The Official Thread of Chelsea FC

[AZOffaly]

OK, I'll come at it a different way. When you ask nearly anyone in Ireland where they come from, one of the first things that you relate to that place is the GAA club/county. There is a sense of identity associated with the local GAA club, that just isn't there for other sports.  Is that sufficiently secular?

[Billys Boots]

OK, I'll come at it a different way. When you ask nearly anyone in Ireland where they come from, one of the first things that you relate to that place is the GAA club/county. There is a sense of identity associated with the local GAA club, that just isn't there for other sports.  Is that sufficiently secular?

I think that might be true of some parts of rural Ireland, but not generally.  For a man that works in Limerick, I thought you might have some concept of this ... 

[AZOffaly]

I think of it the opposite way around. Generally its true apart from some parts of big Irish cities. And believe me that applies in Limerick too. Munster is Munster but a lad will tell you he's from Patrickswell or Scarrif or Tipp town before he'd say Munster, and the identification in most (not all obviously) will be with Limerick, Clare or Tipp GAA and the local club.

I don't see this as a slight on soccer or rugby by the way, its just a characteristic of the gaa which is reinforced by the old parish rules etc

[mouview]

GAA is more associated with Parish though, I think you know what he means. Not sure what it has to do with Chelsea though

A 'parish' is an artificial religious construct with no place in the modern world - I have no idea what he means. 

Ridiculous. Townlands merge into parishes, merge into counties, merge into a country. All of these very often bounded by geographical / natural constraints also. Nothing artificial about that and they can and do survive now as distinct entities regardless of the presence or absence of religion.

Letters merge into words, merge into sentences, merge into paragraphs, compositions etc. Letters = parishes = essential components.

[Billys Boots]

I think of it the opposite way around. Generally its true apart from some parts of big Irish cities. And believe me that applies in Limerick too. Munster is Munster but a lad will tell you he's from Patrickswell or Scarrif or Tipp town before he'd say Munster, and the identification in most (not all obviously) will be with Limerick, Clare or Tipp GAA and the local club.

I don't see this as a slight on soccer or rugby by the way, its just a characteristic of the gaa which is reinforced by the old parish rules etc

Maybe I don't get out enough, but that's definitely not my experience. 

[deiseach]

Jose Mourinho is from the Portuguese equivalent of Tyrone/Dublin (delete according to preference).

[AZOffaly]

I think of it the opposite way around. Generally its true apart from some parts of big Irish cities. And believe me that applies in Limerick too. Munster is Munster but a lad will tell you he's from Patrickswell or Scarrif or Tipp town before he'd say Munster, and the identification in most (not all obviously) will be with Limerick, Clare or Tipp GAA and the local club.

I don't see this as a slight on soccer or rugby by the way, its just a characteristic of the gaa which is reinforced by the old parish rules etc

Maybe I don't get out enough, but that's definitely not my experience.

You get out alright Maybe I'm just projecting my own associations on everyone else, but I don't think so. Dublin is probably different alright, and it's more about the 'club' than the 'parish'. There's not as much of 'those hoors in Bally'.

But down the country, I think I'm pretty close to the mark.

[seafoid]

I think soccer fans are patronised by the clubs. Dunphy's soccer belongs to the fans would be more of the same. There are issues of identity and belonging associated with being a fan but it seems to me to be mostly one way. For plc football clubs fans are cash cows. Maybe all pro sport is like this.

[Dinny Breen]

Dr Carneiro 1 Chelsea 0

At least Chelsea apologised, that other pr*ck showing his usual class and not apologizing.

[MasterShake]

Hi folks, anyone here any idea how to go about getting a ticket for the Chelsea-Arsenal match on 4th Feb? Asking for a mate of mine (Chelsea fan) travelling from the States.

Cheers.

[Norf Tyrone]

Hi folks, anyone here any idea how to go about getting a ticket for the Chelsea-Arsenal match on 4th Feb? Asking for a mate of mine (Chelsea fan) travelling from the States.

Cheers.

I can keep an eye out for you.

I am actually heading to that game too. I didnt think.Id get a ticket but managed to scrounge, steal and borrow 5. Group of us heading over.

Send me a PM with your contact details so I can get a message to you quick if something comes up.

[Minder]

Conte doing some job with Chelsea

[GJL]

Champions elect.

[Denn Forever]

Champions elect.

Not yet.  Supposedly colluding with Russians.

[Fuzzman]

Was gonna bring my oldest lad over to a game in Stamford bridge in the next month if possible.
Would it be very hard to get a ticket outside the ground for 2?

Any of ye season ticket holders?