G-Mac to represent Ireland at the Olympics
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G-Mac to represent Ireland at the Olympics
http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/graeme-mcdowell-looks-set-to-represent-ireland-at-olympics-29771138.html
And I bet Rory will follow suit. Good news for Ireland as we need top athletes like Graeme to represent us and hopefully increase the medal haul.
And I bet Rory will follow suit. Good news for Ireland as we need top athletes like Graeme to represent us and hopefully increase the medal haul.
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incontinentia wrote:http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/graeme-mcdowell-looks-set-to-represent-ireland-at-olympics-29771138.html
And I bet Rory will follow suit. Good news for Ireland as we need top athletes like Graeme to represent us and hopefully increase the medal haul.
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I've read the BBC version of this and in a sense McDowell has made the choice by opting to play for Ireland in the World Cup this week. He's not playing with McIlroy this time but with Lowry. It would be interesting to see what McIlroy does next time the World Cup is played.
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Imagine everyone - except Harrington - will be happy if both play for Ireland; no sign of another young Irish player coming out of the woodwork (impossible in Lowry's case), so all the more chances for the English/Scottish nearly men.
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If someone competes as northern Irish for the whole year, why wouldn't they compete under great Britain and northern Ireland at the Olympics?
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Probably because the Irish have acted very peevish and bitterly to the topic of Pube Head and G Fat possibly representing GB&I
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According to the BBC report "Olympic rules state that he could only play for Team GB if three years have passed since representing Ireland. "beninho wrote:If someone competes as northern Irish for the whole year, why wouldn't they compete under great Britain and northern Ireland at the Olympics?
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Ireland can have them. G-Mac isn't exactly on fire these days is he and as for McIlroy, who cares? Obviously, GB&I don't have any decent players capable of matching or beating them....super_realist wrote:Probably because the Irish have acted very peevish and bitterly to the topic of Pube Head and G Fat possibly representing GB&I
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gmac is having a much better season than Westwood, Donald poulter or any other brit.
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No World Cup for Rory before 2016 that's for sure. He's too chicken to take a defacto decision on who (not) to represent in the olympics, hoping for somebody else to take the decision for him. I don't blame him though.
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Mac - Even Justin Rose?
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He is south african.
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Mac - I had forgotten that. But English enough to be on the RC team!
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I was only kidding, I had somehow forgotten about him when listing the brits.
Still, I think gmac had 3 wins this year and has maintained a decent OWGR position, and had a chance to win the race to Dubai right up to the last event.
Still, I think gmac had 3 wins this year and has maintained a decent OWGR position, and had a chance to win the race to Dubai right up to the last event.
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I thought gmac and pubelton had fallen out over the management company thing. Wasn't pubelton peed off finding out that gmac was a major share holder in the company he moved to? May have dreamt it tho...
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Great news and as expected to be honest. Think I would prefer GMac to represent Ireland than McIlroy anyway if I had to choose.
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No doubt the Brits will try to change the 3 years rule if Mcilroy follows suit.
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This should be a pointless non-event, as I have yet to read anything about the ancient greeks playing golf on the fields of Marathon.
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More or less agree but you could say that of quite a lot of Olympic events. BMX, Cycling, Table tennis, tennis, football, rugby 7s. The list goes on and on.Doc wrote:This should be a pointless non-event, as I have yet to read anything about the ancient greeks playing golf on the fields of Marathon.
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GunsGerms wrote:No doubt the Brits will try to change the 3 years rule if Mcilroy follows suit.
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If McIlroy is undecided who to represent, let Ireland have him . . . . .
Good riddance (sentiments for the Olympics only, Rory, love ya really).
Good riddance (sentiments for the Olympics only, Rory, love ya really).
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Yep - in my opinion golf is a game not a sport and has players not athletes. That's not to say some of the people that play it aren't athletic, but I'd struggle with putting GMac in that group.super_realist wrote:incontinentia wrote:http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/graeme-mcdowell-looks-set-to-represent-ireland-at-olympics-29771138.html
And I bet Rory will follow suit. Good news for Ireland as we need top athletes like Graeme to represent us and hopefully increase the medal haul.
But back to the main point - the national allegiance of Rory and GMac came up for debate some time ago, and was a triumph of the ill-informed arguing with the closed minded. Can we not do it again?
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Germs fully agree mate, but as far as GMac goes let him go for Ireland, no problem. It will be his reputation that gets tarnished back home in the north where a majority of his local demographic think of themselves as being UK. Brave but possibly stupid which means Rory will follow suit especially as he now runs his management.
On the wider subject though regarding the olympics and world cup, do we think that the end of the road is near. Besides the massive corruption involved in the bidding process and less than savoury characters at the top of the sports. It now seems that any country who wins the bid will go bankrupt. We were lucky as the crash had just happened and we seemed to do a brilliant job even though underlying issues are still turning up. Huge cost, did we benefit and how many regions actually lost out and then besides West Ham where is the legacy? We can clearly see the huge issues which are shortly to befall Brazil for the WC and the toxic problem brewing regarding 2022 in the desert, which could also impact the winter olympics. Its a joke and unsustainable as a model in todays economy.
On the wider subject though regarding the olympics and world cup, do we think that the end of the road is near. Besides the massive corruption involved in the bidding process and less than savoury characters at the top of the sports. It now seems that any country who wins the bid will go bankrupt. We were lucky as the crash had just happened and we seemed to do a brilliant job even though underlying issues are still turning up. Huge cost, did we benefit and how many regions actually lost out and then besides West Ham where is the legacy? We can clearly see the huge issues which are shortly to befall Brazil for the WC and the toxic problem brewing regarding 2022 in the desert, which could also impact the winter olympics. Its a joke and unsustainable as a model in todays economy.
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I respectfully disagree Bob/Super. Athleticism has many different components. Strength, flexibility and co-ordination are some of the components needed for golf. It may not be aerobically taxing but it is an athletic endeavour nonetheless.Bob_the_Job wrote:Yep - in my opinion golf is a game not a sport and has players not athletes. That's not to say some of the people that play it aren't athletic, but I'd struggle with putting GMac in that group.super_realist wrote:incontinentia wrote:http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/graeme-mcdowell-looks-set-to-represent-ireland-at-olympics-29771138.html
And I bet Rory will follow suit. Good news for Ireland as we need top athletes like Graeme to represent us and hopefully increase the medal haul.
But back to the main point - the national allegiance of Rory and GMac came up for debate some time ago, and was a triumph of the ill-informed arguing with the closed minded. Can we not do it again?
And I look forward to G-Mac and/or Rory standing tall before the tri-colour, accepting their gold medals as Amhran na bhFiann plays in the background.
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It's 3 years from now so Rory and Gmac may be forgotten by then. Then there'll only be Barbapapa and Lloyd Christmas left, who - at least according to super I guess - would be more fitting representatives of the emerald isle.
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Not sure the majority of people in the North think of themselves as being from the UK. There are simlilar numbers of catholics to protestants in NI. Id say more importantly a lot of people from NI would consider themselves to be a product of both cultures.Doc wrote:Germs fully agree mate, but as far as GMac goes let him go for Ireland, no problem. It will be his reputation that gets tarnished back home in the north where a majority of his local demographic think of themselves as being UK. Brave but possibly stupid which means Rory will follow suit especially as he now runs his management.
On the wider subject though regarding the olympics and world cup, do we think that the end of the road is near. Besides the massive corruption involved in the bidding process and less than savoury characters at the top of the sports. It now seems that any country who wins the bid will go bankrupt. We were lucky as the crash had just happened and we seemed to do a brilliant job even though underlying issues are still turning up. Huge cost, did we benefit and how many regions actually lost out and then besides West Ham where is the legacy? We can clearly see the huge issues which are shortly to befall Brazil for the WC and the toxic problem brewing regarding 2022 in the desert, which could also impact the winter olympics. Its a joke and unsustainable as a model in todays economy.
However, in this case you have to make a decision and why wouldnt he choose Ireland since he is a product of the GUI and has represented Ireland before. Seems like a logical choice and dont recall there being any problem when he represented Ireland in the past.
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No matter who Gmac and Rory represent; so long as they win medal they will be claimed by the British media.
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Probably because they are British.
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How do you know? They have the right to claim Irish, British or both nationalities if they choose.kwinigolfer wrote:Probably because they are British.
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Just like Katie Taylor was?kwinigolfer wrote:Probably because they are British.
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Honestly? Not bovvered. Poultry n Rosey are gonna win it anyway....
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Katie Taylor: And your point is . . . . ?
I'm assuming you do have one??
I'm assuming you do have one??
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Isn't she the moron with massive knockers? Def irish
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My point, is any Irishman/women who achieves any sort of success in sport is claimed as British by the media.kwinigolfer wrote:Katie Taylor: And your point is . . . . ?
I'm assuming you do have one??
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Well that's one. And it was swiftly retracted after someones nan noticed. Any others?
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Yes, Well,
Don't know anything about Katie Taylor's background (except Merkin's assertion about the cubic capacity of her knockers) but from everything I've read about her she seems to be Irish, unequivocally so.
But there are ample reasons for the British press claiming British success for British athletes, even if they choose to represent someone else.
Good luck to them whoever they play for.
Don't know anything about Katie Taylor's background (except Merkin's assertion about the cubic capacity of her knockers) but from everything I've read about her she seems to be Irish, unequivocally so.
But there are ample reasons for the British press claiming British success for British athletes, even if they choose to represent someone else.
Good luck to them whoever they play for.
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Spose it isnt a major golf tournament so they have a chance.MontysMerkin wrote:Honestly? Not bovvered. Poultry n Rosey are gonna win it anyway....
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Her dad is actually English in fairness. That probably explains why she is perceived as a moron.kwinigolfer wrote:Yes, Well,
Don't know anything about Katie Taylor's background (except Merkin's assertion about the cubic capacity of her knockers) but from everything I've read about her she seems to be Irish, unequivocally so.
But there are ample reasons for the British press claiming British success for British athletes, even if they choose to represent someone else.
Good luck to them whoever they play for.
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There has been many.MontysMerkin wrote:Well that's one. And it was swiftly retracted after someones nan noticed. Any others?
A lot of boxers such as Matthew Macklin (has said many times that he is a proud irishman despite being born in Birmingham), Barry McGuigan, Carl Frampton and also a lot of amateur boxers that do well in the major competitions. I remember the Irish national boxing coach complaining about it.
I've even seen Brian O'Driscoll being claimed.
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Cheeky, Rose won the bloody US Open!GunsGerms wrote:Spose it isnt a major golf tournament so they have a chance.MontysMerkin wrote:Honestly? Not bovvered. Poultry n Rosey are gonna win it anyway....
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Not sure if boxing is considered a sport - lamping fook out of each other may be considered such in Ireland but here it is undertaken by fools on a Friday night oot in toon.LeinsterFan4life wrote:There has been many.MontysMerkin wrote:Well that's one. And it was swiftly retracted after someones nan noticed. Any others?
A lot of boxers such as Matthew Macklin (has said many times that he is a proud irishman despite being born in Birmingham), Barry McGuigan, Carl Frampton and also a lot of amateur boxers that do well in the major competitions. I remember the Irish national boxing coach complaining about it.
I've even seen Brian O'Driscoll being claimed.
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A proud English name if ever I heard one!LeinsterFan4life wrote:I've even seen Brian O'Driscoll being claimed.MontysMerkin wrote:Well that's one. And it was swiftly retracted after someones nan noticed. Any others?
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the british media have claimed Bono and Colin Farrell too
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and Jedward!!!!incontinentia wrote:the british media have claimed Bono and Colin Farrell too
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Well you can keep that quartet of mumbling moronic arsehats thankyou.
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I know. Must have been a massive relief?MontysMerkin wrote:Cheeky, Rose won the bloody US Open!GunsGerms wrote:Spose it isnt a major golf tournament so they have a chance.MontysMerkin wrote:Honestly? Not bovvered. Poultry n Rosey are gonna win it anyway....
Was happy for him. Poulter and Rose are my favorite English golfers. I figured Poulter would be the first to win one.
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Ah no the Irish are actually happy about them being claimed as British.MontysMerkin wrote:Well you can keep that quartet of mumbling moronic arsehats thankyou.
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Not a relief as such, but the way he piped that 4 iron into the 18th made me stand up, salute my portrait of HRH and knock one out to the National Anthem.
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Well just shows we're equal opportunities round hereLeinsterFan4life wrote:Ah no the Irish are actually happy about them being claimed as British.MontysMerkin wrote:Well you can keep that quartet of mumbling moronic arsehats thankyou.
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and Bono has claimed the country that offers him lower taxes.incontinentia wrote:the british media have claimed Bono and Colin Farrell too
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