Brits at it again...

[The Legend]

Look at this quote from the Sporting Life!...
(in regard to speculation over a successor to Ferguson)

"By then, the United board will have chosen the man who will replace the Scot - now the most successful manager Britain has ever produced.

With Steve McClaren having departed for Middlesbrough, Irish duo Martin O'Neill and David O'Leary seem the only remaining candidates from the job among what would be regarded as 'home' countries."

...... Typical!

[niamh]

No one will want that job as he'll be there watching over the new guy's shoulder critising everything he does. United would be better off if he left, which is why I'm happy he's staying

[Brine]

And they gave U2 a Brit award for best contribution to British music. U2 are even worse for accepting it.

[Xlex]

........................ like it was another opportunity for that spanner Bono to preach Sh*te to the world............

[Dan K]

And they gave U2 a Brit award for best contribution to British music. U2 are even worse for accepting it.

Depends how you look at it. I just took it as the impact they'd had on the British music industry, rather than them being a great 'British' group.

I've had plenty of 'debates' over a few pints about things like the 'Home' Countries, British & Irish Lions etc, and am usually met with the response of "What's you're problem? We're all the same."

I've just started calling them German, French or even (shock horror) European to see how they like it.

[tricky_colour]

And they gave U2 a Brit award for best contribution to British music. U2 are even worse for accepting it.

As my dad would say, if your a murderer or villan you're Irish, if your
a high achiever you're British.

[Longfordian]

What possessed you to dig this rather bland thread it must be said, up after three and a half years?..ya can't be doing that or the arguments would never stop around here

[MariborKev]

Argument could be made that with O'Neill being from Norn Iron,

[1MickCollins]

And let's not forget David O'Leary was born and spent the first 3 years of his life in London town.

[Cowboy]

interesting tactic, bring up a really old thread at a late hour on a friday night and see who reacts when full of drink

[Plastic Paddy]

Overreacting to innocent posts is normally my job. Still, Celtic weren't mentioned this time so I can be excused.

PP

[sylvo]

Geography is not one of the things they push in ingerliiiiish schools, just Elizabeth Duke catalouge's and smashing up bus shelter studies as well as talking Jamacian as the foreign language classes instead of French or German.

[gypsyfella]

i was bought an english sporting quiz book in the mid-90's and went straight to one of my favourite sections - cycling..

the first question was 'who was the last Briton to win the Tour De France'...

So knowing no brit had ever won it i figured it was a mistake and they meant stage or something...

But to my eternal horror the answer was none other than Stephen Roche!!!

Jesus H loike!!!

its not even a McGuigan turncoat type issue! amazing...

[brine3]

Eddy Irvine was alway British when he won races, and Irish when he span off at a corner or went into the wrong pit lane. Same with Coulthard, British when he wins and a Scot when he loses.

But Stephen Roche the last Briton to win the Tour? If I was in that quiz I'd walk out.

[blobbyblob]

Get over it boys - lifes too short

[blobbyblob]

Sorry Davros - Im really hung over and didnt have the mental capacity to construct long sentences. Its coming back gradually.

Feckin Brit Plagurists - Stealing our talent for 800 years. Sure if we leave them away with this, where will it end. Theres only one thing for it. We start nominating Brits for Irish awards.....

[Pat O' Banton]

And let's not forget David O'Leary was born and spent the first 3 years of his life in London town.

Simply going to call comments like this a 'Patrick J' from now on.

Barry McGuigan being the classic example of this, he went into his fight with Stevie Cruz the a British World Featherweight champion and came out an Irish former Featherweight champion. The Brit bit had no rational anyway as he may have had most of his non championship fights in Belfast but was of course from Clones, which, despite Peter Robinson's best efforts is still in the Republic (as far as I'm aware)

{Apparently the said Barry sang a couple of tunes at O' Rafferty's in Wood Green - £1.60 a pint Sunday to Thursday. This isn't just a cheap plug for Riff Raffs it is a true story - okay and a plug for O' Raff's}

[blobbyblob]

So if he described himself as British, who are we to argue...

Now that would really start confusing the shyte out of them. We should come out as a nation and say were all British. What would they do then. They wouldnt be able to steal our talent and there would be no more poxy Irish boybands. Everyones a winner. Ian Paisley would have a heart attack to think that Gerry and the P(e)acemakers?!?!? were subjects of the Queen

...I'll get onto our Prime Minister, Bertie.

[Pat O' Banton]

But McGuigan took British citizenship. He fought in the Commonwealth Games for Northern Ireland in 1978, and subsequently fought for and won the British title in 1983. So if he described himself as British, who are we to argue...

Sorry hombre I stand corrected, thats Barry of my Christmas card list

[sylvo]

Sorry Davros - Im really hung over and didnt have the mental capacity to construct long sentences. Its coming back gradually.

Feckin Brit Plagurists - Stealing our talent for 800 years. Sure if we leave them away with this, where will it end. Theres only one thing for it. We start nominating Brits for Irish awards.....

you may be suffering from a hangover, but thats a top idea, play them at their own game. I like that.