Civil Reception in Belfast with the Nordies?

hammy wrote: irishmufc are you for real?  Are you really suggesting Billy Bingham was impersonating a royal wave?  I genuinely don't know whether to take you seriously  and just feel sorry for you, or whether you have got me hook line and sinker with a windup. ...and as for your position that rebel songs about killing policemen are OK yet a royal wave  would be offensive is astonishing. I am sure you also know the context that game was played in or do I need to remind you - The northeners probably need congratulated for be so reserved

Have you watched the footage?

Type Northern Ireland 1 Republic of Ireland 1 and the YouTube video that's 1.35 in length. Billy does his Queen like/Royal wave at the crowd on 43 seconds.

I only posted that rebel songs should be taken in their original context and that they were played long before Ireland played that night in Windsor Park.

I don't know what song you are talking about. I'm no expert on rebel songs but the way most of them are about historical events that long precede the more recent troubles.

Floreat Ultonia wrote: He means Sean South of Garryowen. As I imagine you know perfectly well. Aye, fancy getting upset about historical events a few decades ago ;)

I don't know that song 'perfectly well' Floreat. You're probably more of an expert on rebel songs than I am.I had to google it

Anyway (for our Unionist friends on here's sake) the moral of the story is wee Billy didn't perform a royal wave like gesture and behaved himself impeccably that night.

FREEWHEELER wrote: Billy Hutchinson, Asshole of the Year 2016 Winner already. http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/politician-warns-of-loyalist-protests-over-proposed-joint-reception-for-republic-and-northern-ireland-football-teams-34333648.html

you see this is the kind of bullsh*t distraction we can do without.

Who wants to go, that's the question. I'm sure everyone has enough difficulties fulfilling the obligations they already have in relation to their international career without inventing others.

Whats the point of this rubbish ? A civic reception for qualifiying did they do it in 1988,2012 ,or for any of the World Cups that either qualified for ?

St.Pauli Reloaded 2 wrote: Whats the point of this rubbish ? A civic reception for qualifiying did they do it in 1988,2012 ,or for any of the World Cups that either qualified for ?

I wonder what his Royal Corkness would make of it all. ''A civic reception for qualifying!!!?? at Manchester United we weren't used to celebrating mediocrity.''

To be fair now lads, it's the first time both nations have qualified for the same tournament and both nations managed by Northern Irishmen, with Michael having also managed as we know with Rovers.  I think the idea is well-intentioned and it seems only Hutchinson and his pathetic mob are making an issue of it.  

inlikeflynn wrote: Who wants to go, that's the question. I'm sure everyone has enough difficulties fulfilling the obligations they already have in relation to their international career without inventing others.

But this is Belfast City Council, not Stormont! Who on the squad actually comes from Belfast? Why Belfast and not Derry, Cork or Dublin.