| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 10:11 - Oct 4 with 3270 views | Malintabuk |
That is amazing and good news. What with countries pulling out of the commonwealth games, I did wonder if it would have an effect on hosting "larger" events.
Good also to see the link up with Ireland, it would be there one chance to stage an event like this so wish them well |  | |  |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 10:14 - Oct 4 with 3210 views | Wegerles_Stairs |
Sole bidder? I'm surprised Michelle Mone hasn't submitted a bid yet. | | | |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 10:24 - Oct 4 with 3234 views | PlanetHonneywood |
It's coming home (and away)! |  |
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| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 10:41 - Oct 4 with 3193 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
Some bigger stadiums missing which is a shame, but it’s about TV income and not getting as many people as possible to games isn’t it.
Looking forward to it nonetheless. |  | | |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 11:01 - Oct 4 with 3149 views | MrSheen |
Sorry, a joint bid from Turkey and Italy???? No doubt the "greenest tournament ever".
Dreadful lost opportunity to overlook Semple Stadium, the true home of Irish sport (and so central). |  | | |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 11:30 - Oct 4 with 3116 views | Antti_Heinola |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 10:41 - Oct 4 by BazzaInTheLoft |
Some bigger stadiums missing which is a shame, but it’s about TV income and not getting as many people as possible to games isn’t it.
Looking forward to it nonetheless. |
I'd be fairly surprised if the Everton stadium is ready by then. Is that all systems go? |  |
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| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 12:46 - Oct 4 with 2990 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Casement Park is named after Roger Casement, a Dubliner who initially supported British Imperialist rule over ireland, accepted a knighthood from the British, then joined the Gaelic League, an Irish language and cultural revival movemernt, joined Sinn Féin with both he and that party graduating from non-violence to violence, fundraised for weapons in America, worked with the Germans during the First World War to smuggle arms into Ireland to be used in a rebellion against the British, was captured, tried for treason in London and executed by hanging.
And now, the Gaelic Association stadium named after him, located in oft-troubled Belfast will be part-host to an International soccer tournament co-hosted by Ireland and Britain.
Don't ever let anyone tell us that change is not possible, that wounds do not heal, that progress is not all around us. |  |
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| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 13:19 - Oct 4 with 2944 views | PeterHucker |
I was up by the new Everton stadium a couple of weekends ago. Looks like it’s progressing very quickly. Everton will be playing there from summer 2025.
Maybe we’ll get them in the opening League fixture? (Only joking, there’s no way we’ll still be in the Championship by then  |  | | |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 13:30 - Oct 4 with 2910 views | PlanetHonneywood |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 12:46 - Oct 4 by BrianMcCarthy |
Casement Park is named after Roger Casement, a Dubliner who initially supported British Imperialist rule over ireland, accepted a knighthood from the British, then joined the Gaelic League, an Irish language and cultural revival movemernt, joined Sinn Féin with both he and that party graduating from non-violence to violence, fundraised for weapons in America, worked with the Germans during the First World War to smuggle arms into Ireland to be used in a rebellion against the British, was captured, tried for treason in London and executed by hanging.
And now, the Gaelic Association stadium named after him, located in oft-troubled Belfast will be part-host to an International soccer tournament co-hosted by Ireland and Britain.
Don't ever let anyone tell us that change is not possible, that wounds do not heal, that progress is not all around us. |
Wonder who Roger will be cheering for if England, Germany, Norn Ireland and the Republic make the semis? | |
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| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 13:39 - Oct 4 with 2903 views | elnombre |
Hmm, doesn't the GAA still bar a large section of the population of the North..?
Cricketers, that is. (Clive breathes a sigh of relief).
I do recall they were pretty grudging about allowing Liam Miller's testimonial at Cork not so long ago though (extra marks if you saw Miller play in 'proper' hoops...), so indeed, great to see old attitudes set aside - football at a GAA stadium funded by the UK govt?!
I always liked the idea that they viewed chess as a Gaelic sport too. | | | |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 14:49 - Oct 4 with 2822 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 13:39 - Oct 4 by elnombre |
Hmm, doesn't the GAA still bar a large section of the population of the North..?
Cricketers, that is. (Clive breathes a sigh of relief).
I do recall they were pretty grudging about allowing Liam Miller's testimonial at Cork not so long ago though (extra marks if you saw Miller play in 'proper' hoops...), so indeed, great to see old attitudes set aside - football at a GAA stadium funded by the UK govt?!
I always liked the idea that they viewed chess as a Gaelic sport too. |
"doesn't the GAA still bar a large section of the population of the North..?"
Not sure, elnombre. The Ban is long gone.
The Liam Miller fiasco was very poor. The GAA rules at the time didn't allow for competing sports to be played on pitches apart from Croke Park. To change that needed a change in Congress. But the GAA didn't communicate that quickly enough. They ended up bending their own rules to host the match and people got hurt in the meantime, inlding Liam miller's family, who are all GAA members themselves. Very poor.
But, as you say, progress, progress, porogress.
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| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 15:08 - Oct 4 with 2784 views | MrSheen |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 14:49 - Oct 4 by BrianMcCarthy |
"doesn't the GAA still bar a large section of the population of the North..?"
Not sure, elnombre. The Ban is long gone.
The Liam Miller fiasco was very poor. The GAA rules at the time didn't allow for competing sports to be played on pitches apart from Croke Park. To change that needed a change in Congress. But the GAA didn't communicate that quickly enough. They ended up bending their own rules to host the match and people got hurt in the meantime, inlding Liam miller's family, who are all GAA members themselves. Very poor.
But, as you say, progress, progress, porogress.
What's the story with chess? |
https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport-columnists/arid-30885648.html#:~:text=Morris | | | |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 15:15 - Oct 4 with 2769 views | BrianMcCarthy |
I'm locked out of d'Paper Sheen, sorry.
I'll do some googling. This sounds like the kind of story I love! | |
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| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 15:23 - Oct 4 with 2743 views | MrSheen |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 15:15 - Oct 4 by BrianMcCarthy |
I'm locked out of d'Paper Sheen, sorry.
I'll do some googling. This sounds like the kind of story I love! |
A. Morrison Miller was the first proponent of the idea/truth. | | | |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 15:34 - Oct 4 with 2738 views | Toast_R |
So how will this work in terms of England, Scotland, NI, Wales & RoI all qualifying automatically?
That's a bit of a piss take. |  | | |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 15:38 - Oct 4 with 2734 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 15:34 - Oct 4 by Toast_R |
So how will this work in terms of England, Scotland, NI, Wales & RoI all qualifying automatically?
That's a bit of a piss take. |
To be fair, I think the majority of Euro nations are in it already aren’t they?
Edit: 24 / 55 are [Post edited 4 Oct 2023 15:51]
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| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 15:53 - Oct 4 with 2693 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 15:34 - Oct 4 by Toast_R |
So how will this work in terms of England, Scotland, NI, Wales & RoI all qualifying automatically?
That's a bit of a piss take. |
Got this sent to me earlier, Toast.
"Uefa would like England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales to go through the standard qualifying process for the tournament, with two host nation places kept open for any teams that fail to qualify. If more than two fail to qualify, the two best-performing nations would go through."
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/oct/04/uk-and-ireland-set-to-host-euro | |
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| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 16:01 - Oct 4 with 2665 views | CamberleyR |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 15:34 - Oct 4 by Toast_R |
So how will this work in terms of England, Scotland, NI, Wales & RoI all qualifying automatically?
That's a bit of a piss take. |
They'll probably have to ridiculously make it a 32 team tournament whereby it'll be harder not to qualify.
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| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 16:03 - Oct 4 with 2657 views | LongsufferingR |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 15:53 - Oct 4 by BrianMcCarthy |
Got this sent to me earlier, Toast.
"Uefa would like England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales to go through the standard qualifying process for the tournament, with two host nation places kept open for any teams that fail to qualify. If more than two fail to qualify, the two best-performing nations would go through."
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/oct/04/uk-and-ireland-set-to-host-euro |
VAR to decide with two qualifying.
So that's England, ROI and Wales through. Oh fk, delay, delay, delay. |  | | |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 16:05 - Oct 4 with 2619 views | Match82 |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 15:53 - Oct 4 by BrianMcCarthy |
Got this sent to me earlier, Toast.
"Uefa would like England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales to go through the standard qualifying process for the tournament, with two host nation places kept open for any teams that fail to qualify. If more than two fail to qualify, the two best-performing nations would go through."
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/oct/04/uk-and-ireland-set-to-host-euro |
Sounds like best case scenario to me. We have meaningful games rather than just friendlies, but if the worst happens we qualify anyway |  | | |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 00:27 - Oct 5 with 2416 views | ManinBlack |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 11:01 - Oct 4 by MrSheen |
Sorry, a joint bid from Turkey and Italy???? No doubt the "greenest tournament ever".
Dreadful lost opportunity to overlook Semple Stadium, the true home of Irish sport (and so central). |
Never mind any green or environment agenda, the 2030 World Cup will be held in Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile. Lots of flying around for fans no doubt with this new concept of sharing tournaments between different countries. |  | | |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 15:48 - Oct 5 with 2207 views | NewBee |
Chess, wrote Miller, is the “king of intellectual games”, “it was invented in Ireland in 1430 BC… and it is believed that the 32 pieces, which comprise the set, were made to represent the 32 counties [of Ireland].”
Er, the concept of the County as an administrative division wasn't introduced in Ireland until the 13th century AD. By the English.
Another little-known fact which I've just made up is that Miller was the inspiration for the "Thick Paddy" jokes which originated around the time he wrote the above.
(I say "made up", but it has more chance of being true than his load of old cac)
P.S. Thanks to Mr.Sheen for the reference. [Post edited 5 Oct 2023 15:50]
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| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 15:55 - Oct 5 with 2182 views | MrSheen |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 15:48 - Oct 5 by NewBee |
Chess, wrote Miller, is the “king of intellectual games”, “it was invented in Ireland in 1430 BC… and it is believed that the 32 pieces, which comprise the set, were made to represent the 32 counties [of Ireland].”
Er, the concept of the County as an administrative division wasn't introduced in Ireland until the 13th century AD. By the English.
Another little-known fact which I've just made up is that Miller was the inspiration for the "Thick Paddy" jokes which originated around the time he wrote the above.
(I say "made up", but it has more chance of being true than his load of old cac)
P.S. Thanks to Mr.Sheen for the reference. [Post edited 5 Oct 2023 15:50]
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Don’t “thick…” jokes exist in every culture? | | | |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 16:07 - Oct 5 with 2161 views | NewBee |
| Euro 2028 - UK & Ireland Hosts on 15:55 - Oct 5 by MrSheen |
Don’t “thick…” jokes exist in every culture? |
Probably. Though the Irish are no more - or less - thick than people everywhere.
Except for the ones in Kerry who, if brains were dynamite, couldn't muster enough to blow their nose. | | | |
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