Another Tricolour

**Superhoops** · 02/12/2007, 12:04 PM

Did anyone see the big tricolour behind the goal at the Staines Town v Peterborough FA Cup tie yesterday?

What are the chances of seeing another at Harrogate Railway v Mansfield Town today?

**stiofain** · 02/12/2007, 12:39 PM

Yeah i saw it myself. I'd say it has something to do with your man who owns Peterborough.

**onephillyhughes** · 02/12/2007, 6:56 PM

Stuttgart fans had one at the recent Rangers game

**galwayhoop** · 03/12/2007, 8:37 AM

Originally Posted by onephillyhughes

Stuttgart fans had one at the recent Rangers game

as did Barca fans in the Camp Nou!!!

**meathkeeno** · 04/12/2007, 8:27 AM

Originally Posted by galwayhoop

as did Barca fans in the Camp Nou!!!

Here's a video showing that! It's about 2 minutes into it: http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=cylmx0cYAAQ

**eirebhoy** · 04/12/2007, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by meathkeeno

Here's a video showing that! It's about 2 minutes into it: http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=cylmx0cYAAQ

Going a little off topic here but do many Catalonians see a link with them and Ireland? That guy that put up the video put his country in as Ireland just because he didn't want to choose Spain.

Then there's this comment:

We are the catalan people! and we support the Barça and Celtic Football club. Freedom for Catalonia! Freedom for the Republic of Ireland!

We'll see the end of the spanish rule in Catalonia very soon!
Ulster is Irish!

Barcelona is NOT Spain!

I also remember an interview with a Barca player before they played Celtic a few years ago. THe player was asked "Celtic or Rangers" and he said something like "Celtic of course, I'm catalan".

**lopez** · 06/12/2007, 6:03 PM

Originally Posted by eirebhoy

Going a little off topic here but do many Catalonians see a link with them and Ireland? That guy that put up the video put his country in as Ireland just because he didn't want to choose Spain.

The only link is that they feel they are a poor unfortunate 'nation' downtrodden for years by a big bad occupier: ie. Spain. If you read recent Spanish history, the people who have most in common with Ireland are those from Andalucia, Murcia, Extramadura and Galicia. All having suffered from famine, labour exploitation and emigration in the last two centuries.

But then there was Franco. Well the last place to surrender to Fat Frank was Madrid, so they weren't exactly fond of him there either.

Originally Posted by eirebhoy

I also remember an interview with a Barca player before they played Celtic a few years ago. THe player was asked "Celtic or Rangers" and he said something like "Celtic of course, I'm catalan".

I think he meant 'Catholic'.

**NeilMcD** · 07/12/2007, 12:08 AM

Does that mean with can get Iniesta and Xavi to play for Ireland.

**lopez** · 07/12/2007, 7:48 AM

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

Does that mean with can get Iniesta and Xavi to play for Ireland.

Iniesta is from somewhere down the coast (Murcia possibly). Xavi clearly is either a commited Spanish royalist or just likes Greek women of the free bus pass age, judging by the way he met la Reina Sofia after Barca's CL win over Arsenal in Paris.

So the answer is, er, no, which is one f*cking shame really.

**gspain** · 07/12/2007, 8:24 AM

Originally Posted by lopez

The only link is that they feel they are a poor unfortunate 'nation' downtrodden for years by a big bad occupier: ie. Spain. If you read recent Spanish history, the people who have most in common with Ireland are those from Andalucia, Murcia, Extramadura and Galicia. All having suffered from famine, labour exploitation and emigration in the last two centuries.

But then there was Franco. Well the last place to surrender to Fat Frank was Madrid, so they weren't exactly fond of him there either.
I think he meant 'Catholic'.

Wasn't Franco from Galicia? Not that the good senor would be too keen to claim him.

He did become a big fan of Real Madrid and many believe a big influence on referees as well.

**NeilMcD** · 07/12/2007, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by lopez

Iniesta is from somewhere down the coast (Murcia possibly). Xavi clearly is either a commited Spanish royalist or just likes Greek women of the free bus pass age, judging by the way he met la Reina Sofia after Barca's CL win over Arsenal in Paris.

So the answer is, er, no, which is one f*cking shame really.

Ok Oleguer so, he might do but we are ok for right backs.

**lopez** · 07/12/2007, 2:21 PM

Originally Posted by gspain

Wasn't Franco from Galicia? Not that the good senor would be too keen to claim him.

He did become a big fan of Real Madrid and many believe a big influence on referees as well.

From El Ferrol. The same town as Nacho Novo. Mind you there were enough Basques of the Carlist persuasion in the Nationalist ranks that I wouldn't pay too much attention to that.

They used to have a statue of him in the middle of town on a horse which fell into a right mess as locals graffitied it and used it as an outside toilet. Once the Galician nationalists took over the council they moved to get rid of it. It was moved the same day as the one in Madrid was taken down and attracted none of the tears and tantrums from the mixture of blue rinse grannies and neo nazis it fetched in the capital. Unsurprisingly, he is generally hated amongst Galicians - my mother sees him as just an ethnic Castillian born in Galicia - because the only benefit he brought to 'his people' was the opportunity to visit the world in search of a job. I suppose I owe him one for being here.

He was indeed a fan of Real - Racing Ferrol were a bit too provincial for him - and let's face it, there's no point in running a dictatorship if you can't arrange for your football team to win the league, is there? Also renamed his home town El Ferrol Del Caudillo after his job. It's now known universally under it's Galician name, O Ferrol, which hopefully has caused him to turn frequently in his grave.

**Torn-Ado** · 08/12/2007, 7:56 PM

Galicia is similar to Brittany in France in so much that they have celtic origins and traits.

My leaving cert geography teacher told me that anyways.

**lopez** · 09/12/2007, 8:52 PM

Originally Posted by Torn-Ado

Galicia is similar to Brittany in France in so much that they have celtic origins and traits.

My leaving cert geography teacher told me that anyways.

They do, but Galician is a latin language unlike Breton that is a Celtic language. I read the last Celtic Galician speaker died in the 15th century. If you like rain, you'll love Galicia, although global warming is making the summers more what would be considered 'Spanish'.

**Hibernian** · 10/12/2007, 1:56 PM

Boca Juniors, Roma and Marseille in the past have all had special sections with the Tricolour on it.

**IsMiseSean** · 10/12/2007, 3:44 PM

Not 100% on this but I think I saw an interview in the RTE Guide a few years back with 2 guys, one Irish and the other Italian who are big supports of Roma and its them guys who have the Tricolour with the roma emblem in the middle at matches and it's normally behind the goals

**Hibernian** · 12/12/2007, 9:24 AM

Originally Posted by JGKyne

Not 100% on this but I think I saw an interview in the RTE Guide a few years back with 2 guys, one Irish and the other Italian who are big supports of Roma and its them guys who have the Tricolour with the roma emblem in the middle at matches and it's normally behind the goals

Recall something like that too

**Torn-Ado** · 12/12/2007, 4:18 PM

http://www.irishclan.org/Scansione0009_jpg.jpg

http://www.irishclan.org/MI-RMci.jpg

http://www.irishclan.org/rm-ch04.jpg

Or just go to Romas www.irishclan.org to see the Photos.

**Hibernian** · 13/12/2007, 8:49 AM

Does anyone know if Panathinaikos have any relationship with Ireland were they founded by an Irishman?, cause I always see the Tricolour at there games.