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**klein4** · 18/01/2006, 10:04 PM

for the first game everyone should bring union jacks just to **** the gaa hardliners off. be like the dublin welcomes of old....

**Roverstillidie** · 18/01/2006, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

How was GSTQ treated when England came to Landsdowne in the EQ and the 'friendly'. What was played when NI came?

what relevance is that to this discussion?

Originally Posted by klein4

for the first game everyone should bring union jacks just to **** the gaa hardliners off. be like the dublin welcomes of old....

we are using onother associations stadium, i dont think its clever to wind them up as thanks. unless you are from wexford, you can shove that one up your country hole. where were you slurrymuncherws in 16?

**klein4** · 19/01/2006, 8:14 AM

for all the money they are gettin out of it no harm windin them up about it....

**geysir** · 19/01/2006, 8:14 AM

Originally Posted by Roverstillidie

what relevance is that to this discussion?

Up until recently afair GSTQ wasn't played at Landsdowne. That's why I asked the question. IMO it had relevance to

the irfu are in the process of having the games switched so the french game is first to soften the anthem blow to the 'backwoodsmen' in the gah.

Backwoodsmen are/were omnipresent.

we are using onother associations stadium, i dont think its clever to wind them up as thanks.

Agree totally

**paul_oshea** · 19/01/2006, 8:41 AM

Up until recently afair GSTQ wasn't played at Landsdowne. That's why I asked the question. IMO it had relevance to

it wasnt played in 1990 in the euro qualifier, they all stood up and it wasnt played!!LOL

**geysir** · 19/01/2006, 8:49 AM

[QUOTE=paul_oshea]it wasnt played in 1990 in the euro qualifier, they all stood up and it wasnt played!!LOL[/QUOTE
maybe we can do a rendition of 'kness up mother brown' instead.

**Roverstillidie** · 19/01/2006, 9:41 AM

the point i was making is that the IRFU, sensibly, decided that the french game was a less bitter pill to swallow for the bigot front in the gaa, so moved it forward.

**dublinred** · 19/01/2006, 9:59 AM

Whats the chances of the GAA sticking a roof and seats in the Hill 16 end before the qualifiers?

**gspain** · 19/01/2006, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

it wasnt played in 1990 in the euro qualifier, they all stood up and it wasnt played!!LOL

It wasn't played in 1990 but was played in 1995. I can't remember re 1978 although I was at it.

It was not played for any of the NI games.

**klein4** · 19/01/2006, 10:08 AM

sure with all these granny rule players and a former england manager in our set up we will be playin it before all our matches soon enough

**pete** · 19/01/2006, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by londonred

Whats the chances of the GAA sticking a roof and seats in the Hill 16 end before the qualifiers?

Planning permission not allowed for a roof. FIFA/Uefa won't allow bucket seats in a new stadium.

Watching Setanta last night & was hilarious stuff from GAA folks. I always love the "i'm not against other sports but..." comments. Guys going on about been flooding by "soccer-types" wanting to use their local pitches.

Why are the GAA so obcessed witht this? Surely they can make up their own minds & decide on case per case basis that will rent thier pitch or not. There many cases of GAA teams using "soccer" facilities to train.

**Kingdom** · 19/01/2006, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by pete

Planning permission not allowed for a roof. FIFA/Uefa won't allow bucket seats in a new stadium.

Watching Setanta last night & was hilarious stuff from GAA folks. I always love the "i'm not against other sports but..." comments. Guys going on about been flooding by "soccer-types" wanting to use their local pitches.

Why are the GAA so obcessed witht this? Surely they can make up their own minds & decide on case per case basis that will rent thier pitch or not. There many cases of GAA teams using "soccer" facilities to train.

The best, most profile and recent example being St Catherines (?) Camogie team in Belfast receiving permission from David Jefferies the Linfield coach for the use of Windsor Park to train in prior to an Antrim camogie final.
Proof if any to move on. Always seemed like a nice bloke that Jeffries geezer.

**Stuttgart88** · 19/01/2006, 12:19 PM

I hated Jeffries in the 80s when Linfield bt Rovers on away goals in Europe, but I'm over it now.

Going off on a tangent here: am I right in thinking that clubs like Linfield have really cleaned up their act re-sectarianism etc etc. and that (many / all?) fans of the Irish League are prepared to put aside their prejudices when playing eL teams? Put another way, I get the impression that supporting Irish football is the more important consideration among fans from both sides of the border, particularly in the face of Premiership TV saturation.

Just curious.

**klein4** · 19/01/2006, 12:22 PM

shouldnt you be asking it on the eircom league forum?
might get a better response

**Stuttgart88** · 19/01/2006, 12:55 PM

Probably, but Kingdom has a Glentoran crest as his avatar...

Tks.

**Kingdom** · 19/01/2006, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Probably, but Kingdom has a Glentoran crest as his avatar...

Tks.

Oops. I've kinda misled you so buddy! I know diddley squat about the Northern situation. tbh I likes it. I probably should have the francis crest.
Sorry.

**dublinred** · 19/01/2006, 1:07 PM

Originally Posted by pete

Planning permission not allowed for a roof. FIFA/Uefa won't allow bucket seats in a new stadium.

Watching Setanta last night & was hilarious stuff from GAA folks. I always love the "i'm not against other sports but..." comments. Guys going on about been flooding by "soccer-types" wanting to use their local pitches.

Why are the GAA so obcessed witht this? Surely they can make up their own minds & decide on case per case basis that will rent thier pitch or not. There many cases of GAA teams using "soccer" facilities to train.

Does this mean we are paying top whack for 3/4 of a stadium, assuming the hill holds 25000 we are getting a 55,000 seater stadium, the atmosphere will be crap if one sid eof the ground is completely empty, with croke park was it the inttention to buikd the worlds first horseshoe stadium or were they going to finish it off at some stage i didn't realise that there was no planning permission for a roof on hill 16.