Northern Ireland

Fair point Philly.

horsebox wrote: Fair point Philly.   But reading some of their comments would leave me to believe that things have'nt changed. They simply refuse to accept the opinions of members of the nationalist community who HAVE played for NI. According to the fans on OWC any one who questions GSTQ or Windsor Park are sectarian bigots.

ive encountered that opinion from a few of them that i work with. they say they are british and GSTQ is their anthem and nothing else will do them.

Oh come on lads! Don't we like to hit at Norn Iron? So why shouldn't they hit at us? Where it gets ugly is when the animalistic chants come into it. I have one friend who is a Chelsea, Linfield and Rangers fan who was coming down to se a match in Dublin (youths I think0 and I said I'd meet him off the train. As I only wrote to him I asked him how I would recognise him and he said I'd have no problem. So when the Enterprise pulled into to Connolly there must have been a hundred people getting out and I recognised him straight away. He was the one in the Rangers shirt and the NI flag. Great bloke and gas but misguided as to which Ireland he should have been supporting. We sl*gged the hell outta of each other and had a great time. 

I wouldnt agree with you on that one gspain.

horsebox wrote: I wouldnt agree with you on that one gspain.   If they want to keep it (GSTQ) then that's fine it's there decision. But to brand all the players or supporters who choose to play or support the ROI bigots is a bit of a joke.   The reality from what I can see is they are not willing to listen to what the nationalist players or supporters want. Which is great because it plays in to our hands.   From what I have read is that they (NI) have a great under age system where nearly all nationalist players play for NI without a problem. It's only when they start to get a call up to the senior side do then decide to play for ROI.   They also fail to recogise the fact that some of these players consider themselves Irish and not Northern Irish. Instead just brand them bigots. They also blame the FAI on a lot of them defecting to the ROI and choose to ignore the fact that some of these players consider themselves as Irish.   The constart whining about the FAI beggers stealing their players while at the same time recruiting players like Lee Camp and a number of other players who were born outside of Northern Ireland.

how is a player playing for them a nationalist ?

Newryrep wrote: horsebox wrote: I wouldnt agree with you on that one gspain.   If they want to keep it (GSTQ) then that's fine it's there decision. But to brand all the players or supporters who choose to play or support the ROI bigots is a bit of a joke.   The reality from what I can see is they are not willing to listen to what the nationalist players or supporters want. Which is great because it plays in to our hands.   From what I have read is that they (NI) have a great under age system where nearly all nationalist players play for NI without a problem. It's only when they start to get a call up to the senior side do then decide to play for ROI.   They also fail to recogise the fact that some of these players consider themselves Irish and not Northern Irish. Instead just brand them bigots. They also blame the FAI on a lot of them defecting to the ROI and choose to ignore the fact that some of these players consider themselves as Irish.   The constart whining about the FAI beggers stealing their players while at the same time recruiting players like Lee Camp and a number of other players who were born outside of Northern Ireland.   how is a player playing for them a nationalist ?   why should they listen  to what irish nationalists want ? I dont give a monkeys what they play

Given the FAI broke away and then subsequently went to FIFA to stop southern players playing for NI you could argue that a true nationalist would support the original association. 

In reality though it should not be about politics. 

Donal Cullen wrote: Oh come on lads! Don't we like to hit at Norn Iron? So why shouldn't they hit at us? Where it gets ugly is when the animalistic chants come into it. I have one friend who is a Chelsea, Linfield and Rangers fan who was coming down to se a match in Dublin (youths I think0 and I said I'd meet him off the train. As I only wrote to him I asked him how I would recognise him and he said I'd have no problem. So when the Enterprise pulled into to Connolly there must have been a hundred people getting out and I recognised him straight away. He was the one in the Rangers shirt and the NI flag. Great bloke and gas but misguided as to which Ireland he should have been supporting. We sl*gged the hell outta of each other and had a great time.