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Visitor [Visitor] — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:59:16 +0000

this is no more than a propaganda website. the bollix that comes out of all your mouths is shite. no wonder why people dont get on when there is shitheads like yous.

Nolimits [Visitor] in response to: About That All-Ireland Football Team

Nolimits [Visitor] — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:17:30 +0000

I recorded and put up the video on youtube. I was just clicking on the links section and found this site and I've enjoyed reading down through the comments. First of all who ever mentioned this was while they were showing the england match on the big screen that Isnt true. This would have been between about 1pm-3pm on the afternoon of the match. Its not racist or xenophobic it was just a bit of fun (thats how it felt at the time anyway) I can personally say that I dont "hate the brits" as my mother is English, and yes I showed the video to her before I put it up and she wasn't offended.
Although you cant see it in the video just to the right of us were some german fans that had come down and they were singing this and other songs with us. Given that the english and the germans are traditional enemies and given the history that Ireland has with England its not suprising that these kind of songs came up. The problem is that english doesnt fit in with that tune. There was also "If you hate the fucking english clap your hands" but I didnt record this.
It wasnt the first Irish match I've been at, nor was it the last but its the only time I time accross this kind of singing and I genuinely believe that these songs were only sung because we were in Germany. I know alot of english fans travel to watch Ireland play (never mind the actual players) so in the cold light of day it isnt the most appropriate thing to be singing but at the time it was all in fun and there was definately no malice ment towards our northern neighbours.

beano [Member] in response to: About That All-Ireland Football Team

beano [Member] — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:14:32 +0000

"illegal occupation"??? WTF!! Has this got something to do with Iraq?

Peter [Visitor] in response to: About That All-Ireland Football Team

Peter [Visitor] — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:22:31 +0000

Right we forget about this and call it quits on the years of illegal occupation??

Reg [Visitor] in response to: About That All-Ireland Football Team

Reg [Visitor] — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:31:56 +0000

Sorry, Beano rather than O'Neill!

Reg [Visitor] in response to: About That All-Ireland Football Team

Reg [Visitor] — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:31:22 +0000

O'Neill,

It was quite obviously the former.

Reg [Visitor] in response to: About That All-Ireland Football Team

Reg [Visitor] — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:30:05 +0000

"I wouldn't find a chant of "If you all hate the Irish" particularly jocular, depending on whom was singing, I'd also classify it as racism."

If anyone was singing such a chant it probably would be racist - given who would be singing it.

A few lads standing up and sitting down and having a silly sing-song is not. If they had met any "Brits" in a pub afterwards they'd probably have bought them a pint.

beano [Member] in response to: About That All-Ireland Football Team

beano [Member] — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:21:01 +0000

"It's fairly easy to differentiate between a good-humoured jocular chant and blatant racism."

Yes Reg, it is, and this is clearly the latter.

oneill [Visitor] in response to: About That All-Ireland Football Team

oneill [Visitor] — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:18:28 +0000

I wouldn't find a chant of "If you all hate the Irish" particularly jocular, depending on whom was singing, I'd also classify it as racism.

reg [Visitor] in response to: About That All-Ireland Football Team

reg [Visitor] — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:17:57 +0000

"Now, if I was being uncharitable, I'd say that your mask slipped a bit there Reg"

That would be a tad more than uncharitable. It's fairly easy to differentiate between a good-humoured jocular chant and blatant racism.

Some NI fans in a mad "whataboutery" attempt to cancel out elements of their own team's following seem to have forgotten the difference.