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Your county win the All Ireland or Ireland win the Euros... which?

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Replying To waynoI:  "100% Cue.

Cant stand Ireland in the soccer. Just cant.

With their Scottish/English accents.

Not one word of Irish between the majority of them.

Nah, Not for me.

A very unpopular opinion but I don't care.

Roll on the euros, But wont be watching the Ireland games with any kind of bias towards them. As a Liverpool fan, I'd like to see England do well though with Milner, Henderson, Sturridge, Lallana and Clyne all in the squad.

But yea rant over anyway... Dubs will always come first. So Sam > Euros."
Now that is a mentality I will not ever understand. Dislikes the national team because of their foreign accents but supports Liverpool a foreign team. The men of 1916 died for nothing.

PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1908 - 07/06/2016 20:54:05    1863189

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I'd take the All Ireland all day long.......

Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 07/06/2016 20:57:54    1863194

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Liam or Sam all day long
Don't mind the soccer sometimes but pathetic compared to Hurling imo

Finsceal (None) - Posts: 559 - 07/06/2016 21:03:32    1863199

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In this Order, This year
Dublin footballers to win Sam, .
Dublin hurlers to get Liam,
Dublin u21 hurlers to win All Ireland
Dublin minor hurlers to win All Ireland
Fingal hurlers to improve.
Ireland to win Euros.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 07/06/2016 21:14:09    1863207

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Replying To Damothedub:  "Dublin all day long , Dublin in the hurling Dublin in the minors and under 21s , camogie and ladies gaa , that said I will watch and want the Irish team to win.
If you want to throw a cat among the pigeons ask Sam or Premiership for your English team?"
Again... Without any hesitation. Sam.

And this coming from a Liverpool fan who has never seen his side win the league.

I travel watching Dublin's footballers everywhere. I haven't missed so much as an O'Byrne cup game since We played Westmeath in Mullingar in 2004.

Its different when you go to all your teams games. When you actually are with them wherever they go. You feel part of it.

Never feel part of it watching Ireland on tele.... maybe cause I tend to turn over rather than watch them. I'll watch them in the euros but I wont celebrate if they score...there is just nothing there for them. Euros or not.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 07/06/2016 21:18:16    1863210

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Roscommon Roscommon Roscommon

I actually genuinely can't name 5 of the Irish panel
I can name my clubs senior panel my counties senior panel and u21 panel and about 8 of our minors and they haven't played competitively yet.

OhtobeARossie (Roscommon) - Posts: 1764 - 07/06/2016 21:21:16    1863215

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What exactly is wrong with a bandwagon supporter? In a GAA context I understand if they get an All Ireland ticket ahead of you , but soccer ? I will watch Ireland and probably find myself making tea at some stage during the games 90 mins of soccer way too much , but I will watch and manage my schedule around the games , I will ensure it doesn't get in the way of my GAA club activities , may even find myself in the local for a bit of athmosphere at the odd game , enter a draw in the job last man standing , yes I'm a bandwagon supporter , now who am I harming ? Where's the problem?

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 07/06/2016 21:28:19    1863226

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Replying To waynoI:  "100% Cue.

Cant stand Ireland in the soccer. Just cant.

With their Scottish/English accents.

Not one word of Irish between the majority of them.

Nah, Not for me.

A very unpopular opinion but I don't care.

Roll on the euros, But wont be watching the Ireland games with any kind of bias towards them. As a Liverpool fan, I'd like to see England do well though with Milner, Henderson, Sturridge, Lallana and Clyne all in the squad.

But yea rant over anyway... Dubs will always come first. So Sam > Euros."
yeah horrible accent on shane long and robbie keane isn't there to name just two?

What about the bandwagon of liverpool and the dublin footballers?

If i remember correctly i believe you dont live in dublin?

alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 07/06/2016 21:31:25    1863229

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Replying To PoolSturgeon:  "Now that is a mentality I will not ever understand. Dislikes the national team because of their foreign accents but supports Liverpool a foreign team. The men of 1916 died for nothing."
Its not people being English or Scottish that I have the problem with.

Ive no problem with England and Scotland.

I just think players should play for their country if they were born and raised in that country, And also played underage football with the country.

Because that doesn't happen you have fellas declaring themselves as proudly irish when they realise they have no hope of making the England team. Case in point, Jon Walters.

Case in point, Keiren Westwood.

Case in point, Richard Keogh.

And I couldn't care less if its a stoneage view. Its my view and that's the end of that.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 07/06/2016 21:35:17    1863237

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Replying To Damothedub:  "What exactly is wrong with a bandwagon supporter? In a GAA context I understand if they get an All Ireland ticket ahead of you , but soccer ? I will watch Ireland and probably find myself making tea at some stage during the games 90 mins of soccer way too much , but I will watch and manage my schedule around the games , I will ensure it doesn't get in the way of my GAA club activities , may even find myself in the local for a bit of athmosphere at the odd game , enter a draw in the job last man standing , yes I'm a bandwagon supporter , now who am I harming ? Where's the problem?"
especially when you offer strong passionate opinions on a foreign english club team

alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 07/06/2016 21:35:27    1863238

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Replying To Damothedub:  "What exactly is wrong with a bandwagon supporter? In a GAA context I understand if they get an All Ireland ticket ahead of you , but soccer ? I will watch Ireland and probably find myself making tea at some stage during the games 90 mins of soccer way too much , but I will watch and manage my schedule around the games , I will ensure it doesn't get in the way of my GAA club activities , may even find myself in the local for a bit of athmosphere at the odd game , enter a draw in the job last man standing , yes I'm a bandwagon supporter , now who am I harming ? Where's the problem?"
Noone ..

Good luck to ya.

If that's your view. Sound.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 07/06/2016 21:36:41    1863239

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No question in the wide earthly world about this- Mayo every time! I derived more pleasure from seeing Mayo win the U-21 Championship last month than Ireland winning a World Cup! When it comes down to it, I grew up watching league games in McHale Park, not internationals in Lansdowne Road (not that I could hope to see midweek internationals when I was growing up anyway...) I grew up playing with fellas on the Mayo panel, and they are accessible to me in a way that Robbie Keane et al. just aren't.

Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 07/06/2016 21:48:46    1863250

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Easy one for me, Meath all the way. That been said I will watch Ireland games, (and England too) again I'm not one of these hate anything English, I do have a problem with their media and the way they go on. But that's it.
But Meath winning Sam or Ireland euros? Meath all the way.
Hon the Royal

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 07/06/2016 21:52:11    1863254

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Dublin winning an all Ireland.
Just not into the republic of Ireland national team in any sport.
Don't give a rats about them and the euros. Will watch it 100% neutral.
waynoI (Dublin) - Posts:11109 - 07/06/2016 18:21:37What is the issue with Teams representing the republic of Ireland?

100% Cue.
Cant stand Ireland in the soccer. Just cant.
With their Scottish/English accents.
Not one word of Irish between the majority of them.
Nah, Not for me.
A very unpopular opinion but I don't care.
Roll on the euros, But wont be watching the Ireland games with any kind of bias towards them. As a Liverpool fan, I'd like to see England do well though with Milner, Henderson, Sturridge, Lallana and Clyne all in the squad.
But yea rant over anyway... Dubs will always come first. So Sam > Euros.
waynoI (Dublin) - Posts:11109 - 07/06/2016 20:23:15yeah cause all/most of the irish players have Scottish/English accents. Strange and very sad and pathetic that you will support English teams and would like to see England do well but not your own country of birth? Do you not see how ridiculous you sound. What relevance does speaking irish have?

Its not people being English or Scottish that I have the problem with.
Ive no problem with England and Scotland.
I just think players should play for their country if they were born and raised in that country, And also played underage football with the country.
Because that doesn't happen you have fellas declaring themselves as proudly irish when they realise they have no hope of making the England team. Case in point, Jon Walters.
Case in point, Keiren Westwood.
Case in point, Richard Keogh.
And I couldn't care less if its a stoneage view. Its my view and that's the end of that.
waynoI (Dublin) - Posts:11109 - 07/06/2016 21:35:17Being born in a country doesn't mean you are from that country. To play for a country not of your birth it must be your parents/grandparents or you have lived there continuously for 5 years. How do you know these players only declared because they couldn't make the English team and even if that was true that in no way stops them from being proud irish men/proud to play for their country

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 07/06/2016 21:53:48    1863255

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Replying To waynoI:  "Again... Without any hesitation. Sam.

And this coming from a Liverpool fan who has never seen his side win the league.

I travel watching Dublin's footballers everywhere. I haven't missed so much as an O'Byrne cup game since We played Westmeath in Mullingar in 2004.

Its different when you go to all your teams games. When you actually are with them wherever they go. You feel part of it.

Never feel part of it watching Ireland on tele.... maybe cause I tend to turn over rather than watch them. I'll watch them in the euros but I wont celebrate if they score...there is just nothing there for them. Euros or not."
Thats some going Wayno.Fair play.

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 07/06/2016 21:55:11    1863258

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County

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 07/06/2016 22:07:08    1863272

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Replying To SamOnErrigal:  "Sam for me and Donegal.
To be honest I'd rather watch the All Ireland Gaeltacht championship which was played in Cork this weekend past with two Donegal clubs winning both junior and senior finals.
I'd rather go to those finals which are held every June bank holiday than go to a World Cup or Euro finals.
Most of my soccer interest would concern Glasgow Celtic and probably I'd put them in front of the republic
But Gaelic for me anyway and I watched around seven hours of GAA on Sunday last - Down v Monaghan
Clare v Waterford and on TG4 the two semi finals of the Gaeltagh championship-- An Gaeltagh(Kerry) v An Rinn ( Waterford)
N Conaill(Donegal and eventual winners)v N Aban (Cork)"
Ireland to win the Euros I think. I have been lucky enough to experience Donegal winning two All Ireland's and I think I would get that same feeling if Ireland won the Euros. I have no preference for the GAA over soccer or vice versa. I would say I'm obsessed with both. I watched every game you watched on Sunday and Monday Sam along with my club on Saturday and then the Christy Ring and then Dublin/Laois Saturday evening. I will watch the Euros with the same enthusiasm and I'm booked up for France next week.

Funny you said your only soccer interest is Glasgow Celtic. I can't stand them. Can't stand their fans, can't stand the club at all which must be an exception for a man from West Donegal! But if you were to ask Donegal people would they rather Celtic win the Champions league or Donegal win an All Ireland the amount of people who say Celtic might surprise a lot of people

HandballRef (Donegal) - Posts: 520 - 07/06/2016 22:08:38    1863273

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imagine holding an opinion like that and being from and living in meath?...hypocritical much?..in international terms us england and scotland are similar in that we are neighbours

Being such a small nation we have to make do with our large diaspora in sports

alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 07/06/2016 22:19:13    1863281

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Louth all the way but I will be proudly watching the boys in green at the Euros.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 07/06/2016 22:23:42    1863285

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Lately I'd have chosen Kildare winning a match never mind an All Ireland but there's nothing that lifts the country like the footballers going well.

I'm optimistic for the Euro's for no logical reason at all. Imagine the level of carnage around the country if we won it? Off work for a week.

if_in_doubt (Kildare) - Posts: 3685 - 07/06/2016 22:25:28    1863288

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