QuoteThey're just so laughable at this stage. Who in their right mind would actually listen to these jokers?
Don't know which section this should go in..'Off Topic' or 'Other' Sports', but I'll post the ridiculous statement here anyway....
DUP man says 'Irish' should be dropped from Lions title
12:52 Wednesday April 13th 2005
A DUP councillor from Belfast has complained about the inclusion of the word 'Irish' in the name of the British and Irish Lions rugby team.
Nelson McCausland said he had written to the rugby authorities to express his unease at what he described as "political correctness run amok".
He said the team had for decades been known as the British Lions, but the name appeared to have changed in recent years to include the word 'Irish'.
He said the team was drawn from the British Isles and should be known only as the British Lions, despite the fact that 11 of this year's squad are Irishmen.
They're just so laughable at this stage. Who in their right mind would actually listen to these jokers?
You know we are forever stuck with this term British Isles which sweeps us under the description of British. I believe the government in the 1950's once lodged a complaint with the UN to have it taken out of use. It is a term I find quite annoying and I wish we had done more to get it dropped.
Unfortunately they get more votes than any other party up North!Originally Posted by Éanna
They're just so laughable at this stage. Who in their right mind would actually listen to these jokers?
Sad thing is that they actually believe their own hype...unreal
Electioneering nonsense.
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
Gotta say never bothered me, just a geographical term. Don't hear Fuji having a go at being part of Australasia...
Last edited by Macy; 13/04/2005 at 1:30 PM.
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
I'd love to call the "Ulster" Unionist parties on their bluff.
They have serious idenity issues. They dont live in Britian but they're British. They claim to be "Ulster" Unionist but wont have the other counties of Ulster because that would ruin their little cosy consent set up.
Reminds me of Le Pen and the French footbal team
Sure give them the rest of the 3 counties of Ulster. They we'll have an election
Oh no not them again
Aren't they a Japanese company?
Anyway, being part of Australasia is like being part of Europe, in a way.
Have Boot Disk, will travel
Fuji is a mountain in Japan Macy. Nowhere near Australasia....
Australasia is the name of a continent. It just happens to sound a bit like 'Australia'. Likewise - just because Mexico is in 'North America' or 'The Americas' doesn't mean people are claiming it's in the US......
Look I'm busy in work, okay...Fuji is a mountain in Japan Macy. Nowhere near Australasia....
Australasia is the name of a continent. It just happens to sound a bit like 'Australia'. Likewise - just because Mexico is in 'North America' or 'The Americas' doesn't mean people are claiming it's in the US......
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
aye, is it fiji you're looking for macy
The DUP are a joke, the only time they speak is to criticize or complain about someone/something. They are full of negatives and have no desire for moving forward/discussion. The sooner they get rid of the Big Ian(Reverend my ar$e), Sammy 'Streaker' Wilson and co. the better. They are as bitter as lemons.
British and Irish Lions makes it fair, why doesn't he write to the IFA and see if they make the Northern Ireland set-up fair for fans!!! anthem, flag etc
Last edited by Green Tribe; 13/04/2005 at 2:55 PM.
Got to agree with the bigot myself (notorious religious gobsh*te who is mentioned in 'The Committee'). What sort of Irishman would play in a British representative side?
Tell you what Nelson, you keep your f*cking Lions Irish free and let us play The Soldier's Song at ALL our matches. Deal?!
This is the cooooooooooooolest footy forum I've ever seen!
If only...but our yellow-spined rugby union would probably accede to a 'compromise' song such as bloody Irelands Call, which one man, Denis MacBride, forced the union to introduce because of his belief that he was British and would not stand to Amhrann na BhFiann as he found it insulting.Tell you what Nelson, you keep your f*cking Lions Irish free and let us play The Soldier's Song at ALL our matches. Deal?!
Sad that one little orange bast*rd can change a tradition dating back to when the anthem was actually written.
If they hate the word so much it's a wonder they still use the term Northern IRELAND to describe the six county’s.
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Wonder it's not the 'British North' or something stupiddddddd!
He's a sad hypocritical b*stard. Denis McBride actually stood for the anthem in the first place before he got that pathetic dirge introduced.
The situation reminds me of a Real Madrid friend of mine who complained about a bit part player in Spain turning down an under-21 cap in the late nineties - the first one he ever heard of - because he'd rather play for 'his country.' He wasn't Basque or Catalan but a bloke called Nacho of Galicia who was then I think playing for Compostela. I saw him on a Sky Sports programme about Spanish football saying the same thing although he didn't mention anything about turning down a cap. Give him his dues, the man had, if not much talent, certainly principles.
This is the cooooooooooooolest footy forum I've ever seen!
Sammy Wilson. A gob****e of the first order.The DUP are a joke... The sooner they get rid of the Big Ian(Reverend my ar$e), Sammy 'Streaker' Wilson and co. the better. They are as bitter as lemons.
Ali G: "Is you Irish?"
Sammy W: "No, I'm British"
Ali G: "Ahhh. Is you 'ere on 'oliday?"
Priceless.
Semper in faecibus sole profundum variat
yes. absolutely top class from Ali G. The look on his face was priceless. The interview with the Orange Order guy was brilliant too:Sammy Wilson. A gob****e of the first order.
Ali G: "Is you Irish?"
Sammy W: "No, I'm British"
Ali G: "Ahhh. Is you 'ere on 'oliday?"
Priceless.
Ali: Would you marry a Catholic?
OO: Personally, no I wouldn't.
Ali: even if she had her own car?!
yeah, remember him caught frolicking naked (put u off your breakfast!Sammy Wilson. A gob****e of the first order.
Ali G: "Is you Irish?"
Sammy W: "No, I'm British"
Ali G: "Ahhh. Is you 'ere on 'oliday?"
Priceless.
That ali g clip on northern ireland was brill, sammy streaker was raging. And also the Orange order guy too....
Ali G: Would you marry a Catholic?
OO grandmaster or whatever: No, it is against my beliefs
Ali G: Aaah, but what if she was really fit?
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