If you had to pick only one... (6 Viewers)

[The Curr]

Ah yes, I remember now.

It's like Dublin versus everywhere else in Ireland.

Actually, it's more like Urban vs Rural.

"You are a culchie*, a dirty culchie
you're only happy on market day
your ground's a cow shit
your fans are inbred
you're a sheep shagger from Ballybofey**"

*Derogatory term for someone who lives in the countryside.
**Small town in remote north-west Ireland. Home of Finn Harps F.C.

 

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[Bjerknes]

I cant help but think you havent been to england of late.

Doesn't really matter. I still don't understand why you'd even watch international football if you detest it so much. It's like me watching baseball.

I know some English fans can be quite idiotic.

 

[Seven]

I guess I can see where you're going with that.

Apart from this short intermezzo your original point stands by the way. There is no difference. Jasper could have argued that the English fans in particular are horrible when supporting their national team though. That much is true. And yes, if I were English, I'd probably be ashamed of them.

 

[Seven]

Actually, it's more like Urban vs Rural.

"You are a culchie*, a dirty culchie
you're only happy on market day
your ground's a cow shit
your fans are inbred
you're a sheep shagger from Ballybofey**"

*Derogatory term for someone who lives in the countryside.
**Small town in remote north-west Ireland. Home of Finn Harps F.C.

This happens in Belgium too. It has even gotten to the point where the word "farmer" in Dutch is derogatory.

 

[Bjerknes]

Actually, it's more like Urban vs Rural.

"You are a culchie*, a dirty culchie
you're only happy on market day
your ground's a cow shit
your fans are inbred
you're a sheep shagger from Ballybofey**"

*Derogatory term for someone who lives in the countryside.
**Small town in remote north-west Ireland. Home of Finn Harps F.C.

I'm about to apply for a job in Dublin.

 

[Ford Prefect]

Doesn't really matter. I still don't understand why you'd even watch international football if you detest it so much. It's like me watching baseball.

I know some English fans can be quite idiotic.

I dont watch it lol, but sometimes there is nothing else on.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

Gobert, don't you hate the Drughi?

 

[The Curr]

This happens in Belgium too. It has even gotten to the point where the word "farmer" in Dutch is derogatory.

"Farmer" is often derogatory here too.

I'm about to apply for a job in Dublin.

Seriously?

 

[Bjerknes]

Seriously?

Yeah, there is an open position for an energy meteorologist to assist a trading desk. Right up my ally.

 

[The Curr]

Yeah, there is an open position for an energy meteorologist to assist a trading desk. Right up my ally.

Cool. Would you really be willing to move across the Atlantic?

 

[Seven]

Gobert, don't you hate the Drughi?

I find the situation with such groups a complicated one. On the one hand you want them at the stadium, because they can create quite the atmosphere, but on the other hand there's always the violence. Still, if I go to the stadium I want to see flags, banners and smoke and I want to hear some singing.

 

[Bjerknes]

Cool. Would you really be willing to move across the Atlantic?

It would be a good experience for a few years, so absolutely.

 

[The Curr]

I find the situation with such groups a complicated one. On the one hand you want them at the stadium, because they can create quite the atmosphere, but on the other hand there's always the violence. Still, if I go to the stadium I want to see flags, banners and smoke and I want to hear some singing.

Surely it's only certain sections of the group that cause the violence, not the group itself?

It would be a good experience for a few years, so absolutely.

Cool. I could show you around.

 

[Kosta]

u should've seen that team..

Oh, believe me, I've seen it.

 

[Alen]

It's North versus South. A lot insults going both ways, people singing "ma come cazzo parlate, non si capisce"... stuff like that.

It's catchy too. But my point is: no one who has ever been to Italy would call Italians nationalists. Hell, they'd be better off if they were nationalists. Andy's confused and mixing up several phenomena.

Yeah, it's almost like ex-Yugoslavia.
Well not that much, because in Yugoslavia 90% of the population was first of all Slovenian/Croat/Bosnian/ Serb/ Montenegrin/Albanian/Macedonian before being Yugoslav, and i don't think it's the case in Italy yet (except some provinces), but it's true that you can't really call the Italians nationalists.

 

[swag]

Apart from this short intermezzo your original point stands by the way. There is no difference. Jasper could have argued that the English fans in particular are horrible when supporting their national team though. That much is true. And yes, if I were English, I'd probably be ashamed of them.

But... but... but... technically "England" is not a national team.

 

[Ford Prefect]

But... but... but... technically "England" is not a national team.

I dont know if you are being sarcy, it always trips me up when im talking about stuff and it is stupid. (the uk should have a team and that should be it imo). England have a team, Wales do, Scotland do, NI do but there is no team that represents the union.

 

[swag]

I dont know if you are being sarcy, it always trips me up when im talking about stuff and it is stupid. (the uk should have a team and that should be it imo). England have a team, Wales do, Scotland do, NI do but there is no team that represents the union.

No -- just that England is not a national team. Or at least it hasn't been since 1707, or centuries before modern soccer was invented. But even to entertain England as a regional team (instead of national), you could argue that Barçelona serves the same role for Catalonia.

The point being that the lines between what constitutes a national team versus a regional team, whether club or not, aren't exactly a definitive black & white.

 

[Mark]

I was just asking a question about club or NT, I didn't want an History lesson.

 

[Red]

I dont know if you are being sarcy, it always trips me up when im talking about stuff and it is stupid. (the uk should have a team and that should be it imo). England have a team, Wales do, Scotland do, NI do but there is no team that represents the union.

Why should the UK have a team?

Why do you care since you don't believe in nationalism or any of that sort of thing?