Northern Irish Football

[Starfish]

To be honest, the fare is probably around Blue Square North/South standard with crowds to match.

I would have thought it was a bit better than that, quality wise. I don't think there's much difference in standard between the leagues in the north and the south and I think that the better teams in the south would comfortably hold their own in League 1 anyway. Certainly, the players that cross the Irish Sea (admittedly and obviously the better players) tend to do okay in Championship sides.

*no Gamble*

[RFCMod]

I use to go out with a girl from Portrush which is near Coleraine so I attached myself to them as my NI team when I use to go out there with her
That and the fact that they play in blue & white which in the past has been in the form of hoops

[Stuka]

I use to go out with a girl from Portrush which is near Coleraine so I attached myself to them as my NI team when I use to go out there with her
That and the fact that they play in blue & white which in the past has been in the form of hoops

That's a good reason! Completely understand the situation

[Stuka]

Linfield 11 - 0 Kilmore Rec

http://www.linfieldfc.com/matchreport.asp?mid=654

[Royal With Cheese]

Linfield 11 - 0 Kilmore Rec

http://www.linfieldfc.com/matchreport.asp?mid=654

TBF Kilmore Rec are an amateur team that wouldn't even give Reading Town a workout.

[Royal With Cheese]

To be honest, the fare is probably around Blue Square North/South standard with crowds to match.

I would have thought it was a bit better than that, quality wise. I don't think there's much difference in standard between the leagues in the north and the south and I think that the better teams in the south would comfortably hold their own in League 1 anyway. Certainly, the players that cross the Irish Sea (admittedly and obviously the better players) tend to do okay in Championship sides.

*no Gamble*

For the size of NI, they've produced some pretty good players in the past. However, the standard of "Premiership" football over here is pretty bad. Any reasonable players move to Scotland, any good ones go to the English leagues. Unfortunately it's where the money is.

[PlasticRoyale]

Am in Northern Ireland at the mo - it's friendlier but bit of a village mentality

[Stuka]

Am in Northern Ireland at the mo - it's friendlier but bit of a village mentality

Make sure you eat an Ulster Fry

[Royal With Cheese]

Am in Northern Ireland at the mo - it's friendlier but bit of a village mentality

That's right - I meant to get in touch but the board went off line for a couple of days and completely forgot.

Are you still in the Hilton?

[PlasticRoyale]

Am in Northern Ireland at the mo - it's friendlier but bit of a village mentality

That's right - I meant to get in touch but the board went off line for a couple of days and completely forgot.

Are you still in the Hilton?

That's someone else - i'm at my folks house in Banbridge

[Royal With Cheese]

Am in Northern Ireland at the mo - it's friendlier but bit of a village mentality

That's right - I meant to get in touch but the board went off line for a couple of days and completely forgot.

Are you still in the Hilton?

That's someone else - i'm at my folks house in Banbridge

Wow, it's like a Berkshire plantation of Ulster!

[rabidbee]

A good friend of mine, a Catholic, went to a school where there was no opportunity to play football which was his favourite sport. To this day he feels a great recentment of GAA!

But that was the school's policy.

[paultheroyal]

I follow Limavady through a friend who lives there, not doing so well of late.

[Stuka]

A good friend of mine, a Catholic, went to a school where there was no opportunity to play football which was his favourite sport. To this day he feels a great recentment of GAA!

But that was the school's policy.

And a sectarian one at that. As we've established GAA is pretty much universally a Catholic/Nationalist sport while football seems to be played over the barricades, so to speak. To consciously boycott garrison games is divisive and alienates people based on their backgrounds. It keeps kids playing with their own lot.

[rabidbee]

I'm saying that it's stupid to blame the GAA because the school chose not to play football.

[AthleticoSpizz]

I follow Limavady

That's two of us then.

Lived in neighbouring Ballykelly for three years in the eighties, paid to see them a few times.

Raw but passionate footy

[FiNeRaIn]

A good friend of mine, a Catholic, went to a school where there was no opportunity to play football which was his favourite sport. To this day he feels a great recentment of GAA!

But that was the school's policy.

And a sectarian one at that. As we've established GAA is pretty much universally a Catholic/Nationalist sport while football seems to be played over the barricades, so to speak. To consciously boycott garrison games is divisive and alienates people based on their backgrounds. It keeps kids playing with their own lot.

Sorry you haven't established that at all, GAA has a massive sectarian issue and notorious ill treatment towards protestants.

Here is one incident for starters.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news ... 49377.html

[Stuka]

So Fine Rain, what's your opinion on football in NI?

[FiNeRaIn]

So Fine Rain, what's your opinion on football in NI?

Which bits in particular would you like me to comment on?

[Stuka]

So Fine Rain, what's your opinion on football in NI?

Which bits in particular would you like me to comment on?

Well I suppose amongst other things we were commenting on Linfield and Winsor Park. But curious if you had any views generally about the game over there. Have you been to any matches? Do you have an afinity with a particular team?