Brian Carney retires

[Dodge]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugb...ue/6265893.stm

Our only Rugby Leaguer of note...

[paul_oshea]

"our"?

I want to return home so I can go back to the UK to finish my Masters and to reunite with my family

[Dodge]

Born in Ireland, raised in Ireland, lived here until he was 21. Now settled abroad. Definitely "our" rugby leaguer. Unless you think differently?

[paul_oshea]

Well, i am just quoting what he said, i want to go home to THE UK, to MY FAMILY, infering is family is from the uk, playing for a team called Great Britain, that dropped the Irish and Ireland part from their name.... I am buying a flat over here, but If i go to america or australia, I am never going to call "home" the UK!!!! Nor would most people who consider themselves "Our only"....

[Dodge]

The UK is home for him, what don't you understand?

[paul_oshea]

he is british.

[Dodge]

How is he?

Oh and another thing, were does he mention the UK? Only thing he mentions is home. The aussie media say the UK. He makes a point in saying he's not going back to Great Britain to play rugby. If he's going home to finish his education, it'd be safe enough to say he's coming back to Ireland, where he earned his primary degree...


http://www.theage.com.au/news/league...709752695.html
http://www.sportsaustralia.com/articles/news.php?id=471
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...003409,00.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/items/200...htm?queensland
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugb...ue/6265893.stm

[paul_oshea]

"I want to return home so I can go back to the UK to finish my Masters and to reunite with my family "

[strangeirish]

oshea, what kind of reefer are you on today? You're hassling my mind man.

[Dodge]

"I want to return home so I can go back to the UK to finish my Masters and to reunite with my family "

jaysus, missed that bit. wasn't mentioned on the aussie sites. My point still stands

[paul_oshea]

no it doesnt you are wrong as usual, just admit it, its ok

[Soper]

If I'm on holiday, I don't say 'I'm going back home to my family in Ireland', when I infact live in Wales.Not hard to understand

[Dodge]

You're wrong Soper. As usual. Ask paul...

[shakermaker1982]

If I'm on holiday, I don't say 'I'm going back home to my family in Ireland', when I infact live in Wales.Not hard to understand

EXACTLY!!!

[Finn 05]

does the GB rugby league team not include Ireland as part of their union.
They have 4 crests on the jersey a (shamrock for Ireland), I know thats sounds really wrong.

[paul_oshea]

Look, horses for courses MAYBE, but even plastics over here say home as in ireland. Unless of course you are trying to make the distinction like "home-home" or "out-out"

If I'm on holiday, I don't say 'I'm going back home to my family in Ireland', when I infact live in Wales.Not hard to understand

no it is, if you say your home is in the UK and your family are from the UK, what does that mean to you?

Ireland is no longer part of the UK, just to let you know.

You're wrong Soper. As usual. Ask paul...

He isn't usually wrong Dodge.

[gustavo]

He probably has wife and kids in UK so why wouldnt he say he is going home to UK.

[TheBoss]

What about this lad:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Joyce

[paul_oshea]

ya cricket fella, there is another "irish" lad doing the same. well if you consider south dublin, ireland.

[Jerry The Saint]

ya cricket fella, there is another "irish" lad doing the same. well if you consider south dublin, ireland.

I'm confused Now that Carney's not playing rugby anymore should he ask his family to wrap a green flag around themselves and move to Éire so someone doesn't come around and take his Irish citizenship away from him?

Maybe Carney meant he was going home to his wife and kids in South Dublin and was calling that the UK And Ed Joyce is from Wicklow - what's the constitutional status of that county?