betsy123

I'm abit overly excited, the derby factor is just making me so nervy about this one.

ET you may love the lick arsing that goes on towards you on YBIG. Normally you make well structured arguements,but you are talking absolute shite in this case. If I changed my story from me being the sole recipent please find the comment and post it here. If you want to discuss this properly,message me. If you want to act the big man on a forum so that you can keep your "top man" poster status on here,so be it.

ET suggests that I am lying because at first I said it was a guy in a Kenny Miller jersey and then when I said he was with mates he decided that I was lying. I assumed he would know that the person who said these things was with mates,because lets be honest,who goes to an away game on their own?

Yes, I certainly was a victim of such abuse, as was my dad,uncle,cousins and brothers. It opened my eyes to the fact that not all, in fact most Scots are not our "Celtic (the warrior ,not team) Brothers". You implied that I lied and that it didn't happen. I don't know what I would seek to gain from lying. However I would prefer if you were to message me privately to discuss this if you wish.

Brits don't take any stick from me, I quite like the English, however I am not very fond of certain Brits, e.g loyalists(the parading,union jack waving ones). My Mother and Father lived in England for 10 years, I have English cousins. I have visited England and Wales many times,and always enjoy it. I have always been under the impression that the Scots hated the English more than us. I don't care who represents Ireland,aslong as they give 100 percent,and of the guys in the squad,they so far have given 100 percent. I think you are just a little Butt-hurt over James and Aiden turning their backs on Scotland,which is understandable, however this happened a long time ago and needs to be forgotten.

You make your own luck, we didn't deserve to lose to Germany, and deserved to beat Georgia. Germany had far more clear cut chances than they did vs Ireland. And would also like to point out that we managed a result vs Germany without Coleman and McCarthy.

Wow you beat Croatia when you were already out of the running. Pressure was off Scotland, this time pressure is on Scotland, your medias comments have not made the task any easier. Seen someone on another thread saying that this was "an imensely talented group of players". Some perspective please. I think you lads are setting yourselfs up for a massive fall.

No not just because of that. Because we have Expierienced players like O'Shea and Keane who have gotten results in far more hostile atmospheres against far better teams than Scotland. O'Shea and Keane are the spine, and our other players like Coleman,McGeady are very talented players then McClean,Long, Brady, etc are decent too.

Agree with all of that except, you had to get the little jibe about having a stronger squad in. But you actually dont have a stronger squad.

Anyone who watched Everton on Sunday will tell you that it was a genuine injury, anyway its all set up nicely for us now, Aidan winner in glasgow,james in dublin.

I didn't though, I just said Hendrick is a good young player, which he is. Changed the game vs Germany when he got on,and got a top class assist. Will comfortably be a top 6-8 premier league player within the next few years.

Didn't say he was better, but he most likely will go on to have a better career. And is probably an improvement on Whelan. McCarthy isn't too much of a loss,as while he is a top,top player at club level he doesnt play the same posistion,or play as well for his country.

Nosense,Hendricks a qauility up anf coming player,Brysons a middle aged journey man.

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Except that if he plays it means Ireland will conceede the midfield.

To be honest Paul Greens inclusion doesn't bother me too much as he can effectively man mark for a whole game and has a purpose when doing this. But Ward,Kelly,Mcshane are taking up squad places that could be used to blood Doherty, Kiernan and even Joe Mason.

Will never really understand why O'Neil persists in calling up deadwood like Sammon,Cox,McShane,Ward there are many better options in the championship that we have. He must not want to hurt these guys feelings or something. Unfortuneatley for Scotland I wouldn't expect to see Sammon,Cox and McShane in the final squad.

Although he has improved, he won't be in the final squad.

Really don't get why Scots are lourding it over me that I supoort Everton,in the grand scheme of things I couldn't give a about club football,its all about Ireland for me.

Sorry pal,but who did McCarthy and McGeady play for,and what kind of passport do they hold? Said 4 irish internationals.

Yeah but thats because Leinster represents 2.5 million people and Munster represents 1.2 million people,if there were 4 provincial football clubs you would get these attendances too, I am guessing.

Hardly a glory hunter,originally from a place close to Shamrock Rovers stadium.(10km) I support the local team, a glory supporter would support Rovers (Irelands most successful club) I now live 80 km from where my team plays, would you honestly travel every second weekend to watch sub standard football. Ireland are my passion and come ahead of Everton,Bray Wanderers and any other team you care to mention. Have no problem travelling up to Ireland games every few months/weeks as its not as costly as going every second week. Also don't have sky sports, have BT and Everton have been on that twice this year I think. Also football in Ireland is not the most popular sport, I would imagine it is Second or third behind Hurling and Gaelic football which are both doses of parochial crap in my opinion, but the majority in this country like them so the LOI finds it hard to compete against them. Would you justify going to a league where the CAO of the FAI makes 400,000 per year while the league winners get 200,000. Clubs can't even afford to sign players for more than a year, and the same players play for different teams each year. I thought after Rovers received a few million for qualifying for the Europa League that league was going to improve,but god knows what has ever happened to that money because Rovers have gotten worse since then. Its a league full of mediocrity competing with The EPL and the Powerful GAA. The media also rams Rugby down our throats here, as its the game of the elite. Dundalk bet Cork City in the league decider the other day but the newspaper I was reading had half a page of a report while the Premier League, GAA and rugby dominated the sports pages. Also imo there a one or two LOI who are better than current players in the Ireland squad, but will never receive call ups, however as soon as they move to England they are considered "International Standard" you can't call me pathetic because these views have been forced down on Irish people and the FAI are mostly the ones who enforce these negative views.

I do follow an Irish team, but I don't go regularly and considering they are normally fighting against relegation I am hardly going to be spending money every week to go to a mostly uncovered stand, in the pissing rain to watch hoof ball and catch pneunomia.

The whole league would need to be restructured for it to take off. New staduims,academies and even clubs as off the top of my head there are not far off 6-8 teams within 20 miles either side of Dublin. Greater Dublin has a pop of 1.8million which isn't enough to support 6-8 teams, and then the rest of the teams apart from Cork City, Limerick,Galway and Sligo are spread out among small country towns with populations of 5-20,000 it just isn't sustainable.