Division: The Irish Soccer Split
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Topic: Division: The Irish Soccer Split
Posted By: Shedite
Subject: Division: The Irish Soccer Split
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 12:23pm
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Rte1 Wednesday at 9.30. The story of how the all-island football team split during the War of Independence and how the rivalry between the teams has reflected social and political turmoil on the island. Featuring insightful interviews with players including Niall Quinn, Gerry Taggart, Alan McLoughlin and Bryan Hamilton. |
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Posted By: irishmufc
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 2:01pm
This will be another 500 pager  ------------- Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been. |
Posted By: DUBLIN DOC
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 2:34pm
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I expect Terri to have a meltdown after been battered from pillar to post and yer man gspain to be doing his John Hume impersonation ------------- When all is said and done there is nothing left to say or do |
Posted By: Newryrep
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 3:41pm
seen the title and thought it was about CRISC  ------------- 'Irish' Songs for an Irish team - no SPL EPL generic sh*te Richard Dunne - 6th Sept 11 - best marshalling of a defence in Moscow since General Zukov Russia V Germany 1941 |
Posted By: mandrake
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 1:55pm
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will be interesting, prime slot on rte, seems an odd week to have it on.. maybe next week before an international... probably nothing we didnt know but maybe 'normal' peaople will realize why we have two associations. i get fed up of the ' why cant yis be like gaa and rugby' ------------- Come on Irelind |
Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 10:07pm
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The Tricolour on the bus when the Nordies arrived in Sweden for the '58 WC ------------- 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 |
Posted By: Drumcondra 69er
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 10:11pm
It's not even shown the scoreboard in the stadium from the win against Spain in 82, tricolour on that and all. ------------- Blog: http://afalsefirstxi.blogspot.ie/" rel="nofollow - A False First XI Twitter: @afalsefirstxi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afalsefirstxi/" rel="nofollow - A False First XI |
Denis Irwin wrote:Posted By: corkery
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 10:38pm
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Brian Kerr-'Half of them would have to hand back their blazers'. ------------- 'The younger generation as in 17 -25 are certainly gayer than their predecessors. I think they may cause the extinction of the human race with their activities.'- Baldrick |
Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 10:41pm
He's spot on though. It's one of the main reasons it'll never happen ------------- 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 |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 10:43pm
| Quinn spoke well, as always |
Posted By: gazurtoids
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 11:33pm
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Surprised to hear Taggart was for an all Ireland team .......the name 'Gerry Taggart' just screams prod to me, let alone that angry looking face
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Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 11:36pm
You'll also be shocked to hear Sammy Clingan is a catholic ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 11:38pm
Both Gerry and Taggart are catholic names up here
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Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 11:39pm
| FAI were chancers from the very beginning looking at this doc. |
Posted By: corkery
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 11:47pm
It's the reason Camoige and Ladies Football won't join the GAA. ------------- 'The younger generation as in 17 -25 are certainly gayer than their predecessors. I think they may cause the extinction of the human race with their activities.'- Baldrick |
Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 22 May 2019 at 11:47pm
What about Edwin William McClure ? Sydney McPherson? Cecil Snoddy? William Watt?
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Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 12:07am
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Probably as good as time as ever if we were going to do it. Think there is the will of a majority of people who would like to see it happen. There could only be a benefit having more heavily supported teams in one national league too. I need to out myself but id love to see a united ireland and football team on top, even if it meant a new flag and anthem
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 12:11am
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I wouldn't. I want to see a United Ireland, but even that would have to be federal. I grew up loving the Republic of Ireland and still do, I am not sure I would have the same enthusiasm for a new team. We have an all-Ireland team as it is. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 12:31am
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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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 12:36am
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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. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: DUBLIN DOC
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 12:50am
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The same auld chestnut, fck them nordy coonts we will have what WE want when the time is right ------------- When all is said and done there is nothing left to say or do |
Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 12:50am
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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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 1:22am
 ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Gabrieléire
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 2:14am
| Anyone know where I could stream this please? |
Posted By: Gerry Geary
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 2:16am
| 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 |
Posted By: kevincronin2000
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 3:16am
If your using a vpn down under, it should be up on the RTÉ player tomorrow. ------------- time is the stuff that life is made of, don't waste it. |
Posted By: Gabrieléire
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 3:50am
Good man Kev!
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Posted By: Green rebel
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 8:20am
| 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. |
Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 8:48am
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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Posted By: The Huntacha
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 9:08am
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. ------------- Jimmy Bullard - "Favorite band? Elastic." |
Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 9:11am
And the blazers ------------- 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 |
Posted By: OohAah...
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 10:41am
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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. |
Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 10:55am
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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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 10:56am
Probably all protestants Bobby Burns is a catholic though, surprisingly
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Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 11:02am
No!  I was ripping the piss. No need to ask anyone with names like that if they are Sinn Fein voters. ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 11:07am
Obviously
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Posted By: zizu Kilbane
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 12:26pm
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I think until things change constitutionally, the status quo should remain. However I'd like to see us being more proactive with recruiting players from the 6 ------------- "Sometimes, sh*t happens, someone's gotta deal with it, and who ya gonna call?" |
Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 12:36pm
Terri is currently typing a 10000 Word response to this
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 12:46pm
Not just a 10000 word response, an unnecessary 10000 word response with several brackets, winkey faces, grandad jokes, often in unnecessary brackets, an unnecessary picture and possible attempts at mocking accents. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 1:01pm
Apologies for my nonsense, I had a good few IPA on board! |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 23 May 2019 at 1:59pm
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No bother! ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 7:16am
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Saw it last night , very good I must say . ------------- Lansdowne Road debut aged 52 and 201 days . |
Posted By: Floreat Ultonia
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 10:34am
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Morning all. I haven't seen the film yet (doesn't seem to be on youtube), but I suppose could knock out 1,000 words while you wait for Terri to show... ...but there's little point. I'd just be repeating old stuff, which others above have already covered ;) This isn't about 'blazers'. Partly because many/ most of them are unpaid volunteers who do it because they enjoy the game. More importantly, as mentioning them at all implies that the much larger mass of fans are either relaxed about ending the split, or would even welcome it. There isn't a shred of evidence among NI fans and wider Unionist public opinion of this happening in the foreseeable future. What there is is widespread and mainstream public support in the South- so that for example, RTE's poll in November 2017 showed 73% in favor of an all-Ireland side (presumably it was close to 100% for the all-Ireland and beyond one you already have). Such polls are based on a dishonesty- people claiming their support assumes similar backing from NI fans, although with any background knowledge at all they'll know that's absent. They are basically playing dumb in order to avoid admitting their own bias/ prejudice. Which is what trying to abolish another team is. |
Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 11:07am
 NEVER! NEVER! NEVER!
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Posted By: Floreat Ultonia
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 11:43am
| @TJ: did you miss my point immediately above, or just not understand it? |
Posted By: The O'Shea
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 11:50am
This has been explained a thousand times before. No one team can be "abolished" while the other continues in an unchanged form. Either both teams amalgamate (ie a mutual hybridization so to speak); or BOTH teams are abolished, and an entirely new entity takes their place. It's typical Unionist scaremongering to suggest that those who aspire to an all-island team are nothing more than closet bigots attempting to subsume the PUL community with their insidious form of green-tinted Popery.... ------------- We're decent enough.. |
Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 11:54am
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I think the big question is if we ever have an United Ireland, will the team play in Lansdowne Road? |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 12:04pm
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Surely we can all see that when two teams amalgamate the larger team’s identity will dominate? To many Ireland fans the changes are small and worth it(I would disagree) but to Northern Ireland fans they would be massive. For many, following any team is about the social groups. The friends you meet before a game, the routines etc., as much as the sport itself and we want them to change that and start coming to Dublin to support a new side? Who could blame the for not supporting it, I wouldn’t. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Floreat Ultonia
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 12:24pm
Afternoon O'Shea. Briefly, 1 Repeating the same point-missing a thousand times doesn't add much to the discussion. Throwing in jargon about hybridization is just pretentious 2 I'm pretty certain that what most of that 73% survey response wants is an all-Ireland side with no continuing NI side, the former playing all its matches in Dublin under a tric while Miggledy or whoever sings along to the Soldier's Song. Which obviously is neither an amalgamation nor mutual abolition. You could claim a new entity but NI fans (who are the only people you really need to convince) don't and wouldn't take you seriously 3 I'm not scaremongering because I don't need to. A single UI side won't happen without an end to partition in wider politics. I've said Brexit particularly makes that much more likely than before, but can't see it for at least 20- 25 years during which time both teams will continue 4 Actually I'm suggesting that the widespread bias/ prejudice is pretty open, even if people play dumb about it 5 Spare us the 'subsuming the Prods with green-tinted Popery' waffle. It obviously isn't coming from me- lifelong atheist, Green Party member and activist, moved to and readily lived in Dublin as a student, all of which mentioned on here regularly. I'm merely stressing to you that your daydream has about as much credibility as a ManU title bid. It reinforces my point that the biggest problem on here isn't bantz from the usual semi-anonymous trolls and halfwits, but intelligent and otherwise reasoning people with an obsession... |
Posted By: The O'Shea
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 12:25pm
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So essentially, the argument is that Ireland fans are "wrong" for wanting it because NI fans don't want it. The fact that some of you seem to have missed it that that argument works exactly the same way in reverse (ie one could say NI fans are "wrong" for not wanting it in the face of the fact that so many Ireland fans do want it...). I think the reality is this though, neither sides preferences are right or wrong, they're simply preferences which they're entitled to hold. On top of that, it's never going to happen without consent from both sides, so the idea that the FAI is suddenly going to subsume the IFA under a groundswell of support from South of the border only is reactionary nonsense. ------------- We're decent enough.. |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 1:24pm
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In other splits, I find it amazing how the Czech Republic (or whatever they call themselves now ) are credited with winning Euro76 yet 8 of the 11 players were Slovaks !! ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 1:33pm
I was going to mention that earlier as an example of how the dominant team always takes the identity, either in a split or a union. Crazy! ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Gerry Geary
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 1:33pm
| The only solution is catholic nort irish Play for Éire. the protestante for england if both are good enough. SIMPLE |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 1:34pm
------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 1:37pm
I believe it was because the Czech FA ran the team, they continued on while the Slovak restabilised the Slovak one which was disbanded when they had joined forces after WW2. In a sense I'd say the IFA would probably have a a better claim to take over then the FAI as they are older
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Posted By: Gerry Geary
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 1:39pm
if the northern Ireland people mostly protestants since HENRY the VIII dont wanna support the all ireland team...what a u gonna dú , pal ? it gonna be pickets around violence bullets etc. Back in time. FOOTBALL is just a sensitive issue in IRELAND. and worldwide.
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Posted By: Drumcondra 69er
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 1:40pm
I would imagine that the association that ran Czechoslovakian football is the same one that now runs Czech football whereas the Slovak Association was only admitted to FIFA post the split. Same as the IFA still listing any honours from when it was a 32 county team.
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Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 2:12pm
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The difference is Slovakia existed as a country and as a team before they merged with the Czechs whereas Eire didnt exist as a country or as a team. Awaits abuse ...... ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 2:21pm
Six years as a Nazi puppet state is hardly existence! How many games did the Slovak national team even play then? It can't have been more than a handful. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Gary McKay
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 2:23pm
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They beat the pesky Nazis 2-0 ------------- "Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex |
Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 2:24pm
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 2:26pm
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Surprised it was that many. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: The O'Shea
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 2:41pm
Exactly, nothing to do with the "dominant side taking the spoils". If that was true then the FAI would be the association with an acknowledged lineage back to 1880 or whatever it is; instead it is the supposedly "subservient" identity represented by the IFA that has taken that accolade... ------------- We're decent enough.. |
Posted By: lexie_2005
Date Posted: 24 May 2019 at 7:21pm
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The FA,1ST IN THE WORLD THE SFA,2ND THE WFA,3RD THE IFA,4TH That is why they are at the top table of world football councils. They kept the game alive when it was is serious danger of being extinguished.
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Posted By: Il Principe
Date Posted: 25 May 2019 at 1:07am
is that a joke? any link lol
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Posted By: Fatnacho
Date Posted: 25 May 2019 at 8:37am
| As a contributor in the program said (think it was Brian Kerr), the 1st logical step would be to create an All-Ireland league. Would increase the co-operation between the 2 associations and create a stronger league. A stronger league would see more homegrown players reaching international standard and it could be a catalyst to create a team based on the best players from the united league. The fans would also mix more with regular league trips to Dublin and Belfast. It’s wishful thinking and just a handful of idiots causing trouble would destroy it but I think that’s the only way forward if we want a united team. |
Posted By: Floreat Ultonia
Date Posted: 25 May 2019 at 11:29am
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The first logical step (from BK and FN's pov) has already been revived this year. The cross-border championship. It's a huge step from that to a merged League (lack of money as well as opposition from clubs and fans would be problematic).
ps not sure if Lexie is joking above but the IFA, SFA and FAW have negligible influence on FIFA politics. IFAB is a low-level admin comnittee
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Posted By: ProudAndLoud
Date Posted: 25 May 2019 at 12:22pm
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IFAB low level ? Not so sure about that as they are the ones that propose all changes to Laws of the Game every year. I wouldn't call that so low level. Also the Setanta Cup was cross border competition and although really successful at the beginning the teams from South were too strong and Northern clubs lost interest and attendances fell off.
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Posted By: The O'Shea
Date Posted: 25 May 2019 at 1:04pm
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Yes, a cross border league certainly makes sense to the extent that it offers tangible benefits without really challenging anyone's identity (unless of course you're a low end top division who will likely end up in the second tier)
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Posted By: Floreat Ultonia
Date Posted: 25 May 2019 at 1:33pm
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P&L: changing the Law on the size of corner flags (or similar) is relatively trivial. I accept that the arrival of VAR makes it more important how the Laws are changed, and who does it. My point was really that the IFA has virtually no say in how the dosh is shared round. O'S: returning to your philosophical musing upthread: there is indeed little or no threat to a club's identity from being in an AIL, apart from the tiny detail of not being in it
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Posted By: The O'Shea
Date Posted: 25 May 2019 at 2:35pm
See the aforementioned caveat. In any case, it's not an identity issue as such, more one of prestige.
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Posted By: Drumcondra 69er
Date Posted: 25 May 2019 at 10:26pm
Nope, not a joke. Joking aside, minor as it is, the iconic photos of the scoreboards from Stuttgart and New Jersey are some of my favourite pics from the glory years, be an awful sickener to have them tarnished like they must be for them.  ------------- Blog: http://afalsefirstxi.blogspot.ie/" rel="nofollow - A False First XI Twitter: @afalsefirstxi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afalsefirstxi/" rel="nofollow - A False First XI |
Posted By: Il Principe
Date Posted: 26 May 2019 at 6:37pm
thanks for that any links for this doc online yet or will rte repeat it?
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Posted By: Newryrep
Date Posted: 26 May 2019 at 6:42pm
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This only a one off ?
------------- 'Irish' Songs for an Irish team - no SPL EPL generic sh*te Richard Dunne - 6th Sept 11 - best marshalling of a defence in Moscow since General Zukov Russia V Germany 1941 |
Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 26 May 2019 at 7:17pm
On the RTE Player ------------- 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 |
Posted By: Territorial
Date Posted: 27 May 2019 at 11:32pm
For it will not, indeed cannot, happen until we have an all-Ireland state and that won't happen in my lifetime. (I don't expect to croak anytime soon, though I might not waken from an alcoholic coma should Spurs win the CL at the w/e, I suppose) And even if/when it should happen, I'm sure my heirs and successors will still have a card or two to play: https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/hkg/" rel="nofollow - https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/hkg/ https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/" rel="nofollow - https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/mac/ So you guys enjoy Dreamworld, while the rest of us get on with the real one.
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Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 28 May 2019 at 8:28am
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In the real world you should be planning for the inevitable.... ------------- 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 |
Posted By: MC Hammered
Date Posted: 28 May 2019 at 9:04am
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https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/united-ireland-acceptable-to-eileen-paisley-if-there-is-freedom-of-religion-38149393.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/united-ireland-acceptable-to-eileen-paisley-if-there-is-freedom-of-religion-38149393.html Ian Paisley Sr's missus demands a full return to Rome rule for the entire island asap. ------------- El Puto Amo |
Posted By: Territorial
Date Posted: 28 May 2019 at 3:33pm
I mean, Michael O'Neill has already begun to implement a new possession-based, attacking style of football in anticipation of the retirement of McAuley, Hughes and Brunt etc. Peacock-Farrell for McGovern, too.
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Posted By: Luis Amor Rodriguez
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 2:56am
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For those who are interested, short Tifo video here on the split from last year. (The narrator does not seem to have watched any of Ireland's recent games as he says he was expecting an "exciting game" between ROI and NI...): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lt_8rKL_qc" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lt_8rKL_qc
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Posted By: Nialler
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 7:51am
| Have been looking for this online for a while because I missed it when it was on, it was taken off RTE player quickly aswell. Does anyone know where it can be seen online? |