State of Minds last night - Linfield fans visit Clones

[deiseach]

Thought the Linfield lads were great. Both stood for the Soldiers Song (and the son could be heard to say I never thought I'd be standing for this!) and seemed to enjoy the occasion immensely and said they would go again.

My wife reminded me that the first thing she noticed upon going to her first GAA match in Thurles - two matches in Semple against Cork, two victories; the woman is a lucky charm!! - was the lack of segregation. She couldn't understand how people in the 'wrong' section were not having their heads kicked in.

Of course, she also thought the playing of Amhrán na bhFiann was a Father Ted-esque experience.

[deiseach]

Sure isn't the most popular man in the GAA from the Protestant tradition (mind a West Cork not East Belfast one) Mr. Samual Maguire, he is so loved in Mayo the place is obsessed with him visiting, there is hardly 5 minutes that his name is mentioned in Mayo.

[blasmere]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/stateofminds/test_take.shtml

25 out of 45

[Rossfan]

I opened my mouth & said a word in my Mayo (Southern) Accent.

Fishead -no wonder ye cant win All Ireland Finals - with a sense of direction like yours.

Arra doooont peeeeple in Maya spaaaake wut Weshterrrrrn aaaaaaccints?

[Fishead_Sam]

I opened my mouth & said a word in my Mayo (Southern) Accent.

Fishead -no wonder ye cant win All Ireland Finals - with a sense of direction like yours.

Arra doooont peeeeple in Maya spaaaake wut Weshterrrrrn aaaaaaccints?

Southern as in 26 Counties   

Now Rossfan before ya go on about All-Irelands think about throwing stones in glasshouses, & before you throw the Minor AI @ us, U-21 AI straight back at ya.

Out of interest would you rather get or avoid Mayo in qualifiers, to be honest neither team look to hot @ the moment. 

[magickingdom]

Good to see that neither was EXCLUDED from the match or the field post march, despite any issues either party may of had with rules,constitutions etc. There was no oath of alligience to Mary Mac at the turnstyles, and no automated fenian detector at the entrance to the field.

Why would anyone be excluded from attending a GAA match in Clones? You seem to be mixing up the idea of being a spectator and a member, two totally different things. Also as has already been said, I doubt the reception would have been quite as pleasent if they'd turned up at Casement.

As far as the OO, the same would apply, most people would be excluded from joining but nobody is excluded from going along to see a parade, if they fancy it.

wtf? the sam maguire cup is the most treasured prize in gaelic football, sam maguire was a protestant as are many members of the gaa. name the catholic in the oo sammy... those tossers had no right using the gaa in the same programme as the oo

[SammyG]

Good to see that neither was EXCLUDED from the match or the field post march, despite any issues either party may of had with rules,constitutions etc. There was no oath of alligience to Mary Mac at the turnstyles, and no automated fenian detector at the entrance to the field.

Why would anyone be excluded from attending a GAA match in Clones? You seem to be mixing up the idea of being a spectator and a member, two totally different things. Also as has already been said, I doubt the reception would have been quite as pleasent if they'd turned up at Casement.

As far as the OO, the same would apply, most people would be excluded from joining but nobody is excluded from going along to see a parade, if they fancy it.

wtf? the sam maguire cup is the most treasured prize in gaelic football, sam maguire was a protestant as are many members of the gaa. name the catholic in the oo sammy... those tossers had no right using the gaa in the same programme as the oo

There aren't any Catholics in the OO, what's that got to do with my post that you quoted?

[magickingdom]

maybe i picked you up wrong sammy but you seemed to imply that the gaa and oo were the same in having exclusive membership rules. there are NO restrictions on gaa membership anyone can join unlike the oo...

[SammyG]

maybe i picked you up wrong sammy but you seemed to imply that the gaa and oo were the same in having exclusive membership rules. there are NO restrictions on gaa membership anyone can join unlike the oo...

The OO and the GAA are obviously not the same. The point I was making is they both have rules which exclude one section of the community. The OO's rules are based on extreme relegious beliefs, while the GAA's are political but the end result is the same.

As an atheist Unionist, I'm excluded from both organisations.

[An Fear Rua]

As an atheist Unionist, I'm excluded from both organisations.


please clarify Sammy, your own beliefs are excluding you from being members of either organisation.....

[Fiodoir Ard Mhacha]

Sam

You're going to have to enlighten me as to why you think the GAA's rules are based on political beliefs.

[lynchbhoy]

maybe i picked you up wrong sammy but you seemed to imply that the gaa and oo were the same in having exclusive membership rules. there are NO restrictions on gaa membership anyone can join unlike the oo...

The OO and the GAA are obviously not the same. The point I was making is they both have rules which exclude one section of the community. The OO's rules are based on extreme relegious beliefs, while the GAA's are political but the end result is the same.

As an atheist Unionist, I'm excluded from both organisations.

nice try samson !
Will see if anyone bites at that statement !

As you most likely have not played Gaelic football or Hurling so far, you actually dont have a problem playing for ANY club.
Certainly are not excluded from joining any club.

why are you excluded from joining the atheists and unionists?

[SammyG]

Sam

You're going to have to enlighten me as to why you think the GAA's rules are based on political beliefs.

Without wishng to start another 300 page thread (you can read back through the other ones if you fancy), the GAA rules state that you must support the notion of a 32 county Ireland and uses phrase like 'Since she has no control over all the national
territory, Ireland's claim to nationhood is impaired.'

As I'm not a Nationalist/Republican, I'm excluded from the GAA, in the same way that I'm excluded from joining any other Nationalist political body.

[An Fear Rua]

Sam

You're going to have to enlighten me as to why you think the GAA's rules are based on political beliefs.

Fiodoir, dont bother, all you will get is "Im Excluded, nationalist ethos etc", simple black and white answer. Despite the fact that he already admitted on the board this week that he/loyalists/unionists were NOT excluded from attending or viewing GAA, a point which contradicts his feelings in 20 pages plus topic earlier in the year.

[lynchbhoy]

Sam

You're going to have to enlighten me as to why you think the GAA's rules are based on political beliefs.

Without wishng to start another 300 page thread (you can read back through the other ones if you fancy), the GAA rules state that you must support the notion of a 32 county Ireland and uses phrase like 'Since she has no control over all the national
territory, Ireland's claim to nationhood is impaired.'

As I'm not a Nationalist/Republican, I'm excluded from the GAA, in the same way that I'm excluded from joining any other Nationalist political body.

so yer a 'good' (free) presbyterian then....dong go a mile over the speed limit and cross roads are pedestrian crossings only etc etc

I love this blind adherence to rules and regulations when it suits
Jeez, there would be a fair proportion of people who dont even know this statement exists - myself included- until you and your looney pals pointed it out.
No one is excluded, likewise your car doesnt explode when you do 61mph in a 60 mph zone !

yer a laugh alright.
Its this unionist/loyalist mentality that keeps the place as it is for the past 30 years.

I'm away off now to trim the horns off my head....like all kaffliks have to do weekly!