"Plastic Paddies" and the National Anthem |
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SeanG4393
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 17 Oct 2014 Location: Birmingham Status: Offline Points: 156 |
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I do know the lads in question but wasn't with them in Poland. Yep the Caravan is making the trip to France so will be a good number over there. I'm not 100% who it was, I was at that game myself we robbed the three points that day off you. I can find out who was though and pass on your thanks again. Below is my flag. I like Ireland flags having club badges on as well. I understand some people don't so I think it is just personal preference anyway. I wanted my flag to be very personal to myself and something I would have for many years. Guiden, is my surname Birmingham City, my club team The Fighting Irish, due to not only the element of fighting to follow Ireland but also Ireland generally being proud of what is ours. We're on the one road, one of my favorite Ireland songs and one that can be related to greatly. Had to leave the link below due to the image being too big to upload. |
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Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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Know plenty of 'plastics' as they are referred to, all every bit as Irish as the rest of us, often more so. Would love if we could swap the half a million who voted blueshirt for half a million of these lads!
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HampshireDub
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 20 Jan 2016 Location: Hampshire Status: Offline Points: 221 |
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Yeah you did pinch the three points glad u said it ! I wrote to Birmingham City pointing out where he was located asking he be recognised for it. Was a superb gesture. Enjoy France Sean. Hope to see you there |
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SouthDerryMan
Phil Babb Joined: 19 Feb 2016 Location: Derry Status: Offline Points: 34 |
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few of these stories gave me goosebumps..up the irish!!
we "nordies" can sometimes bare the brunt of this abuse as well
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Cabra Hoop
Roy Keane Joined: 06 Feb 2012 Location: Royal County Status: Offline Points: 10779 |
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I often wonder if this type of abuse only happens to lads with English accents. I doubt you'd be abused if you were of irish parentage who spoke with an Italian or German accent. On the contrary I'd say you'd be slapped on the back and welcomed.
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" BFC always gives me a laugh........ "
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peterbelfast
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 12 Nov 2014 Location: belfast Status: Offline Points: 460 |
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The old hayfever must be getting to me. Eyes were welling up reading some of the posts lol. Great to hear peoples stories, ignore the bellends, thankfully they are few and far between
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PT7
Ronnie Whelan Joined: 06 Apr 2016 Status: Offline Points: 38 |
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I'm a lot like a few of the lads that have already posted. Originally from England with Irish Grandparents and moved to this green isle in 1998 and still have a bit of an accent (more drink means more culchie). I've never experienced any abuse at matches to be honest but I can understand why it would get annoying. Hopefully won't see any in France either, but if I do then my logic is to just laugh it off. As one poster has put it, accents mean nothing and I believe its whats in the heart and soul, and by God mine runs Green...
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armahibee
Liam Brady Joined: 11 Apr 2012 Location: belfast Status: Offline Points: 2023 |
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I got a bit of this being a nordy at the euros last time, expect it again this time round too but like your man said a big tournaments brings all sorts of glue bags out of the woodwork. Hasn't happened since and who ever I've sat beside home or away has being 100%. Reckon personally the passion and pride James mc clean shows in the shirt has filtered through too some fans. Anyway don't sweat the small clueless element.
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eire77
Ray Houghton Joined: 08 May 2012 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2993 |
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It's at the start of the anthem ffs!! Great thread lads Born and bred in Ireland but have lived in both London and the US for a good few years before returning in 2005. Had many relatives return 'home' to us when I was young for their holidays. There was never a question as to their ethnicity. I absolutely detest people born in the 26 counties who think anyone born elsewhere is not Irish or in some way less Irish. They really just don't get it. Irishness is an identity. Some of our country's best weren't born here ffs. James Connolly, Bobby Sands and Kevin Kilbane. I'd like to see one of the anti-2g/6 county brigade tell me they aren't Irish. Edited by eire77 - 02 Jun 2016 at 4:26pm |
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Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get me...
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Gary McKay
Roy Keane Yo Adrian Joined: 21 Jul 2007 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 13816 |
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So 'Blueshirts' aren't Irish, no ? |
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"Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex
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Robbie Keane I am MALDING Joined: 30 Nov 2014 Location: Trumpton Status: Offline Points: 44659 |
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Where did I say they weren't? Would just be great if we could swap them
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N as in Knife
Joe Lapira Joined: 20 May 2016 Status: Offline Points: 10 |
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Great thread. Excellent topic.
Cant believe this type of thing happens to people.. Even if some people are not Irish... they can still support our boys in green as far as i'm concerned. Edited by N as in Knife - 02 Jun 2016 at 5:12pm |
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Tyronebhoy
500 Club la la la Joined: 09 Sep 2010 Location: Bfast/Dungannon Status: Offline Points: 688 |
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This . To be fair, it's only a minority of arseholes. I remember being in Malta in 1999 for the game there and there were a group of shaven-headed guys with the broadest Essex accents you'd ever hear staying in our hotel. We got chatting and it turned these lads were also over for the game, and prouder Irishmen you'd never meet
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Northmen, Southmen, Comrades All
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Seanachie
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 11 May 2016 Location: Paris Status: Offline Points: 343 |
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Yeah there's an idiotic minority 26-county element that see anyone from north of the border as 'foreign'. Annoy's the f**k out of me though I'd say many of them are johnny-come-latelies anyway. As for actual foreign-born fans, I have friends and relatives from Canada, the US, Scotland and England who have Irish parents and who are all huge fans of TBIG. To be honest, I'd be inclined to welcome any foreign-born person willing to support us, regardless of whether they have Irish ancestry or not. It's a compliment that we should be willing to return. |
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Deane
Liam Brady Joined: 17 Oct 2014 Location: Co Down Status: Offline Points: 2925 |
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"Why don't you support your own team?"
Have had that said to me in the past. |
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OscarDelta
Liam Brady Joined: 12 Feb 2016 Status: Offline Points: 1244 |
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Ask what Premier League team do they support then tell em to F*** Off. Know my lad was asked when we back in Uk after we went out of Euro2012, "Does this mean you will support England now because Ireland are out"................................... hard to stop grinning when he replied "No, Why would I support England, I'm Irish". |
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horsebox
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Unfortunately the Free State is full of partitionists and West Brits. |
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It was far across the sea,
When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
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Butch
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There was an Irish chap on our campsite in Miasto outside Poznan in 2012 who was in the UK a life time and had 2 boys with him and only had 2 tickets . He said he would search for another ticket for the older chap the day of the game . He was about 14/15 and his father got him the ticket and told him to go on in and not to worry that he would meet him at the same spot he left him before K/O . This kid had a 100 % English accent and just as the national anthem was finishing I heard him scream out C'mon Ireland . He was a few rows over and down to the right and we let a roar over to him and he came up and stood with us for the whole game . Born and bred In the UK but as Irish as the rest of us . His father told us that night the wife would kill him if she found out that he left the boy out on his own but knew he would be ok .
Also my cousins emigrated to Oz 20 years ago from Cork and the kids have spent 80% of their lives there but them boys are passionate and are some men fot belting out the rebel songs and Irish ballads . |
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