FAI...New Manager Hunt continues

[deiseach]

I have ....though it is not they who are playing tomorrow I believe.

You say with awful certainty that the Ulster team playing tomorrow is not the same thing as the rugby province of Ulster. I would presume you have some evidence to back this up?

[Denn Forever]

Forget about the football.  This is what I'm looking forward to.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0518/321438-apres-match-confirmed-for-rte-at-euro-2012/


Should be great entertainment. Plenty of time to work on it.


Ireland v Italy should be good crack after.

As this now seems to be the Rugby thread, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOjXUCM9K04

[Applesisapples]

And a lot do, especially nationalist supporters, the Yellow backgrounded Ulster flag at least has official status and is used not only in Rugby but also in Hockey and some other sports organised on an all island basis. It represents all the 9 Counties and as someone pointed out Tommy Bowe of Monaghan was and will be a fans favourite. There are a lot more Ulster Rugby flags than either Ulster Flag which in my opinion is good and something you tend to see in both Leinster and Munster.

Ulster rugby is now  a  club in the same way as other European teams are constituted. The provincial connection , whilst not lost ,has been diluted even since 1999. The yellow flag is as relevant/irrelevant as the NI flag and therefore has no "official status".

Take a look at the Ulster Branch Badge then.

I have ....though it is not they who are playing tomorrow I believe.
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No but they actually control Ulster Rugby.

[Applesisapples]

Forget about the football.  This is what I'm looking forward to.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0518/321438-apres-match-confirmed-for-rte-at-euro-2012/


Should be great entertainment. Plenty of time to work on it.


Ireland v Italy should be good crack after.

As this now seems to be the Rugby thread, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOjXUCM9K04

Brilliant Video

[Croí na hÉireann]

Anyone know where sells the Ireland home jersey in the north?

I tried jjb but all they ad was northern ireland jerseys 

This will do you nicely

[Olaf]

I have ....though it is not they who are playing tomorrow I believe.

You say with awful certainty that the Ulster team playing tomorrow is not the same thing as the rugby province of Ulster. I would presume you have some evidence to back this up?

No , but my understanding is that since the advent of professionalism Ulster became a professional rugby club. Prior to that the players on the team represented the province of Ulster and therefore came from  the  province. It is a Club in the same way as other Club participating in the ERC. This view is bolstered by the fact that back in the 80s when Ulster were doing particularly well in the inter-pros you wouldn't have seen a Saffa/foreign import/ about the place and the team was picked from clubs controlled by the Ulster Branch. In fact IIRC the players would have worn their club socks when playing for Ulster.

[Jonah]

Ooppss sorry,I was looking for the Irish soccer thread didn't realise this was the rugby thread.
Anyone know where I can find the Irish soccer thread?

[deiseach]

I have ....though it is not they who are playing tomorrow I believe.

You say with awful certainty that the Ulster team playing tomorrow is not the same thing as the rugby province of Ulster. I would presume you have some evidence to back this up?

No , but my understanding is that since the advent of professionalism Ulster became a professional rugby club. Prior to that the players on the team represented the province of Ulster and therefore came from  the  province. It is a Club in the same way as other Club participating in the ERC. This view is bolstered by the fact that back in the 80s when Ulster were doing particularly well in the inter-pros you wouldn't have seen a Saffa/foreign import/ about the place and the team was picked from clubs controlled by the Ulster Branch. In fact IIRC the players would have worn their club socks when playing for Ulster.

You could have stopped at 'No'. The rest is just guess work.

[Olaf]

I have ....though it is not they who are playing tomorrow I believe.

You say with awful certainty that the Ulster team playing tomorrow is not the same thing as the rugby province of Ulster. I would presume you have some evidence to back this up?

No , but my understanding is that since the advent of professionalism Ulster became a professional rugby club. Prior to that the players on the team represented the province of Ulster and therefore came from  the  province. It is a Club in the same way as other Club participating in the ERC. This view is bolstered by the fact that back in the 80s when Ulster were doing particularly well in the inter-pros you wouldn't have seen a Saffa/foreign import/ about the place and the team was picked from clubs controlled by the Ulster Branch. In fact IIRC the players would have worn their club socks when playing for Ulster.

You could have stopped at 'No'. The rest is just guess work.

What exactly do you mean by the "rugby province of Ulster" and , whatever this means,  how can it be  compared with a team? The question posed is mighty hard to understand

[Capt Pat]

So is this going to be like 2002 again with people taking time off work and pubs packed with drinkers when it all kicks off.

[Agent Orange]

So is this going to be like 2002 again with people taking time off work and pubs packed with drinkers when it all kicks off.

It was the same in 88, 90 and 94 so I would say so.

[laoislad]

So is this going to be like 2002 again with people taking time off work and pubs packed with drinkers when it all kicks off.

All of our games start at 7.45 and the other games the earliest start is 5pm so work shouldn't be an issue with most.

[ballinaman]

Tickets in the paw for the euros.....

Blocks K2 for Croatia, 09 for Spain and M3 for the Italy game....

Anyone get their hands on them yet?

[Declan]

Yep got my Italiann ones last week

[upmonaghansayswe]

Got 2 Italian ones yesterday and a Spain one this morning off the portal!.. Restricted view, but after the hours spent on that portal i couldnt care!..