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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: Dare to dream! on June 25, 2018, 12:05:06 pm
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Who would you prefer?
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MacGuyver
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McDonald
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Davina
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Mc devvo
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Stereo MCs.
You can imagine the instructions from the touchline on move the ball and play the offside trap.
"To the left. And to the right.
Step it up, step it up, it's alright."
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If it HAD to be between those two I'd go for McCall. Though I've not been too happy with the last two Scotsmen we've had in charge :(
And yes I know he was born in England, but he's a Scottish international, so you get my drift.
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He is Scottish to be fair, he was born in Leeds because his dad played for them at the time.
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He is Scottish to be fair, he was born in Leeds because his dad played for them at the time.
...so he's English, no?
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IIRC Stuart McCall was picked for England Under-21s at the same time as Ian Snodin and was on the bench for one game. He had decided that he wanted to play for Scotland so hoped he didn't get brought on. In those days it wasn't so easy to switch allegiance.
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If it HAD to be between those two I'd go for McCall. Though I've not been too happy with the last two Scotsmen we've had in charge :(
And yes I know he was born in England, but he's a Scottish international, so you get my drift.
One of the best Managers I can remember was a Scotsman...................one Billy Bremner
Regards
Ray
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He is Scottish to be fair, he was born in Leeds because his dad played for them at the time.
...so he's English, no?
That's a debate between background and upbringing I suppose, it's probably personal preference. If both my parents were English but I was born whilst they lived in, say, China, for work. Would I be Chinese? I'd class myself as English.
As it is both my parents are from Doncaster. McCall's parents are Scottish, he grew up in Leeds but considers himself a Scotsman I can only presume, due to his international allegiance as a player and a coach. So in this instance I'd say he's Scottish!
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Sean O’Driscoll. Irish name. Played for Ireland.
Born in Wolverhampton.
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Hamish Mcbas**rd for me
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He is Scottish to be fair, he was born in Leeds because his dad played for them at the time.
...so he's English, no?
My old man always said if a bear is born in a dog kennel it is not a dog! Not sure of the relevance here but still, never got to use the saying before!!
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Neither of these two; but what about McCarthy?
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Neither of these two; but what about McCarthy?
I'm still hopeful hes back from Russia for his interview mate
Regards
Ray
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He is Scottish to be fair, he was born in Leeds because his dad played for them at the time.
...so he's English, no?
My old man always said if a bear is born in a dog kennel it is not a dog! Not sure of the relevance here but still, never got to use the saying before!!
Totally irrelevant but must applaud the shoehorning in of random sayings. :laugh:
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McCoist?
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He is Scottish to be fair, he was born in Leeds because his dad played for them at the time.
...so he's English, no?
That's a debate between background and upbringing I suppose, it's probably personal preference. If both my parents were English but I was born whilst they lived in, say, China, for work. Would I be Chinese? I'd class myself as English.
As it is both my parents are from Doncaster. McCall's parents are Scottish, he grew up in Leeds but considers himself a Scotsman I can only presume, due to his international allegiance as a player and a coach. So in this instance I'd say he's Scottish!
I agree RA.
The nationality thing can be non-straightforward for some people. IMHO when there are real genuine choices then a person should have the complete freedom of choice and be respected for it. Unless there are genuine strong reasons (country no longer exists? persecution? ...) I think a person should then stay with that.
I was born in Wales with one Welsh and one English parent. I went to school in Doncaster. I went to University in England and West Germany. I now live in Northern Ireland, but the country I have lived in most of my life is The Netherlands. I was also briefly married to a Dutch woman and at that time had the theoretical option of taking Dutch nationality.
I decided in my school days that I was more Welsh than anything else and have proudly stayed with that. I am proud to have the tagline on here 'probably the only Plaid Cymru voting, Dutch speaking Doncaster Rovers fan living in County Down'. It is exactly who I am.
P.S. The Paid Cymru bit is of course totally theoretical - since I reached voting age I have never lived anywhere with a candidate..........
P.P.S Still McCall for me.
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Mick McCarthy is back on Radio Talksport as an expert analyser for the Russia v Uruguay game.
He said he had been to a wedding in Yorkshire(Wakefield) and another place that he would not expand on, obviously he didn't want people to know where and what for.
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Mick McCarthy is back on Radio Talksport as an expert analyser for the Russia v Uruguay game.
He said he had been to a wedding in Yorkshire(Wakefield) and another place that he would not expand on, obviously he didn't want people to know where and what for.
Well isn’t The Purple Door closed now.
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If it HAD to be between those two I'd go for McCall. Though I've not been too happy with the last two Scotsmen we've had in charge :(
And yes I know he was born in England, but he's a Scottish international, so you get my drift.
One of the best Managers I can remember was a Scotsman...................one Billy Bremner
Regards
Ray
Absolutely agree Ray. That's why I specified only the LAST TWO Scotsmen :thumbsup:
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McUzelac
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McUzelac
What happened to that McThread about him? Or did I just Mc that up?
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McUzelac
What happened to that McThread about him? Or did I just Mc that up?
I didn’t want to prejudice the decision making process so consigned it to the recycle bin.
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McUzelac
What happened to that McThread about him? Or did I just Mc that up?
McRumour Mill, a wise precaution given the selection process is still ongoing.
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He is Scottish to be fair, he was born in Leeds because his dad played for them at the time.
...so he's English, no?
That's a debate between background and upbringing I suppose, it's probably personal preference. If both my parents were English but I was born whilst they lived in, say, China, for work. Would I be Chinese? I'd class myself as English.
As it is both my parents are from Doncaster. McCall's parents are Scottish, he grew up in Leeds but considers himself a Scotsman I can only presume, due to his international allegiance as a player and a coach. So in this instance I'd say he's Scottish!
RA, Going going temporary off topic but you raise a valid question that I personally have. I am obviously English, but my wife is Filipino and our son was born in Bahrain and holds a Bahraini birth certificate. So what nationality is he?
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To be honest, I've lost all interest now and almost all enthusiasm for the new season thanks to how the bd are drawing this out.
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Jesus wept
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He is Scottish to be fair, he was born in Leeds because his dad played for them at the time.
...so he's English, no?
That's a debate between background and upbringing I suppose, it's probably personal preference. If both my parents were English but I was born whilst they lived in, say, China, for work. Would I be Chinese? I'd class myself as English.
As it is both my parents are from Doncaster. McCall's parents are Scottish, he grew up in Leeds but considers himself a Scotsman I can only presume, due to his international allegiance as a player and a coach. So in this instance I'd say he's Scottish!
RA, Going going temporary off topic but you raise a valid question that I personally have. I am obviously English, but my wife is Filipino and our son was born in Bahrain and holds a Bahraini birth certificate. So what nationality is he?
I suppose it's up to him (if and when he's old enough). Will he be entitled to either an English or Filipino passport as well?
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Nationality is pretty much set in stone unless you are entitled to other passports. National identity however is much more fluid and I think what RA is getting at.
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He is Scottish to be fair, he was born in Leeds because his dad played for them at the time.
...so he's English, no?
That's a debate between background and upbringing I suppose, it's probably personal preference. If both my parents were English but I was born whilst they lived in, say, China, for work. Would I be Chinese? I'd class myself as English.
As it is both my parents are from Doncaster. McCall's parents are Scottish, he grew up in Leeds but considers himself a Scotsman I can only presume, due to his international allegiance as a player and a coach. So in this instance I'd say he's Scottish!
RA, Going going temporary off topic but you raise a valid question that I personally have. I am obviously English, but my wife is Filipino and our son was born in Bahrain and holds a Bahraini birth certificate. So what nationality is he?
I suppose it's up to him (if and when he's old enough). Will he be entitled to either an English or Filipino passport as well?
Yes he is eligible for both. But even though I am British and it therefore qualifies my son as British. Getting him a British passport that he is entitled to was a nightmare. I had to jump through hoops of fire. Even though the passport office acknowledged he was entitled the paperwork itvwas horrendous. Would have been easier if we jumped a fence at Calais and ran through the tunnel.
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To be honest, I've lost all interest now and almost all enthusiasm for the new season thanks to how the bd are drawing this out.
Really!? Your not excited for preseason or to see who we sign or for the 1st Saturday of the new season or the FA cup draw or the local derbies?
And the reason is that the board have taken an extra couple of days to appoint a manager? or that they've appointed one who is a 3rd tier manager rather than Mick McCarthy etc?
Either your overreacting hugely or you've delusions of grandeur
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Looking at the votes cast on this poll, it would seem that if McCann gets the job he will more than likely get plenty of stick if results aren’t good.
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Looking at the votes cast on this poll, it would seem that if McCann gets the job he will more than likely get plenty of stick if results aren’t good.
If only we had fans with the spirit of the Peru fans - class!
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Looking at the votes cast on this poll, it would seem that if McCann gets the job he will more than likely get plenty of stick if results aren’t good.
If only we had fans with the spirit of the Peru fans - class!
Well, they just scored their first goal in World Cup finals since 1982.
Don’t know how many games that involves but we only had to endure five games at the end of last season.
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Looking at the votes cast on this poll, it would seem that if McCann gets the job he will more than likely get plenty of stick if results aren’t good.
If only we had fans with the spirit of the Peru fans - class!
Well, they just scored their first goal in World Cup finals since 1982.
Don’t know how many games that involves but we only had to endure five games at the end of last season.
Just the 2 games they didn’t score in in that time, the first 2 from this World Cup. 36 years is a fair amount of time to wait though.
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Unfortunately Wales have been waiting far longer than that, since 1958 in fact :(
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That was a great Wales side Dutch, Jones, Medwin, The Charles bothers The Alchurch brothers, Kelsey, and other good players, they gave Brazil a very hard game in the Q.F.
Ireland also had a good tournament, it was probably when British football was at its strongest ever.
England had lost the Busby Babes, Geoff Hall to polio, and the two wonder boys Clough and our own King Alick had broken legs, and would have been very strong candidates but for such bad luck.