James Mcclean


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It's all about moving away from the past imo,if sinn fein can lay wreaths with unionists and stand for gstq and the queen can stand at the garden of rememberence in dublin then why can't footballers do the same
We should never forget what happened in Ireland on all sides but if you want to move forward and remove this cycle of hatred you have to respect each other including flags,anthems and culture
It's not the same though. You can't equate the actions of a group with those of an individual.
 
It's all about moving away from the past imo,if sinn fein can lay wreaths with unionists and stand for gstq and the queen can stand at the garden of rememberence in dublin then why can't footballers do the same
We should never forget what happened in Ireland on all sides but if you want to move forward and remove this cycle of hatred you have to respect each other including flags,anthems and culture

Well said.
 
Knew what? I don't think he knew he was going to be required to stand and pay respect to a flag and anthem that represents oppression and imperialism in homeland before he signed. It seemed to catch him off guard to be honest, very rarely are national anthems played before club games.
I'd imagine that he knew when signed for Sunderland, Wigan and WBA that he was signing for and representing British clubs.

As @st joes lad has said, if bitter enemies can put their differences aside they why can McClean? Carrying all that hate around is only harming himself. He's in last chance salon and the fans aren't happy about his attitude when he signed. He's just after proving them right and made his job a lot more harder.
 
I'd imagine that he knew when signed for Sunderland, Wigan and WBA that he was signing for and representing British clubs.

As @st joes lad has said, if bitter enemies can put their differences aside they why can McClean? Carrying all that hate around is only harming himself. He's in last chance salon and the fans aren't happy about his attitude when he signed. He's just after proving them right and made his job a lot more harder.
:lol: I know that's a typo, but great name for a hairdressers.
 
To be fair to the lad, put yourself in his shoes.

The one country that he believes oppressed his people also happens to be the one country he can use his skills at a high level and make a living out of it

If the only place you could use your skills to make a living was a country you hated what would you do?

Bear in mind he has to earn enough in ~15 years to last him and his family a lifetime
 
Whilst I think McClean is a massive wanker I find it funny a lot of people whinge about him being a bigot. A lot of these people are also bigots but on the other side of the fence.

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To be fair to the lad, put yourself in his shoes.

The one country that he believes oppressed his people also happens to be the one country he can use his skills at a high level and make a living out of it

If the only place you could use your skills to make a living was a country you hated what would you do?

Bear in mind he has to earn enough in ~15 years to last him and his family a lifetime

believe it or not football is a popular sport in many countries in the world, some if not all have professional leagues.
 
believe it or not football is a popular sport in many countries in the world, some if not all have professional leagues.

You don't see many English or Irish players abroad. Some of course but not a great deal relatively. England also happens to have arguably the best league in the world.

If he wants to play at the top level and earn enough to provide for his family for the rest of his and their lives (which is what most people go to work for) then I can see why he's here

There's a difference between actively disrespecting the country you're in and not agreeing with their traditions

I bet there are plenty of pacifist republicans but nobody gives them shit for not wearing a poppy or singing the anthem
 
You don't see many English or Irish players abroad. Some of course but not a great deal relatively. England also happens to have arguably the best league in the world.

If he wants to play at the top level and earn enough to provide for his family for the rest of his and their lives (which is what most people go to work for) then I can see why he's here

There's a difference between actively disrespecting the country you're in and not agreeing with their traditions

I bet there are plenty of pacifist republicans but nobody gives them shit for not wearing a poppy or singing the anthem

i do
 
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