Replying To Lockjaw: "A really poor final which reminded me a lot of 1990. Argentina were involved then as well. They had one world class player, but decided that their best chance of success against a superior opponent (West Germany) would be to needle, kick and ****house their way to penalties.
Spain might not be everyone's cup of tea with the way that they dominate possession and squeeze the life out of the opposition. But they were the only team trying to play football last night, and deserved their win. I read somewhere that they only conceded 10 shots on target across their entire World Cup, resulting in only one goal conceded. That is extraordinary.
Oryazabal has done a decent job up front for them. But if they were to unearth another Butragueno/Raul/Torres/Villa calibre striker, they'd be close to unstoppable."
I thought Spain were pretty darn good all through. To go through an entire World Cup without anyone laying a glove on you speaks for itself. Schooled France at the semi, and Euro '24 champs to boot. Laughable that some 'experts' are bored enough to be criticising them.
Replying To BarneyGrant: "I had a good friend from Gortin and one of the sure ways to turn him into a raving loon was to say anything at all good about Derry."
Yes the Sperrin mountains were a great natural dividing line. Brian Dooher used to play like a man possessed when he played Derry.
Replying To Commodore: "Hardly surprising, as Fine Gael is the modern day remnant of the 1922 pro-Treaty voting TDs that legitimized partition and in more modern times have been the party of choice for block voting of ROI based people of unionist background.
I can't see any self-respecting Nationalist/Republican wanting to remain part of an archaic monarchist Union, which has been directly and indirectly responsible for the deaths of over 2 million Irish people and the departure of millions of other Irish people from these shores, not to mention the oppression of native people who remained.
No tax percentage or amount of money would change my mind on Irish Unity, its time to end this stain on Irish History for good and open a new chapter in Irish history."
Well said it is a terrible historical wrong and injustice. It should be the number one priority for all Irish people and any Irish government. It needs to be made much more of a priority so the momentum for a border poll increases. If Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael remain in Government and refuse to plan for unity, it will stall for generations.
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "I thought Spain were pretty darn good all through. To go through an entire World Cup without anyone laying a glove on you speaks for itself. Schooled France at the semi, and Euro '24 champs to boot. Laughable that some 'experts' are bored enough to be criticising them."
Yes the Spanish are a model to follow in terms of coaching and player development. They really have their ducks in a row. Then look at the club scene - Champions League winning manager - Spanish Europa League winning manager - Spanish Most of the top jobs in the Premier League - Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea - Spanish and Pep Guardiola could probably walk into any job he wants, now that he's finished up at City.
Replying To REDANDBLACK30: "Well said it is a terrible historical wrong and injustice. It should be the number one priority for all Irish people and any Irish government. It needs to be made much more of a priority so the momentum for a border poll increases. If Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael remain in Government and refuse to plan for unity, it will stall for generations."
It certainly isn't "number one priority for all Irish people".