QuoteI think I owe Danny an apology here.Originally Posted by Gather round
Well yeah, but what's yer point, caller?
I think I owe Danny an apology here.
No, GR does. But on reflection, we should all pass...
Not that he was on the radar but...
Manchester United's Paddy McNair in Northern Ireland squad
Curry yoghurt all over our faces!
Ah he has to turn up and play first. Which he will. Has anyone seen him play for United? Any better than what we have?
DID YOU NOTICE A SIGN OUTSIDE MY HOUSE...?
He has done well but I can't help but feel he's in the right place at the right time. There is any one of a number of young CBs at lesser clubs, including some of our young crop, who could probably do as good a job if the stars lined up the same way as McNair's have. John Egan perhaps, maybe Tommy Hoban or Duffy.
Duffy must have been kicking himself looking at Alcaraz limping off on Saturday. Then again, he'll see more football at Blackburn than he ever would have with Everton.
Blackburn look well placed to finish in or around the playoffs, as opposed to Yeovil last season; and he's probably their #1 CB, as opposed to #5 CB at Everton, so it could be worse.
It's a cliche but Blackburn are a PL
Club playing in the Championship, as they say about Leeds; granted they don't have a PL standard stadium or support base.
So how the fcuk does that make them a PL club ?
ryan mcconnell is at utd in mcnairs age group as a centre half. mcnair as i understand it went there as attacking midfielder
Burnley are not set up to be a Premier League club. Most of their fans don't expect them to remain there. Blackburn are set up to be a Premier League club. Most of their fans would give them a good chance of remaining there, if they can achieve promotion within the next year or two, which is a realistic target.
Derby are a yo-yo team. West Brom are/were a yo-yo team. Blackburn were an established Premier League club for many years. They have been in the Championship for just two seasons, finishing 8th last season.
People often refer to Leeds as a PL standard club because of their stadium, fanbase, tradition and club ethos.
More than anything, it's an expression. Don't read it so literally.
Last edited by TheOneWhoKnocks; 04/11/2014 at 6:16 PM.
How are Derby any more of a yo-yo team than Blackburn? They've both been relegated twice since the inception of the PL. Granted Blackburn have had a few extra seasons there, due in no small part to Jack Walker's funds keeping them ticking over for many years.
Last edited by DeLorean; 04/11/2014 at 9:47 PM.
Ah, come on. Blackburn have been outside the Premier League for, what, three seasons out of 23? They relegation comparison means nothing.
They won it as well. That surely counts for summat.
DID YOU NOTICE A SIGN OUTSIDE MY HOUSE...?
McNair is indeed benefitting from circumstances (Ferguson not replacing Ferdinand and Vidic with similar quality, Jones and Evans injury prone, Rojo diving into rash challenges), but he's starting at ManU basically because their coaches and scouts judge him better than the others in their junior teams, or equivalents elsewhere.
He's in the NI squad to cover for and ultimately replace Aaron Hughes. 450 EPL games and nine qualifying series, but he and McAuley are pushing 35.
The more experienced Ryan McGivern is more likely to play in Romania. A journeyman in club football but has stepped up against Greece and the other bigger teams internationally.
PS doesn't Blackburn's (cliched) status depend on them going up this year, before the 'parachute' payment ends? As TOWK says, they can't compete with Leeds or other big-city clubs for support base etc.
Last edited by Gather round; 05/11/2014 at 11:44 AM.
You've only posted that 'cartoon' 300 times before DG. Not very 'PC' in light of your impending political 'career'...
Pity he never got the chance to play with Allen McKnight...
I hear Gregory was wasting further time shamelessly defending his ignorance and bigotry on the Nolan Show today. Of course, the embarrassing thing for him is that his own surname is of Gaelic origin and even Edward Carson along a fifth of the dwellers on the loyal Shankhill Road spoke Irish a hundred years ago.
Anyway, enough about Campbell... To make that somewhat relevant, here was a pre-cup final piece by McDonnell discussing the differing career paths of Gregory's footballing nemesis, James McClean, and McClean's former NI room-mate and current Derry City player, Philip Lowry: http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-30701291.html
Lowry had a bit to say on the eligibility issue...
The use of "loophole" within the squared brackets was McDonnell's; not mine!
Dwelling on the distant past again Danny? It's much more likely to be Polish now, whether in the Ulice Stary Kosciol or NI generally.
Seemsa your mate Greggy called Dail Eireann yesterday in an effort to soothe the row.
GC: Hello, can I talk to the Speaker of Parliament please? It's very important.
Operator: Ceann comhairle?
GC: OK, but as I say it is rather urgent.
All's I'm saying is that he's mocking/demonstrating an embarrassing ignorance of his own Gaelic heritage. Unionists/Protestants shouldn't feel threatened or alienated by use of the Irish language. If it was fine for Protestants and Unionists to use/tolerate it in the past, why should it be any different now? If Sinn Féin also happen or want to use or promote awareness of the language on a regular basis (along with thousands of others throughout Ireland and around the world who have absolutely nothing to do with Irish republicanism), that's their call. It's a tongue native to the island. Gregory, on the other hand, is free to speak solely in English or Ulster-Scots if he so desires and nobody would have an issue with it. In fact, I'd be genuinely impressed if he did.
I did enjoy the gag, by the way. It's very good. But tread carefully; I might add, that's your heritage too!
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