deecie Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 This post is hidden because you have chosen to ignore posts by Flure. View it anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flure Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Och, shucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartanhamish Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Why waste the effort. Don Hutchison was English, but proud to play for us & score the winner at Wembley. He stated that his pride was thru his father who was Scottish & wanted Don to play for us. Hutchison scored in Dublin in the 2000 2-1 win in Dublin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flure Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Why waste the effort. Don Hutchison was English, but proud to play for us & score the winner at Wembley. He stated that his pride was thru his father who was Scottish & wanted Don to play for us. Hutchison scored in Dublin in the 2000 2-1 win in Dublin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stactuso85 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 It's not so much them choosing to play for another country but their reasons/motivation for doing so. Pandering to the anti-Scottish tricolour waving mentality that started to become more prominent there about 15 years ago. Same deal as the 'Rangers fans' with the England tops, same horrible sub-culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 It's not so much them choosing to play for another country but their reasons/motivation for doing so. Pandering to the anti-Scottish tricolour waving mentality that started to become more prominent there about 15 years ago. Fortunately that attitude seems to be changing (much to the annoyance of George Galloway it seems)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRBear Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 It's surely a symptom of the TV generation of fans Sky Sports has cultivated. Bear in mind your average Irish fan supports a club from another country, and rarely goes to games. Everything is viewed through a media prism, heavily influenced by commentators and pundits. The Scottish (and Irish!) leagues are dismissed as shite and nobody from those leagues could every be worth a damn. All that matters is your EPL ranking. Aye, good post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Tide_Rising Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I think some Irish supporters completely miss the point when they called Gordon McQueen and Scotland hypocrites. Bob Wilson, Bruce Rioch, Stuart McCall, Andy Goram, Don Hutchison, Graham Alexander, Russell Martin, Chris Martin and Steven Fletcher may have been born in England but all of them had a Scottish parent. Aiden McGeady and James McCarthy qualified via the ridiculous grandparent rule. There's a big difference. Kris Commons ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peever1745 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Will the English fans boo Scotland players born in England? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Will the English fans boo Scotland players born in England? Doubt it, they weren't good enough for England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipped flake Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Doubt it, they weren't good enough for England I suppose that is the crux of the matter. None of our 'english' players have turned their backs on 'their' country, McGeady and McCarthy did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I suppose that is the crux of the matter. None of our 'english' players have turned their backs on 'their' country, McGeady and McCarthy did. They could argue that they are playing for their 'country' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 McGeady and McCarthy have a far stronger connection to Ireland than Bardsley does to Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Kris Commons ;-) If Commons ever plays for Scotland again I promise I'll boo him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudScot Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Will the English fans boo Scotland players born in England? No because none of the ones we have would get near the England squad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 No because none of the ones we have would get near the England squadWe have no way of knowing whether Strachan would have had McGeady or McCarthy near the Scotland squad. I don't agree with their decision but under the current (daft) rules they were entitled to make it. On top of that I don't think either is a great loss anyway - booing them elevates them to a level of importance they don't deserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gala Tartan Army (Borders) Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 McCarthy is out the game due to hamstring strain so that ends half the debate (until June anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 He's injured in June too. Heard it here first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipped flake Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Mccarthy has played for us for our U-17's , U-18's , U-19's , U-21's and has 24 caps for our senior side.....u need to stop deluding urself that he isnt committed to Ireland my friend. If he is fit....then he will play. just thought I would remind you of this post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldhinos dentist Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 33 pages? ffs. one of them was always going to bottle it and the other is just okay. This obsession makes us look daft. The pair of them made a choice. End of. Lets move on. Devoting 33 pages to them is just fkn mental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Tide_Rising Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 just thought I would remind you of this post Hahaha Like I said ....if he is fit if he will play Unfortunately he is not fit so he wont! Anyway lads im off to sleep - early flight to catch in the morning Looking forward to a great match tomorrow May the best team win Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Hahaha Like I said ....if he is fit if he will play Unfortunately he is not fit so he wont! Anyway lads im off to sleep - early flight to catch in the morning Looking forward to a great match tomorrow May the best team win Enjoy Have a good time in Glasgow now GTR Whatever you do though, don't go home with any so-called "women" from Dundee ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Tide_Rising Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Have a good time in Glasgow now GTR Whatever you do though, don't go home with any so-called "women" from Dundee ! Im telling the Boys in Green about this Dundee lady as we speak. Cheers mate (: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannibal smith Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Tony Watt12 hours ago I have no time for Scottish Celtic fans supporting Ireland tomorrow. Support the country you were born in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitre Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 33 pages? ffs. one of them was always going to bottle it and the other is just okay. This obsession makes us look daft. The pair of them made a choice. End of. Lets move on. Devoting 33 pages to them is just fkn mental. boooooooooooooooooooooooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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