Is Graham Souness anti-Irish

[Plastic Paddy]

and ignored for saying it too. I've said pretty much the same, and I'm still apparently "anti-celtic"

You know what sensitive types we Celts are, Éanna, especially round here...

PP

[Éanna]

Barstooler. Been to glasgow once have we?

never been in glasgow. never even been in scotland actually. I just admire any club with such vocal and passionate support. that and O'Neill is a great manager

[RedX]

Souness anti-Irish...what a load of rubbish..i agree with the point that its coming from the boring Celtic brigade making up these silly stories..Souness is a decent manager and his only problem comes about when these rich kids that dont give there heart to the club he manages dont make a proper effort...thats his problem..Fair dues to Souness...

[Lionel Ritchie]

I'm ready to be corrected on this but did Souness not have to move on some of his Irish contingent because of the rules at the time regarding foreigners? Basically the spine of the team he inherited had up to 4 Irishmen outfield and a zimbabwean in goals and he'd not be allowed play that team in Europe.

I recall a fair bit of uproar among 'pool fans at the time that John Aldridge -born down the road from Anfield-was being designated a foreigner with the argument the other way going he couldn't have it both ways and be Irish in international weeks and English for club purposes.

[Closed Account 2]

So far as I remember English teams could play 3 Foreign and 3 "Assimilated" players.

Assimilated meant I think, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or Northern Irish. If the squad had more than 3 of the above then they could use them as part of the 3 foreign slots.

ie if a predominantly English squad with say 6 Scots (or Irish or a mix of both) in it then all 6 could play (3 as foreign, 3 as assimilated).

However if that team had 6 Germans instead then they could only play 3 at any one time.

Thats at least the way it was in the early 90s

[sylvo]

They've got a great taste for addidas tracky bottoms, white Reeboks, Nike hoodies and burberry baseball caps, as well as arguing directly outside Mrs O' Banton's window at 2am.

You've got it all ahead of yer there hoss, any second thoughts. Maybe Arrrgghh kid Macy could tell yer the nicer parts of town to go out in, seeing you are a fellow 2g and that.