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Euro Irish banter are you bored of it yet?

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  • #332
    Maireadio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 662 ✭✭✭Maireadio


    HardenendMan wrote: »
    Come off it. Every Irish football fan is being portrayed as a dumb cnut.

    There's none so blind as those who will not see.


  • #333
    lawlolawl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭lawlolawl


    A lot of Irish people seem to want Ireland to be a Joe.ie article come to life.

    "Watch this Irish Mammy help her Junior B hurler son prepare for the Euros whilst drinking tea and having the banter with the parish priest!"

    Tags: #COYBIG2016 #whambars #latelatetoyshow #bantz #craic #GAA #notoriousMMA #pints?!? #g'wanthelads


  • #334
    andekwarhola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,647 ✭✭✭andekwarhola


    The nationalist schadenfreude here about Russians getting stuck into the English is misguided.

    Football casuals/hooliganism in England is largely underground now and hardly ever in the grounds. The English, from Thatcher onward, have relatively stamped it out. You can get jail time for specific hooliganism charges unlike a lot of other countries.

    In addition, a couple of thousand of the worst English football hooligans have to surrender their passports when England play in a major tournament. That's why you're seeing relatively one-sided violence: Russians targeting your normal beer monster type football tourists and innocent supporters.

    Hooliganism in East Europe, on the other hand, has really taken off, ironically for generations brought up on the English hooligan culture of the 80s. Importantly, as well, the authorities there haven't stamped on it on it all. Witness the fact that a Russian minster publicly praised their hooligans and the leader of their ultras actually traveled to France with the official Russian football delegation. It's also quite common for political factions to court ultras/hooligans in that part of Europe as quasi-militia muscle.

    It's been a long time since we've seen a charge against a family section in a stadium at a major tournament a-la Russia/England game. And if the stadium was in worse condition, we could have witnessed another Heysel incident.

    So with all that in mind, Irish (and other 'neutral' nationalities) thinking that we will always be in some way immune to these nutters when abroad because we're wearing leprechaun hats, changing tyres and carrying inflatable hammers...

    Good luck with that.


  • #335
    MarkY91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,073 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    Why on earth would someone be moaning about irish fans going off to the euros and enjoying their lives?

    Sad sad people.


  • #336
    HensVassal
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,569 ✭✭✭HensVassal


    Any yokes wrote: »
    The team, media and manager love the fans

    They are a distraction from how pathetic we are as a side and a nation. I suppose we should be dancing round O'Connell St that Glen Whelan knocked the ball out of play instead of making an attack in the 92nd minute, all so he could scratch his bollox. Lets all celebrate and drink 10 pints because we drew with another average team of millionaires

    We are a failed state, the world would be better off if this Island sank to the bottom of the sea. Then again they would have nobody to laugh at and pat on the head. It's great for them to have drunk Paddy dance around like a monkey for them, while they snigger to their mates behind his back. They must all get a good laugh out of us. And as long as Paddy gets attention and his desperate need to feel loved, he is very happy indeed. Please rub his belly and throw him a bone, before he comes back to his owner wagging his tail in delight


    I'd say the booze is kicking in.


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  • #337
    shaunr68
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 553 ✭✭✭shaunr68


    storker wrote: »
    The only thing I would ban the Irish fans from doing is singing the &*%$£$!! Fields of Athenry, because I hate it.
    I heard that, they were singing "Fields of Anfield Road" but with their own, made up alternative lyrics. Bloody plagiarism!


  • #338
    Collie D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,509 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    Over in France at the moment and needed a break from rolling over to let the locals tickle my belly so logged in here.

    Having travelled abroad to watch Ireland on numerous occasions I can say the only time I hear bad words against travelling fans are when I open threads like this.

    As long as we're greeted with a smile and a welcome wherever we go the opinion of anonymous internet whingers matters not one iota.

    Owner of a bar we were in in St Denis told us he wouldn't even open for the next game - Poland v Germany. I'd much rather be seen as a drunken simpleton than feared so much that local businesses would forego a boost to their coffers.


  • #339
    HardenendMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 583 ✭✭✭HardenendMan


    Maireadio wrote: »
    There's none so blind as those who will not see.

    I see Irish fans. I know 5 lads over there. None are even on social media, let alone sticking up bloody hash tags or Instagram videos. I think some people are just jealous. They try to reaffirm their superiority over football fans by painting them all like gobdaws.


  • #340
    lawlolawl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭lawlolawl


    Collie D wrote: »
    .... I can say the only time I hear bad words against travelling fans are when I open threads like this.

    The people who you are throwing fistfuls of money at think you are great? :eek:


  • #341
    HardenendMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 583 ✭✭✭HardenendMan


    lawlolawl wrote: »
    The people who you are throwing fistfuls of money at think you are great? :eek:

    What about Russian and English money?


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  • #342
    lawlolawl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭lawlolawl


    HardenendMan wrote: »
    What about Russian and English money?

    No one spends money in pubs like Paddy.


  • #343
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    MarkY91 wrote: »
    Why on earth would someone be moaning about irish fans going off to the euros and enjoying their lives?

    Sad sad people.

    I think some of it is begrudgery but there is definitely some deserved annoyance among fans who go to most games week in and week out and don't get any talking up yet these guys do it once a decade on the p*ss and are the second coming. Meanwhile clubs here go to the wall e.g. Monaghan Utd in 2012 while Delaney sang and danced and Athlone now look done.

    This pic sums up what they're feeling.

    https://comeheretome.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/521340_10151053018328829_686182787_n-1.jpg


  • #344
    Sam Kade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,297 ✭✭✭✭Sam Kade


    MarkY91 wrote: »
    Why on earth would someone be moaning about irish fans going off to the euros and enjoying their lives?

    Sad sad people.

    Who's moaning, it's just the constant glorifying of them in the media is getting embarassing. The big news yesterday was a group of fans changing a flat wheel for an old French couple, hardly breaking news.


  • #345
    Liamario
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,096 ✭✭✭Liamario


    It's very cringey to be honest. I'm not interested in the circle jerk. We've all seen what Irish people are like with a few drinks in them.


  • #346
    Radharc na Sleibhte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,538 ✭✭✭Radharc na Sleibhte


    Fooking prix the lot of them. Over there, having a good time, behaving themselves, spending money, supporting the footballers. Waankers.


  • #347
    buried
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,980 ✭✭✭buried


    Sam Kade wrote: »
    Who's moaning, it's just the constant glorifying of them in the media is getting embarassing. The big news yesterday was a group of fans changing a flat wheel for an old French couple, hardly breaking news.

    where are you seeing all this 'big news'? I've watched every single match in this tournament and have literally seen none of this

    Bullet The Blue Shirts



  • #348
    Collie D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,509 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    Sam Kade wrote: »
    Who's moaning, it's just the constant glorifying of them in the media is getting embarassing. The big news yesterday was a group of fans changing a flat wheel for an old French couple, hardly breaking news.

    And I am sure those lads did not do it as a photo opportunity...I'm not here to get my picture in the paper and would imagine I'm not alone. The cameras won't be on us when we're in Serbia and Moldova in a couple of months but we'll still enjoy ourselves, still cheer on the team and still have a few beers...there'll just be less of us.

    Lighten up ffs, the sight of others having fun really shouldn't worry you


  • #349
    HensVassal
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,569 ✭✭✭HensVassal


    Any yokes wrote: »
    Nonsense, innocent English fans were mostly getting targetted. One man minding his business was half beaten to death with Iron bars by Russians and only for Police doing CPR he didnt die, now has brain damage and is in a coma. The video is even on youtube and pics in the media

    But the Joe.ie brigade all had a good laugh and say he deserved it cos hes English. Fckwits will fly over to Old Trafford and curse the English at the same time, I know sound English lads who arent too happy reading some of the filth online from the Joe.ie Ole Ole greatest fans ever

    There probably wouldn't have been any animosity between the Russians and the English were it not for the insulting campaign of demonising Russia at every turn over the course of the last year or two. Secretly the British government is delighted at the thought of further vilifying Putin and all things Russian just to steer their NATO agenda.
    Russians are proud of their country and don't take kindly to cowardly insults from pampered Westerners. Was there trouble from Russian fans in previous tournaments? I can't ever remember any. I can only ever remember the English being the ones who caused all the trouble at Euros and at World Cups....Mexico '86 when they attacked Argentina fans, Italia 90, Dublin 95, France 98, Euro 2000 when they ran riot in Amsterdam and Charleroi, etc, etc.
    Now I'm not defending the actions of these Russian thugs but you'd have to be a fool not to see what prompted such animosity.
    If the English get so uppity about wars they fought in decades ago they ought not to be surprised at the Russians being spiteful over a campaign of threats and insults that's going on right now.


  • #350
    HensVassal
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,569 ✭✭✭HensVassal


    Winterlong wrote: »
    The tabloids are going a bit ott with their 'best fans in the world' carry on.

    A sample from today Irish Mirror website.

    "Irish fan loses ticket to Sweden game moments after saving man's life - but what happened next is unreal"

    "Euro 2016: Bordeaux the new home for partying Green Army"

    "Republic of Ireland fans at Euro 2016 hijack live Hungarian TV report in truly epic style"


    Yeah, I read that story about the replacement ticket but what got to me was how little was needed to buy another ticket. So he loses his ticket but needs four blokes to club in to raise a miserable 50 euros which is all that was needed to buy a new ticket?


  • #351
    HensVassal
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,569 ✭✭✭HensVassal


    lawlolawl wrote: »
    No one spends money in pubs like Paddy.

    The English do.


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  • #352
    andekwarhola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,647 ✭✭✭andekwarhola


    HensVassal wrote: »
    There probably wouldn't have been any animosity between the Russians and the English were it not for the insulting campaign of demonising Russia at every turn over the course of the last year or two.

    The reason that Russia are doing this is football-based: it's a football hooliganism rankings scuffle.

    Plus you're on pretty dodgy ground if you're advancing a macro-political justification for personal violence. Does that mean I can go over and start glassing English people?


  • #353
    armaghlad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,660 ✭✭✭armaghlad


    HensVassal wrote: »
    The English do.
    That ends up being undone when they decide to wreck the place; or be attacked


  • #354
    CaraMay
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,652 ✭✭✭CaraMay


    We give out about the Brits due to their bluster and we have turned out just as bad.

    I'll never understand why we so desperately need the world to like us. It's pitiful. Oh please, pretty please think we are good fans...

    Some celebrity comes to Dublin and they are constantly asked if they love ireland. Ah cop on ffs.

    We don't need outside affirmation to be a great country


  • #355
    armaghlad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,660 ✭✭✭armaghlad


    andekwarhola wrote: »
    The reason that Russia are doing this is football-based: it's a football hooliganism rankings scuffle.

    Plus you're on pretty dodgy ground if you're advancing a macro-political justification for personal violence. Does that mean I can go over and start glassing English people?
    I'd have to agree. Russian football is full of racist hooligans. It's just not really seen as a problem over there.


  • #356
    Mec27
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 648 ✭✭✭Mec27


    Collie D wrote: »
    Over in France at the moment and needed a break from rolling over to let the locals tickle my belly so logged in here.

    Having travelled abroad to watch Ireland on numerous occasions I can say the only time I hear bad words against travelling fans are when I open threads like this.

    As long as we're greeted with a smile and a welcome wherever we go the opinion of anonymous internet whingers matters not one iota.

    Owner of a bar we were in in St Denis told us he wouldn't even open for the next game - Poland v Germany. I'd much rather be seen as a drunken simpleton than feared so much that local businesses would forego a boost to their coffers.

    We are not the only good natured, fun people there though, the way people are talking you would swear we are a shining light in an otherwise tournament full of uncivilized brutes hellebent on causing carnage and damage. As has been said already, Spanish, Icelandic, Swedes etc, they have been fine and equally in good spirits, but all I keep hearing is 'we' are 'nothing like the english' our whole image is based on this antithesis of what a small proportion of English are doing.


  • #357
    CaraMay
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,652 ✭✭✭CaraMay


    Collie D wrote: »
    And I am sure those lads did not do it as a photo opportunity...I'm not here to get my picture in the paper and would imagine I'm not alone. The cameras won't be on us when we're in Serbia and Moldova in a couple of months but we'll still enjoy ourselves, still cheer on the team and still have a few beers...there'll just be less of us.

    Lighten up ffs, the sight of others having fun really shouldn't worry you

    2 were changing the tyre and 3 standing recording it on their phones. Really think that wouldn't have gone up on Facebook?!?!?


  • #358
    armaghlad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,660 ✭✭✭armaghlad


    CaraMay wrote: »
    We give out about the Brits due to their bluster and we have turned out just as bad.

    I'll never understand why we so desperately need the world to like us. It's pitiful. Oh please, pretty please think we are good fans...

    Some celebrity comes to Dublin and they are constantly asked if they love ireland. Ah cop on ffs.

    We don't need outside affirmation to be a great country
    Fans are out having a good time. I very much doubt they care what the rest of the world thinks.


  • #359
    CaraMay
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,652 ✭✭✭CaraMay


    armaghlad wrote: »
    Fans are out having a good time. I very much doubt they care what the rest of the world thinks.

    Exactly it's the Irish media and the gimps clapping them on here from behind their keyboard. I just don't see why we need people to like us so much. What's it like in NI?


  • #360
    JoeyJJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,663 ✭✭✭JoeyJJ


    No problem with their antics but superfans they are not. Superfan would imo be someone that supported Irish football all year round and not once every 4 years and a couple of games in between. Our league is a shambles, all the money going to sky or prem clubs people travelling to see English clubs.

    Super Bandwagoners and no i'm not bitter I didn't go.


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  • #361
    armaghlad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,660 ✭✭✭armaghlad


    CaraMay wrote: »
    Exactly it's the Irish media and the gimps clapping them on here from behind their keyboard. I just don't see why we need people to like us so much. What's it like in NI?
    Who cares? The only people complaining are gimps behind key boards. It's the age of social media so this stuff gets relayed more and more compared to say 2002, 90, 88 etc. Said gimps then get this notion that it's all a big show by the Irish fans craving attention when in reality everyone has smart phones and if something fun, jovial or out of the ordinary haopens it's gonna get videoed.


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