Why do Irish people support English teams?

Monokne wrote: »

Details of what?

I have no idea what you're talking about. Are you confusing me with someone else?

Tired and emotional I suspect.

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Pretend to be English? For watching a football match??? Alright you’ve clearly had a few shandies tonight. I’d say you’ll be fairly sheepish in the morning. Anyway, don’t worry about it.

Still no memory of any details then? There's charities that offer their support if you want? I can post their numbers if you want to give them a call?

Monokne wrote: »

Details of what?

I have no idea what you're talking about. Are you confusing me with someone else?

See edit

D14Rugby wrote: »

Still no memory of any details then? There's charities that offer their support if you want? I can post their numbers if you want to give them a call?

You might want to give them a call yourself, pal, judging by your recent history in this discussion. Go to bed.

D14Rugby wrote: »

Not the highest quality league though is it?

AHAHAHAHAH you removed what you actually wrote! But not until after I'd replied. Go to bed mate.

And I said "ARGUABLY" the highest quality league so pipe down. It's top 3.

D14Rugby wrote: »

See edit

HAHAHAHAAHHAHAAH

AHAHAHA

Keep going

Woke Hogan wrote: »

You might want to give them a call yourself, pal, judging by your recent history in this discussion. Go to bed.

Yeah in fairness to you can't expect you to remember something as trivial as who was playing where since it was over a decade ago. You must have ptsd from the "twisted faces" you poor thing.

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Tired and emotional I suspect.

Value for money all the same. Have to respect a man going down swinging

Monokne wrote: »

AHAHAHAHAH you removed what you actually wrote! But not until after I'd replied. Go to bed mate.

And I said "ARGUABLY" the highest quality league so pipe down. It's top 3.

I didn't remove it I moved it to the correct post.

And its not arguably at all, its nowhere near Spain

how.gareth

Lads the league of Ireland isn’t even a sport, it’s just like darts except it’s outdoors and the players are less fat

Monokne wrote: »

Value for money all the same. Have to respect a man going down swinging

His head is gonna be sore in the morning! Not least from it being shoved up his arse all evening.

Hobosan

I used to support English teams to confuse the English. Doesn't seem to be any need anymore so I've taken up Mandarin instead.

Woke Hogan wrote: »

His head is gonna be sore in the morning! Not least from it being shoved up his arse all evening.

Surprised yours isn't sore racking it for such minor details that are over a decade old

D14Rugby wrote: »

Surprised yours isn't sore racking it for such minor details that are over a decade old

I haven’t spent a second trying to remember it, not one second. It is unimportant information I have forgotten and I won’t waste a single moment trying to recall it. And it doesn’t really matter which match it was anyway.

DellyBelly

I'm a huge Manchester United fan and started following them when they won the treble in I think it was 2000. I've gone over for a few games and always love it. Though it can cost a fortune when I visit the megastore at OT.

Been to a few LOI games but the standard is pretty poor and the grounds are awful. So I'm going to stick with supporting United.

OldMrBrennan83

The last ten or so pages have been some cesspit from the LOI crew. Hardly encourage anyone to go to a game with the way they go on.

Greyfox

D14Rugby wrote: »

TLDR:
"One of the best things about being Irish is you get to pretend to be English for 90 minutes a week, sometimes even 180 or 270"

It's not pretending to be English, it's not been afraid to admit that there's some things the English do better, just like the way America do films and tv shows better than us

Achasanai

RederthanRed wrote: »

Bit of rebellion too. Lot of Arsenal fans who's Dads were United fans and so on.
But they still remain within the same sport.

Absolutely rebellion, but it has nothing to do with who the dad supports. The Arsenal fans are fans because the team was winning when they got into football.

OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »

The last ten or so pages have been some cesspit from the LOI crew. Hardly encourage anyone to go to a game with the way they go on.

No surprise there. Some of them seem incredibly bitter.

RoboKlopp wrote: »

No surprise there. Some of them seem incredibly bitter.

I honestly used to resent people following English teams over our own. I'll admit that.

Nowadays, I couldn't give a toss. I feel it's their loss. I wholeheartedly believe that people are missing out by not going to live football regularly. I mean that. Seeing a last minute winner in person and being mobbed by all and sundry around you is something that absolutely cannot be replicated through a TV screen. It just can't be. You see and feel things differently when you're there in person. Again, as the GAA have clevely marketed, nothing beats being there.

RoboKlopp wrote: »

No surprise there. Some of them seem incredibly bitter.

The typical welcome to a LOI game for a first timer from a LOI fan is

"What the fcuk are you doing here now, where we're you all your life, go back to following Utd"

OldMrBrennan83

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

The typical welcome to a LOI game for a first timer from a LOI fan is

"What the fcuk are you doing here now, where we're you all your life, go back to following Utd"

That's a real Irish trait actually. If you weren't in on something from birth then all you'll be is sneered at. It's not just a LOI thing.

Ultimate Seduction

I support Celtic, no idea why, have done as long as I can remember. Its much easier to watch Celtic play than it is any LOI team on TV. I don't go to Scotland much, three or four times in my life.

Went to two limerick games over the last few years, some of the fans made me an my kid uncomfortable last time so won't be going back!

Hammer Archer

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

The typical welcome to a LOI game for a first timer from a LOI fan is

"What the fcuk are you doing here now, where we're you all your life, go back to following Utd"

No it's not. Stop lying.

howiya

Omackeral wrote: »

I honestly used to resent people following English teams over our own. I'll admit that.

Nowadays, I couldn't give a toss. I feel it's their loss. I wholeheartedly believe that people are missing out by not going to live football regularly. I mean that. Seeing a last minute winner in person and being mobbed by all and sundry around you is something that absolutely cannot be replicated through a TV screen. It just can't be. You see and feel things differently when you're there in person. Again, as the GAA have clevely marketed, nothing beats being there.

You're last sentence hits the nail on the head and it doesn't just apply to the GAA. Look at the success of rugby since the move to professionalism. The success of the English league globally is also down to marketing. Yet it's something the clubs don't really engage in here because they've no money.