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Politics and Sport: Could you support Northern Ireland?

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  • 28-03-2009 9:03pm
    #1
    Bog Butter
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    Could you support Northern Ireland?


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    #2
    Tannylan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 242 ✭✭Tannylan


    Yes But why


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    galwayrush
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    I did when they were in Mexico, our closest neighbour in the tournament at the time. Fantastic when they managed to beat Spain.:cool:


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    Pandcoa
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    I seen Martin Lynch's "History of the Troubles accordin' to me Da" last week, there was a good set up of a joke of a nationalist family watching NI vs. Spain, anyway as you can guess, the punchline was "COME ON SPAIN" - was funny in action

    I don't watch soccer so I don't care.


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    dresden8
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    Eh, why not?

    It's not like they're England.

    We still like to pretend that as a nation that they're "us".


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    Sand
    Registered Users Posts: 12,588 ✭✭✭✭Sand


    No, why would I? If I want to suffer though 90 minutes of crap football Ive always got the Republic to support instead.


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    Bog Butter
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    Tannylan wrote: »
    Yes But why

    I have no problem supporting them in principal. But I couldn't under the present situation, as it is too sectarian.

    Has anything changed since Neil Lennon was forced to quit the team? I doubt it. Sport and Politics are inextricably linked in the North. The Northern Irish soccer team are a British team for a British people. The team would need to be a lot more inclusive for it to get my support.


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    Dannyboy83
    Registered Users Posts: 4,236 ✭✭✭Dannyboy83


    Yea.

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    #9
    sceptre
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    Unfortunately for this thread, sport and politics aren't inextricably linked on the politics board.


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