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t_rAndy 
Robbie Keane
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 Topic: Sportsmen from Northern Ireland
Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 9:06am |
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Do you feel as much for them as you do for a sportsman from the Republic? for Instance people like Eddie Irvine, Darren Clarke, Graham McDowell, George Best.
Edited by t_rAndy - 03 Oct 2008 at 9:06am
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erimus
Roy Keane
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 9:12am |
If they declare as being irish they have my respect.
If not they can f**k rite off
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This is our f**king country we're talking about - Keano
ROLL ON 2016
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The Count
Paul McGrath
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 9:13am |
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FREEWHEELER
Robbie Keane
sPICE UP YOUR LIFE Gwan MONROY
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 9:18am |
Count, do you EVER get out?? I thought I was bad.........Jaysus.......but back to the point, I can't stand Eddie Irvine, admired Best for his ability but he was a boll*cks, a wife beater and a selfish bas*ard. I like McDowell and Darren Clarke and young McIlroy, Denis Taylor, Alex Higgins, Barry McGuigan. And as for Count's pal above, Julian......... 
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We'll never die, we'll never die, we'll keep the Green Flag flying high......Shamrock Rovers will never die, we'll keep the Green Flag Flying high. 19 Leagues and 25 Cups.....
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t_rAndy
Robbie Keane
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 9:40am |
Reason i brought it up was because of McIlroy. Wasn't sure what he considered himself, British or Irish. He has played in all the Irish Championships but he is from a generally Protestant area.
Loved the way at the Ryder Cups Clarke would be there with the tricolour and loved the way McDowell was saying he wanted to play with Harrington with both of them being Irish.
He's not a sportsman but also love Charles Lawson
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The Count
Paul McGrath
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 9:49am |
 FREEWHEELER wrote:
I can't stand Eddie Irvine, admired Best for his ability but he was a boll*cks, a wife beater and a selfish bas*ard. I like McDowell and Darren Clarke and young McIlroy, Denis Taylor, Alex Higgins, Barry McGuigan. |
Agree on Irvine, and never really had any soft spot for Best as was before my time, I like Higgins and Taylor though! Darren Gibson aswell  Dont forget Marty o'Neill and Norman Whiteside ,
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Paul McGrath
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 9:50am |
t_rAndy wrote:
He's not a sportsman but also love Charles Lawson
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What about ye Elizabeth?
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t_rAndy
Robbie Keane
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 9:51am |
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Didn't Irvine have to play the English anthem when he won races because the first time they played the Irish Anthem and his parent's home was attacked
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Donal Cullen
Jack Charlton
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 12:59pm |
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Liam Nilson, Stephen Rea, Ray Stephenson....good actors.
Nilson on the set of a western with Pierce Brosnan: "A couple of Paddy's playing cowboy!"
Rea in respnoce to an American interviewer who called him English: "I am Irish"
Stephenson in ROME: "I am Roman!" (Still unsure about him!)
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There are friendlier places to drink.
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brianie
Roy Keane
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 1:03pm |
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David Feherty,?
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ITS KEANE YES
YBIG You Can Please some of the People Some of the Time But Not All of The People All of The Time
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Bob Hoskins
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Posted: 03 Oct 2008 at 5:28pm |
t_rAndy wrote:
Reason i brought it up was because of McIlroy. Wasn't sure what he considered himself, British or Irish. He has played in all the Irish Championships but he is from a generally Protestant area.
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so it's pick and choose? What f**king difference does it make..bullsh*t point
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Romario 2016: And the ticket mafia gets caught! Well, four years ago I had already told the government.
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t_rAndy
Robbie Keane
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008 at 3:24am |
Not really. Generally if they are protestant they consider themselves British. I think that's important when deciding whether you want to give your support to someone
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Bob Hoskins
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008 at 7:51am |
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so any sportsmen that come out of Northern Irleand you do back ground checks, to make sure God forbid you could support a protestant...did it ever occur to you that a lot of these sportsmen just want to play the sport and get away from the bullsh*t of politics..but can't as peope like you make it an issue.
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Romario 2016: And the ticket mafia gets caught! Well, four years ago I had already told the government.
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Tash Kent
Ray Houghton
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008 at 10:04am |
Darren Clarke is not a catholic dont think that makes any difference, he is a decent guy and would get my support, he has no problem being photographed with an Irish flag anyway when representing Ireland with others.
In general a lot get my support and others don’t depends on their attitude, David Humphreys when asked what it was like to be winning whatever number cap it was for his country replied I haven’t won any caps for my country, what a w*nker, he played for London Irish as well so you would think he would have a better attitude then that sh1te, a good few are Irish and not British anyway, so why should we think any less of them then people from the other 26 counties.
Edited by Tash Kent - 04 Oct 2008 at 10:12am
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Philip Greene RTE Radio Legend
10 Seconds Gone Here In Limerick And No Score.
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Paul McGrath
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008 at 12:24pm |
never liked david Humphreys....all he did was kick the egg ball non-stop when he played for ireland, never passed. 
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tirchonaill
Liam Brady
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008 at 12:51pm |
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UK commentators are annoying with most names mentioned in this thread, when their doing well, their british but when things are going bad, their Irish.. really annoying that.. they do it in golf all the time
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aidz
Davey Langan
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008 at 3:06pm |
FREEWHEELER wrote:
Count, do you EVER get out?? I thought I was bad.........Jaysus.......but back to the point, I can't stand Eddie Irvine, admired Best for his ability but he was a boll*cks, a wife beater and a selfish bas*ard. I like McDowell and Darren Clarke and young McIlroy, Denis Taylor, Alex Higgins, Barry McGuigan. And as for Count's pal above, Julian......... |
geography lesson here.
mcguigan is from clones, co. monaghan.
dont start me on the flags he used to fight under though... 
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FREEWHEELER
Robbie Keane
sPICE UP YOUR LIFE Gwan MONROY
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Posted: 04 Oct 2008 at 3:15pm |
Oops Freudian slip there Aidz, with apols to McGuigan and everyone from Monaghan! I was sh*te at Geogo in school, but no excuse for my blunder! 
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We'll never die, we'll never die, we'll keep the Green Flag flying high......Shamrock Rovers will never die, we'll keep the Green Flag Flying high. 19 Leagues and 25 Cups.....
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