Civil Reception in Belfast with the Nordies?

Roberto Baggio wrote: Na must be Lee Camp he's talking about

Their culture hates anything Camp sure. Except King Billy, obviously.

pre Madonna wrote: Roberto Baggio wrote: Na must be Lee Camp he's talking about Their culture hates anything Camp sure. Except King Billy, obviously.

Loyalists have a thing for moustaches and leather alright 

http://cdn-01.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/migration_catalog/article25632258.ece/8e308/ALTERNATES/h342/charlie

Edited by Peter Stöger - 06 Jan 2016 at 6:05pm

Born and raised in Derry with my 4 grandparents also born here (between 1901 to 1905 who were Irish to the core, I could only support Ireland as I have done home and away throughput the years. The Poland trip was as good as it might ever get in terms of the craic but hey, about this reception. It was great to see it passed but it'll not happen. The most important thing is that the Ireland matches be shown on the big fan zones in Belfast ( it'll happen in Derry anyway). I only know one nationalist from Derry who will actually want norniron to do better than us. I just hope we the team do better than we did in Poland. I'll see you's in Paris lads. ybig




Edited by Candystripe - 07 Jan 2016 at 3:55pm

Northern Ireland used four players (out of 26) in the recent qualifiers who grew up outside the country.

Republic of Ireland squad:
David Ford (Milwall) – Galway
Shay Given (Stoke City) - Donegal
Darren Randolph (West Ham United) – Wicklow
Richard Keogh (Derby County),
Seamus Coleman (Everton) - Donegal
Cyrus Christie (Derby County),
John O’Shea (Sunderland) – Waterford
Alex Pearce (Derby County),
Paul McShane (Reading) – Wicklow
Stephen Ward (Burnley) –Dublin
Robbie Brady (Norwich City) - Dublin
Marc Wilson (Stoke City) – Antrim
James McCarthy (Everton),
Jeff Hendrick (Derby County) –Dublin
Glenn Whelan (Stoke City) – Dublin
Aiden McGeady (Everton)
James McClean (West Bromwich Albion) –Derry
Alan Judge (Brentford) – Dublin
David Meyler (Hull City) – Cork
Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) -Dublin
Eunan O’Kane (Bournemouth) – Derry
Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) – Dublin
Shane Long (Southampton) - Tipperary,
Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town) - Waterford
Jonathan Walters (Stoke City),
Kevin Doyle (Colorado Rapids) -Wexford
David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town).

Here is the 27 man squad named to face ze Germans and The Polskis....7 Players born outside of Ireland not the 18 you pulled outta your hoop..have to love flegger logic!

You have a point about our reliance on the English football system but that is no different to u guys either. If we wanted to go further down the leagues like NI has and pick lads born on the island playing for MK Dons or Fleetwood we could. However, as most on here will agree, we have a very unique and special relationship with our diaspora and we are more than happy to pick players from that community. We proudly draw a sizable amount of support from this community as well.

If you are trying to make an argument that your squad is somehow more ethnically pure than ours because less of them are born abroad, well that's your perogative. I hope we will continue to draw on the sons and grandsons of irishmen as it's an important link to maintain IMO...London/ Liverpool/ Manchester/ Glasweegan Irishman have previously (see kimmage garrison circa 1916 as an example) answered the call, Long may that continue

Candystripe wrote: Born and raised in Derry with my 4 grandparents also born here (between 1901 to 1905 who were Irish to the core, I could only support Ireland as I have done home and away throughput the years. The Poland trip was as good as it might ever get in terms of the craic but hey, about this reception. It was great to see it passed but it'll not happen. The most important thing is that the Ireland matches be shown on the big fan zones in Belfast ( it'll happen in Derry anyway). I only know one nationalist from Derry who will actually want norniron to do better than us. I just hope we the team do better than we did in Poland. I'll see you's in Paris lads. ybig

zizu Kilbane wrote: Republic of Ireland squad: David Ford (Milwall) – Galway Shay Given (Stoke City) - Donegal Darren Randolph (West Ham United) – Wicklow Richard Keogh (Derby County), Seamus Coleman (Everton) - Donegal Cyrus Christie (Derby County), John O’Shea (Sunderland) – Waterford Alex Pearce (Derby County), Paul McShane (Reading) – Wicklow Stephen Ward (Burnley) –Dublin Robbie Brady (Norwich City) - Dublin Marc Wilson (Stoke City) – Antrim James McCarthy (Everton), Jeff Hendrick (Derby County) –Dublin Glenn Whelan (Stoke City) – Dublin Aiden McGeady (Everton) James McClean (West Bromwich Albion) –Derry Alan Judge (Brentford) – Dublin David Meyler (Hull City) – Cork Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) -Dublin Eunan O’Kane (Bournemouth) – Derry Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) – Dublin Shane Long (Southampton) - Tipperary, Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town) - Waterford Jonathan Walters (Stoke City), Kevin Doyle (Colorado Rapids) -Wexford David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town). Here is the 27 man squad named to face ze Germans and The Polskis....7 Players born outside of Ireland not the 18 you pulled outta your hoop..have to love flegger logic! You have a point about our reliance on the English football system but that is no different to u guys either. If we wanted to go further down the leagues like NI has and pick lads born on the island playing for MK Dons or Fleetwood we could. However, as most on here will agree, we have a very unique and special relationship with our diaspora and we are more than happy to pick players from that community. We proudly draw a sizable amount of support from this community as well. If you are trying to make an argument that your squad is somehow more ethnically pure than ours because less of them are born abroad, well that's your perogative. I hope we will continue to draw on the sons and grandsons of irishmen as it's an important link to maintain IMO...London/ Liverpool/ Manchester/ Glasweegan Irishman have previously (see kimmage garrison circa 1916 as an example) answered the call, Long may that continue

I know they had two born outside Germany in their successful World Cup squad.

Stickittotheman wrote: The Huntacha wrote: Never really thought of Floreat as a bitter poster before but it's certainly looking like that with his last few posts.    True always found him reasonable but hes lost the run of himself all over the ROI team getting invited to Belfast, sad really.

Edited by Floreat Ultonia - 07 Jan 2016 at 2:05pm