BensGrandad
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Much as I do not like him Khan was born in Bolton so would qualify under my criteria.
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[Football] Bos-Herze v Ireland
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Much as I do not like him Khan was born in Bolton so would qualify under my criteria.
oneillco
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- Feb 13, 2013
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Do you think that "therefore my son is stained with Irish blood" is the sort of comment that a reasonable and intelligent father would make?
Yes, yes I do. Tongue in cheek, of course. No tone in text, remember.
I've nothing against the Irish, most of my bloody extended family are Irish, they are lovely people, I just don't understand why so many people seem to think it is such a great country, when anyone with half a brain leaves it at the first opportunity.
jameswestport
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- Sep 7, 2011
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Immigration just in our blood I suppose. Didn't have much of a choice back in the day.. Ah no I think it could be to do with economics. For example in the boom there was probably mass emigration.
I don't see how people leaving a country makes it a bad country? Maybe it's a good thing? Less ***** like myself there
oneillco
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- Feb 13, 2013
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No tone in text indeed, but it's not my job to imagine you giving a cheeky wink when you say something obnoxious. I cringe when I think of Irish Albion fans reading this stuff. And who claims it to be such a great country? The Irish people I know are the first to point out its shortcomings but are obviously still fond of it.
It's not your job to judge what I say full stop. Do you cringe when you think of Croydon based Albion fans reading bad things about Croydon on here?
Loads of people claim it's a great country, so often I hear about what a fantastic city Dublin is- it's the most overrated city in Europe.
I think my gloomy view of the country could be lifted slightly if, just once, I managed to see some sunshine there. Once in the 3-4 visits a year for the last 10 years might have made a difference. Dreadful place.
oneillco
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Of course I'm going to judge what you say on a public forum...if I find it sufficiently obnoxious I will say so. That's the way it works. May I suggest that you stop visiting Ireland; you're trying to hide it but I suspect you don't like it.
mistahclarke
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- Jul 28, 2009
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Yeah I should have said Owen Hargreaves for a better like for like. To my knowledge Ireland have never had an international who has qualified through residency á la Tony Dorigo and many others across the world.
Both of those qualify under the grand-parent rule and the Irish blood runs deep in families; I was brought up with many second generation Irish who wouldn't consider themselves anything else. And Keogh was an U-19 international so must have had that Guinness under age. You should have said the adopted David McGoldrick, who only discovered his Irish heritage after researching.
And let's not even talk about Tony Cascarino, but instead of the players eligible to play for Ireland - Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, Paul Scholes, Martin Keown, Steve Bruce, Steve McManaman, Gary Cahill, Aaron Lennon and Jack Grealish to name but a few. So let us have Jon Walter's and some championship players never good enough to play for England eh, and you can keep your record goal-scorer.
...and if it wasn't for you pesky kids we would have got away with it.
oneillco
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I'd love to stop visiting. Wouldn't go down very well
I wouldn't be surprised if they were relieved...
oneillco
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Well said that man!
Ha! You're probably right.