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Brian Lenihan, who was linked to Villa, gone to Hull.

Because it removes some key policy levers from your control (the exact opposite of my idea of independence), means that your financial institutions have no lender of last resort so they decamp to a safer regulatory environment (slightly more of a problem for Scotland 2015 than Eire 1950), contradicts the legal requirements for EU membership (the legal advice is Scotland would apply as a new member not retain existing membership), and because Eire prospered when it became an EU member and freed itself from the strangulating effect of shadowing another currency (until the strangulating effect of joining the eurozone kicked in, of course).

But the point remains, there is precedent for a member of the UK to retain a form of currency union post independence. Ireland didn't leave the pegged Sterling because of the supposed stultifying effects of the Irish Pound being linked to the British Pound, they did so because of policy differences with the UK about the linked currencies and EU fiscal policy. If EMU didn't exist then I'd wager it'd still be the case today.

If anything there's an economic argument for a new nation like Alba having its own currency linked to Sterling being a boon to retaining and attract new industry by having a currency linked to the mighty, safe Pound rather then a potentially tricky new currency (Scottish Lira?).

There is precedent for new EU members to keep their own currency upon entry if they so wish. If a war ravaged and wary Irish Free State can kiss and make up with the British government enough to have linked currencies, then surely 21st Century Scotland and the UK can do likewise? It would be my own opinion that as Scotland has been in full economic union with the rest of Britain for the past three centuries then the Sterling is as much theirs as it is the rest of the UK's.

If, in the highly unlikely event the Scots do vote for independence, I imagine this currency debate will be seen for what it is, politicking, electioneering and fear mongering by the various pro and anti independence groups. Scotland, like Ireland in the 1920s, will still be heavily linked economically with the rest of the UK.  A form of currency union between Scotland and the rump UK state is almost inevitable.

Didn't see the debate, but on the currency issue, the Irish Pound was linked to Sterling for decades after the south achieved independence, can't see why the Scots can't follow suit.

O'Neill would just play him at RB anyway

Ah Gabby!!

 

Supposedly Villa have made a bid for Cork City FC prospect Brian Lenihan who's a LB.

 

http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/cork-braced-for-lenihan-bidding-war-30484470.html

He's a right back mate, he's meant be as highly rated as Seamus Coleman was when in Ireland

 

Oops my bad   I do watch him every other week!

Supposedly Villa have made a bid for Cork City FC prospect Brian Lenihan who's a LB.

http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/cork-braced-for-lenihan-bidding-war-30484470.html

 

 

They weren't heroes. They were (by and large) normal young men who were led into slaughter by heartless empires. A good number put considerable effort into making that point known and we would do well to remember it.

Dont get the point your trying to make here, makes no sense...make what point known??

 

That point. This wasn't a glorious battle of fearless heroes, this was forced self sacrifice of innocent people.

 

Too right. Millions of ordinary men killed and wounded at the urging of the political and aristocratic elites who saw the lower classes as nothing more then grist to the mill.

Just reading through some of the reports from British papers at the time, it's amazing how the journalists and editors could fall, hook line and sinker, for the vile propaganda spewed by the war mongers.

One would like to think times have changed, but then there was the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Beaut from N'Zogbia, lol at the Villa fans chant

Jaysiz

Given 

AIK Solna fans at Linfield   

He's 9 ffs

 

 

Better not bring him to any Irish Catholic church so

 

 

Ha I meant that in a joking way considering the last time an Irish club team made the groups stages of euro competition we signed one of them.

 

Fair play considering it's a part time league, some excellent results and good chance of progression now.

 

Is that Shelbourne? They nearly made the CL one year I think.

 

$hels? *spits* Cork City knocked out Malmo in 04 If I recall correctly. Most clubs in the Premier Division of the LOI are full time. Not sure about the (Northern) Irish League. 

 

 

It was 2007....and the Intertoto.

 

Pretty sure City beat Malmo in 04  , also beat Djurgardens on away goals in 05 and lost to Hammerby in 07. 

Ha I meant that in a joking way considering the last time an Irish club team made the groups stages of euro competition we signed one of them.

 

Fair play considering it's a part time league, some excellent results and good chance of progression now.

 

Is that Shelbourne? They nearly made the CL one year I think.

$hels? *spits* Cork City knocked out Malmo in 04 If I recall correctly. Most clubs in the Premier Division of the LOI are full time. Not sure about the (Northern) Irish League. 

 

Alternative thread title 'The rise of Irish club football'

 

More budding Enda Stevens's on the way are there?

 

There's a few prospects in the LOI, Towell, Forrester, O' Leary to name but 3 (not that Stevens was ever considered a prospect)

Btw my own team were beating Swedish teams in Europe 10 years ago 

Alternative thread title 'The rise of Irish club football'

At least its still 0-0 according to AVTV 

Edit - snap!

Well if both countries keep poaching the England rejects they may have a chance of making it.

Ireland & Jamaica have about the same chance as Ingerlund of making the 2018 final   

Unfortunately, these jokers are pitching up in my neck of the woods tomorrow night to play a pre-season friendly against Cork City FC (Reserve/youth side).

They played another friendly here a few years ago, the highlight of that night? besides the never ending chanting about Villa? The sight of some chav scum starting on some young lad because he had the temerity to shout ''Villa'' at a group of them walking by.

Welcome to Villa President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad!

Well played USA

Keano death-stare for any of the prima donna players taking the piss

No Suarez when Villa go to Anfield in September, happy days

That Forest one is lovely.