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I'm off to Djibouti tomorrow, feck this place. AfricanGael (UK) - Posts: 1947 - 14/07/2021 14:39:46 2359807 Link 1 |
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Yeah you'd better hurry before the Chinese take it over. Then it will be a real shambles....
avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1990 - 14/07/2021 14:58:35 2359820 Link 5 |
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In fairness I know where your coming from with some comments, I would guess other countries have bigger issues with racism and xenophobia than England. But the English national team really seems to bring out these issues in some English people more than is the case with other national teams. bdbuddah (Meath) - Posts: 1413 - 14/07/2021 14:59:56 2359821 Link 2 |
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Ah yeah sure look I'm just idly pontificating here on a midweek afternoon. Ireland will never be in a position to host the World Cup. We don't have enough hotels or infrastructure to cope, never mind what it would cost to bring stadia up to the required level. I think one city can provide two stadiums, certainly in the Euros - Lisbon had games in Sporting and Benfica's in 2004 as far as I can remember.
Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9730 - 14/07/2021 15:30:19 2359834 Link 0 |
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would the country be able to host a World athletics championship, I guess maybe we would have to look at maybe using Croker, rather than building a brand new athletics stadium which would be rarely used afterwards.
Rosineri1 (UK) - Posts: 2099 - 14/07/2021 16:23:24 2359856 Link 0 |
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It seems to me that more and more, Rugby and it's female equivalents, eg Hockey. Are becoming the national sports. If you don't follow it, according to the media and political elites, you are somehow less "Irish". Makes a change from when not following the GAA or Irish soccer team you stood out. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2611 - 14/07/2021 17:11:07 2359876 Link 0 |
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Hockey is the female equivalent of Rugby ? Sure you're not thinking of Women's Rugby ? lionofludesch (Down) - Posts: 475 - 14/07/2021 18:15:02 2359891 Link 1 |
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would the country be able to host a World athletics championship, I guess maybe we would have to look at maybe using Croker, rather than building a brand new athletics stadium which would be rarely used afterwards."]It was looked at and would involve building a temporary track over some of the seats which is easily doable but I don't think any major push was ever made
Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 14/07/2021 19:51:41 2359910 Link 0 |
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No, women are more suited to hockey than rugby. More feminine game. catch22 (USA) - Posts: 2148 - 14/07/2021 20:44:26 2359927 Link 3 |
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More feminine! More suited to hockey? Have you just landed here in a time machine from 60 years ago?
Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2730 - 14/07/2021 21:54:50 2359949 Link 3 |
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Sometimes I think the USA is about 60 years behind when you look at all them lads who voted Trump
Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 14/07/2021 23:22:43 2359974 Link 3 |
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Hmm..can we get back to your "England as the next neighbour with the shining Merc" analogy sometime?? If your neighbour is so happy, why is he kicking in his own doors , or fighting with policemen in his own garden ?? Why is he urinating all over the front lawn and abusing members of his own family who have tried hard but tragically failed on this occasion to bring home the bacon? Your neighbour actually doesn't seem happy at all and is quite happy to stagger around shirtless, displaying his enviable mammaries while trying to head a traffic cone??? Why are all his own shops boarded up and most of his property now owned by wealthy Russian property developers?? You have the cheek to call us a "shambles" in comparison to a nation whose image abroad is in the gutter and whjoare led by a tow headed buffoon who flip flops on every serious policy issue.?? C'mon England...................gimme a break! avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1990 - 15/07/2021 01:05:29 2359985 Link 9 |
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Now now, sexism equality and all that, hope Breezy doesn't see your post, our women in particular are multi skilled, multi adaptable, multi talented and can mix it with the very best at all sports, etc,etc,etc.
supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3161 - 15/07/2021 10:42:01 2360028 Link 0 |
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yeah, my wife is a great mixer right enough. MInd you, she has to get me to mix the Christmas cake for her once so I got her an electric mixer for Christmas. She was delighted.
avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1990 - 15/07/2021 11:03:08 2360037 Link 4 |
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Yeah, just imagine if Katie Taylor had chosen hockey instead of boxing!
PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 2009 - 15/07/2021 11:18:30 2360047 Link 2 |
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"Soccer is a game for gentlemen played by thugs. worple (Roscommon) - Posts: 351 - 15/07/2021 11:52:21 2360061 Link 0 |
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They wont get near Djibouti, I can guarantee you that !
AfricanGael (UK) - Posts: 1947 - 15/07/2021 12:24:46 2360082 Link 0 |
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I hate that stupid saying
Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 15/07/2021 12:52:01 2360096 Link 2 |
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That's a very old saying, first time I heard it it was bowsies, not thugs. Depends who's playing. Plenty play both and hurling and gaelic football. Generally anyone playing sports, especially team sports, for any length of time play the games hard and fair and shake their opponent's hands sportingly like ladies and gentlemen when the game finishes.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7919 - 15/07/2021 13:04:06 2360104 Link 5 |
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A cliché and silly generalisation.
Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1942 - 15/07/2021 13:47:56 2360117 Link 1 |