Yeah, we should be rioting or throwing coins at Syrian refugees or something.Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
We can't even keep our own villages, towns, cities and rural environs tidy but we can clean up foreign cities.
The self-awareness among the self-professed "best fans" in the world (who can't even sing the words of their own anthem mind) continues to be taken to new levels.
http://www.the42.ie/irish-fan-cleans...29516-Jun2016/
Got to get those Facebook likes and retweets!
Last edited by DannyInvincible; 17/06/2016 at 1:16 PM.
Nobody would hear about it if the Irish media weren't all over it. Balls.ie have been churning out little else. But even if there is an element of self-congratulation, I'd rather hear about Irish fans fixing a tyre or cleaning up the mess of bags, cans and bottles they'd left on the street than hear that we were doing damage or causing harm to people. The fans are representing the country abroad and I'm sure the locals are appreciative.
It's just clickbait. Nice to hear, but wouldn't read too deeply into it.
Not sure what's worse, the sites churning this stuff out, or the fans recording every minute of the trip in case something gas happens
Both just modern life unfortunately.
If it makes you feel any better my brother was the guy who got 'knocked out' live on RTE the other night. Something different to all this Mother Teresa stuff
"If God had meant football to be played in the air, he'd have put grass in the sky." Brian Clough.
You'll NEVER beat the Irish.......you'll just draw with us instead!!!
What was that Apres Match skit with Roy Keane? "What are they doin, dancing in the streets!? Streets are for cars!"
Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).
Irish Fans Rescue Kidnapped Schoolgirls From Boko Haram
Superb satire.
ahem...
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
Did they not let you clean up with them or something?We can't even keep our own villages, towns, cities and rural environs tidy but we can clean up foreign cities.
The self-awareness among the self-professed "best fans" in the world (who can't even sing the words of their own anthem mind) continues to be taken to new levels.
http://www.the42.ie/irish-fan-cleans...29516-Jun2016/
Got to get those Facebook likes and retweets!
I'm quare tired of people having a go at us having fun. Let them. Why are we so bloody miserable?
DID YOU NOTICE A SIGN OUTSIDE MY HOUSE...?
Lighten up lads. Just be glad we're not causing trouble and enjoying ourselves. If the fact that lads are cleaning up and videoing it is your biggest complaint then we're doing ok.
Croatia win would be good for us surely?
Czech Republic motoring now thanks to a strike from Skoda
Goes to show how much Modric controls the game. Had Rosicky in his pocket.
Turkey getting Gdansk'ed here. Let's hear if their fans can do a decent Turkish version of Fields of Athenry. And if Hakan Suker will be completely raging about it.
Ou-est le Centre George Pompidou?
Give 'em credit - Turks making all the noise the last few minutes anyway
The42 on the recent backlash against the videos and photos going viral from the euros: http://www.the42.ie/ireland-fans-eur...29680-Jun2016/
Just a question nobody asked yet - what was it that pushed people over the edge here? There's numerous examples of the same kind of behaviour at recent McGregor fights, at last year's rugby world cup, etc, so was there anything specific to this tournament that created the backlash?
I have no problem with whats going on at all. PStu summed it up very succinctly - its the world we live in now. For a lot of fans this is a holiday as well as a chance to take your nation playing in one of the great sporting tournaments. If people want to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and have a good laugh on the streets of these cities then we should have no problem with this. As long as they are not fighting, inciting locals or others into violence or being too much of a social disturbance then this behavior and capturing it on camera is no problem. Theyre just having a laugh.
I think perhaps where this stems from could be the annoyance carried over from Polkraine in 2012. A lot of folks, myself included, took issue with the singing of the Fields of Athenry and generally celebratory behavior from the fans in the stadiums while we were enduring the worst tournament of our history with some of the most abject and boring performances accompanying it. People saw it as being accepting or forgiving of 2nd rate performance. A lot of folks were disillusioned with Trappatoni at that stage and the squad/team selection and thought that fans who are spending their hard earned should make their dissatisfaction known instead of singing songs. I felt that way. In retrospect, it was a little bit harsh and uppity although I would still cringe (and vomit) if it happened tomorrow while Belgium were beating us 4-0.
That said, if people are drawing parallels with what happens on the streets of Bordeaux or Paris in 2016 with singing songs and party mode in the stadiums of Poland 4 years ago while getting tanked, that's extremely unfair and not at all similar for the reasons outlined in the couple of paragraphs above.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Funny. Had something similar in Basel when Everton were in town (playing in Bern i think) where me and another Irish guy bumped into a skin head, or rather he bumped into us, he was mad to fight with some english supporters, but he relaxed once he heard we were Irish! Ha. I am sure this happens a lot really........
By the way we did end up drinking with him in the end as well, lol, even if he was a complete nutter!
Last edited by bennocelt; 17/06/2016 at 11:17 PM.
I saw some ('aren't we great') video posted up the Indo where irish fans helped some inebriated elder guy up to his feet after knocking him to the ground. What was the alternative , kick him to bits then rob him?
Okay, some idiots though this was a fun video, that's the world we live in but does the national 'effin newspaper have to run with this drivel?
It's the emergence of popular fascism all around Europe is the issue for football and whose thugs who have embedded themselves into the regular support, the worst being Croatia, Russia and Hungary (black shirts). A tad more disturbing than the harmless antics of inebriated tourists,
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