Linfield/IFA Manager's no to Sunday Football

[T Fearon]

Once again the sectarian nature of Irish league soccer is epitomised by the Linfield/IFA Manager David Jeffrey who thundered after the postponement on Saturday of the Glentoran/Linfield/IFA game "This club will never play Sunday football as long as I am manager" in response to a suggestion that the game might be re fixed for a Sunday.

So one man's sectarian personal viewpoint is allowed to dictate the policy of the club that claims itself to be the biggest in the 6 counties.

Linfield/IFA who only comparatively recently abandoned its non catholic recruitment policy remains as sectarian as ever

[Square Ball]

Personally couldnt give two flying fecks what they do, Tony why this fixation?

[Chrisowc]

Personally couldnt give two flying fecks what they do, Tony why this fixation?

It helps to take his mind off Spurs.

[Gnevin]

Tony your worse that the worst I've seen from OWC. f**king get over yourself and try moving on.

[his holiness nb]

Personally couldnt give two flying fecks what they do, Tony why this fixation?

It helps to take his mind off Spurs.

[ziggysego]

I actually got a bigger laugh with Rangers FC filing a complaint in against Coronation Street over the weekend 

[his holiness nb]

I actually got a bigger laugh with Rangers FC filing a complaint in against Coronation Street over the weekend 

Why?

[AZOffaly]

Why is the 'no football on a Sunday' rule sectarian? I mean the Catholic church had a 'rule' about not doing paid work on a Sunday up until the last 20 years or so. In fact that's why GAA games were on a sunday, as it was the day for rest and recreation. That's obviously sleeping with the 'fish on a friday' rule nowadays, but it was hardly sectarian either.

Unless the IFA have this policy to ensure that Jews can't play on the Sabbath, then it's hardly sectarian.

[Maguire01]

I actually got a bigger laugh with Rangers FC filing a complaint in against Coronation Street over the weekend 

Why?

Rangers fans unhappy with Corrie comment
'Coronation Street' bosses changed an episode of the popular show after complaints from football fans.

Fans of Glasgow Rangers complained after character Tony Gordon - played by Scottish actor Gray O'Brien - made a jibe about the football club.

An ITV spokeswoman confirmed that following "dozens" of complaints, they had changed the script for a forthcoming episode.

AdvertisementO'Brien's character Tony Gordon is reported to have said: "I could no more be interested in Rosie Webster than I could support Glasgow Rangers." The ITV spokeswoman said that the line seemed "to have caused some upset".

And one of the character's lines in a future episode - reported to be a remark that he was allergic to "warm beer, the English national anthem and Glasgow Rangers" - has now been dropped.

The ITV spokeswoman confirmed that they had received "dozens" of complaints.

She said: "Both comments were in keeping with the character of Tony Gordon. But we have to bear in mind that it does seem to have caused some upset so the decision was made to take the line out. It doesn't compromise the drama of the episode and if it did then the line definitely wouldn't have been taken out."

She added: "We also felt in the absence of a character balancing things up on the other side of the Old Firm it was a line not worth repeating."

O'Brien has previously starred in the Scottish soap opera River City and the medical drama Casualty. He told the Daily Record newspaper: "I certainly wasn't going out of my way to antagonise any Rangers supporters."

[Maguire01]

Why is the 'no football on a Sunday' rule sectarian? I mean the Catholic church had a 'rule' about not doing paid work on a Sunday up until the last 20 years or so. In fact that's why GAA games were on a sunday, as it was the day for rest and recreation. That's obviously sleeping with the 'fish on a friday' rule nowadays, but it was hardly sectarian either.

Unless the IFA have this policy to ensure that Jews can't play on the Sabbath, then it's hardly sectarian.

Indeed AZ. Backwards - yes. Sectarian - how exactly?

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

The Corrie actor is also a big Celtic fan himself in real life.

Had a chuckle at all thte Orcs getting themselves in a flap over a soap character! 

As for the thread, well no harm, but I think Tony is entitled to post on any topic he see's fit.
Jefferies is a born-again christian hence his objection to Sunday soccer, personally I find it an old fashioned attitude which will have to change if the IFA are ever to lose the dinosaur bible belt image.

[his holiness nb]

I started playing soccer again recently, but sundays dont suit me so I told the manager I could only play on the saturday team.

Does this make me anti catholic?

[AZOffaly]

The Corrie actor is also a big Celtic fan himself in real life.

Had a chuckle at all thte Orcs getting themselves in a flap over a soap character! 

As for the thread, well no harm, but I think Tony is entitled to post on any topic he see's fit.
Jefferies is a born-again christian hence his objection to Sunday soccer, personally I find it an old fashioned attitude which will have to change if the IFA are ever to lose the dinosaur bible belt image.

Within reason, surely??

As for Jeffries, I'd agree it's old fashioned, etc. etc. but why sectarian? How does not playing on a Sunday work against Catholics, for example? If anything, it's adhering to the old Catholic dictum of no work on a Sunday.

[T Fearon]

For the benefit of all 26 counties readers who don't get this.

Linfield/IFA along with Glasgow Rangers have a deep history of sectarianism, including deliberately not recruiting catholics.

Both clubs make much of the cross community status of their playing staff these days and laughingly hold this up as a mirror to other sporting organisations who they perceive to be sectarian.

In my view, it is outrageous that the manager can align club policy with his own religious views when his club are trying to shake off their own shameful sectarian past

[AZOffaly]

Sorry Tony, that doesn't make sense.

Maybe Linfield were/are sectarian. However, not playing soccer on a Sunday is not sectarian. That's a spurious link.