blog it was during international week so let's see what happens in August. Also let's see what Alex Bruce and Shane Ferguson decide... that could re-ignite interest.

**DannyInvincible** · 29/06/2011, 8:20 PM

It's still getting an incredible number of views regardless, and from all corners of the globe. The version on Greenscene has nearly 1,850, whilst the version on the blog I set up has had 895 views since I set up a stat-counter eleven days ago. Who knows how many it had in the preceding nine days? It's had visits from as far away as Vietnam, Hong Kong and Chile. Not sure how many views it's had on One Team in Ireland.