tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post225793007860248773..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: If You Hate Football, Look Away Now...Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-437529805871032622009-05-31T07:40:13.029+01:002009-05-31T07:40:13.029+01:00Arrogant English nonsense. I've noticed the Tories...Arrogant English nonsense. I've noticed the Tories think standing up for England and belittling the Celtic fringe is a vote winner. Get out of your London bubble. There are many of us in the north of England who don't feel English at all. I'll support the Celts any day. Jamie Carragher has it right, "F*** it, it's only England."Cathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-19199881659484182362009-05-30T12:15:27.055+01:002009-05-30T12:15:27.055+01:00Just when you start to warm to England again, alon...Just when you start to warm to England again, along comes a smug English commentator like Dale to condescend about how none of the other nations players are good enough compared to his boys.<br /><br />And then I think of the delightful ball played by Steve Davis for Healy to run onto to rifle it past the gormless Robinson to wipe the smug smiles right off your faces.<br /><br />Aaaaah, perfect.<br />Have a nice day.<br />Stick your Olympic team up yer arse.iluvninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-31276010277181698302009-05-30T02:41:41.648+01:002009-05-30T02:41:41.648+01:00exactly
wen you see fifa has given assurances, you...exactly<br />wen you see fifa has given assurances, you mean sepp blatter. not only is he an absolute raving maniac, he cant account for the opinions of all the 90 odd fifa membersHolyrood Patterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00011279364711982978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-56835831173111370232009-05-29T23:15:04.002+01:002009-05-29T23:15:04.002+01:00great post/tease Iain, one of the best non politic...great post/tease Iain, one of the best non politico splashes on your blog recently... imo it is judged by the decency of your readers commentary... well done again... and i am a lion (not loving bubbles)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-34552058117091590752009-05-29T20:18:34.801+01:002009-05-29T20:18:34.801+01:00Ross said...
"if FIFA were that determined and th...Ross said...<br /><br />"if FIFA were that determined and that untrustworthy then they would do so in any case, regardless of the Olympics."<br /><br />precisely and its the one thing the NoTeamGB lot consistently stick their heads in the sand about, that and the paralympic football Team GB, but the opinions of people like Blatter, Warner etc are not going to go change or go away just because Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland have taken their olympic balls and gone home.Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-80515504843975066552009-05-29T20:01:23.008+01:002009-05-29T20:01:23.008+01:00Unionist wet dream, my arse! i couldn't give 2 hoo...Unionist wet dream, my arse! i couldn't give 2 hoots about Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and I wish people would cease and desist from pretending I should. The one thing stopping Blatter from executing his dirty plan is that He would look pretty bloody stupid sitting with his apparatchiks in an empty stadium and the fact that it wouldn't turn up one red cent for him would be reason enough not to go through with it.King Athelstanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796189127188811779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-19772733784363780012009-05-29T18:22:38.625+01:002009-05-29T18:22:38.625+01:00Strapworrd said, "Let them do to the Welsh Leagues...Strapworrd said, "Let them do to the Welsh Leagues what Rangers and Celtic do to the Scottish Leagues"<br /><br />So he wants Cardiff and Swansea to bring sectarian violence to Welsh football<br /><br />I speak as a Falkirk supporter looking forward apprehensively to tomoeeow's cup final.Ian Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171885163167923656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-68637164231471095542009-05-29T17:55:56.327+01:002009-05-29T17:55:56.327+01:00Well The Football Association of England and Lord ...Well The Football Association of England and Lord Mawhinney should now bar Swansea, Cardiff, Newport(?) Wrexham and any other Welsh team from participating in the English leagues and FA Cup.<br /><br />Let them do to the Welsh Leagues what rangers and Celtic do to the Scottish Leagues!<br /><br />Small minded idiots.strapworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228784526399929300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69610132674087979102009-05-29T17:54:55.070+01:002009-05-29T17:54:55.070+01:00I'm from Norn Iron as well - and I've alwa...I'm from Norn Iron as well - and I've always understood that Britain is England & Wales; Great Britain brings in Scotland; and my passport (whatever the IOC says) says I am a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain AND Northern Ireland - soemthing the international car registration people don't seem to have grabbed either and we (sniff) put up cheerfully with having to have GB on our cars when we venture abroadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-81441067358779255042009-05-29T17:25:53.001+01:002009-05-29T17:25:53.001+01:00Incredibly sad ? for gawds sake get a grip Iain - ...Incredibly sad ? for gawds sake get a grip Iain - it's a bunch of morons kicking a bag of air aboutseebaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002326418829458395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-36452556497907636612009-05-29T17:05:25.826+01:002009-05-29T17:05:25.826+01:00It's short sighted and ill considered. FIFA had ma...<I>It's short sighted and ill considered. FIFA had made crystal clear that their participation would not affect their futures as independent teams in world football.</I>When Sepp Blatter leaves FIFA all the promises he made leave with him. The SFA are being very far-sighted and considered in rejecting a single under-23 tournament which could destroy their independence in international football. <br /><br />I actually think they've made a mistake in allowing any British team to compete.<br /><br />For those calling for a play-off in which the winner plays as GB in the Olympics, think it through.<br /><br />FIFA will say if you can do it for the Olympics you can do it for all international competitions and that's the end of Scotland, Wales, NI and England.<br /><br />Remember Blatter's promise about Scotland et al remaining independent applies to England too. If Scotland, Wales and NI disappear as independent teams in favour of a GB team so does England.<br /><br />The Olympic Football Team supporters are being incredibly parochial and risking the future of all four international teams for the sake of one under-23 tournament in London.DougtheDughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02952281599715356995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-14906231675620462262009-05-29T17:03:33.695+01:002009-05-29T17:03:33.695+01:00Sea Shanty Irish - in 1908 the IOC assigned the na...Sea Shanty Irish - in 1908 the IOC assigned the name "Great Britain" to the United Kingdom, so NI participants can be part of the team.<br /><br />There is also an arrangement between the BOA and the OCI that NI participants are entitled to represent Ireland if they wish.<br /><br />If I were the four nations, I'd go for it, and if FIFA reneged on any "deal", I'd withdraw from FIFA/UEFA and form a new world association that wasn't so despicable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-29595076655057443042009-05-29T17:01:53.890+01:002009-05-29T17:01:53.890+01:00You should stick to commenting on matters about wh...You should stick to commenting on matters about which you have greater knowledge, Iain.<br /><br />But to help you along in your thought process, imagine that some day (hypothetically), you might be good enough to represent your country at something. How would you feel to discover that this would be denied you because a sporting world body had decided to stop England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales competing as separate nations to accomodate African countries or those that found independence again after the fall of communist Russia?<br /><br />And even though guarantees had been given, changing circumstances and the forthcoming FIFA presidential elections meant that a new set of imperatives prevailed?<br /><br />Of course this won't affect you until full-contact Twittering is recognised as an Olympic sport. But until then you can dream about those five rings.<br /><br />Oh, and should you want to bring up the Lions, that is a different case altogether as it has a long-standing tradition and does not impact on international competitions for the four home nations - we still have the 6N and RWC (Six Nations and Rugby World Cup, in case you are a wendyball type).StradeyParkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-48365493708764610922009-05-29T17:01:52.325+01:002009-05-29T17:01:52.325+01:00I had heard what Harry heard. There was something ...I had heard what Harry heard. There was something about this on Radio Wales, a while ago. Another FIFA official had reportedly said: "your status would be at risk."Thats Newshttp://thatsnews.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-76589236285083461442009-05-29T16:58:04.157+01:002009-05-29T16:58:04.157+01:00Of course Collison and Collins, Welsh Hammers - li...Of course Collison and Collins, Welsh Hammers - like myself!JPThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-7576808446095521912009-05-29T16:57:17.465+01:002009-05-29T16:57:17.465+01:00Football shouldn't be in the olympics at all. It's...Football shouldn't be in the olympics at all. It's nonsense.<br /><br />I speak as a dyed in the wool football supporter.wolfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03480388544439279850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-74736062411340505002009-05-29T16:52:58.539+01:002009-05-29T16:52:58.539+01:00So if they do play, what's the betting that the TV...So if they do play, what's the betting that the TV commentator will mention England's (only) 1966 World Cup victory with 60 seconds of the kick off.<br /><br />That's why the other three home unions won't touch it. They don't trust EUFA, they certainly don't trust FIFA and they know the press will treat it as it another England teamIan Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171885163167923656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-14744993466971094802009-05-29T16:48:32.091+01:002009-05-29T16:48:32.091+01:00Sorry Iain,but we can't trust Blatter and I think ...Sorry Iain,but we can't trust Blatter and I think the FAW were correct not to endanger the status of the National side and Association for this one-off useless jamboree.<br /><br />As proof that this is not a sour national point,the combined British and Irish rugby team is supported 100% by us.penlannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-18615810160221816022009-05-29T16:46:04.786+01:002009-05-29T16:46:04.786+01:00Thomas Rossetti,
It wasn't meant as a serious...Thomas Rossetti,<br /><br />It wasn't meant as a serious suggestion - it was meant as a wind up for Iain Dale. Being a Hammer, I would have thought it might have nettled him a little the thought of losing his footballing identity, it being swallowed up in a larger entity. <br /><br />It was food for thought - for his support of a GB football team is the equivilant. Incidentally, you make my point better than I did. There'd be as much consternation with the idea of Celtic & Rangers fielding a joint side as there would be of the SFA agreeing to play under a British flag at the Olympics. It won't happen.Malchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191161151984519900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-36697852048474907202009-05-29T16:44:50.504+01:002009-05-29T16:44:50.504+01:00As its England's wendyball team who are playing do...As its England's wendyball team who are playing do you think that:<br /><br />a) you'll be a medal cert only to be beaten by johnny foreigner who 'was lucky, but didn't deserve to win' or<br />b) be 'robbed' by the ref who again is a foreigner and blind or<br />c) go out in the usual blaze of failure by bollocking up the penalties.Richard Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02021997075923737760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-60706389011515494832009-05-29T16:42:15.418+01:002009-05-29T16:42:15.418+01:00Evans, Fletcher, Bale and Ramsey in a combined GB ...Evans, Fletcher, Bale and Ramsey in a combined GB team? That's the funniest thing I've read since the last Toynbee column.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-75382029795132284482009-05-29T16:23:56.876+01:002009-05-29T16:23:56.876+01:00tut tut a gayer talking football
you bring shame...tut tut a gayer talking football <br /><br />you bring shame on our people ian :-)golden_ballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17002302454171212086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-4165189502603488922009-05-29T16:20:41.154+01:002009-05-29T16:20:41.154+01:00Can you seriously imagine Scots, Welsh and English...Can you seriously imagine Scots, Welsh and English fans together on the terraces singing "Come on Great Britain"??<br /><br />All the celts would've been drowned out by INGER-LUND, INGER-LUND, INGER-LUND.... such a shame it won't happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-55881109487032509282009-05-29T16:08:39.076+01:002009-05-29T16:08:39.076+01:00Sea Shanty Irish here:
Do not have any personal v...Sea Shanty Irish here:<br /><br />Do not have any personal view on the subject.<br /><br />BUT would like to ask, under what logic would players from Northern Ireland be included in a squad representing "Great Britain"? <br /><br />As opposed to "United Kingdom" which of course (whether one likes it or not) does include Northern Ireland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44805354312076848232009-05-29T16:03:04.301+01:002009-05-29T16:03:04.301+01:00One can only imagine this becoming political soon....One can only imagine this becoming political soon.<br /><br />Mark my words - there'll be quotas. 3 Jocks, 3 Taffs, 3 Ulstermen, a Manx and Ed Balls as sweeper.<br /><br />What am I saying? How sexist is that? <br /><br />Hewitt as the lone striker and Blears as the big stopper in central defence?<br /><br />Given their general proclivity for f**king things up it's probably nearer reality than fantasy...Stepneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515448384288265355noreply@blogger.com