Ireland

[CHAPPERS]

I like Ireland, it's QUAINT.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

i like to see the irish do well, they prob give them air time as all of the team plays in england

 

[Captain Sensible]

Captain, as an owner of your debut album, I am concerned that it contains a track called 'Croydon' which contains the following lyrics

"I attended Stanley Tech
in South Norwood Hill
I think it was, oh yeah
where the bronze bust was nicked
let me think, it must've been in my third year
lying in wait outside Virgo for Bayliss
and the Lady Edredge Manor School
I worked at the Fairfield Halls
cleaning toilets, but I understood some day
I'd be back in my own right
giving concerts in my own peculiar way
I kept my rabbit back at home
and I cleaned it every other day
(other day, other day, other day)
and now the time has come to say
farewell Tup with your sardines
and the TV set that I bought
and now the time has come to say
farewell Mom to your baked beans
and the proper Dons I never knew

I'll be in Los Angeles
where the famous people never quite get old
yeah, in Los Angeles
where they're all to rich to even feel the cold
but I'll still be dreaming of you Croydon
especially in the cold and rain
(cold and rain, cold and rain, cold and rain)
and now the time has come to say
I'll be leaving Croydon way
to the lovely town I once knew
and now the time has come to say
I'll be back another day
saying sunnily , what a day

Whilst this is without doubt one of the worst songs of all time, I accuse you of being a Palace fan as you clearly love Croydon so much, so hoppit!

the word Ironic mean anything to you?

 

[Captain Sensible]

Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane, Roy Keane. Wayne Rooney

That's more like it!

 

[Captain Sensible]

Don't get me wrong, I like Ireland and the Irish. Go out with one for fecks sake, so like.....

Just made a joke of the whole "we hate England and 800 years etc...." Boring. Have to put up with it almost everytime I'm over there which is at least twice month (not Dublin). The only thing is that when you have a joke and banter the other way, all of a sudden its not taken quite as well. Maybe its just my sense of humor but as demonstrated on here. Have a little bit of banter back toward to emerald isle and get people jumping down ya throat! The Roy Keane thing is funny because whenever you talk about football to an RoI supporter its Roy Keane this and Roy Keane that, quite amusing really. So it was just a dig. But as with anything these days as soon as a nationality is mentioned in any form of banter its imediately taken by some idiot as racism. As was on this thread.

 

[Cian]

I'd prefer if Roy Keane wasn't playing for Ireland, BTW. Main reason being he refused to play for the manager of the national team on the grounds that he wasn't Irish....

Roy Keane is, was and forever shall be a twat.

 

[Bombardier]

Read much with interest...one of the more interesting topics on this board. I too am Brighton born of Irish parents. Irish parents who whipped up support when the Albion played Galway a few years back under the leadership of Sir Mickey Adams in a pre-season friendly. Quite a few travelled up from County Clare and whilst they could easily have supported Galway they did not. I know of a few Albion fans (some run with the so called West street firm) who travel with the Ireland fans to Ireland matches so what's the problem. It's an integrated society! BHA fans are noted for their tolerance (some might disagree) but have you been to a Chelsea or WHU match recently?

 

[Cian]

At least 20 (that I know of) went over to Cardiff from Ireland, BTW. 12 of us were on the RyanAir flight, and most of the rest went by ferry. This is in addition to the at least 5 more who for various reasons could not come over.

 

[Half Time Pies]

Wtf?? I have a pic of Braveheart as an avartar and that makes me a Scot?? You really are a f***ing plank

Keep your insults to yourself "mate" if you cant have a constructive argument on here without insulting people then run off and play with your play station!

Captain Sensible

You are spot on mate, its ridiculous that you cant say anything that involves the Scots, Irish or Welsh without people jumping down your throat.

Its a simple fact that most Irish and Scottish and many welsh football fans dont want England to win, and, frankly nobody on here has disputed this, would anyone seriously like to dispute this argument? This is ironic considering how most people in England like seeing the home nations and Ireland do well.

I am simply saying that it is strange the way the British Broadcasting Company gives up much of its coverage to one particular foreign football team.

Yes London Irish it is unfair that minorities are not catered for by the BBC when they pay their licence fees, maybe instead of using the time and money on the Irish team we should report on other foreign teams as well like the Indian, Pakistani, Jamaican, Trinidad and Tobago national teams and not just the Irish, i would definately be happy with that!

This thread was not meant as an attack on the Irish or any other minorities in this country and I fail to see how it could be construed that way.

 

[London Irish]

Yes London Irish it is unfair that minorities are not catered for by the BBC when they pay their licence fees, maybe instead of using the time and money on the Irish team we should report on other foreign teams as well like the Indian, Pakistani, Jamaican, Trinidad and Tobago national teams and not just the Irish, i would definately be happy with that!

I suspect if you'd have said that at the beginning of this thread instead of what you ACTUALLY said, then we wouldn't have had this fun discussion, although of course coverage of these nationalities should be in addition and not instead of coverage of the Irish. After all, didn't the Jamaican football team get a lot of coverage when they were doing well, and rightly so.

Captain, I thought your initial posts were amusing, shame that you couldn't resist getting a little boring with your last one. Yes, it's always a shame that banter gets misinterpreted. I think you've precisely illustrated the problem of how too many English people tend to overreact to the provocative "Anyone But England" banter from the Celts of whatever nationality. It's just a larff, innit.

 

[SussexSpur]

My only Irish connections are my first name and the fact my mum's birthday is St Patrick's Day (more than plenty of plastic Paddies, anyway!), but yes, I do feel more connection to the Irish than to other non-English nationalities - maybe just the fact they speak the same language, or the fact a lot of their players have always played in the English league, even the fact it's a lovely country and I have fond memories of visiting it (oh, and it's generally a gorgeous accent - southern Irish, anyway) - and, well, what's wrong with that?
I couldn't care less whether a straw poll of your average Dublin/Kilkenny/Crookhaven pub would find more people quietly chuckling at an England defeat than gnashing their teeth in disappointed solidarity. . . While yer average Londoner will cheer on the Irish/Welsh/Scottish underdog if called upon. . .
So what. . .
Isn't there something to be Englishly enjoyed about being the graciously patronising dominant force?

So, in conclusion, every time you encounter a gap-toothed Oirish peasant drunkenly dodging the horses running through the council estate, just say to yourself "Dere's more to Oireland dan dis" and you'll be just fine and dandy. . .

 

[El Presidente]

the word Ironic mean anything to you?

Almost as much as it means to you!

I got that album when it came out and it was absolutely minging in places!

 

[Happy Seagull]

Keep your insults to yourself "mate" if you cant have a constructive argument on here without insulting people then run off and play with your play station!
.

Ok so you insulting all the welsh, scots and irish is ok? Whatever you twat.

Try writing a constructive arguement without slating people you don't even know and i'll be bothered to have a serious discussion about it with you.

 

[El Presidente]

Having done a degree in politics and a masters in International relations if you do want to talk about the situation in Ireland and anything else political for that matter then i can assure you that im more than well versed in most subjects to give you a well informed opinion!

Crumbs, never knew we were in the company of such intelligence, so now you can say "Do you want fries with your Big Mac" in half a dozen languages no doubt, but still can't spell preperation (sic) correctly despite all those worthless letters after your name.

 

[Mick Beard BHA]

Damn, you lot are bitchy sometimes. Lets all calm down eh?

Pies, i can see what you were getting at in your original point. I guess the Beeb insist on covering Ireland to a certain extent because, as others have said on here, soooo many people living in this country have at least a passing interest due to Irish blood somewhere along the line. Plus all our players ply their trade in England. It certainly would be strange for a foreign nation to get so much coverage somewhere else in Europe; just the result of the complicated make-up of these islands we live on i s'pose...

As for being fed up with hearing about "800 years", i can see how its tiresome it is, just dont ask us why we're not supporting you and you wont hear it . I personally would not count myself as either pro or anti England in football, but i still cant watch a game in peace without someone (usually after a few beers) trying to get their head round why i'm not crying with everyone else as James makes an arse out of himself.

 

[Half Time Pies]

Crumbs, never knew we were in the company of such intelligence, so now you can say "Do you want fries with your Big Mac" in half a dozen languages no doubt, but still can't spell preperation (sic) correctly despite all those worthless letters after your name.

ohh Handbags at dawn, we are getting personal! I suppose you are really showing ur intelligence by using the 'OLD' and frankly tiresome Macdonalds joke against anyone who has worked hard to acheive an education and by trawling back through the thread to find a typo that you can ridicule 'clever old you' never seen that done before on North Stand Chat!

Happy Seagull - If you look back you will find that I never insulted the Irish, Welsh, Scots or anyone else for that matter.

London Irish - maybe this thread illustrates how if your an Englishman you can't comment on anything to do with the Irish, Welsh and Scots without people overeacting and jumping down your throat (and assuming your some kind of nationalistic nutter) -even when it is as you put it "all just Banter"!!!

 

[Meade's Ball]

Don't television channels show programmes that will get the highest ratings?

 

[Safeway]

There are lots of Irish people in the UK. Lots and lots.

There's a lot of INDIANS as well, but we don't get any coverage of their national teams.

 

[Thimble Keegan]

I cannot be arsed to read every post on this thread but it does irritate me that Ireland get so much coverage...They are a completely different country in my opinion.

I can just about stomach coverage of the other nations that make up the UK but Ireland takes it too far.

I think it all stems from 1994 when there was no British teams in the World Cup so the media jumped on the Irish bandwagon and have not gotten off it since.

Albion & England forever.

Thimble Keegan
Katowice-Vienna BHA

 

[CHAPPERS]

There's a lot of INDIANS as well, but we don't get any coverage of their national teams.

Yeah but showing their country would mean we accept them, which we quite clearly don't.