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Irish Times article on the Albion's historic links





spence

British and Proud
Oct 15, 2014
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Crawley
Doesn't work
 






El Presidente

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Jul 5, 2003
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Pattknull med Haksprut
So if it was an article was about black Albion players presumably you would have said "links with those from the banana boat"?

No, but as my dad is from Tipp, my mum lives in Mayo, my sister is in Dublin, and I have an Irish passport, perhaps there's a little bit of irony in the thread title?
 




The Birdman

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Nov 30, 2008
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Don't forget the big Irish community in Mid Sussex many came to work at St Francis hospital in Haywards Heath also St Pauls School opened early 60s inHaywards Heath which has now been rebuilt in Burgess Hill. I suggest that posters on this site should do the DNA test for £60 and you will be surprised at the results.
 


oneillco

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Feb 13, 2013
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No, but as my dad is from Tipp, my mum lives in Mayo, my sister is in Dublin, and I have an Irish passport, perhaps there's a little bit of irony in the thread title?

Oh I see, we are all supposed to know your family background and therefore appreciate that you have special dispensation to use 1970s Bernard Manning type insulting references to the Irish. Cop onto yourself pal...
 






Megazone

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Jan 28, 2015
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Northern Hemisphere.
Oh I see, we are all supposed to know your family background and therefore appreciate that you have special dispensation to use 1970s Bernard Manning type insulting references to the Irish. Cop onto yourself pal...

Did you not get that email which basically had El Presidente's whole family tree on it?

I'm pretty sure every new NSC-user received it.
 








Hamilton

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No, but as my dad is from Tipp, my mum lives in Mayo, my sister is in Dublin, and I have an Irish passport, perhaps there's a little bit of irony in the thread title?

Those of us that know your real name would know that. Others would not. I'm still not comfortable that it's an appropriate reference to the people of Ireland.

On an Irish board, if you want to laugh at yourselves, then so be it. But, I'm not Irish, so I don't feel comfortable with it. And, it just encourages other more impressionable types to feel it is ok to use derogatory labels to describe other communities. If it was me, I'd change it.
 


Hamilton

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Jul 7, 2003
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This made me weep.

"Roy Keane was all set for a trial at Brighton as a teenager, arranged by Paul McCarthy, his old Rockmount team-mate. The trial was cancelled on the day before he was due to travel from Cork. Brighton had heard that Keane was too small to make it as a pro."
 


AmexRuislip

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Feb 2, 2014
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Great piece to read.
My grandad, if he were still alive, would have laughed his head off at original thread title.
Originally from Dublin, he had a very dry, but weird SOH. :)
 




El Presidente

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Those of us that know your real name would know that. Others would not. I'm still not comfortable that it's an appropriate reference to the people of Ireland.

On an Irish board, if you want to laugh at yourselves, then so be it. But, I'm not Irish, so I don't feel comfortable with it. And, it just encourages other more impressionable types to feel it is ok to use derogatory labels to describe other communities. If it was me, I'd change it.

You put forward a considered proportionate viewpoint, so I've changed the title, reluctantly.

But I don't think it is derogatory to the Irish, when I used to visit my relatives and catch the ferry to and from Holyhead we all used to call the boat that name all the time.

The right to offend is a tough one, some people get off on being offended at the slightest issue. We don't tolerate racism or homophobia on NSC, but I genuinely don't think my initial comment was in any way an element of the former, it's just laughing at yourself.
 


oneillco

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Feb 13, 2013
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Those of us that know your real name would know that. Others would not. I'm still not comfortable that it's an appropriate reference to the people of Ireland.

On an Irish board, if you want to laugh at yourselves, then so be it. But, I'm not Irish, so I don't feel comfortable with it. And, it just encourages other more impressionable types to feel it is ok to use derogatory labels to describe other communities. If it was me, I'd change it.

Well said that man. I've never heard Irish people using "potato boat" in a self deprecating manner; it's an expression used by people with the mentality of Jim Davidson/Bernard Manning. If El Presidente is comfortable that he isn't being offensive perhaps he could ask Liam Brady which potato boat he arrived on.
 


sydney

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Jul 11, 2003
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You put forward a considered proportionate viewpoint, so I've changed the title, reluctantly.

But I don't think it is derogatory to the Irish, when I used to visit my relatives and catch the ferry to and from Holyhead we all used to call the boat that name all the time.

The right to offend is a tough one, some people get off on being offended at the slightest issue. We don't tolerate racism or homophobia on NSC, but I genuinely don't think my initial comment was in any way an element of the former, it's just laughing at yourself.

i was actually surprised it wasn't immediately dumped to other stuff to be honest.....people are soon uppity these days. Clearly offending the paddies is not as shameful as offending ...................(insert any "minority" here).......both parents were Irish btw.....:thumbsup:
 


oneillco

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Feb 13, 2013
1,259
You put forward a considered proportionate viewpoint, so I've changed the title, reluctantly.

But I don't think it is derogatory to the Irish, when I used to visit my relatives and catch the ferry to and from Holyhead we all used to call the boat that name all the time.

The right to offend is a tough one, some people get off on being offended at the slightest issue. We don't tolerate racism or homophobia on NSC, but I genuinely don't think my initial comment was in any way an element of the former, it's just laughing at yourself.

I go back to my original point; if this was an article about black Albion players and you said that they arrived on the "banana boat" you would find it very hard to squirm out of...
 




Clive Walker

Stand Or Fall
Jul 5, 2011
3,120
Brighton
You put forward a considered proportionate viewpoint, so I've changed the title, reluctantly.

But I don't think it is derogatory to the Irish, when I used to visit my relatives and catch the ferry to and from Holyhead we all used to call the boat that name all the time.

The right to offend is a tough one, some people get off on being offended at the slightest issue. We don't tolerate racism or homophobia on NSC, but I genuinely don't think my initial comment was in any way an element of the former, it's just laughing at yourself.

wel....it is. And the feedback on this thread shows that. Ask anyone effected by the famine and you'll understand. Anyway you've done the right thing, lets all move on.
 





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