The QPR one? Did he have a blow up barbie doll beside him too? If so thats him alright.
Was that your flag at the Ireland v Nigeria game PP? "Plastic & Proud"
The QPR one? Did he have a blow up barbie doll beside him too? If so thats him alright.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
Sorry Off topic, but the first Irish game I went to down in fulham, does anyone remember the two blonde ones in baseball caps, they were in brogans afterwards? Ive not seen them at a game since, i thought they were fluffers(scratching my head for the consulting term?!).
Hanging around with a few lads from the fastest town in Ireland.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
Here we go again.Despite everything that has gone before, some people just don't get it!
FAI 'making Northern Ireland a Protestant team'
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sp...-15103192.html
Northern Ireland anger as Republic picks Celtic's Paul George
Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sp...#ixzz1CesU3lMn
And yet another twisted poll!
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sp...-15103864.html
From that BT article Northern Ireland anger as Republic picks Celtic's Paul George
journalist Stuart McKinley comments
'The world governing body gave the FAI the green light to cherry pick players born in Northern Ireland, despite Fifa’s own statutes dictating that either a player himself, one of his parents or a grandparent must be born on the ‘territory of the relevant association’ in order to play for that country'
1. The FAI have no right to cherry pick players born in NI. It is the player who has the right to chose.
2. The FIFA statutes clearly state that a permanent nationality/citizenship which is not dependant on residence in a country, is the eligibility criteria.
It all goes to prove that this journalist's understanding (shared by many in the OWC) of the FIFA rules in general and in particular scapegoating the FAI, are based on a total ignorance.
In the spirit of empathy, I mentally placed myself in their shoes for a short moment. I found the fact that some players find truer representation with the 'Republic' immediately distressing and an incredibly hard pill to swallow. The image of the FAI as cherrypickers offered some respite from a cruel truth that was quite frankly, bumming me out.
Now happily back in my own footwear. Ahh.
fastest town in Ireland, Tuam.
anyone know the coldest?
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
there is one about trim as well.
its birrrrrrr obviouslly.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
It truly is quite ridiculous for them to continue rambling on in ignorance at this stage. Trevor Ringland's piece is just a reiteration of what he said around the time Duffy declared. An astonishing charge, without foundation in reality.
How is the decision of a footballer to represent his national team going to make the Northern Ireland team Protestant? Is it a Protestant team now, or beginning to resemble one, considering that the FAI have been 'taking away' [sic] these young players for a while? Where is the evidence to back this ludicrous contention up?Originally Posted by Trevor Ringland
To blame the FAI for the socio-political reality of the north is simply juvenile. Paul Kee's comments on the matter, I feel, show a greater degree of maturity when it comes to the situation. Kee is an employee of the IFA and coaches their u17 teams, so he obviously knows the players personally. It contrasts somewhat to the rhetoric of the IFA president, political commentators and hack journalists.
“Unfortunately we are vulnerable to losing players in this way,” said Kee.
“There isn’t a lot that we can do about it other than try to make players feel wanted and feel part of our set-up.
“Some from nationalist backgrounds will feel an affiliation with the Republic and I believe it was a family decision for Paul.
“If we start to lose four or five players a year it becomes a problem, but I don’t think we will.”
im sorry but is that the former rugby international Trevor Ringland?
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Yep it is
In fairness to him he is "all inclusive". When the new leader of UU was going on about GAA and not going to GAA games, and never wanting to go to games, he said in the BT paraphrasing "ill get a couple of ticket for croke park and bring him" and let him see what he thinks then. He might have said playing for ireland was good but playing for my country(ulster) was always the pinnacle for him, he is actually very fair in almost everything he writes/says.
Last edited by paul_oshea; 05/03/2011 at 9:38 PM.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
I can't find the piece in question, but from memory, this recent one does appear like a copy-and-paste job. I was searching for the other on Google and happened to stumble upon Nelson's View, the blog of Nelson McCausland: http://theministerspen.blogspot.com/...tionships.html
Always good to see the Männyster o Fowkgates, Airts and Aisedom keep himself up-to-speed on issues surrounding the sporting realm, a sphere upon which his official responsibility has been entrusted...The IFA lost out last summer in a case before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which challenged FIFA's stance on the eligibility rule. This gave the FAI in the Republic the go ahead to cherry pick players born in Northern Ireland, despite FIFA's own statutes dictating that either a player himself, one of his parents or a grandparent must be born on the 'territory of the relevant association' in order to play for that country.
Last edited by DannyInvincible; 06/03/2011 at 10:02 PM.
I disagree with Kee showing maturity on the topic as this part of his comment, "“Some from nationalist backgrounds will feel an affiliation with the Republic" demonstrates that he doesn't get it either.
I've asked elsewhere what would have suddenly prompted two articles and a poll in the paper on the same day, but no one seems to know. Was there a squad announcement or something?
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