Why they never made a really great footballer? Roy Keane? Just

>>77382616
Because they are more interested in GAA

Liam Brady

clinton Morrison

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>in that time Scotland selection are far better than England

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>>77382616
You're totally underplaying Roy Keane's talent and you've also forgotten Paul McGrath who was a great player. But yeah, they've not produced many great players. Especially compared to >us (Scotland), who, despite having a similar culture and population to Ireland, have produced a lot of great players back in the day.

>>77390369
t. ignorant amerifat

We used to have squads full of European Cup winners and were playing at World Cups that England couldn't even qualify for.

>>77382616
Roy Keane was world class for about 8 years.
Paul McGrath would have been if not for the booze
George Best is one of the goats.

>>77390467
Best was from N.Ireland.

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>>77382616
>What are the best of all the time Eire footballer?

>>77390492
They are all Irish.

>>77390464
>we

>>77382616
Ireland play more sports then scotland
Ireland isn't heavily subsidised by england like scotland
Roy was a great player and great cunt (t. Arsenal supporter)
Robbie was good, not great. He needed more help at inter and was wasted at tottenshit.
Magrath was one of the most naturally talented physical players the whole isles has produced.
And unlike scotland rugby is number 1 in ireland.

Does that answer all your questions?

>>77390640
Lad even the Brazilian OP made the distinction between Ireland and N.Ireland.

>>77390712
There is no difference though.

>>77382616
EXTREMELY small population

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>>77390689
>Ireland play more sports then scotland

>>77390731
There is in the sense that they're different countries.

Football is only the 11th most popular sport in Ireland

(Behind Gaelic Football, Rugby, Hurling, Boxing, Shinty, Camogie, Roly Poly, shoving potatos up your bum, Hide and Seek and Tiddly Winks)

>>77390797
Not really though.

People can choose which one they play for.

>>77390772
Better at rugby
Better at boxing and all combat sports
Better at golf
All the gaa shit
The only thing scotland have them beat at by a margin is curling

>>77390885
This is all true

>>77391088
>Better at boxing
>>77391088
>Better at golf

A thread of foreigners talking about shit they know nothing about.

>>77392656
>too much ass

>>77390914
Not when Best was around. Also, people who identify as "Irish" on the island generally don't support NI

>>77382616
Liam Brady and John Giles bitch

>>77382616
Because it's a small country that plays some other sports more than they play football. It's really not that complicated but /sp/ strikes again and massively overcomplicates things.

Roy Keane was world class you twat. He was one of the players that made that great team actually great.

Liam Brady was quality as well and Paul McGrath was a fucking brilliant centre back. I saw him at the end of his career when he couldn't move because he had literally no knees left and he was still dominant then.

After that it's Johnny Giles and sort of tails off with Robbie Keane, Shay Given, Packie Bonner and lately they've not produced anyone noteworthy. So they've not had many but certainly 3 or 4 top players.

>>77391088
>Better at rugby
>Even after one of Scotland's worst ever eras Scotland still have an overall winning record v. Ireland

Tears in my eyes with everyone defending >us, but in all honesty, if you want to pursue sports professionally in Ireland, you play rugby or county, football just isn't well enough supported and the coaching isn't there at grass roots level

>>77390689
>And unlike scotland rugby is number 1 in ireland.

it's number three

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Gentle Reminder that if Roy Keane had never left in 2002, we would have beaten Spain. Gentle Reminder that we would have beaten South Korea in the next round and into the semi-finals, and we would rightfully be remembered as the GOATs we truly were.

Gentle Reminder that between 1998 and 2002, we beat The Netherlands, Croatia, Yugoslavia, drew twice against Portugal, and got draws against Germany and Spain. GENTLE Reminder that Robbie "Kino" Keano was the only player to score against Oliver Kahn at the 2002 World Cup apart from Ronaldo.

Brazil BTFO forever, 7-1.

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>>77395296
>if
>would
>never

>>77391088
>better at football
>better at boxing

lol to both.

scotland is also better at darts, snooker, tennis, cycling, swimming and athletics than ireland

>>77396306
And Curling.

Damien Duff was Great

>>77396334
>>77396306
and giving gobbies to old men

>>77382616
Callum o'dowda from Bristol is an up and coming Irish footballer, but in all fairness he was born and raised in England, just plays for Irish nat. Team

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>>77395296
we wouldve been refballed super hard tho

>>77394927
>professionally in Ireland
>play county

Because footballs for faggots

Ronnie Whelan and John Aldridge.

>>77394927
>county
what sport is this?

>>77402184
probably gaelic football.

>>77390544

JUST

>>77382616
Giles, Brady, McGrath and the Keanes were all great.
- Giles was the brains of the great Leeds team under Revie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW_0A1PrMOg
- Brady is still a legend at Arsenal and Juventus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5hdtAaJOz8
- McGrath was possibly the greatest centre back of his era, definitely the best in England at the time, despite being crippled with alcoholism and unable to train between matches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li_hf1Tz2Ww
- If you weren't a total idiot, you'd know Roy Keane was far more than just his aggression and dragged United to the 1999 Champions League final and FA Cup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2RVQx8J2Sk
- Despite lacking height and pace, Robbie Keane is the 13th highest scorer in Premiership history and scored 68 goals for an Irish team that was shit for a lot of his time playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLoR1_cNPxg

Given football is the third most popular sport in a country of 4.5 million and faces strong competition from rugby for third spot, that's not bad.

Especially when you consider that until the 1970s there was a strict ban on members of the GAA (easily the most popular sporting organisation) of all ages from attending soccer matches, let alone playing the sport. Imagine any kid in Brazil with an interest in playing soccer was banned from playing other sports. How would that affect your other national teams?

>>77402420
>Given football is the third most popular sport in a country of 4.5 million

it's actually the most played team sport, and i'd bet going by weekly EPL viewing figures defintely the most watched

>>77394549
>Even after one of Scotland's worst ever eras
>after
Oh, you got more than one win in the Six Nations so you're a top tier team again?

Seamus Coleman is (was) a great defender

>>77402464
That's only because Gaelic football isn't on every week. It's a summer sport at intercounty level and the All-Ireland finals blow everything except Ireland's biggest games at major soccer tournaments out of the water. More people watched Galway v Kilkenny in the hurling in 2015 than saw Ireland beat Germany and both of them were on the same channel free-to-air. What's more, you get more spectators at a Junior B county final than you do at your average League of Ireland game.

There's absolutely no way it's the most-played team sport anywhere outside Dublin unless they counted every 5-a-side after work. Any fat cunt who took that survey and didn't want to sound lazy probably just said they play soccer. Every fucking bog and backroad in the countryside has a GAA club and pitch, while kids generally have to amalgamate three or four villages to make up a teenage soccer team. My cousin's team had to join two counties together to compete against one of the Dublin teams.

>>77395296
>we would have beaten Spain
This is unironically true. Dominated them on the wings, Quinn was destroying them in the air, but much as I like Holland, he wasn't really up to it in the middle. Kilbane still should've fucking scored that rebound though.

We probably would've just been refballed like Italy and Spain were though. If you think we're salty about Henry, you never would've heard the end of that.

>>77402243
And hurling, the greatest sport on earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z23x_N1Q6GM

>>77389421

This is definitely the correct answer.

>>77390467
Keane was pure class from 1991-2005, and then let his temper get the best of him and sabotaged his legacy. Great career though, am fond of the mad cunt.

>>77402537

He'll be alright again, he has that retard strength.

>>77403326
I hope he does, Everton and RoI needs him

Nice wee reminder that Northern Ireland are currently the most impressive nation in the British Isles due to their extremely small population that is also hampered due to the Republic taking Northern Irish talent.

>World Class boxer in Frampton
>World Class Golfer in Rory Mcilroy
>Currently 22nd in the FIFA World Rankings.
>Johnny Rea is p good. Should've moved to Moto GP though.
>The best ever player from the British Isles is a Northern Irish man (Georgie Best)
>Joey Dunlop the GOAT road racer.

Our Wee Country.

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>>77403375
Frampton is as Irish as they come

>>77403369

They do indeed. He's the only one who cares enough to make a difference. 60 grand 60 grand

>>77382616
Robbie Keane

>>77403490
>The Republic trying to claim more Northern Irish athletes just like previously trying to claim Best previously in this thread.

Not really needed, is it lad?
The Republic have had some great athletes over the years and have singlehandedly made an awful piece of shit sport like mandrama for 16 year olds relevant just by inserting Conor McGregor.

Also in Northern Ireland's favour again I just want to post this as another feat that shows their footballing prowess despite their small population.
In the 1958 FIFA World Cup Northern Ireland became the least populous country to have qualified for the World Cup, a record that stood until Trinidad & Tobago qualified for the 2006 World Cup (Qualified from the fucking CONCACAF, the easiest shit group to qualify out of). Northern Ireland remains, however, the least populous country to have qualified for more than one World Cup finals tournament, to win a World Cup finals match, to have scored at a World Cup finals, and to have progressed from the first round of the World Cup finals.