Everton Irish and Opposition Irish

**geysir** · 28/09/2014, 9:07 PM

just because I grew up supporting Dundalk doesn't mean I grew up in that sh*thole.
just as, you supporting SR doesn't actually mean you grew up in Milltown.

**Charlie Darwin** · 28/09/2014, 9:16 PM

Well at least you agree it's a ****hole

**Stuttgart88** · 28/09/2014, 9:18 PM

No, but at least he supports a team from his own county

Your fellow Mon folk probably thought you were the 1970s equivalent of a barstooler, ignoring your local team in favour of a glamorous team doing well in Europe.

**Charlie Darwin** · 28/09/2014, 9:19 PM

He's from Monaghan? Good god, no wonder we only learned of his Lilywhite sympathies in the past year or so.

**Predator** · 28/09/2014, 9:32 PM

It was clear early on that geysir was a loyal son of Ulster.

**DannyInvincible** · 28/09/2014, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

I naively assumed that even somebody of GR's pedantry level would realise McNair was born before that constitutional amendment was made

On his name being Scots Gaelic... so is McGregor, and I believe somebody of that name was draped in a tricolour in Las Vegas last night. Alan Kernaghan, he of Gaelic Irish nomenclature, was from a northern Protestant background. McNair's name is clearly of Gaelic Irish lineage. You can't really read anything into names in Northern Ireland, beyond beyond people who deliberately choose Irish language names or name their kids "Carson" or "King Billy" or whatever.

I've replied in the eligibility thread. I don't want to risk Tets' wrath again!

**ArdeeBhoy** · 28/09/2014, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

He's from Dundalk. We have to indulge them sometimes are pretend they're part of the Republic.

Where else would they be from? And most An Lu folk are OK, the Mons are a whole other equation...

**Charlie Darwin** · 01/10/2014, 4:23 PM

Colers and Jamers left out of the squad to travel to Russia. Could be a loss for Everton I fancy.

**Gather round** · 01/10/2014, 5:17 PM

Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy

Where else would they be from? And most An Lu folk are OK

At least one of them's from Worcester

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 01/10/2014, 5:25 PM

WTF? He was rated as a minor doubt for the first league game after the Wolfsburg match and two weeks later he is still out.

**Stuttgart88** · 01/10/2014, 5:44 PM

He got a knock to his head during Wolfsburg but subsequently he has a minor hamstring according to O'Neill at last week's squad announcement.

**Charlie Darwin** · 01/10/2014, 6:08 PM

Yes, Everton confirmed it's the hamstring injury that's been keeping him out. McCarthy has a slightly tight quad so he's being rested too. They reckon both will be back for Manchester United.

**jbyrne** · 02/10/2014, 9:02 AM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Yes, Everton confirmed it's the hamstring injury that's been keeping him out. McCarthy has a slightly tight quad so he's being rested too. They reckon both will be back for Manchester United.

maybe not...
http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/socc...rthy-1.1948195