Poppy Watch

[Applesisapples]

Why are the BBC even showing this crap, their cameras should be in the Athletic Grounds tomorrow night for Cross and the Island, but we all know this'll never happen!!

If tg4 can purchase rights to games no reason why the BBC can't do better. Continued pressure and lobbying needed. As for utv??

They have the rights yet aren't in Armagh tomorrow night. Perhaps in this instance we should ask TG4.
On another note excellent article from Brendan Crossan in the IN on poppies and the IFA. Apparently Junior Clubs are now having ceremonies. Can you imagine the outcry if Clan na Gael were to have an Easter Lily commemoration prior to an Armagh League game. Sport for All my arse.

[Owen Brannigan]

Why are the BBC even showing this crap, their cameras should be in the Athletic Grounds tomorrow night for Cross and the Island, but we all know this'll never happen!!

If tg4 can purchase rights to games no reason why the BBC can't do better. Continued pressure and lobbying needed. As for utv??

TG4 bought the rights to all provincial club championship and AI championship games. Be sensible, why would the BBC try to outbid them and deprive people in the south from seeing them. 

TG4 exercise their rights purchase every week and prevent counties from broadcasting even when they have no intention of showing them live just an option to show them as clips.  Take your issues to TG4.

At least give the BBC some credit for buying highlight rights to all 9 county finals and showing them on its Gaelic Games web page.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/45976920

Or maybe none of that fits your agenda.

[charlieTully]

Why are the BBC even showing this crap, their cameras should be in the Athletic Grounds tomorrow night for Cross and the Island, but we all know this'll never happen!!

If tg4 can purchase rights to games no reason why the BBC can't do better. Continued pressure and lobbying needed. As for utv??

TG4 bought the rights to all provincial club championship and AI championship games. Be sensible, why would the BBC try to outbid them and deprive people in the south from seeing them. 

TG4 exercise their rights purchase every week and prevent counties from broadcasting even when they have no intention of showing them live just an option to show them as clips.  Take your issues to TG4.

At least give the BBC some credit for buying highlight rights to all 9 county finals and showing them on its Gaelic Games web page.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/45976920

Or maybe none of that fits your agenda.

No agenda honestly. I listen to the BBC coverage on medium wave a lot. Just feel as the main broadcaster they could do more. They could enter into a deal with tg4 perhaps to show games from Ulster club??

[Carmen Stateside]

Why are the BBC even showing this crap, their cameras should be in the Athletic Grounds tomorrow night for Cross and the Island, but we all know this'll never happen!!

If tg4 can purchase rights to games no reason why the BBC can't do better. Continued pressure and lobbying needed. As for utv??

TG4 bought the rights to all provincial club championship and AI championship games. Be sensible, why would the BBC try to outbid them and deprive people in the south from seeing them. 

TG4 exercise their rights purchase every week and prevent counties from broadcasting even when they have no intention of showing them live just an option to show them as clips.  Take your issues to TG4.

At least give the BBC some credit for buying highlight rights to all 9 county finals and showing them on its Gaelic Games web page.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/45976920

Or maybe none of that fits your agenda.

Bit rich coming from you!!! 

[BennyCake]

Why are the BBC even showing this crap, their cameras should be in the Athletic Grounds tomorrow night for Cross and the Island, but we all know this'll never happen!!

If tg4 can purchase rights to games no reason why the BBC can't do better. Continued pressure and lobbying needed. As for utv??

They have the rights yet aren't in Armagh tomorrow night. Perhaps in this instance we should ask TG4.
On another note excellent article from Brendan Crossan in the IN on poppies and the IFA. Apparently Junior Clubs are now having ceremonies. Can you imagine the outcry if Clan na Gael were to have an Easter Lily commemoration prior to an Armagh League game. Sport for All my arse.

The IFA don't have the balls to stand up to the knuckle draggers regarding such issues. They didn't play GSTQ at one final then hadn't the balls to continue eith it. I think, like the DUP they don't want to reach out or compromise. Any sort of compromise would dilute their Britishness. So it's always circle the wagons and never look beyond the end of your nose

[Dire Ear]

Why are the BBC even showing this crap, their cameras should be in the Athletic Grounds tomorrow night for Cross and the Island, but we all know this'll never happen!!

If tg4 can purchase rights to games no reason why the BBC can't do better. Continued pressure and lobbying needed. As for utv??

TG4 bought the rights to all provincial club championship and AI championship games. Be sensible, why would the BBC try to outbid them and deprive people in the south from seeing them. 

TG4 exercise their rights purchase every week and prevent counties from broadcasting even when they have no intention of showing them live just an option to show them as clips.  Take your issues to TG4.

At least give the BBC some credit for buying highlight rights to all 9 county finals and showing them on its Gaelic Games web page.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/45976920

Or maybe none of that fits your agenda.

Bit rich coming from you!!! 

Agreed !

[Owen Brannigan]

Why are the BBC even showing this crap, their cameras should be in the Athletic Grounds tomorrow night for Cross and the Island, but we all know this'll never happen!!

If tg4 can purchase rights to games no reason why the BBC can't do better. Continued pressure and lobbying needed. As for utv??

TG4 bought the rights to all provincial club championship and AI championship games. Be sensible, why would the BBC try to outbid them and deprive people in the south from seeing them. 

TG4 exercise their rights purchase every week and prevent counties from broadcasting even when they have no intention of showing them live just an option to show them as clips.  Take your issues to TG4.

At least give the BBC some credit for buying highlight rights to all 9 county finals and showing them on its Gaelic Games web page.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/45976920

Or maybe none of that fits your agenda.

Bit rich coming from you!!! 

Agreed !

What a pair of hypocrites! Everyone on this forum has their own agenda, some may prefer to call it their opinion. You wouldn't be contributing to the forum if you didn't have an agenda/opinion.  The problem arises when someone has an opinion at variance with your own.

[Insane Bolt]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/james-mcclean-issues-extraordinary-attack-on-uneducated-cavemen-fans-then-quotes-ira-martyr-after-being-abused-on-pitch-for-not-wearing-poppy/ar-BBPjBOT?li=BBoPWjP

Poppy fascism

[GJL]

Fair play to him. Sticks to his well founded principles. 💪🏻💪🏻

[Baile Brigín 2]

Fair play to him. Sticks to his well founded principles. 💪🏻💪🏻

Calling the fans that pay your wages cnuts and quoting Bobby Sands wasnt wise.

[Baile Brigín 2]

Fair play to him. Sticks to his well founded principles. 💪🏻💪🏻

Calling the fans that pay your wages cnuts and quoting Bobby Sands wasnt wise.

Why?

It escalates it unnecessarily. Most Stoke fans backed him yesterday, they dont today.

[Baile Brigín 2]

Fair play to him. Sticks to his well founded principles. 💪🏻💪🏻

Calling the fans that pay your wages cnuts and quoting Bobby Sands wasnt wise.

Why?

It escalates it unnecessarily. Most Stoke fans backed him yesterday, they dont today.

Nonsense. If people are going to act like cnuts, they should be called out on it. If others don't like this, they'd want to catch a grip too. People are all too willing to tiptoe around scumbags like this and look at it as part of the game. It's time people started to call it for what it is.
Neither Stoke nor McClean will lose anything by him saying it.

Naive rubbish. You cannot call your own fans cnuts in public, even if they are. Quoting Bobby Sands the day they honour their dead is provocation.  He was winning the debate this year, then this posting.

[Baile Brigín 2]

Fair play to him. Sticks to his well founded principles. 💪🏻💪🏻

Calling the fans that pay your wages cnuts and quoting Bobby Sands wasnt wise.

Why?

It escalates it unnecessarily. Most Stoke fans backed him yesterday, they dont today.

Nonsense. If people are going to act like cnuts, they should be called out on it. If others don't like this, they'd want to catch a grip too. People are all too willing to tiptoe around scumbags like this and look at it as part of the game. It's time people started to call it for what it is.
Neither Stoke nor McClean will lose anything by him saying it.

Naive rubbish. You cannot call your own fans cnuts in public, even if they are. Quoting Bobby Sands the day they honour their dead is provocation.  He was winning the debate this year, then this posting.

What is going to happen to him? Nothing.
"We expect you to honour our dead and don't dare quote Bobby Sands, you Fenian b**tard."
Aye, dead on. He is still winning the debate. Why? Because he is 100% right.

I agree he is right. This instatweet was a bad move. I can see him training with the reserves for a few weeks and getting a torrid time on and off the park. The Stoke manager has form in this regard.

[Rudi]

The poppy is a load of utter scutter. Expecting people to wear it  goes against basic human rights. No true Irishman would wear it.McClean is 100 percent right.

[Ambrose]

McClean will end up at Celtic, hopefully the Poppy won't be an issue for him there.