Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane Backers

[Horsebox]

@Tank

In Asia they’d basically know nothing else about us and confuse us with Iceland.

???

[Tank]

This is my experience of living in the Far East. Around the time of the Icelandic volcano they all thought that was my country. WC2002 had a huge cultural impact there and it’s all we’re really known for. They don’t know about Yeats or anything like that, they don’t speak English.

[Horsebox]

@Tank

This is my experience of living in the Far East. Around the time of the Icelandic volcano they all thought that was my country. WC2002 had a huge cultural impact there and it’s all we’re really known for. They don’t know about Yeats or anything like that, they don’t speak English.

There are 4.5 billion people living in Asia. Am I right in saying that your assertion is none of them would know the difference between Ireland and Iceland only for Roy Keane and you are basing this on the handful Asian people you spoke to when you were there 8 years ago?

[GeoffreyBoycott]

They sound like a very simple lot in the Far East.

[Enrique]

That’s a tricky corner you’ve boxed him in to. This will be an interesting answer as @Tank is a champion of not stereotyping.

[dodgy_keeper]

@mickee321

@anon32894817

Facts are facts man. The soccer team is a joke. Jumping around drunk with one shoe on over in France. Wouldn’t cross the road to watch their local team.

we that is a huge problem with soccer in ireland and hence the narrative why rhys grego cox from hackney playing for woking is considered the future and starts up front for the 21s and yet we have Bohs playing Midtylland in a qualifier for the UEFA youth CL next week and no one gives a toss
with a fucking gun to his head king decided to pick jamie mcgrath for the 21s last week, but this is not the done thing and ye should listen to karl shepphard the other nite on this

the barstool crowd here in their heads have any level in england to be a success with league 1 the holy grail.
the FAI whilst somewhat cuplable for this is refusng to finance the local leagues (ok they cite aviva debt) but the bottom line here is in this country little johnny englishman dosent want to pay to watch football or care about any team , even in europe dundalk in 2016, FFS they could only get 6k in Tallaght for 3 games, they should have been in aviva and selling 30k - for gods sake this is the highest quality of football you will see in this country, but no, people didnt go and were indifferent, as united feyenoord were on

i would have loved them to draw man yoo or celtic and see the cunts all lined up in their little scarves,
people get very embarrassed when you talk to them about it,
but the again, LOI fans can be awful defensive as well, there was shit on here with lads wanting CCFC to loose in europe, yes i know caulfield is a spastic but FFS lads we need this for ranking points… also you can watch liverpool and still support football here, every united, whatever fan isnt a fucking criminal

its not the FAI’s fault lads but the LOI is a mess
im hoping a third div with clubs in kerry / mayo / etc will help get people more involved
at the moment its a group in dublin who in fairness are very fucking parochial and not exactly engaging to new fans (rovers are getting better) - derry , dundalk and sligo with a bit of interest in waterford
junior soccer is massive we know
look at cobh some of the best intermediate players there and probably with rovers now best underage in the country, how many go to watch ramblers play LOI? 200, horrible

Good post Mick.

Everyone giving out about last night, slating the management, the players, the FAI etc.

How many of these same people are going to any of the FAI cup quarter finals this weekend.

Will happily slag off the LOI but then don’t bother their arse even going to the odd game. Would sicken you.

Only point I’d disagree with there is about Cork City. Have no ill will to any other LOI clubs, hope they do well in Europe etc but supporting Caulfield and “city” is a step too far and will never happen for me personally.

[Watchyourtoes]

@Tank

This is my experience of living in the Far East. Around the time of the Icelandic volcano they all thought that was my country. WC2002 had a huge cultural impact there and it’s all we’re really known for. They don’t know about Yeats or anything like that, they don’t speak English.

fucking hell.

[Tank]

Asian people are all alike. Slanty eyed math-whizzes, very ignorant of European geography. Extremely jingoistic. Pissheads one and all, except for the odd teetotaller. The yellowness of their skin varies a bit by region.

Guinness there is sold in the supermarket there with a little Union Jack beside the price. They think U2 is British. They’ve never heard of the Cranberries or hurling.

[gilgamboa]

@Gman

they got their international chances by staying here, it would help the profile and help players to stay.

If Ireland were beat 9 nil last night with 11 LOI players playing it would have been a better thing than what happened

[balbec]

Ilerand or Icerand. Easy enough to get them mixed up.

[Watchyourtoes]

@Tank

Asian people are all alike. Slanty eyed math-whizzes, very ignorant of European geography. Extremely jingoistic. Pissheads one and all, except for the odd teetotaller. The yellowness of their skin varies a bit by region.

Guinness there is sold in the supermarket there with a little Union Jack beside the price. They think U2 is British. They’ve never heard of the Cranberries or hurling.

No one gives a shit about Oireland pal only the plastic paddys in the U.S

[FlakeAway]

@Tank

Pissheads one and all,

Shur don’t they all turn bright red and get a rash on the cheeks when they so much as sniff a drink.

Alcohol flush reaction

[the_man_himself]

Who is the last actual good English born player we had? I don’t understand why we’re still pursuing that angle so much, it hasn’t worked in about 20 years

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

Agreed with all that

Cark are poisonous

[balbec]

Or see a decent looking woman.

[Mac]

@Tank

The yellowness of their skin varies a bit by region.

Like India?

[myboyblue]

@the_man_himself

Who is the last actual good English born player we had? I don’t understand why we’re still pursuing that angle so much, it hasn’t worked in about 20 years

Paul Butler

[Copper_pipe]

Anyone get the WhatsApp Audio that claims to be Stephen Ward talking about Roy Keanes bust up with Harry Arter and Jon Walters?

[flattythehurdler]

They might know the clanbellies

[flattythehurdler]

Pm please?