Deraless wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:11 pm
CIMANFOREVER wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:27 pm
The stuff about an UR jersey in Andytown is a red herring. It's a recognised all Ireland sport. Try it with a Linfield or Gers jersey and I would suggest the outcome would be less "tolerant."
I was assuming the debate was about holding an Ulster rugby match at Casement, not sure where Linfield or Rangers came into it.
No-one is suggesting there isn't sectarianism in many members of the GAA, the point was about the safety or otherwise of the A-town road. At the end of the day we are all a product of the postcodes we were brought up in and dig deep enough everyone here will revert to bigotry, but we need to build a f**king bridge and get over it. If we keep going with the "what about themuns" stuff, things will never change.
I.know there were people who didn't go to Breffni, not because it was too far for a friendly, but because it was a GAA pitch. It was a great day out. I know it wasn't the A-town but it's a start
And before anyone goes that's probably easy for you to say, I grew up on the Shankill in the 70s so I'm not some clueless hippy tree hugger lol
Bit selective there Dera, given the complexity and numerous facets of this thread. Quoting one section of my post in isolation given its context within the rest of the post/thread is a trifle disingenious?
The point around Casement was that it's being fast track funded for primarily the next Euros ie Association football , and given it's to enable NI to play in a stadium big enough within their own country should they qualify, the Association football jersey angle was valid imo within the NI supporter context. Maybe I should've put NI jersey in on reflection but the analogy stands.
It's not about "themmuns" narrative, more the ballix given to justify the scandalous investment, and the fact that Andytown is not a general safe space for those they're trying to justify it to. Like playing a GAA game at Windsor and the Village lol. ( Although with the new Boucher entrance, this might be less of a difficulty than the converse given the tight geography around Casement.)
As a matter of record, I was 100% in agreement with taking UR to Breffni- bore yourself by reviewing my posts at the time. Long may it continue, Cavan is Southern Ulster and a totally different kettle of fish to Casement and it's squalid history.
I was also born and bred in NB in the 70s so as a Gen X, hugging trees is for Boomers and Millenials, only