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Jack Charlton Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Status: Offline Points: 5817 |
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I suspect you do. Because in my experience, people with firmly entrenched mindsets are reluctant to accept anything which challenges their pre-conceived prejudices. Even when they're talking about something about which they have absolutely no actual knowledge or experience, and in the face of logic, evidence and testimony from others who do. (I am assuming you've never been to a home NI international in your entire life)
Just big enough for you to post on it in the first place. And keep coming back. Anyhow, it is a "big deal" for me. For while I have never denied or defended the misbehaviour that a section of our fans sometimes engages in, I'm f**ked if I'll take collective blame for entirely false lies made up by people acting from a position of ignorance and spite on top.
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Robbie Keane Born n bred in darndale. Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 34926 |
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I'd have no interest in entering a cauldron full of Union Jacks belting out a foreign nations national anthem.
I watched the game and couldn't believe what I was watching, how any Nationalist\Catholic or whatever badge you want to put on them could play or even enter that ground and not feel intimidated or uncomfortable beggars belief. No one is asking you to take any blame either for the booing. We all know that VVD got booed because he played for Celtic, it's rivalry and banter. |
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It was far across the sea,
When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
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Jack Charlton Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Status: Offline Points: 5817 |
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If you look at the way we went at them in the first 25 minutes, I don't think you can say we were cautious/defensive. I mean, all we had to play for was a win - any other result would make no difference. But the Dutch clearly adjusted their tactics at half time, leading to an endless succession of passes back and forth between their back five, mostly in their own half of the field. And that is very hard to break down, esp with Championship-level players up against Premier, or even Champions, League players. (I also think we were disheartened by the penalty miss - Davis especially). As for the last 20, Michael took off attacking midfielder Saville, who clearly out of puff from not having played much recently, and moved Dallas to the left wing instead. He then took off Corry Evans, a defensive midfielder, and replaced him with McGinn, an attacking midfielder/winger. Finally he replaced LB Lewis with Thompson, another attacking midfielder. Tbh, there wasn't much more he could have done, when you consider his three subs play for Hearts, Aberdeen and Blackpool, as opposed to Koeman's subs from Brighton, Bournemouth and Barcelona!
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Jack Charlton Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Status: Offline Points: 5817 |
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I'll say! The very essence of a "Ninety Minute Man", who always gave his all. And it wasn't just effort, he had no mean ability too. As it happens, he peaked rather early in his career, before (I think) injury and fitness problems took their toll - essential for a tricky winger like him. Which was doubly sad, because he should have been hitting his peak just when the NI team was, under Bingham in the mid-80's. Though I was there when he probably had his greatest game in a green top, when we beat Wales 1-0 in Cardiff to win the 1980 British Championship for the first time in years. Noel played a blinder that day and fittingly scored the only goal (1 min 30 secs in): (Also seen scoring against Sweden in Belfast on 26 secs). Perhaps the finest tribute to Brotherston's career came when named
"trickiest opponent" by 86-time capped England full-back, Kenny Samson. Above came from this Bio: The readers' comments below are nice, too. |
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Jack Charlton Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Status: Offline Points: 5817 |
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No, I don't suppose you do. I mean, if you had your eyes properly opened, you might get blinded by the light.
Which you would know from the comfort of your front room, I suppose. Better than this fellow, for instance: Or this one: Or even your very own 'Gspain', who regularly attends NI games, Limerick accent and all, and consistently reports on this very forum on the good atmosphere at games. But oh, no, you know better.
No you don't, you just tell yourself you do, since it fits in with your own prejudices. And the fact that you would dismiss (alleged) prejudice as mere "banter" etc reveals your true attitude to such matters.
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I'd be happy to go along to a TE game at Windsor IF........Steve Davis missed a penalty every time
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Who can the north of Ireland get in the play offs?
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irishmufc
Robbie Keane I love Vulvas Joined: 09 Aug 2011 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 25126 |
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Most likely Bosnia away first and us,Wales or Slovakia in the Final.
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Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been.
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The 'run a mile to be offended' gang at it again I see. VVD getting booed cos he's a former Celtic player?! Laughable and pathetic. When playing one of the bigger nations their best player always comes in for a bit of stick. Rooney got it, Ronaldo got it and even from the Man Utd fans including myself. Get over yourselves fs.
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Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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Fixed.
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Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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Says the fella who joined an Ireland forum to show how offended others being offended made him. For the record, I’m incredibly offended that you were offended by the people who were wrongly offended. I hope that doesn’t offend you.
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irishmufc
Robbie Keane I love Vulvas Joined: 09 Aug 2011 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 25126 |
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Was waiting for ya to do that. You need new material PM.
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Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been.
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9fingers
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Muff you spend more time in this thread than any other
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horsebox
Robbie Keane Born n bred in darndale. Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 34926 |
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I don't think anyone is offended to be honest. It's not as if you have previous for these type of things, remember this in 1690 sorry I mean 2019 https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/we-hate-catholics-song-woman-finlay-faces-northern-ireland-match-ban-37967184.html It's an improvement on looking to murder your Celtic captain I suppose. |
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It was far across the sea,
When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
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Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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Reality is rarely funny.
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RogerMilla
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off to the norn iron match tonight
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The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own.
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Shoco
Roy Keane Hail Hail the Celts are here Joined: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Celthick Park Status: Offline Points: 13727 |
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Jesus this thread....
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YOUR 3 IN A ROW LEAGUE CHAMPIONS |
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Robbie Keane YBIG Minister of Doom & Gloom Joined: 25 Jan 2010 Location: Irish Riviera Status: Offline Points: 39889 |
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TE 1-0 up on the Master Race with a cracker of a strike
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Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more...
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