QuoteDoubtless an unholy trinity of a Mr.W.Fraser (and 'friends'), the Ealing Green/fhtb 'wing' of OWB and the Fleg protesters are mobilising to stop this at the first possible opportunity...Originally Posted by JGKyne
The street league sounds like a great initiative. Who knows, it might produce some players for us.
Doubtless an unholy trinity of a Mr.W.Fraser (and 'friends'), the Ealing Green/fhtb 'wing' of OWB and the Fleg protesters are mobilising to stop this at the first possible opportunity...
My two favourite tweets to date...
the citizens of places like Waterford and Galway etc are as foreign to us as the people of Warsaw and Ghana.
and
they should pass a law that any kid from NI that declares for an RoI underage team is ineligible for UK benefits in the future.
Both priceless...
Changed times when the IFA hold an event in Derry City, with Martin McGuinness taking to the podium to deliver a gracious speech.
He seemed to be getting on very well with Michael O'Neill, judging by the photos I saw earlier.
The Englishmen came over in the year 2005
But little did they know that we'd planned a wee surprise
Sir David scored the winner, and Windsor Park went wild
And this is what we sang...
Certainly change times when you're using that name! Capital 'D' an'all!
End Apartheid Now! One Team in Ireland!
Aye, fair play to NB. Though my rationale would be that Messrs. McGuinness and O'Neill are of the, erm, same 'tradition'...so why ever not?
(runs...)
Given I can't post in that thread have attempted to answer GR's latest ramblings here...
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Would say any nationalist playing for the North selectively dilutes their 'nationalism' as they're really playing for a team they don't strive to recognise.Originally Posted by Gather round
Originally Posted by Ole Ole
If someone is a nationalist...yet pulls on the NI jersey, can they really be deemed nationalist?Aye, sorry about that. I don't have your impressive ability to read others' minds, and so have to respond to what they actually say. Even if it ain't what they meant to say. Is it a skill you learned from reading CB's poems?Originally Posted by geysir
What Ole Ole suggested and what you understand are 2 entirely different things
Nice sidestep.Originally Posted by Danny Invincible
Olé Olé may well recognise their Irish identity but might dispute their credentials if they proclaimed themselves to be nationalists.
However representing such a sports team shouldn't necessarily affect one's political aspirations and would say they can be largely detached in this case.
Especially when you consider how poor that side currently is.
Even Ireland look 'good' by comparison...
Our Rotund associate is partly right, but given most of those engaging him would, erm, appear to be of a 'nationalist' leaning, we can also recognise that we/they have more clue about the dilemmas involved over the potential identity issues affecting Irish nationalism.
Say over someone, whose stance is of a rank unionist.
This appears to be a quite a red herring, even by the standards of this MB.Originally Posted by Danny Invincible
It's clearly a matter of principle rather than cost
Originally Posted by Rather Round
No, it's a publicity stunt. Willie doesn't want his neighbours to become British (which presumably they'd be much more likely to do if it cost £80 rather than £860), as it would lose him some imagined moral high ground.
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Trying to End Hypocrisy?
If he can't prove his 'Britishness', tough. We're happy to have him, even as an OO clown. He should put up and shut up.
#172
#173DannyInvincible
How so?
And why do you perceive Seamus Heaney to be a bigot exactly?
Though I doubt he'll admit to here, his sometime oblique references to the likes of Seamus Heaney would be because SH (& his ilk) represent a tradition different and at odds with that of our Rotund Associate*, who feels threatened like many of their 'tradition' by any view or opinion different from their unionist 'norm'.geysir
A culchie bigot, to be more exact?
(And would regard with anything between suspicion and outright hostility dependent on their perceived slight.)
Which having known them* for many years like numerous others, remains steadfastly stuck in the past...
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Be fair, Ole. That would never be his 'modus operandiOriginally Posted by Ole Ole
That's an incredibly liberal interpretation of what I was trying to say there, Gather Round. Geysir didn't quite read my mind, I think he more managed to apply some sense of logic in his apprehension of what I was saying. Pity you didn't exercise the same approach.
I take my lead from the Apprentice Boys when referring to the United Kingdom's City Of Culture this year.Certainly change times when you're using that name! Capital 'D' an'all!
The Englishmen came over in the year 2005
But little did they know that we'd planned a wee surprise
Sir David scored the winner, and Windsor Park went wild
And this is what we sang...
I was unaware that Michael O'Neill is a Republican.
The Englishmen came over in the year 2005
But little did they know that we'd planned a wee surprise
Sir David scored the winner, and Windsor Park went wild
And this is what we sang...
Who said he was?
Ryan McLaughlin supposedly out injured again for NI. Could it be that he is unsure of who he wishes to play for? Hopefully he picks us as he would be a great addition to any team.
http://www.independent.ie/breaking-n...d-3376020.html
McLaughlin's 'injury' is allegedly to the calf.
The letters in the word 'calf' can quite intuitively be rearranged to form the abbreviation 'FALC', or Fine Arts League of Cupertino. On their homepage, examine closely if you will, the final letter which appears furthest to the right on each line. They are; l, s, t, e, f, and a. Clearly, an anagram of 'festal'. Festal is a drug used in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders.
Do I need to spell it out?
The obvious, inescapable truth is that Ryan finds the prospect of playing for and/or committing to the north hard to stomach.
Brilliant! Whatever drugs you take, they certainly continue to make your posts entertaining.
Call-up confirmed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21313424
And the best of luck to him. I never thought there was much difference between him and Mannus, so his chance of playing the odd game have to be quite reasonable.
ps hands off our boys, etc.
Kinda ironic;given Sullivinho's point. And your username...
Next player to switch; I present to you, our new "goal machine", Sir Daithí Ó hÉalaighthe.
Well, according to a t-shirt found in a Manchester charity shop...
The penultimate word in the last post says it all...
I see Bruce started for NI in Malta this evening. How's the boycott going, NB?
Gerard Doherty was also on the bench for them. I hadn't realised he'd actually been called up.
Re: the latest AreWeACountry updates: what did Noel King do now to be labelled "a piece of work"?
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