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Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Mike England played for Wales.
And Stephen Ireland played for Ireland. Which, considering the surname is so uncommon in Ireland itself, was quite an unusual coincidence. 

The fact that he had a load of grannies was a strange coincidence though...


Edited by Steve Amsterdam - 07 Dec 2020 at 12:29am
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"Sam English", "Eric Welsh" and no fewer than 7 "Scotts" all represented the IFA, but no-one called "Ireland".
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Originally posted by Territorial Territorial wrote:

"Sam English", "Eric Welsh" and no fewer than 7 "Scotts" all represented the IFA, but no-one called "Ireland".
Harry Cavan ruled the IFA with an iron fist for decades

Don't think he was a fan of the Breffni Blues

But I think he was tight with money

English is a common enough free state surname and a surname of some renown in GAA history, particularly hurling

As is Welsh, not spelled that way but pronounced that way

And of course Sam is always the forename on everybody's lips in Gaelic football






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Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Originally posted by Zinedine Kilbane 110 Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:

Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

The only man I've known to be called Arsene ended up managing Arsenal for ages

There was a manger at Wolfsberg called Wolfgang Wolf
Won the title there too. This is a very odd thread though!

After the first post, it's been a series of utterly unremarkable posts. The only man I know called Arsene LOL
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Originally posted by sid waddell sid waddell wrote:


Harry Cavan ruled the IFA with an iron fist for decades

Don't think he was a fan of the Breffni Blues
Aye, but when Cavan was born, the county was still part of the UK and the team was known as "Ireland".

Though we don't want it back.

Ever.

Originally posted by sid waddell sid waddell wrote:


But I think he was tight with money
Maybe he didn't get it off the grass...


Btw, Cavan's middle name was "Hartrick". I always assumed this was because his Mammy was a football fan who couldn't spell, but probably not:
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/name-origin?surname=hartrick
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When Brian McDermott was manager of Leeds rugby league team Leeds Rhinos manager was called Brian McDermott. Leeds Rhinos had a player called Ryan Hall. Leeds United also had a player called Ryan Hall. Both played on the wing
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Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Originally posted by Zinedine Kilbane 110 Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:

Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

The only man I've known to be called Arsene ended up managing Arsenal for ages

There was a manger at Wolfsberg called Wolfgang Wolf
Won the title there too. This is a very odd thread though!

Felix Magath won their only Bundesliga title in 2009.
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Fulham’s keeper and defence all have surnames beginning with A 
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Within a minute of Rodrigo scoring for Leeds, Gabriel was sent off for Arsenal...
" BFC always gives me a laugh........ "
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Whats the link?
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Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

Whats the link?
I take it it's the band Rodrigo Y Gabriela
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