Who do you want to win the World Cup?

OPENROAD

Why do peoplr have a thing with the media reaction, I don't get it


The Irish media has been in overdrive the last couple of weeks with Irelands match, mentions of all past tournaments Ireland have played it, why shouldn't the English media engage in the same thing for there team.

tdv

SlickRic wrote: »

and if Ireland won we wouldn't?

it's not their fault we insist on using their media for our information.

we support English teams every week in the PL, i don't understand begrudging them being successful at the world cup.

Thats very true, 21 years later & nearly every sinlge week in the papers theres some reference made to Euro 88. A game that didnt have any effect on a tournaments outcome & one I'd be pretty sure no other country in the world can rember.

d22ontour

tdv wrote: »

Thats very true, 21 years later & nearly every sinlge week in the papers theres some reference made to Euro 88. A game that didnt have any effect on a tournaments outcome & one I'd be pretty sure no other country in the world can rember.

Thats hardly true tbh. You are trying to say since footballs induction there hasn't been an upset that hasn't been included in a clubs/countries history ?Seriously that is such a weakassed statement.No local paper to any semi pro team who beat a pro team anywhere in the world won't reference it every year they are involved in something ? Come on , if an alleged football world superpower like England can harp on about winning a world cup won on home soil from 50 years ago then i am sure a pitiful nation like ours can harp on about knocking them out of a major comp ? :rolleyes:

tdv

d22ontour wrote: »

Thats hardly true tbh. You are trying to say since footballs induction there hasn't been an upset that hasn't been included in a clubs/countries history ?Seriously that is such a weakassed statement.No local paper to any semi pro team who beat a pro team anywhere in the world won't reference it every year they are involved in something ? Come on , if an alleged football world superpower like England can harp on about winning a world cup won on home soil from 50 years ago then i am sure a pitiful nation like ours can harp on about knocking them out of a major comp ? :rolleyes:

It was probally the worst English showing in a major torunament. They lost there other two games in that group aswell so we didnt actually knock them out all by oursleves.

People over here talk about it like it was a miracle that we actually beat them but if you look at the teams player for player there was not much between the two sides really. Most Irish players were playing for top clubs at the time.

String

England definitly

Tech3

DB10 wrote: »

Dear me, how anyone could support England is beyond me. If they won, it would mentioned in every single commentary and Sky sports programme for the next century at least.

And their team is hardly likeable either.

I'm not supporting them just reckon they have a good chance of winning it this time. I know their media go hyperactive when they win a game but sure we'll have to deal with.

d22ontour

tdv wrote: »

but if you look at the teams player for player there was not much between the two sides really. Most Irish players were playing for top clubs at the time.

We had some exceptional players around that period that is true,but, it doesn't deflect from us as a miniscule country in footballing terms beating a 'supposed' world superpower footballing wise.Our ambitions are just to try and qualify for tournaments not to win them.

Spiritoftheseventies

As a pool fan, I would like to see Spain go out in group stages so we have Torres back fresh for new season. Btw how did england get 40 votes?

Hank_Jones

Gotta be Spain for me.

Torres, Riera, Reina.

Come on the Pool.

Morzadec

bayviewclose wrote: »

As a pool fan, I would like to see Spain go out in group stages so we have Torres back fresh for new season. Btw how did england get 40 votes?

-Nearest Neighbours
-Speak the same language
-Have very similar cultures
-Most Irish people follow the EPL as their main League and support an English team and English players
-People are likely to have extended family living there/from there
-The English were very sympathetic to our bad luck against the French
-The vast majority of English would support us if we were in the World Cup and they weren't.

Not too surprising that they've picked up quite a few votes. When you take these factors into account, they're probably the most logical choice for a lot of people.

thebman

I see there are 16 trolls on the forum :P

Morzadec

thebman wrote: »

I see there are 16 trolls on the forum :P

Lol well I still havn't voted and my vote may go to France and I'm not a troll!

Although I've seen about 3 posts saying they voted France 'to be controversial'

A Dub in Glasgo

thebman wrote: »

I see there are 16 trolls on the forum :P

More like 46

Spiritoftheseventies

Morzadec wrote: »

-Nearest Neighbours
-Speak the same language
-Have very similar cultures
-Most Irish people follow the EPL as their main League and support an English team and English players
-People are likely to have extended family living there/from there
-The English were very sympathetic to our bad luck against the French
-The vast majority of English would support us if we were in the World Cup and they weren't.

Not too surprising that they've picked up quite a few votes. When you take these factors into account, they're probably the most logical choice for a lot of people.

Yeah we support our childhood clubs of whom some players line out for the English team. But do we Really want them to win the World Cup. They still have not shut up about sixty six. Argentina for me. They are moody as hell but still they bring something unpredictable to the competition.Messi I'm sure will be the star of the tournament.

JerryHandbag

Come on Cameroon, your time is now!

Pure Cork

France, but I don't think we'll do it with Domenech. At least if France win, the Irish can say they were beaten by the best.

Ze Germans.

TonyD79

An Asian team- Australia!!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:

Brian Capture

Flipz4Rollz wrote: »

England. I dont get how the irish hate on england in every major tournament yet most follow their league religiously.

because they're hypocritical idiots.

Brian Capture

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Spain for me

surprise, surprise. :rolleyes:

antomorro-sei

Spain

Brian Capture

Euro_Kraut wrote: »

Well Liverpool are mostly Spanish and Arsenal mostly French

Club Soccer is an international game now while clubs are based in certain locations it really mean little else.

Bullsh*t.

Anything to get out of being called a hypocrite.

Brian Capture

Fink Goddie wrote: »

Its an international league really, it just happens to be played in England.
I support Liverpool not England.

:rolleyes:

oh right then.

so when the league was predominately made up of UK players in the 70's and 80's, no Irish people supported it? You're saying they only waited until it became "more international"??

Warper

If England won it would make baby Jesus cry.

clap-for-trap

i want france to win! dont get me wrong i f****ng hate them for what happened but it would show how far ireland could have went! we could destroy that france team had we finished our chances!!

Spiritoftheseventies

Brian Capture wrote: »

:rolleyes:

oh right then.

so when the league was predominately made up of UK players in the 70's and 80's, no Irish people supported it? You're saying they only waited until it became "more international"??

Well they did in the late seventies because it was made up almost entirely of liverpool players

SantryRed

Commmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmme onnnnnnnn England

A Dub in Glasgo

Brian Capture wrote: »

surprise, surprise. :rolleyes:

and how is it a surprise, surprise?

Brian Capture

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

and how is it a surprise, surprise?

Your Celtic obsession (The Lisbon Lions) means you always support either Spain or Portugal at major tournaments.