"Football Apartheid in Ireland" |
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benchwarmer
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 03 Sep 2011 Status: Offline Points: 256 |
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Have you posted that article up on owc. Would love to see...... oh wait; I couldn't care less. Even when they percieve themselves to be the victim they somehow manage to sound triumphalist
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''I'm a utd fan cause me da was a utd fan''- Irish utd fan
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Danny Invincible
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 21 Jun 2011 Status: Offline Points: 307 |
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Haha, unfortunately no. The mods suspended my account there long ago. I received an eight-year sentence, to be exact... Posters who upset the apple-cart are either ridiculed as "trolls" or suppressed. |
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irishmufc
Robbie Keane I love Vulvas Joined: 09 Aug 2011 Location: Dublin Status: Online Points: 25090 |
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what a crowd of gobsh*tes they are.your articles danny are very good.
they gave you an 8 year sentence.jesus if trapnoclue had an account there they d give him the death penalty
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Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been.
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El_nino
Jack Charlton Santa Slayer Joined: 31 May 2011 Location: London/Leitrim Status: Offline Points: 5015 |
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I had my account suspended too for simply defending the FAI's right to select any player born on the island of Ireland. They don't do debating it would seem just all one way traffic. |
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BoboDub
Liam Brady Joined: 03 Jun 2010 Status: Offline Points: 1034 |
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Nobody has ever come out and confirmed why. Stevenson certainly felt it was deliberate but was too much of a gent to bad mouth anyone even if they deserved it. Whether it was because he was Protestant, played for rangers, signed up to the RAF in ww2, some other issue or a combination of all or some of those things, he was victimised by the fai for reasons other than sport. He was genuinely one of the greatest Irish midfielders ever to don the jersey and to not be selected by the fai for 14 years between his first and second caps was a travesty.
Any story about the history of selection of players by the associations should always mention the mistreatment of a genuine dub with a serious football pedigree. it is a stain on the association. Along with their failure to hold a minute's silence / applause the day we played brazil after tommy eglington died, or at any game subsequently. |
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Boston Hoop
Davey Langan Joined: 18 Feb 2012 Status: Offline Points: 942 |
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There certainly sounds like there are questions to be answered or at least wrongs to be acknowledged by both sides. It's all too easy for those on one side to see it completely differently. It's football, all black or white sadly enough.
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gspain
Ray Houghton Joined: 21 Apr 2010 Status: Offline Points: 4683 |
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I did some research quite some time ago and a number of our players in the 30's were not picked while playing for the IFA team. Jimmy Dunne went 6 years between caps iirc and played for the IFA side and won the league with Arsenal in that time. There were quite a few more but a couple who disprove that theory too. However it seems strange to me that somebody deemed good enough for an All Ireland side was not for an RoI side. For much of the 1930's relations were really bad, no Inter League games, no games between our clubs etc. Things improved considerably in the late 30's and through the 40's although were hardly cordial. I doubt if it was down to religion as we had quite a few protestant players. Possibly him playing for Rangers but Rangers played a friendly match at Dalymount in front of a large crowd as part of his transfer. However given how close we came to qualifying for the 34 World Cup without the likes of Stevenson and Dunne it would seem like we screwed up big time. |
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BoboDub
Liam Brady Joined: 03 Jun 2010 Status: Offline Points: 1034 |
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I guess its one of those things the people concerned have taken with them to the grave. Should also say Alex acted as an assistant manager for the national team for a few years after he retired, which shows in what esteem he was held and conversely how bizarre the freeze out was.
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gspain
Ray Houghton Joined: 21 Apr 2010 Status: Offline Points: 4683 |
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He was manager of the national team in the 50's albeit the selectors picked the team in those days. He played for Pats as late as 1954 (aged 41) as well. |
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Paulie
Liam Brady Joined: 06 Jan 2010 Status: Offline Points: 2977 |
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Could someone copy and paste the article please? I can't access the link.
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BoboDub
Liam Brady Joined: 03 Jun 2010 Status: Offline Points: 1034 |
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41 years old and still playing outfield is some achievement! |
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Danny Invincible
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 21 Jun 2011 Status: Offline Points: 307 |
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Paulie
Liam Brady Joined: 06 Jan 2010 Status: Offline Points: 2977 |
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Thanks for that. I'll have a read later on.
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