05-04-2015, 03:47
Irrelevant after 17 years Snoots??
Tell that to the families who don't have a son/daughter/wife/husband etc because of the IRA....tell them that it's all irrelevant. They might not all be England supporters but I bet none of them have a problem with those chants.
History and historical events have a way of uniting/dividing nations. A mere 17 years doesn't even come close to erasing the history between England and Ireland.
Just ask the Irish about Bloody Sunday....or the Anglo-Irish war nearly 100 years ago. Or talk about Omagh or hunger strikes or Brighton bombings.
I don't agree with any football hooligan who resorts to violence. Same goes for any terrorist for Ireland, England or anywhere else.
I agree that a lot of our stupid and idiotic England fans are just being hateful for the sake of it. I also think a lot of them have no idea about the history.
But to think that they are being irrelevant after 17 years of 'peace' is just naive.
Tell that to the families who don't have a son/daughter/wife/husband etc because of the IRA....tell them that it's all irrelevant. They might not all be England supporters but I bet none of them have a problem with those chants.
History and historical events have a way of uniting/dividing nations. A mere 17 years doesn't even come close to erasing the history between England and Ireland.
Just ask the Irish about Bloody Sunday....or the Anglo-Irish war nearly 100 years ago. Or talk about Omagh or hunger strikes or Brighton bombings.
I don't agree with any football hooligan who resorts to violence. Same goes for any terrorist for Ireland, England or anywhere else.
I agree that a lot of our stupid and idiotic England fans are just being hateful for the sake of it. I also think a lot of them have no idea about the history.
But to think that they are being irrelevant after 17 years of 'peace' is just naive.
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