QuoteMy country would always come before my club. Its difficult to follow Kilkenny City when you're in a different country but its not too difficult to follow Ireland's fortunes. Even if I was at home Ireland would come before the club.
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My country would always come before my club. Its difficult to follow Kilkenny City when you're in a different country but its not too difficult to follow Ireland's fortunes. Even if I was at home Ireland would come before the club.
Interesting question and the answers aren't quite what you would expect. For me its country by a country mile.....Always country before club much prefer to go to Germany and have everything that goes with that than to win a trophy that is only fractionally recognised by the media and hense by the whole country. Bring on Mass World Cup Media hype and all that goes with it...''We're goin to Germany Que Sera Sera'' Eircom Smeircom.......
I will but I'm more Wesht Cork than city boy. As much as I long to see City win the league I'll take the utilitarian position on this one. As the years go by I grow more weary of all things Irish ( some wan*kers on this board shouldn't be let near a tricolour ) but more sure of the superiority of all things Wesht Cork.Originally Posted by eirebhoy
Is there any Cork fan that would choose country over club? What is it with Corkmen and that shít hole of a "city".Joke, joke...
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really? you honestly believe that? International football is ruled by money/career motives now- players retire when it suits them, withdraw from friendlies when it suits them, change nationality when it suits them. thats not a case of the odd exception, its the rule now- next time you see morrison kissing the irish crest at landsdowne think about what you said?
The affinity in club football (in this league at least) is the chance to meet and talk to players, to endure the same abuse they get from idiots who scoff at this league, and know that we're all in it together- and if they were to move to a bigger or better future, they'd have our best wishes and we wouldn't begrudge them. You must know absolutely nothing about irish football to say something like that. The affinity one feels as an eircom league fan is that when one uses the word "we" in reference to the club you support, you actually have a right to do so and really mean it.
highly ironic isn't it, that its the eircom League fans (mainly) who say club, and the non-eL fans who say country
Country
the high i feel when my club win is like a drug. the daily/weekly/monthly highs and lows will never be felt by anyone supporting an english club or the national team sinply because i can truely say the word WE when i talk about City.
Can you honestly say the same?
Course I can. I'm Irish, I support Ireland and when I talk about the national team I say "We".
Do you call Ireland "They"?
i mean we with intensity...... a team i follow home and away about 50 times a season in person
at home and abroad.
City till i die
Club, any day of the week without a doubt.
I'm a massive Ireland fan, I go to Landsdowne Road all the time and I've even travelled abroad to watch Ireland play, yet it disgusts me to see the likes of Macken and Morrisson in our squad when true talents like Kevin Doyle and Wes Houlihan are ignored.
If Cork City were to win the league and do well in the Champions League I would be the happiest man in the world. Even if Ireland were to win the World Cup, I would still regard it as inferior to the achievements of my club CCFC. That may sound pathetic but there are many on this site who feel the same about their club and it is always the passion of your club, whom you see week in week out and feel a part of, that means the most to the real fans of Irish football.
Champions!
Ireland all the way for me too. Does that disqualify me from being a real fan of Irish football?
Country, no contest.
I think if you asked the same question to followers of the English leagues and England I could quarantee almost everybody would support their club all the time over country.
My country 1st. DEFINITELY
Fantastic point, I go to Highbury regulary and the english people I sit with say Club over Country every time. They couldn't be arsed with what England do and see international games as an intuder on their saturday rituals during the season. I think every football fan in the world though enjoys world cups and major tournaments possibly becuase it's the off-season
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I won't say that anyone is right or wrong because after all, its your heart that does the choosing. I just find it weird though. Cork are mainly being represented on a scale of 4 million. Ireland are being represented on a scale of over 6 billion. If we did a Greece there'd be up to a million people in Phoenix park, the parties would go on for weeks. We'd be the best in the world (or Europe) rather than the best in Ireland....
highly ironic isn't it, that its the eircom League fans (mainly) who say club, and the non-eL fans who say country
Hmmm... up to your post at 11:23 pm yesterday, the rough count was 10 for club, with 7 voters wearing their Club Colours on their sleeves by displaying an el avatar.(I'm assuming this is the criteria used to determine the posters DNA).
The count for country was 12 votes, with 6 voters displaying an el avatar
So thats 7 elf's for club, 6 elf's for country.
Roll yer eyes all you want, but saying that it's all non el fans saying 'country', & mainly the brave proud hardy true fans saying 'club' is a bit of a generalisation. Creative accounting, if you will, Mr. Delaney.....
(as for my own preference, Ireland over club. No problem.
Dont get me wrong, Supporting County is great, they make me happy when skies are grey etc., but honestly, Its hard to argue passionately in favour of a club thats only existed in its present form for about half an hour in football terms. )
On the way into the stadium, an elderly San Marino Steward waved us in and said "Tonight, may the best team win"
And they nearly did.
Is it too late to suggest that a poll is put in place to capture people's views?
PP
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What's the bets the EL heads put in multiple votes.Is it too late to suggest that a poll is put in place to capture people's views?
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