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I think it is disgraceful that McClean gets booed by some fans, it is the case with many clubs though I never heard any when they played Liverpool. Could you imagine the fuss the media would kick up if an English sportsman was treated like that in an Irish sports league. The poppy thing is a non issue too, Englishmen living in Ireland don't wear easter lillies.

To be fair I think when people make jokes about Chelsea having no history I think they are referring to pre 1996 or so as it was still a big club well known around europe in 1998. I recall seeing a cup winners cup game on tv in 1998 aged 6, Man United were the only soccer club I had heard about at that age.

I find it cringy fans protesting over a millionaire sportsman being offered a contract, he has won everything there is to win, I suppose you could describe it as a "first world problem"

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The Adidas kits were good for the first few seasons but they ended up looking the same due to always having to use the 3 stripes on sleeves, I would have loved to see an adidas home shirt with yellow stripes.

what will the Glasgow Rangers contingent think of another Roman Catholic in the hot seat? maybe the flag of Vatican City should be hung from the Shed End

I am sure you never sang anti UVF songs due to your one sided view of the troubles.

From my past experience of living in Manchester it tended to be the asian/african communities who supported clubs like arsenal and Chelsea, the white people were either a red or blue based on who their parents supported. Man united have alot of fans from towns like Rochdale, Oldham and Stockport too but maybe these people also support their hometown club

Stamford Bridge doesn't look as good since they removed the advertising boards from the stands in 2008, I probably am the only one who noticed, there is a lack of colour now. Plus the big club crest should have been replaced on the east stand after 2005, the one above the tunnel.

Wolfsburg won the womens champions league at Stamford bridge in 2013, it I a good stadium to watch a team lift a trophy as you are very close to the pitch. Huddersfield town, Aston Villa and Tottenham also won the FA cup at Stamford bridge

The problem is that England don't really have a distinctive culture like Scotland and Wales do, Northern Ireland don't either as their fans culture is based upon their loyalty to England, though the ex captain Aaron Hughes said that the anthem should be changed for them. It is an odd set up as most of their fans are from a small area, they do not gain support from the west of Lough Neagh.

I never knew Martin Keowns parents were Irish, no wonder he kept calling Coleman a top Irishman

I am surprised the West Brom fans didn't boo McClean, only anti Irish Catholic when it suits them, though he irritates me more than them as he is happy to represent a club who treated him so badly, if I was James I would move to the US league or somewhere, have some self respect.

Should a Scotsman like yourself not support Glasgow Celtic as they best represent Scotlands true Celtic heritage? If I was a Scot i would be supporting the Celts.

It is funny how James McClean gets abused by the whole of the British isles (apart from n.ireland catholics and Scot nationalists) yet this Ulster protestant racist isn't mentioned, somehow we Roman Catholics are viewed as the bigoted extremists.

Brendan is on holiday in Marbella if anything wishes to know that

Does Terry McFlynn still play for Sydney? he grew up around the same area as myself

I think AFL is a better sport but I don't get the chance to watch it that often. I usually go to the Ireland v Australia compromise rules games which are ok but they were better during the 2000's.

Do you follow the AFL Oh Diego? In my opinion it is better than soccer

well I'm sure you've said that word alot in the many Lennon and James McClean threads about here sir, did you see Rodgers and Big Neil hugging at the Bolton Liverpool game the other week? a good display of love between paddies, it was good to see. I'm surprised the Bolton fans allowed Neil as their boss given how they abused McClean the other month.

No I don't have a chip on my shoulder sir, I spend most of my time here lurking around the match discussions, I only post when something irritates me. If I had a chip on my shoulder I would be a Celtic fan which I am not, maybe it is you fellas who have chips due to being Rangers fans? Rangers fans where I live are dodgy people.

I was not insinuating that all Chelsea fans or English people are anti Irish or Catholic, sure I used to live in northern England myself and never experienced any hatred, well apart from a drunk bloke who thought I was eastern european. There is more anti Irish sentiment in Scotland than England. However we have all heard what some posters here think of men like Neil Lennon and Martin O'Neill, I think the last comment I read was that he was "a wingey rat lookalike", maybe it is just because he managed a Scottish football club who happen to have some extreme republican fans.

I noticed a Liverpudlian commenting on twitter saying "I absolutely despise Chelsea and everything they stand for. Disgusting club & fans." that should rile you up a bit.

Liverpudlians would actually be some of the least inbred people in England given how there is alot of Irish blood mixed in with the old Anglo-Saxon ancestry as well as much Welsh I would imagine too. I suppose you could call them a Celtic-Germanic race.

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