QuoteThe irony, lost on the neanderthal dishing out the verbals, was that there was more "taigs" than "non taigs" playing for Linfield on the day.Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Hopefully the culprit is charged and appropriately punished.
There's a thread on it here
http://sluggerotoole.com/2013/09/04/...-east-belfast/
They may be reading too much into it all, Billy Hutchinson is after all, a well known Leeds supporter
The irony, lost on the neanderthal dishing out the verbals, was that there was more "taigs" than "non taigs" playing for Linfield on the day.
Hopefully the culprit is charged and appropriately punished.
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...
And if you thought we were bad...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24046259
Plus a slight case of 'oops'.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ne...-29577518.html
Another day, another eejit.
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And if both sides became one, we would still have a sh#t team!
Probably, but at this stage there are far too many 'countries' in Europe and to tie into other threads, pre-qualifying becomes almost inevitable.
How do they manage that exactly; beat Russia one month and lose to Luxembourg the next?
See #5581...
Jamie Bryson defends NI fans' singing of the 'Billy Boys' during the Luxembourg game: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ne...-29577518.html
Just because something happens to be cultural or traditional shouldn't insulate it from potential criticism. Certain traditions can be very much sectarian. And what exactly is he referring to when he says the IFA "wipe[d] out the National Anthem from the Nations Cup Final showpiece"?Bryson (23) confirmed that the Billy Boys, a song which originated in Glasgow and is infamous for the line “We're up to our necks in fenian blood, surrender or you die”, was sung at the match at Stade Josy Barthel.
Just over a thousand fans travelled to Luxembourg on Tuesday to see Northern Ireland trounced by 3-2 by the much less fancied side.
A spokeswoman for the Irish Football Association said the incident has not been brought to their attention.
“Nothing has been brought to the attention of the Irish FA by the match delegate,” she said.
“The Irish FA totally condemns any form of sectarianism.
“The Association has worked tirelessly in partnership with fans and key stakeholders to eradicate and challenge sectarianism and to create a family-friendly atmosphere at Northern Ireland games.”
Bryson defended the singing of the song at the match, claiming the Billy Boys is “no more sectarian than the Fields of Athenry”.
He said: “Firstly the definition of sectarianism has become somewhat blurred, it now seems to be merely anything Sinn Fein or the wider pan nationalist movement feel is not conducive to their goal of Irish unification.
“I would not concur with this viewpoint and would most certainly not view cultural and traditional songs as 'sectarian'.
“The Billy Boys is no more sectarian than the Fields Of Athenry.”
Bryson went on to add: “I will watch with interest at how the IFA deal with these malicious allegations.
“Their recent case history doesn't bode well.
“They had the audacity to wipe out the National Anthem from the Nations Cup Final showpiece and they also went to great lengths to distance themselves from me over my one-time role as a mascot.”
The Donaghadee man acted as the Northern Ireland’s team mascot once in November 2012, for its match against Azerbaijan.
He is currently out on bail after being charged with a number of offences relating the flag protests which followed a vote by Belfast City Council to fly the Union flag on a designated number of days each year.
He is subject to a number of bail conditions which include not attending flag protests.
Bryson has been charged with encouraging or assisting offences, and taking part in an unnotified public procession.
Who cares what he's referring to. Just a publicity seeking ****!
Did the IFA decide against having 'God Save the Queen' played before their fixture against Wales or something?
Why do you say that Danny?
are there a lot of dead bodies lying around?
What is the "Nations Cup Final showpiece" to which Bryson is referring and in what way did the IFA have the "audacity to wipe out the National Anthem" from it? Of course, the Nations Cup didn't have a final as it was based on a mini-league format, but I imagined he was speaking of NI's last fixture of the competition, which would have been against Wales.
Think it was the irish cup final Cliftonville V Cruesaders
And leave Jamie alone - the guy just continues to give and give, thinking about standing at the European elections if LAD is to be believed - you couldnt make it up
Ah, I see. A mix of awful quoting and punctuation along with Bryson's peculiar usage of the word "nation" in the context had me thinking he was referring to the Carling Nations Cup.
Yes that is right he is referring to the Irish Cup final this year which featured Cliftonville against the Glens, think it was claimed on ILS that Bwyson is a Glentoran fan and attends the odd match maybe that is why he was so upset by it! It also didn't get played in 2009 when Cliftonville played Crusaders and it didn't get much of a mention at all.
He's a Grade A **** Fly.
Hope he does put himself forward at a future election - he'll find out that he does not speak for "The Protestant People Of Ulster".
He's a wannabe nobody.
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...
Ha, agreed NB. But as Nr says he is a 'gift'.
And beat you to that story, Danny...unusually!
Btw, do Cliftonville have a special dispensation avoid hearing the royal dirge if they make the IFA Cup Final?
If so, hope they make the Final every year...
I'm waiting on him coming out with the immortal - Sinn Fein/IFA
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...
Now that would be a turn-up...almost inspired!
Though even he's not that stupid, surely...
Oh, I think his stupidity knows no bounds AB - now claiming on Twitter that he did not say that "The Billy Boys" was sung at the ground on Tuesday, and that the media have an "agenda" against him.
If you didn't laugh, you'd cry at his cringeworthy bollicks.
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...
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