Tag Archives: football

Eligibilty (Political Football) A Guest Post from “Sammy McNally”

Posted on April 3, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

With the DUP turning up at GAA matches, SF ministers turning up at Windsor park and funds from Stormo being allocated to Sports facilities to be shared between Soccer, Rugby and GAA, you could be forgiven for believing that sport … Continue reading →

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Ranger Danger!

Posted on February 20, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Glasgow Rangers were beaten 1-0 by Kilmarnock on Saturday. This is the least of Rangers’ worries. Nor will it concern Rangers that Glasgow Celtic won 5-0 yesterday. For just last weekend, Rangers were four points behind Celtic in the Scottish … Continue reading →

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“We Won The War …And The HP Sauce!”

Posted on February 13, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

West Belfast circa 1962. When we played football against the boys from the other end of our street……..and we played for hours on end…….when one team reached ten goals it was half-time. And the first team to reach twenty goals … Continue reading →

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This Football Season Just Got Worse………Evra & Saurez (continued)

Posted on February 11, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

There are two responses to the Patrice Evra-Luis Saurez incident today. The first response is to over-state it. And the second response is to under-state it. Earlier today…Manchester United played Liverpool at Old Trafford (Manchester). United won 2-1 but my … Continue reading →

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Football Is Becoming Toxic

Posted on February 7, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I watched the Liverpool-Tottenham Hotspur match last night. It was the first appearance of Luiz Saurez in eight games. He has now served his ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra of Manchester United. Saurez is due to play against Manchester United … Continue reading →

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The Football Racism Row Gets Worse

Posted on February 3, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I have written before about the Racism Row engulfing English Football. It centres on John Terry, captain of the England national team and major club Chelsea. It is difficult to like John Terry. Two years ago, he was stripped of … Continue reading →

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The Olympics And Norn Iron

Posted on January 3, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Norn Iron of course do not have a Team at the London (or indeed any other Olympics) because Norn Iron does not actually exist. The National Olympic Committe for “Great Britain and Norhern Ireland” is made up of several Sports … Continue reading →

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Racism And Football. Two Cases.

Posted on December 23, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

I am an Anti-Racist. Thats how I am. I like to claim that I was a member of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in the 1970s and 1980s. The reality is that I was only a member for about seven or eight … Continue reading →

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Celtic and Rangers Explained

Posted on November 28, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Yesterday (Glasgow) Celtic beat St Mirren by 5-0 in a Scottish Premier League football match. Nothing surprising in that. Glasgows “Big Two”, the Old Firm, Celtic and Rangers are expected to convincingly beat the minnows from the twelve team League. … Continue reading →

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Football Is A Political…..er Football

Posted on November 19, 2011 by fitzjameshorse

Football (ie Soccer)  is the World Game. Ireland has TWO teams, the “Republic of Ireland” (representing the 26 counties) and “Northern Ireland” (representing the six counties). Now that might mean that people in Norn Iron actually support “Northern Ireland” but … Continue reading →

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