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Ireland's biggest sporting embarrassment?

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    #512
    liam7831
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    Say Your Number wrote: »
    That fool from Mayo who charged on to the pitch to confront the ref at All-Ireland Semi Final Replay in Limerick this year and was pushed off by four stewards and his poor mortified daughter standing there at the side of the pitch.

    Afterwards he said he wouldn't have got on to the pitch if the game was on in Croke Park, so it wasn't his fault at all :rolleyes:

    That's Mayo people for you...


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    #513
    downonthefarm
    Registered Users Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭downonthefarm


    The whole bandwagon jumping on the special Olympics thing was disgusting.
    Heads of state shamelessly patronizing the
    athletes.


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    #514
    efb
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    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Your one coming last in the marathon at London was highly embarrassing, she was injured and came in balling crying as the British army guys were putting away the barriers and the medals had already been given out. Surely Sonia as Chief de maison should have got word out to somebody to pull her in before that.

    Another one is a Tullamore woman who Cowan got in to Beijing 08, wildcard entrant, started kissing the ground in the Birds Nest Stadium after she finished, only problem was she was third last.

    She made the Olympic qualifying times, nothing to do with Brian Cowen so unless you have firm evidence I ask you to retract that remark


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    #515
    osarusan
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    Duck's hoop wrote: »
    JShe finished it. Clearly in agony for much of the way.
    Many people would see this as exemplary sporting character, a superb triumph of spirit, rather than an embarrassment.

    Well said.

    Would this guy be an embarrassment also?


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    #516
    YFlyer
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    The selection process for the woman's 4 by 400m relay team at the 2012 London Olympics.


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    #517
    The Golden Miller
    Registered Users Posts: 5,146 ✭✭✭The Golden Miller


    Irelands biggest sporting embarrassment? Fielding a cricket team surely?


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    #518
    YFlyer
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    The Golden Miller wrote: »
    Irelands biggest sporting embarrassment? Fielding a cricket team surely?

    We beat England and Pakistan, I believe.


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    #519
    The Golden Miller
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    YFlyer wrote: »
    We beat England and Pakistan, I believe.

    Embarrassing there was even an Irish team fielded in those two matches


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    #520
    YFlyer
    Registered Users Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    How so?


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    #521
    wilhelm roentgen
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    The Golden Miller wrote: »
    Irelands biggest sporting embarrassment? Fielding a cricket team surely?

    Ireland have beaten 4 Test nations – England, Pakistan, Bangladesh (twice) and Zimbabwe.

    Most of the current squad play first class county cricket in England.

    Happy Christmas!!


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    #522
    The Golden Miller
    Registered Users Posts: 5,146 ✭✭✭The Golden Miller


    Why are people coming back at me with results of the cricket team? The results are irrelevant to my point. They could win every match. Doesn't matter.Wasn't the point


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    #523
    Molester Stallone II
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    The Golden Miller wrote: »
    Why are people coming back at me with results of the cricket team? The results are irrelevant to my point. They could win every match. Doesn't matter.Wasn't the point

    You had a point?


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    #524
    Beaner1
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    The Golden Miller wrote: »
    Why are people coming back at me with results of the cricket team? The results are irrelevant to my point. They could win every match. Doesn't matter.Wasn't the point

    What was the point?


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    #525
    The Golden Miller
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    The very fact we have a cricket team representing us is embarrassing


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    #526
    Pudsy33
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    Presumably it's cricket is **** something something :rolleyes:


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    #527
    Molester Stallone II
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    Pudsy33 wrote: »
    Presumably it's cricket is **** something something :rolleyes:

    No sir, its because its a British game would be my guess


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    #528
    Pudsy33
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    Molester Stallone II wrote: »
    No sir, its because its a British game would be my guess

    Possibly but I can't see him having the same issue with the football or rugby team.


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    #529
    Duck's hoop
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    The Golden Miller wrote: »
    The very fact we have a cricket team representing us is embarrassing

    Presumably the precursor to a hackneyed, post colonial, republican rant. In Pakistan they don't see it as embarrassing and it is essentially the national sport, played everywhere in the street. They see it as a matter of great national pride to beat England 'at their own game'.

    What you're trying to say is preposterous.


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    #530
    Billy86
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    Duck's hoop wrote: »
    Presumably the precursor to a hackneyed, post colonial, republican rant. In Pakistan they don't see it as embarrassing and it is essentially the national sport, played everywhere in the street. They see it as a matter of great national pride to beat England 'at their own game'.

    What you're trying to say is preposterous.
    It's especially odd because he's a football fan.


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    #531
    JillyQ
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    The Golden Miller wrote: »
    Embarrassing there was even an Irish team fielded in those two matches

    Can you explain that statement


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    #532
    Era I Wilshere
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    washman3 wrote: »
    I would love to meet the junior club coach that being paid thousands..:):)
    Shouldn't believe everything you hear bud...;)
    Its Christmas eve... cheer up.:D

    Then u should meet our Gaelic football trainer whose on 80 euro a session. He made over 5000 euro of us last year


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    #533
    Hulk Hands
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    The Mayo for Sam campaign is as annoying for others as it is embarrassing for those involved


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    #534
    chopperbyrne
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    Bridge93 wrote: »
    You mean the guy who became a World Champion fighting under our flag? How is that our biggest embarrassment? He earned his hype unlike this McGregor fella.

    McGregor was a champion in one of the biggest MMA promotions in Europe.


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    #535
    efb
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    chopperbyrne wrote: »
    McGregor was a champion in one of the biggest MMA promotions in Europe.

    One of the biggest? Where? 2nd 3rd...


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    #536
    Matta Harri
    Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭Matta Harri


    Era I Wilshere wrote: »
    Then u should meet our Gaelic football trainer whose on 80 euro a session. He made over 5000 euro of us last year

    Which would be rare for a junior club. Are you going to bring it up at your AGM?

    Our two senior club managers (male and female) didn't take a cent this year.


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    #537
    Beaner1
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    chopperbyrne wrote: »
    McGregor was a champion in one of the biggest MMA promotions in Europe.

    It must have been a big deal if he was on the dole before and after winning it.


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    #538
    fryup
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    chopperbyrne wrote: »
    McGregor was a champion in one of the biggest MMA promotions in Europe.

    its a vile scumbag sport...and its nothing to be proud of


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    #539
    darkdubh
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    Omackeral wrote: »
    Anytime Liverpool play Manchester United is embarrassing over here. Lads from Dublin/Cork/Wherever calling each other Scouse scum and Manc b*stards.

    Or saying things like "were in with a chance this season".Youd think they were on the board of management the way some people go on about "their" teams.


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    #540
    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    Yeah I agree the huge Dub derby in the hayday of LOI was Drums and Rovers. The dub derby these days is united and pool with clowns sitting in pubs.


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    #541
    chopperbyrne
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    fryup wrote: »
    its a vile scumbag sport...and its nothing to be proud of

    In what way is it a vile scumbag sport?

    What sports would you consider to be acceptable?


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