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Hang on a second now, I'm the one who was called a p***k out of the blue by a buck eejit who came along and copied and pasted whatever he'd got from Google as if it was some sort of proof that I'm wrong, despite it aligning completely with my original post on the matter, which, let's be honest, he hadn't so much as bothered reading.

I don't think naming a club after a train station that served a neighborhood that was named after a politician that had an Irish granny counts as "having Irish links". Big deal, get the f**k over it.

I've only looked at the last comments on here but I've seen plenty before from the same source and I have to say Gallsman you are always up for a fight with your inflammatory talk.

How come everyone is a dick or an imbecile except you???

Because I spend too much time on the internet and have a particular intolerance for idiotic dickheads.

Imagine thinking naming a club after a train station named after a politician of Irish descent was remotely the same as or remotely comparable to naming a club after a specific Irishman.

On the plus side, a few boys desperate to catch me out may have learned a morsel or two of South American history from Google's AI overview during their cursory searches.

Genoa C.F.C  'cricket football' not sure there is any Irish in there, plenty of teams in Italy have cricket in them apparently

Genoa was literally founded by Englishmen.

"The "Sarsfield" in Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield comes from the 19th-century Argentine politician and lawyer Dalmacio Vélez Sarsfield, who had direct Irish heritage. His grandfather, George Sarsfield, was an Irish nobleman who emigrated from Ireland to Argentina in the early 1700s."

This p***k acting like he knows everything again.

Irish links

Who the f**k was questioning as any of that, you thick ****? Do you think that's some sort of revelatory gotcha? We're all able to use Google and Wikipedia. Actually, maybe not all of us.

The club is named after a f**king train station, which is named after the politician, who had Irish ancestry.

"Irish links" my hole.

Gallsman will be along to tell you William Brown wasn't from Mayo and the club are named after another William Brown.

Why on earth would I do that? Disingenuous, imbecilic nonsense.

So "has Irish links" includes "an Irishman moved to the country 350 years or so ago".

Fascinating.

If a club is named after an Irishman, even indirectly, there is an Irish link.

It's not.

There's not.

So "has Irish links" includes "an Irishman moved to the country 350 years or so ago".

Fascinating.

That all said, man is an AI winning captain!

That was the joke, yes.

Colombia World Cup squad
Goalkeepers: Camilo Vargas (Atlas), Alvaro Montero (Velez Sarsfield), David Ospina (Atletico Nacional)

Defenders: Davinson Sanchez (Galatasaray), Jhon Lucumi (Bologna), Yerry Mina (Cagliari), Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul), Daniel Munoz (Crystal Palace), Santiago Arias (Independiente), Johan Mojica (Mallorca), Deiver Machado (Nantes)

Midfielders: Richard Rios (Benfica), Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace), Kevin Castano (River Plate), Juan Camilo Portilla (Athletico Paranaense), Gustavo Puerta (Racing de Santander), Jhon Arias (Palmeiras), Jorge Carrascal (Flamengo), Juan Fernando Quintero (River Plate), James Rodriguez (Minnesota United), Jaminton Campaz (Rosario Central)

Forwards: Juan Camilo Hernandez (Real Betis), Luis Diaz (Bayern Munich), Luis Suarez (Sporting), Carlos Andres Gomez (Vasco da Gama), Jhon Cordoba (Krasnodar)

James Rodriguez still involved,

Alvaro Montero one of their keepers plays for Velez Sarsfields in Argentina - a club with Irish Links hence the name

The club has no particular Irish links. They're named after the neighborhood in which they're based, which in turn is named after a politician of distant Irish descent.

They're a very, very famous club.

Andy Comerford's "swashbuckling" style isn't one I thought I'd ever hear about  .

I'd have gone with "unrefined" or, even more simply, "limited".

Next Denis Byrne will be complaining about lads' dedication to the cause.

No further action taken against David Clifford and Jim McGuinness is not a good look with HQ at all.

Sweep it under the carpet.

Should Brennan not be appealing his case again?

Christ almighty. On what grounds do you think Brennan should appeal?

1) the fact they've made a balls of the McGuinness situation does not mean the Brennan one was mishandled.

2) the DRA told him to go f**k. There are no further avenues of appeal for him.

On hindsight Brennan been shafted here. He def deserved a 3 match ban but 3 months in a reduced county season does not make sense. McGuinness at least a match ban, Burns should get 3 months, but he get a month or a 2 match ban. Clifford looks bad on freeze frame but show it on 5/7 sec, lead up and after, more a forearm than a elbow. Donegal lad has a think about it, then goes down quicker than Trump under fire!

Whether it's a forearm or an elbow is irrelevant.

The fact McGonagle took a dive to exaggerate the impact is also irrelevant.

Brennan should be up in arms about this and should be putting serious pressure on the GAA to explain their positions.

And if he does, I hope he's given short shrift.

I gathered that.

Whatever about the rights and (clear) wrongs of the McGuinness situation, Brennan has absolutely zero entitlement to seek and explanation for a case that he's not involved in.

I'd disagree but each to their own. If Brennan felt he was held to higher scrutiny/ standards than Jim, he would have every right to voice that. And I would 100% support him in that. Transparency should be sought whenever possible.

He could voice it, sure. Seek an explanation from the GAA? Different kettle of fish altogether.

Brennan should be up in arms about this and should be putting serious pressure on the GAA to explain their positions.

And if he does, I hope he's given short shrift.

I gathered that.

Whatever about the rights and (clear) wrongs of the McGuinness situation, Brennan has absolutely zero entitlement to seek and explanation for a case that he's not involved in.

Brennan should be up in arms about this and should be putting serious pressure on the GAA to explain their positions.

And if he does, I hope he's given short shrift.