"Thomas" <kfuzzbox@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Feb 13, 9:55 am, The Spider <dangermous...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >Also I have noticed how many people here
> > sup****t the english clubs, but how many of them have actually been to
> > the ground to watch them?
>
> They do not "sup****t" them as such. the same compulsion which makes
> them think that Budweisr is their beer, and Desperate Housewives is
> 'classy and stylish', is the same thing which drives them to think
> they were born in Bradford or Sunderland. Hype and TV. The Irish are a
> nation of addictive personality disorders who cannot resist fla****ng
> and ****ny lights. The Irish media are all drunks (but it's 4 bottles
> of Shriaz a night and not 6 cans of Dutch Gold these days) and chain-
> smokers who are lazy and easily impressed is another issues as well.
>
> It's a completely unique sociological disorder we have in this country
> which is no where else in the world. That's not to say that in other
> countries they do not sup****t English clubs. They do, but they would
> not boo their hometown club playing an English club like the Oirish
> do. What even more weird is they think this is the nationalist thing
> to do.
>
> What is wrong with the irish clubs? or does
> > the GAA take over the fan base?
>
> The GAA is huge because it is very embedded within the Irish
> community. Mainly in rural Ireland and it's a very well run and mostly
> positive organisation. But very often 'The Ban' mentality still exist
> unofficially. For instant there is a secondary school near me that had
> a rugby team which was doing really well. The headmaster of the school
> banned (yes he banned it) the rugby team cos' "he's a real GAA man
> through and through" and he said the rugby team was so popular it was
> holding back the GAA teams.
>
> But having said that, I am glad to see Irish people sup****t GAA.
> Rather that some deluded notion among the hills of Donegal and Mayo
> that Sunderland and Stock****t County is "them" and "us".
>
> There is not a lot wrong with the League of Ireland these days. It's a
> league that's been on the up and up for about 4 years now. You see
> loads of young kids at matches now. The standard is now very high and
> the grounds are a lot better. The LOI is ranked higer now in UEFA
> leagues than the Irish national team is on the FIFA rankings with all
> it's Premier****ps "stars" who make up stories about their girlfriends
> having miscarraiges so they can flew back to England so they do not
> have to wear the green jersey.
>
> I know people from Spain, UK and France who go to LOI matches and are
> amazed when Irish people make fun of them before pontificating on
> their love for INSERT _______ last year's Premier****p winners. The
> standard of play and level of player in top LOI culbs these days is on
> par with middle of the English Div. 1 Even Roy Keane admits that. But
> the message ain't getting through to Murdoch O'Minnions in this
> country. Well that's perhaps unfair as LOI ground are a lot more full
> now, the issue is the average Oirish "sup****ter". They are as good as
> lost. It's the current generation which seems to be discovering we
> have a league in this country. We have to wait another 10 years before
> they start working in print media and RTE.
>
> I have nothing against British soccer and I watch it myself. But I am
> also aware that I wasn't born in Chelmsford.
>
>
> > In the UK if we didn't want to listen to the TV we went to
> > Weatherspoons, no music, no TV just a nice quiet place to chat and
> > have value for money food. (No I'm not on commission!)
> >
> > Rant mode off!
>
> It was a good rant and we need more like it.
A lot of people admire other countries such as the UK and America for
their
celebs and artistic output,theres nothing wrong with that if they are
still
patriotic to their own country.An Irish Manchester United fan who boos
their
players playing for England is a bit odd though!
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