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McClean death threats...

davet82 · 2012-05-08 12:02:35

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17987182 I dont really get why NI fans get so upset about Irish people wanting to play for their country instead of playing for the north? *I dont think this belongs in the footy forum as I think its more about politics than sport

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17987182

I dont really get why NI fans get so upset about Irish people wanting to play for their country instead of playing for the north?

*I dont think this belongs in the footy forum as I think its more about politics than sport

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#2 08-05-2012 1:06pm

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He should stay off Twitter

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#3 08-05-2012 1:07pm

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davet82 wrote: »

I dont really get why NI fans get so upset about Irish people wanting to play for their country instead of playing for the north?

I think you do.

..I think its more about politics than sport

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#4 08-05-2012 1:08pm

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Good man to stand up to the bigot scum up North.

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#5 08-05-2012 1:09pm

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Orange scum being scum. I'm shocked;)

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#6 08-05-2012 1:10pm

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Mr.Biscuits wrote: »

I think you do.

i get the politics side but why would they want them to play for 'their' country

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#7 08-05-2012 1:10pm

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davet82 wrote: »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17987182

I dont really get why NI fans get so upset about Irish people wanting to play for their country instead of playing for the north?

*I dont think this belongs in the footy forum as I think its more about politics than sport

It means their already sh*t team becomes even sh*tter. They're really going to lose it when Protestant players start going south.

They still use God Save the Queen as an anthem with no intention of changing it and the fans show up with union jacks. So f*ck them

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#8 08-05-2012 1:11pm

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D1stant wrote: »

He should stay off Twitter

he probably should but he shouldnt have to

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#9 08-05-2012 1:11pm

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D1stant wrote: »

He should stay off Twitter

Yeah, he shouldn't have replied the way he did. More a less said "sickened, N.I. aren't in the Euros."

That's not gonna help him.

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#10 08-05-2012 1:11pm

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Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: »

Orange scum being scum. I'm shocked;)

TBH - You are just the flip side of the same coin....

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#11 08-05-2012 1:11pm

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I'd say it's more of a story if they found someone on twitter that didn't get threats.

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#12 08-05-2012 1:13pm

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We will never forget Windsor Park, November '93!

God bless you, Alan McLoughlin

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#13 08-05-2012 1:15pm

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drquirky wrote: »

TBH - You are just the flip side of the same coin....

I give not one jot about religion. I'm afraid you don't know me to pass judgement.

I live in 2012, they don't and are a cancer on society.

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#14 08-05-2012 1:19pm

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Thank God for that!! On reading the title, I thought terrorists had taken over the Nakatomi Plaza again!! :eek:

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#15 08-05-2012 1:19pm

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This whole episode shows just how mired in politics soccer in the north really is. If people were genuinely soccer fans and wanted the best soccer team possible and it was purely about sport everyone would be in favour of an all Ireland team, just like the rugby, cricket, elephant polo etc... It's pure tribalism, these people just want somewhere to go and wave their flag and that's exactly why young nationalist athletes with talent cant wait to get the hell out of the IFA

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#16 08-05-2012 1:19pm

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kfallon wrote: »

We will never forget Windsor Park, November '93!

God bless you, Alan McLoughlin

also fair dues to reeling in the years with "the republic does not surrender"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI1KuKKY7JU

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#17 08-05-2012 1:24pm

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davet82 wrote: »

i get the politics side but why would they want them to play for 'their' country

So we can't have him.

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#18 08-05-2012 1:25pm

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Mr.Biscuits wrote: »

So we can't have him.

well thats just mean :mad:

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#19 08-05-2012 1:30pm

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Ah the ol republican v orangie divide grows ever wider...

I don't actually know, but what side of the line does he fall? If he's on the orangie side it's a bit of a strange choice. If he falls on the green side, it's not such a strange!

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#20 08-05-2012 1:30pm

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In the World Cups of '82 and '86 we all cheered for the North when they qualified, I remember watching the Brazil game in '86 hoping they would get a result (they were hammered 3-0 ) but we shouted for them as they were our neighbours and wished them well.

When we qualified they didn't care about us and the vitriol and hatred shown to us in Windsor Park in 1993 was something extraordinary. I have to say from that day onwards I have wished the Northern Irish football team nothing but bad luck and I hope they never qualify for another tournament, if only for their fans!

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#21 08-05-2012 1:35pm

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RachaelVO wrote: »

Ah the ol republican v orangie divide grows ever wider...

I don't actually know, but what side of the line does he fall? If he's on the orangie side it's a bit of a strange choice. If he falls on the green side, it's not such a strange!

He is from the Creggan and is a Catholic.

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#22 08-05-2012 1:40pm

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kfallon wrote: »

He is from the Creggan and is a Catholic.

Well then that answers it ... it seems like a logical choice, especially if he doesn't want to have to sing God save the Queen.

Seems in this instance the ones causing the trouble in the orange camp can just grow the fcuk up!

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#23 08-05-2012 1:41pm

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A few years ago they didn't want a catholic near the place. Now they complain that no one will play for them...

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#24 08-05-2012 1:43pm

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Football fans :rolleyes:

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#25 08-05-2012 1:46pm

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davet82 wrote: »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17987182

I dont really get why NI fans get so upset about Irish people wanting to play for their country instead of playing for the north?

*I dont think this belongs in the footy forum as I think its more about politics than sport

The "fans" who get this upset and start sending death threats etc are not fans, they are scum and nothing more. They are a small tribalist and bigotted minority that real NI fans, like myself, would love to see purged. This is just about politics to them, not sport.

His reponse did give me a chuckle, even if a little disrepectful :pac:

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#26 08-05-2012 1:46pm

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Richard Hillman wrote: »

Football fans :rolleyes:

No ......douchebags.

Big difference.

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#27 08-05-2012 1:47pm

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RachaelVO wrote: »

Well then that answers it ... it seems like a logical choice, especially if he doesn't want to have to sing God save the Queen geebag.

Seems in this instance the ones causing the trouble in the orange camp can just grow the fcuk up!

FYP

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#28 08-05-2012 1:51pm

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Football is da poop!

Watch a real sport like foxy boxing

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#29 08-05-2012 1:51pm

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kfallon wrote: »

In the World Cups of '82 and '86 we all cheered for the North...

No, we didn't all.

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#30 08-05-2012 1:51pm

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Can't blame anyone not wanting to play for Northern Ireland. Some of the abuse lumped at players is unreal and you're liable to receive a few death threats for having the wrong religion. Morons.

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#31 08-05-2012 1:52pm

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Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: »

I give not one jot about religion. I'm afraid you don't know me to pass judgement.

I live in 2012, they don't and are a cancer on society.

Who are?

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#32 08-05-2012 1:54pm

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It's great all these reactions by certain elements of the NI fan base.

They still haven't realised it is only driving more and more good players south to play with the ROI.

Fair play lads keep it up.

We could do with a few more good players.

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#33 08-05-2012 1:58pm

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Soccer forum thanks.
Discussed here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=78558953

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