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While MGHU is clearly trolling, I do find the idea of Irish republicans supporting a 26 county team. Regardless of where the players hail from (some from further than Derry), the team represents the FAI - the governing body in the 26 counties, not the island of Ireland.

I'm not trolling, I am a pedant.

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

The Ireland/ROI/Free State team has been referred to as Ireland this last 15-20 years. You never hear the media, pundits, supporters refer to it as the ROI. And if you look at the top of the screen on matchdays, it'll say IRL, not ROI.

Ireland is the official name of the state that uses the descriptive "Republic of Ireland"

[BennyCake]

The Ireland/ROI/Free State team has been referred to as Ireland this last 15-20 years. You never hear the media, pundits, supporters refer to it as the ROI. And if you look at the top of the screen on matchdays, it'll say IRL, not ROI.

Ireland is the official name of the state that uses the descriptive "Republic of Ireland"

Ireland suggests the island of Ireland. North and South.

[Franko]

So you're saying that you are happy enough that people from the 6 counties play for the team but not that they support the team?

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

So you're saying that you are happy enough that people from the 6 counties play for the team but not that they support the team?

Those that normally otherwise hate on the Republic no, those that show it respect and recognises it's legitimate and official status yes.

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Partitionist ballix

Supporting a 26 county team would be some people's idea of "partitionist".

Some of the most anti-Republic ("Free State") you find are 6 county Irish nationalists who spend the whole time hating on the ROI and then suddenly want to claim the ROI soccer team as being theirs. Can't have it both ways lads.

ROI Team is made up from people from the South and the North.

It is the Republic of Ireland team not the Ireland team. Sure Scots and English have played for us, does it make it the Atlantic Archipelego team.

Do not confuse pedantic with partitionist.

The Ireland/ROI/Free State team has been referred to as Ireland this last 15-20 years. You never hear the media, pundits, supporters refer to it as the ROI. And if you look at the top of the screen on matchdays, it'll say IRL, not ROI.

Ireland is the official name of the state that uses the descriptive "Republic of Ireland"

Your not much of a Pedant 

[Applesisapples]

So you're saying that you are happy enough that people from the 6 counties play for the team but not that they support the team?

Those that normally otherwise hate on the Republic no, those that show it respect and recognises it's legitimate and official status yes.

Most Northern Nationalist's have no problem recoginising that part of our country that has achieved freedom, or it's status. They see it as their spirtual home so to speak. In terms of Soccer it is the team that represents their Irish Nationality and Identity. No Loyalist Ulster Flag or Union Flag or GSTQ. Even if NI was to become a totally neutral Soccer Tem most nationalist would not support them.

[gallsman]

So you're saying that you are happy enough that people from the 6 counties play for the team but not that they support the team?

Those that normally otherwise hate on the Republic no, those that show it respect and recognises it's legitimate and official status yes.

Most Northern Nationalist's have no problem recoginising that part of our country that has achieved freedom, or it's status. They see it as their spirtual home so to speak. In terms of Soccer it is the team that represents their Irish Nationality and Identity. No Loyalist Ulster Flag or Union Flag or GSTQ. Even if NI was to become a totally neutral Soccer Tem most nationalist would not support them.

Says who?

[Applesisapples]

So you're saying that you are happy enough that people from the 6 counties play for the team but not that they support the team?

Those that normally otherwise hate on the Republic no, those that show it respect and recognises it's legitimate and official status yes.

Most Northern Nationalist's have no problem recoginising that part of our country that has achieved freedom, or it's status. They see it as their spirtual home so to speak. In terms of Soccer it is the team that represents their Irish Nationality and Identity. No Loyalist Ulster Flag or Union Flag or GSTQ. Even if NI was to become a totally neutral Soccer Tem most nationalist would not support them.

Says who?

Says me and a whole lot more...you obviously are not in that category.

[AQMP]

On a slightly related note.  Wendy Austin on Radio Ulster's Talkback programme discussing the O'Neill/Keane appointment.  "Will an Ulsterman be accepted as manager of RoI?"

[muppet]

On a slightly related note.  Wendy Austin on Radio Ulster's Talkback programme discussing the O'Neill/Keane appointment.  "Will an Ulsterman be accepted as manager of RoI?"

Jebus, who is she?

Ulstermen & women have been in Áras an Úachtarán, Presidents of the GAA, managed the Irish Gaa squad and managed the Irish Rugby team.

[AQMP]

On a slightly related note.  Wendy Austin on Radio Ulster's Talkback programme discussing the O'Neill/Keane appointment.  "Will an Ulsterman be accepted as manager of RoI?"

Jebus, who is she?

Ulstermen & women have been in Áras an Úachtarán, Presidents of the GAA, managed the Irish Gaa squad and managed the Irish Rugby team.

To be fair I should do what I ask everyone else to do and set these things in context, she went through a list of rhetorical questions e.g. "Will RK accept being a number 2", "can MON turn round the fortunes of the team" but she did include the above.  Sounded unscripted to me but nonetheless...

[Rossfan]

I thought you had to be a Protestant Unionist to qualify for the title "Ulsterman" 

[gallsman]

So you're saying that you are happy enough that people from the 6 counties play for the team but not that they support the team?

Those that normally otherwise hate on the Republic no, those that show it respect and recognises it's legitimate and official status yes.

Most Northern Nationalist's have no problem recoginising that part of our country that has achieved freedom, or it's status. They see it as their spirtual home so to speak. In terms of Soccer it is the team that represents their Irish Nationality and Identity. No Loyalist Ulster Flag or Union Flag or GSTQ. Even if NI was to become a totally neutral Soccer Tem most nationalist would not support them.

Says who?

Says me and a whole lot more...you obviously are not in that category.

Absolutely daft logic those people apply then.

[deiseach]

Absolutely daft logic those people apply then.

You may not agree with it, but why is it illogical?