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    Posted: 29 Sep 2016 at 4:37pm
That would make me shout/sing louder..
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At the France game in Lyon, some fella sitting two rows in front turned around to give out about people chanting with English accents. The fella sitting directly behind him had an English accent. He was obviously born or brought up in the UK. He actually quietened down for the rest of the game and I was wondering if he was feeling self conscious because of the first dope giving out. Maybe I'm reading too much into it but I felt a bit sorry for him as it seemed to have an impact on his enjoyment of the experience.   
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I'm Plastic and proud.
 
Been going to watch Ireland since 1986/7 with my Merseyside accent, and have been questioned about my allegiances loads of times, mostly by stupid people...so as stupid people don't count, I don't usually care.

Two complete f#ckwits from Dublin confronted me in Poznan during Euro 2012 and this was probably the only time it's been done aggressively.
 
But as others have stated on this thread, the finals of tournaments bring out the glory hunters and vermin
 
I've had a few make their objections known about my Tricolour, which has an English club side's name on it, and in a way I sort of understand their point of view, as in technically nothing should be put on the national flag.

Then I think of the Bart Simpson flag from some years ago and all the modern, supposedly 'funny' ones that seem to have taken over recently...which includes inappropriate language and imagery.

But each to their own.

Every home game is the equivalent of an away game for most and it takes some dosh and commitment to get to as many as the English Plastic Paddies do...

During every single Ireland football trip I've been on over the last 30 years has involved meeting committed Ireland fans with non Irish accents and I have respect for them all.

I've long since stopped being offended by the PP term and now wear it as a badge of honour.
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LOL Too true, not sure how we ended up in Supermacs anyway...
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LOL

would not take that too personally either mate. 

Would be like one of the lads calling me a mick c*nt in one of Stepney Greens 10 chicken shops or Spoons in Stratford. 
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Originally posted by Galvin 88 Galvin 88 wrote:

Was in Dublin a few weeks ago, after hearing our English accents, we had a lovely young girl in Supermacs telling me and two of the lads I go to the games with that English fans were a disgrace and we should be ashamed. Could not be bothered to waste my breath to tell her we have been going to away games since before she was born and that we didn't see her in Tbilisi. You will always get ignorant eejits who listen to an accent and immediately prejudge. You only tend to get eejits like that for the bigger games, thankfully.

My apologies for my English accent, awright geezers?!
Hate to say this Gav but  "young girl in Supermacs" kind of says it all really .
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Was in Dublin a few weeks ago, after hearing our English accents, we had a lovely young girl in Supermacs telling me and two of the lads I go to the games with that English fans were a disgrace and we should be ashamed. Could not be bothered to waste my breath to tell her we have been going to away games since before she was born and that we didn't see her in Tbilisi. You will always get ignorant eejits who listen to an accent and immediately prejudge. You only tend to get eejits like that for the bigger games, thankfully.

My apologies for my English accent, awright geezers?!
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Used to have one, although I got mocked for the accent when wearing it, gave it to a proper plastic! Great live band, Leeson is a good skin too. A man after my own heart.
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Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Originally posted by BohsinMunich BohsinMunich wrote:

Spotted a kid with a Plastic Paddy and Proud on the s bahn recently. Explained to my daughter what it meant.


Was it a Neck tshirt by any chance?


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Yes this is the one the kid (pre teens I would guess) was wearing
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Originally posted by reddladd reddladd wrote:

Jaysus Murph, have you no interest in 30 lads with sticks horsing into each other?
Surely you'd shed a little tear if Mayo win Sam next week.
Love to see them get beaten really , hey it's Mayo shirt season in the factory at the moment where I work , only straw hats and bits of wool are missing LOL
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Jaysus Murph, have you no interest in 30 lads with sticks horsing into each other?
Surely you'd shed a little tear if Mayo win Sam next week.
I could agree with you but then we'd both be wrong.
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Was talking to a few Birmingham based lads over there on Sunday (I think). All sound lads.
Everyone has different background stories. If you're Irish, you're Irish.


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Name and shame Murph :)
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Did laugh in Belgrade as one Irish girl asked me where did I watch the GAA , I told her that I had zero interest in it , she ask me if I was Irish . Hey I did want to say that I  wasn't the one wearing a Rugby top in Belgrade Big smile made me smile at the time .  
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Originally posted by BohsinMunich BohsinMunich wrote:

Spotted a kid with a Plastic Paddy and Proud on the s bahn recently. Explained to my daughter what it meant.


Was it a Neck tshirt by any chance?
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Spotted a kid with a Plastic Paddy and Proud on the s bahn recently. Explained to my daughter what it meant.
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Originally posted by farneybhoy farneybhoy wrote:

Originally posted by SeanG4393 SeanG4393 wrote:

This is so refreshing to read. 

I am the first 'English born' in my family. My dad born in Dublin and my Mom born in Donegal met in Birmingham after both sets of families had moved over to Birmingham during the 50's and 60's as just children. I had the typical Irish upbringing where you spent the 6 weeks holiday in Ireland and it was more like home than anything, Birmingham just being where you went to school and had a house. 

Mainly in secondary school I was referred to as a 'Palstic' and this continues up to this day. Bumping into a few old school friends in the local last week I was asked why are you going to the euros with Ireland it should be England, when not one of them have set foot inside Wembley.. 

I've only ever known Ireland as a nation and they are the only nation I have supported my memories of International football are a shade of Green with the 2002 penalty tears (the first tournament I fully understood at the age of 8) 

Yes I have a Birmingham accent, this is something i'm very proud of football is a huge passion of mine and Birmingham city are my team I enjoy having this accent and follow my club across England. Whilst in Poland in October I simply tried to advise a man in a bar where he could watch the Ireland vs France Rugby match when he whispered into his friends ear not very quietly I asked for Ireland vs France not England, In fairness his friend nearly died of embarrassment and apologized for his mate. Of course there have been people along the way that have embraced it and looked far past the accent that have became good friends that i'm travelling to France with. 

I could type a novel about this matter to try and educate people but sometimes the shortest replies are the best and a simple F**k Off to the great uneducated can do the trick. 

I'm a regular home and away traveler and France will be my first major tournament with Ireland (A £2.52 an hour apprenticeship at the time didn't quiet take me to Poland) It's a dream come true for me to be travelling and attending games at the Euros it something I've looked forward to for years and something I will carry with me my whole life. 

Ireland might not be where I live but it is where I am from. 

That's a belter of a post. Clap

Same on you Sean.
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