Euro 20/21

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StPatsAbu

Quote from: BennyCake on June 13, 2021, 10:48:46 PM
Quote from: StPatsAbu on June 13, 2021, 10:12:03 PM
Netherlands is half the size of Ireland in land mass and look at the footballers they have produced!

The Dutch had an empire as well. Lots of those lads and their parents come from Suriname and a few Caribbean islands.

And Darren Randolph's da is a ham shank. So what?  He declared for Ireland!
Quote from: BennyCake on June 13, 2021, 10:48:46 PM
Quote from: StPatsAbu on June 13, 2021, 10:12:03 PM
Netherlands is half the size of Ireland in land mass and look at the footballers they have produced!

The Dutch had an empire as well. Lots of those lads and their parents come from Suriname and a few Caribbean islands.

BennyCake

Quote from: StPatsAbu on June 13, 2021, 11:29:59 PM
Quote from: BennyCake on June 13, 2021, 10:48:46 PM
Quote from: StPatsAbu on June 13, 2021, 10:12:03 PM
Netherlands is half the size of Ireland in land mass and look at the footballers they have produced!

The Dutch had an empire as well. Lots of those lads and their parents come from Suriname and a few Caribbean islands.

And Darren Randolph's da is a ham shank. So what?  He declared for Ireland!
Quote from: BennyCake on June 13, 2021, 10:48:46 PM
Quote from: StPatsAbu on June 13, 2021, 10:12:03 PM
Netherlands is half the size of Ireland in land mass and look at the footballers they have produced!

The Dutch had an empire as well. Lots of those lads and their parents come from Suriname and a few Caribbean islands.

But there's a big proportion  of recent Dutch players who originated from those places: Kluivert, Seedorf, Hasselbaink, Davids, Gullit, Riijkaard, and I presume Winaldum, Van Hooijdonk, Winter, Roy, Bronckhorst etc etc. Look at the French team too, lots of players from Algeria, Senegal, French Guyana etc.

Mario

Quote from: StPatsAbu on June 13, 2021, 10:12:03 PM
Netherlands is half the size of Ireland in land mass and look at the footballers they have produced!
Ah land mass, a critical indicator of the success of a football team and why Canada are one of the greatest sides in the world.

93-DY-SAM

Quote from: Mario on June 14, 2021, 07:36:14 AM
Quote from: StPatsAbu on June 13, 2021, 10:12:03 PM
Netherlands is half the size of Ireland in land mass and look at the footballers they have produced!
Ah land mass, a critical indicator of the success of a football team and why Canada are one of the greatest sides in the world.

That and their 17.28 million population  ;)

trailer

Quote from: 93-DY-SAM on June 14, 2021, 08:16:57 AM
Quote from: Mario on June 14, 2021, 07:36:14 AM
Quote from: StPatsAbu on June 13, 2021, 10:12:03 PM
Netherlands is half the size of Ireland in land mass and look at the footballers they have produced!
Ah land mass, a critical indicator of the success of a football team and why Canada are one of the greatest sides in the world.

That and their 17.28 million population  ;)

It's doubtful if Soccer is the 3rd most popular sport in Ireland.


shark

Quote from: 93-DY-SAM on June 14, 2021, 08:16:57 AM
Quote from: Mario on June 14, 2021, 07:36:14 AM
Quote from: StPatsAbu on June 13, 2021, 10:12:03 PM
Netherlands is half the size of Ireland in land mass and look at the footballers they have produced!
Ah land mass, a critical indicator of the success of a football team and why Canada are one of the greatest sides in the world.

That and their 17.28 million population  ;)

Their facilities are on a different planet to ours. I have family living there so have experienced it first hand. Primarily football, but also excellent setups for Athletics, Hockey and Cricket too.
Population density makes this so much easier of course.

RedHand88

Quote from: shark on June 14, 2021, 09:36:44 AM
Quote from: 93-DY-SAM on June 14, 2021, 08:16:57 AM
Quote from: Mario on June 14, 2021, 07:36:14 AM
Quote from: StPatsAbu on June 13, 2021, 10:12:03 PM
Netherlands is half the size of Ireland in land mass and look at the footballers they have produced!
Ah land mass, a critical indicator of the success of a football team and why Canada are one of the greatest sides in the world.

That and their 17.28 million population  ;)

Their facilities are on a different planet to ours. I have family living there so have experienced it first hand. Primarily football, but also excellent setups for Athletics, Hockey and Cricket too.
Population density makes this so much easier of course.

They are a far healthier nation than us. They don't live off frys, crisps and beer.

RedHand88

Quote from: trailer on June 14, 2021, 09:22:19 AM
Quote from: 93-DY-SAM on June 14, 2021, 08:16:57 AM
Quote from: Mario on June 14, 2021, 07:36:14 AM
Quote from: StPatsAbu on June 13, 2021, 10:12:03 PM
Netherlands is half the size of Ireland in land mass and look at the footballers they have produced!
Ah land mass, a critical indicator of the success of a football team and why Canada are one of the greatest sides in the world.

That and their 17.28 million population  ;)

It's doubtful if Soccer is the 3rd most popular sport in Ireland.

Ah I'd say it is. It's only surpassed by gaelic football and hurling.

Mario

Quote from: RedHand88 on June 14, 2021, 09:46:10 AM
Quote from: trailer on June 14, 2021, 09:22:19 AM
Quote from: 93-DY-SAM on June 14, 2021, 08:16:57 AM
Quote from: Mario on June 14, 2021, 07:36:14 AM
Quote from: StPatsAbu on June 13, 2021, 10:12:03 PM
Netherlands is half the size of Ireland in land mass and look at the footballers they have produced!
Ah land mass, a critical indicator of the success of a football team and why Canada are one of the greatest sides in the world.

That and their 17.28 million population  ;)

It's doubtful if Soccer is the 3rd most popular sport in Ireland.

Ah I'd say it is. It's only surpassed by gaelic football and hurling.
I'd say soccer is definitely played by more people than Hurling. I'd have it at number 2.

Milltown Row2

By numbers Association football (soccer) is the most played team sport in Ireland, has been for a number of years, we just don't give it the time of day really  in terms of money set up, the  other stuff that the GAA brings, for many years it was always look at as a garrison sport so never really had any big history going back, its been competing with the national sports of GAA hurling and football and there are many schools (less now i suppose) that never entertained 'soccer' in their schools.

That's all changing so it won't be long, 50 years or so, that soccer will completely outstrip GAA even more, your gaa football players will drop off and turn their footy skills to soccer, hurlers won't have that sporting 'cousin' to turn to
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

clarshack

During the 2002 World Cup there was barely a sinner at the Derry v Donegal Ulster Championship game in Clones (at a time when attendances were good) as they were all watching the soccer against Spain. when it came to the crunch soccer won.

shark

Quote from: clarshack on June 14, 2021, 11:43:27 AM
During the 2002 World Cup there was barely a sinner at the Derry v Donegal Ulster Championship game in Clones (at a time when attendances were good) as they were all watching the soccer against Spain. when it came to the crunch soccer won.

What's rare is wonderful. There are 8 Ulster championship games (excluding potential replays) every single year. Ireland have played 13 World Cup games - in total, since World Cups began.

Denn Forever

Quote from: clarshack on June 14, 2021, 11:43:27 AM
During the 2002 World Cup there was barely a sinner at the Derry v Donegal Ulster Championship game in Clones (at a time when attendances were good) as they were all watching the soccer against Spain. when it came to the crunch soccer won.

Surely there was a venue closer than Clones where that game could have been played?
I have more respect for a man
that says what he means and
means what he says...

trailer

Quote from: shark on June 14, 2021, 11:50:42 AM
Quote from: clarshack on June 14, 2021, 11:43:27 AM
During the 2002 World Cup there was barely a sinner at the Derry v Donegal Ulster Championship game in Clones (at a time when attendances were good) as they were all watching the soccer against Spain. when it came to the crunch soccer won.

What's rare is wonderful. There are 8 Ulster championship games (excluding potential replays) every single year. Ireland have played 13 World Cup games - in total, since World Cups began.

Clones town was full, they just didn't go up to the game as it went to E/T and pens.

J70

Quote from: clarshack on June 14, 2021, 11:43:27 AM
During the 2002 World Cup there was barely a sinner at the Derry v Donegal Ulster Championship game in Clones (at a time when attendances were good) as they were all watching the soccer against Spain. when it came to the crunch soccer won.

They all arrived into the match after the penalties were over.

Think I was one of about 200 people there for the first half.