Topic: Arsenal: Top of the divers league

[PaulF]

The real question though is who goes down more easily, sahka, or his missus?

[decosabute]

That Arsenal team seems to be full of pricks. Rice seems sound though.

There are too many Irish people on this forum to keep repeating this. Doesn't matter how many sound things he says, he'll always be a c*nt to me.

[Tonyh8su]

There are too many Irish people on this forum to keep repeating this. Doesn't matter how many sound things he says, he'll always be a c*nt to me.

Seconded.

[Crosby Nick]

What did Rice do that was so bad? Not being provocative, I don’t really care too much about the national teams. He’s English born with Irish family (are his parents both Irish?). But there are tons of people like that. Do they all have to play for Ireland? Similarly tons of English born players have chosen to play for Ireland. What’s the issue? The fact he turned out to be decent?

On the flip side he quite clearly calls his girlfriend Babe and his mates Melts and that must count against him.

[Barneylfc∗]

What did Rice do that was so bad? Not being provocative, I don’t really care too much about the national teams. He’s English born with Irish family (are his parents both Irish?). But there are tons of people like that. Do they all have to play for Ireland? Similarly tons of English born players have chosen to play for Ireland. What’s the issue? The fact he turned out to be decent?

On the flip side he quite clearly calls his girlfriend Babe and his mates Melts and that must count against him.

Likely due to the fact he went through the Irish youth set up at pretty much all levels, made 3 appearances for the senior side then jumped ship.

[Crosby Nick]

Likely due to the fact he went through the Irish youth set up at pretty much all levels, made 3 appearances for the senior side then jumped ship.

An ability to learn from his mistakes is not something to be sniffed at.

[The North Bank]

Deccers is a top lad. Cesc Fabregas ditched his long term girlfriend and childhood sweetheart who travelled with him to london from Spain when they were both teenagers , for a married wag 12years older than him who gave him her number at Nandos. Now thats a c*nt.
As for the Ireland England debate, hes a london boy, Kingston massives, innit.

[decosabute]

Likely due to the fact he went through the Irish youth set up at pretty much all levels, made 3 appearances for the senior side then jumped ship.

Yes all this. It's not that he could've played for us and didn't, it's that he actually did fucking play for us and then went turncoat.

And he didn't just go as far having three senior caps - he also indulged in all this badge kissing and the nonsense "up the 'RA" tweets, as though playing for Ireland was what he really wanted. Then goes and jumps ship at the first sign of England interest. Suggests he's a two-faced dickhead. If Madrid came in for him in a year's time, he'd probably act the prick to force a move. Comes across as extremely false to me.

It shouldn't be confused with Jack Grealish, who also played for ireland at all the underage levels, but never the senior team, and never did all the performative badge-kissing shite like Rice. When he went to play for England it was very disappointing, but somewhat fair enough. Now Grealish is a dickhead in plenty of other ways, but I don't hold the Ireland thing against him.

[Crosby Nick]

I can see how that’s annoying. Trying to think of an England equivalent but there isn’t really. Zaha maybe but respect his decision, and he was on the fringes for England never did any performative stuff either.

[decosabute]

I can see how that’s annoying. Trying to think of an England equivalent but there isn’t really. Zaha maybe but respect his decision, and he was on the fringes for England never did any performative stuff either.

It's compounded by the fact that Ireland are abysmal now, and Rice and Grealish would've had a completely transformative effect if they had played for us

England always have good players, so even if it did happen to them, missing out on a couple of players - even very good ones like Rice and Grealish - wouldn't make a huge difference.

But even leaving that to one side, just for the way he carried on, Rice is definitely someone who is hugely disliked in Ireland, and he completely deserves that in my opinion.

[ScottishGoon]

It's compounded by the fact that Ireland are abysmal now, and Rice and Grealish would've had a completely transformative effect if they had played for us

England always have good players, so even if it did happen to them, missing out on a couple of players - even very good ones like Rice and Grealish - wouldn't make a huge difference.

But even leaving that to one side, just for the way he carried on, Rice is definitely someone who is hugely disliked in Ireland, and he completely deserves that in my opinion.

Think i mentioned before, he sounded like a daft young lad trying to over compensate for the fact he isn't actually Irish. I mean his Up the Ra stuff alone suggests that.

I get why the Irish feel betrayed. Can understand mind you being courted by the country that you are actually born and brought up in, that qualifies for basically every major tournament, must be a big head turner. And i say that as a Scot.

I get his daft boy antics haven't helped him in the slightest here though.

[Barneylfc∗]

It's compounded by the fact that Ireland are abysmal now, and Rice and Grealish would've had a completely transformative effect if they had played for us

England always have good players, so even if it did happen to them, missing out on a couple of players - even very good ones like Rice and Grealish - wouldn't make a huge difference.

But even leaving that to one side, just for the way he carried on, Rice is definitely someone who is hugely disliked in Ireland, and he completely deserves that in my opinion.

I mean, we got Andy Townsend and Phil Babb back in the 90s, so I guess we're just hurting now the way the English were hurting then.

[Crosby Nick]

I mean, we got Andy Townsend and Phil Babb back in the 90s, so I guess we're just hurting now the way the English were hurting then.

Given we called the likes of Geoff Thomas and Andy Gray (Palace and Spurs?) in midfield, and Carlton Palmer became a stalwart racking up quite a few caps you actually raise a valid point about Townsend! Good job we’re such a reasonable nation who don’t bear grudges.

[ScottishGoon]

Given we called the likes of Geoff Thomas and Andy Gray (Palace and Spurs?) in midfield, and Carlton Palmer became a stalwart racking up quite a few caps you actually raise a valid point about Townsend! Good job we’re such a reasonable nation who don’t bear grudges.

Neither do us Scots...i mean we only sing about a battle that happened over 700 years ago! Lets not mention the Old Firm either!

[JRed]

Hope Chelsea smash these diving, play-acting twats.

[red_Mark1980]

Deccers is a top lad. Cesc Fabregas ditched his long term girlfriend and childhood sweetheart who travelled with him to london from Spain when they were both teenagers , for a married wag 12years older than him who gave him her number at Nandos. Now thats a c*nt.
As for the Ireland England debate, hes a london boy, Kingston massives, innit.

"Deccers" Christ on a bike