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t_rAndy
Robbie Keane Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 26263 |
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I know we can pick across the island but it's not the same. We all have a shared irish identity across the island. What Quinn said about the north captain alan mcdonald, from proddy background, coming into the dressing room in 93 after that famous draw and wishing us well and to represent the island of Ireland and that they would be cheering for us, that almost brought a tear to these macho eyes!
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pre Madonna
Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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And I am pretty sure that the majority of Norn Iron fans don't want to give up their identity. We can mock them and have rivalry, but we have to accept their choice. I can empathise as I feel the same about the Irish team.
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DUBLIN DOC
Jack Charlton The F The F The FAI Joined: 30 Jun 2009 Location: Abbottstown Status: Offline Points: 9155 |
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The same auld chestnut, fck them nordy coonts we will have what WE want when the time is right
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t_rAndy
Robbie Keane Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 26263 |
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Absolutely it’s not about us ‘taking them on’ it would be about building on the shared Irish identity we have, whatever that currently is, and building towards a common Irish identity. I think it’s generally already there. I know whenever I meet someone from the north on my travels, it’s different than meeting someone from Scotland, Wales or England. This type of behavior gives me Hope
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pre Madonna
Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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Gabrieléire
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Anyone know where I could stream this please?
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Gerry Geary
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Shouldnt happened. Poli tika and football are two sides of the same coin. But catholic Northern ireland playera must be allowed straightforward to Play for Éire
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kevincronin2000
Jack Charlton Cork Airport Dogging Administrator Joined: 17 Aug 2009 Location: P. Rep of Cork Status: Offline Points: 5290 |
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If your using a vpn down under, it should be up on the RTÉ player tomorrow.
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time is the stuff that life is made of, don't waste it.
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Gabrieléire
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Good man Kev!
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Green rebel
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 02 Oct 2018 Location: Cork Status: Offline Points: 152 |
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That was an outstanding show last night,apart from the discussion of a United Ireland team ,I taught Brian kerr taughts on a whole island national league made alot of sense and should be set up before a United national side.
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Shedite
Jack Charlton Joined: 09 Dec 2011 Status: Offline Points: 9823 |
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It was a good point about the perceived borders, that really anyone could always have played for anyone and used any name, it was a self imposed division really by football people. The all ireland team is a tough one. A the moment we can pick from all 32 counties anyway, and have fans from all 32 counties, so really the idea of an "all-ireland team" is really just "disband the north". I can't imagine too many of their fans would jump on board "Ireland" with the same conviction. It really would just be them joining us unless you did something drastic like coming up with a new anthem, flag, stadium. It will only happen really if the country unties.
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The Huntacha
Roy Keane Joined: 27 Mar 2012 Location: Dubai Status: Offline Points: 12816 |
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Haven't seen the doc yet but I'm reading Eoin Hand's book at the moment and the way trips were organised and players contacted (or not, in Chris Hughton's case) for internationals by the FAI was farcical. As mentioned earlier in the thread, the identity of supporters of both teams will be a huge stumbling block.
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Jimmy Bullard - "Favorite band? Elastic."
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Denis Irwin
Robbie Keane Stay Home & watch Lethal Weapon Joined: 03 Feb 2008 Location: Ath Cliath Status: Offline Points: 37959 |
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And the blazers
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Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one".
Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
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OohAah...
Ray Houghton Joined: 09 Apr 2011 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 3504 |
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I think the documentary oversimplified why the split happened
According to "football pre partition Ireland" there were far more tensions than simply, the country splitting One of these was the working week. They had a shorter working week. and were free to play football on saturdays as sunday was a no go day up there Down here We had a longer working week which meant it was harder for lads to get off work to play on saturdays, which ideally they were pushing for games to be on a sunday Its a hard read but worth it for all the little nuggets Its a hard one to see a united team, but Ive said it before, Id almost rather they took over the FAI as its been proven the FAI is incapable of running itself without shame. Edited by OohAah... - 23 May 2019 at 10:41am |
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Trap junior
Robbie Keane YBIG Minister of Doom & Gloom Joined: 25 Jan 2010 Location: Irish Riviera Status: Offline Points: 39874 |
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And the pint of Harp. I wonder if you got a DeLorean time machine back to the the establishment of the FAI would there would be a Buford ''Mad Dog'' Delaney milking the system.
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Roberto Baggio
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Probably all protestants Bobby Burns is a catholic though, surprisingly
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Trap junior
Robbie Keane YBIG Minister of Doom & Gloom Joined: 25 Jan 2010 Location: Irish Riviera Status: Offline Points: 39874 |
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No! I was ripping the piss. No need to ask anyone with names like that if they are Sinn Fein voters. |
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Roberto Baggio
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Obviously
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