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Is Northern Ireland an actual nation? In what way can you brits justify its existence as anything more than a lousy excuse for the British to maintain presence in Ireland
I was truly surprised to see that NI was still real, I thought that problem was sorted out years ago
i dont know bolivia. i just dont know
>>68376391
right? boggles my mind
>>68376391
It's not a "problem" anymore. The Irish republic conceded that the British will never leave Northern Ireland and now we're all good friends again.
i dont know lithuania. i just dont know
Can someone explain why each constituent country in the UK has their own team? Why not just have Team UK like in the Olympics?
>>68376391
Northern Irish are Brits though, your question is invalid.
>>68376738
Northern Irish are Irish, the clue is in the name lmao
KAH FTQ TAL
>>68376706
>tfw a chair turns your eye into a black girl's pussy
>>68376391
Eternal anglo at it again
>>68376391
They actually dont have an official flag
>>68376391
Literally who?
>>68376698
That way they have 3 times more chances to win the euro
At least they have sea.
>>68376391
>Bolivia
>>68376391
t. Shithead Catholic
>>68376911
But it dilutes talent. One good team is more likely to win than multiple mediocre/bad teams
>the highlight reel for Northern Ireland was only 10 seconds long
>>68376698
Because there's too much national pride from each country. For example, Scotland and England have been bitter football rivals since the 19th century. Scotland would never want to join up with England. It's just pretty much impossible that it will ever happen.
>>68377015
Out of Ireland, N. Ireland & Wales, only Bale would make it to the English NT so it doesn't change much, really
>problem
you missed the memo.... the Northern Irish see themselves as British
>>68377046
Southern Ireland's won't be much longer tomorrw
>18 shots
>1 goal
PLUMBED
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B
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>>68377058
Jesus Christ, you people have been joined together since 1707 and you still can't get along
>>68376995
>you have to be religious to be a nationalist
retard
>>68377414
That's because all the other nations that aren't England have a chip on their shoulder about England.
>>68377464
Fucking Europeans and their long-ass grudges
>>68376995
t. Dellusional Anglican
>>68377259
>>68376738
More easily explainable by saying that they're intruder brits who just can't get out of Ireland
>>68377414
>>68377464
This
We either don't give a fuck about the others or actually like them, meanwhile they sit there seething with anger because they're irrelevant and rely on us for everything.
>>68377317
Le Irish bus parking
>>68377015
The real problem is that these fake nations are denying other real nations to participate
>>68377464
no we don't
t. wales
>>68377414
Also, each team has their own national stadium, and if they formed a UK team there would be constant arguments about where home games should be played. The Scots would be constantly whining about having to travel 9 hours to London to watch a game.
>>68377635
They're not real nations if they can't even qualify when half of UEFA gets in.
>>68376559
We've got a habit of cucking countries like this
>>68376391
>more than a lousy excuse for the British to maintain presence in Ireland
It stopped being of any strategic importance decades ago.
The vast majority of Brits would rather we just gave it back, many think we already did.
We and Ireland are good lads these days so we both just leave the Northern Irish to their games.
>>68377421
I was just memeing
He's from South America though, he's almost guranteed to be Catholic
>>68376698
Because when association football developed on the British Isles, we only had eachother to play against in terms of international teams - this is the case with many sports coded in the UK. Each nation of the UK set up their own FA, which led to the creation of the IFAB...
>IFAB is made up of representatives from each of the United Kingdom's pioneering football associations—England's Football Association (The FA), the Scottish Football Association (SFA), the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and Northern Ireland's Irish Football Association (IFA)—and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body for football. Each UK association has one vote and FIFA has four. IFAB deliberations must be approved by three-quarters of the vote, which translates to at least six votes. Thus, FIFA's approval is necessary for any IFAB decision, but FIFA alone cannot change the Laws of the Game—they need to be agreed by at least two of the UK members
>The International Football Association Board (IFAB) is the body that determines the Laws of the Game of association football. IFAB was founded in 1886 to agree standardised Laws for international competition, and has since acted as the "guardian" of the internationally used Laws; since its establishment in 1904 FIFA, the sport's top governing body, has recognised IFAB's jurisdiction over the Laws.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Football_Association_Board
The FAs of the UK guard their independence closely, and it's why despite the GBR men and women qualifying for the Rio Olympics, we won't be sending them because the Scottish FA have blocked it.
>>68377887
retard
>>68377741
This is actually a good response
>>68377887
In reality I'm a >fedora atheist, religious scum GTFO my boards REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
No, but really, not catholic, just think the very existence of NI is non-sensical
>>68376391
your country doesn't even have water
>>68377958
>since 1886
Jesus Christ even baseball has modernized since then, and the whole point of baseball is that it's a peaceful, old-timey game
>>68377592
British people living in British land.
> "Intruder"
I'm pretty sure Northern Ireland could beat Bolivia.
>>68378218
>British people living on Irish land are not intruders
>>68377969
Why so butthurt?
Did a Protestant bully you or something?
>>68378199
The rules of football go back a bit further to 1848 with the Cambridge rules, the IFAB is for the international laws of the game. No one else was really playing soccer all that much before the 1880s apart from the likes of England vs. Scotland all the time.
They could just settle the issue completely by giving it to us
We're currently in the longest stretch in American history without having added any new states, and the most likely option (Puerto Rico) is broke
>>68376391
>Bolivia
(you)
>>68378359
Best response I've seen here yet
>>68378314
retard
>>68378353
Northern Ireland is a money pit. They milk us and give nothing back.
The Republic of Ireland in contrast is an extremely useful economic ally. Rather ironic considering our history.
Northern Ireland is a mistake.
>>68376391
(Most of) the people in Northern Ireland have always wanted to be a part of Britain, so they've chosen to be so. The rest of Ireland wanted independence so that's what they did.
I guess it's just a cultural difference.
>>68378359
Do you actually need more inbred hillbilly born again christian retards who think the earth is 6000 years old?
>>68378107
And your... eh, jurisdiction? can't even freely elect their leaders
>>68378559
Blue masterrace here
>>68378480
Is that all you can say retard?
Mate the British had a presence in Ireland before your shitty country even existed
Maybe that's why?
>>68378654
retard
>>68378560
Do they have natural resources? Viable industries?
>>68378560
Better than inbred Pagan pseudo-Christian Catholics
>>68376698
Because we invented football (in its modern form).
The home countries (England, Wales, Scotland, and originally Ireland) were the first football associations to play international matches.
These four countries still have 50% control over the rules of the game (FIFA has the other 50%). They sit on this board called IFAB which is above FIFA.
>>68378693
They only have Englands dole
>>68378689
If you're so bummed out about living in North Ireland why not just move to Ireland?
>>68376391
>Spanish Colonial Country
>Complaining about presence of """""foreign""""" invaders taking land from """"""natives"""""
The irony levels are off the charts
Go back to making your cocaine, Jose
>>68378560
Compared to the ones we already have, they can't be too bad
>>68376391
It's more of a country than fucking Bolivia
>>68378779
>Ireland
>Natural resources
>UK bailed you out not long ago
Your entire island is a shitheap.
>>68378770
All four crests are pretty sexy to be honest.
>>68378853
Isn't Ireland just a giant tax haven?
>>68378853
1-0
>>68378782
retard
>>68378900
Pretty much, the major companies pretend to be based in Ireland while having all their offices in England though.
>>68379073
Nah, it's clearly you who's retarded m80
>>68379108
Thats only because they can pay their office slaves lower wages in cuckland
>>68378791
Don't worry Nigel this isn't a >complain about something that happened 200 years ago thread, I truly see the existence of NI as non-sensical
>mfw I actually make more money selling coke to brit tourists here than you'll ever make in your entire life
>>68377734
Jokes on you. We are nothing but an economic burden
>>68379108
So it's basically Delaware
Ehhhhh. Maybe we don't want them. The search for #51 continues
>>68379282
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_invasion_of_Ireland
This happened over 800 years ago.
Educate yourself Pablo.
>>68379201
More like no-one wants to live in Ireland.
>>68376559
>The Irish republic conceded that the British will never leave Northern Ireland
no we haven't, don't you brits know anything about your own fucking country?
>>68379587
That must be why we have 300,000 English people on the dole here, since the dole here is worth more that they would get paid for a 40 hour work week at home
>>68378297
Well done Paddy! Now you have got it!
>>68379646
Fun fact: the population of Ireland still has not recovered from the Potato Famine and resulting diaspora
Poland did gods work today. Dziekuje chłopaki
>>68379880
are you fucking srs wtf i hate famines now
>>68379758
>5 percent of your population is unemployed english people
i don't think so
>>68379803
Shouldn't you be getting your head kicked in by Russians but still claiming you won?
kek
>>68379531
They only took over some of the east portion of the island. Got BTFO in Munster.
>>68379587
Currently one of the top destinations for white flight Londoners.
Sorry Ireland..
>>68379758
nigga there are literally millions upon millions of Irish living here. They've been migrating here for centuries.
>>68378559
norn iron was never part of britain
>>68378297
>this butthurt paddy
It's not Irish land. But try telling that to these bog-brained murphies. You'd have more chance of getting a blowjob from the pope.
>>68379941
1841 population was ~8.2 million
Current population is ~4.6 million
who /boycrushonkapustkahere/?
>>68379758
Must be why Irish descent in the UK, America and our other colonies is fucking massive.
>>68379758
Why can't paddies ever stop lying?
>>68380091
They should have bought food instead of giving all their money to various Popes who didn't care about them.
>>68380098
"deliciously talented"
>>68380074
Herpa a derp, go get buttfucked by a russian you fag
>>68379977
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantation_of_Ulster
>>68380074
>Ulster is not Irish land
But it objectively is. It's certainly not native to English.
>>68376391
This should clear up any confusion Boliviabro
Who Anglo-Irish masterrace in here?
>>68380091
yes I know, what are you telling me this for?
my post was sarcastic
>>68380186
mm delicious indeed
>>68378544
Norn Iron here and this is true.
We get millions in peace money to dick around with languages nobody wants to speak and elect idiots who squabble about flags most of their time in office
>>68380248
>that edgy faggot from Skins
Friendly reminder it's officially called the British Isles.
>>68376391
Northern Ireland is not a country, it's a province. It does not have a flag (the OP picture is of the old Stormont government that disbanded in 1972).
No one wants Northern Ireland as we don't want debt and rioting retards. Leave it in it's quarantine.
>>68380228
They got rekt
Right of conquest
>>68380398
DELETE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>68380397
That's no way to talk about one of the best up and coming British actors.
>>68380254
Most people don't know
The famine ended in 1852. Why haven't you recovered yet? Shit, you're even barely halfway there
>>68380398
>
>>68380441
which is why you've lost your capital city, too?
>>68379970
I'm Welsh :)
>>68380441
>"muh great great grandaddy beat your great great grandaddy 200 years ago, now we own that land!"
"no"
>>68380532
>Why haven't you recovered yet?
emigration due to the poverty that comes with colonialism
>>68380564
>british lieles.jpg
I knew you were in here you cheeky cunt.
>>68380581
>We lost it 800 years ago and many times previous
>Then we abandoned the place in millions for other countries
>Give it us back wahhhhhh
"no"
>>68380067
Fuck Bobby Sands he's DEAD.
Bobby Sands was a cuck
![a2566896294_16[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/WUNIoKL.jpg "a2566896294_16[1].jpg")
>>68380690
>>68380581
>>68380499
>muh noine hunnard yars
>>68380726
deed*
>>68380091
They all went to burgerland and fucked your ancestors
>>68380225
>I mention Munster
>post something about Ulster
>>68380441
>Right of conquest
I guess England really is a caliphate then. Enjoy Sharia law.
>>68380712
>speaking on a subject you obviously know nothing about
Search your hearts, paddies. You know you want this
http://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/letters/forget-haass-its-time-we-were-the-51st-state-29885014.html
>>68380712
>We lost it 800 years ago and many times previous
>many times previous
To who?
>>68380726
>>68380776
>>68380808
Enjoy the 12th.
>mfw you get BTFO by police hoses because you try and fail to march through holy catholic areas
![650041-why-irish-eyes-are-still-crying[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/9KkXliw.jpg "650041-why-irish-eyes-are-still-crying[1].jpg")
>>68381049
>tfw best Ireland will always be British and all the IRA did was in vain
>>68380091
Lol, you're a dumdum
>>68380532
>Most people don't know
Never been there, but I'm assuming most Irish people know about it
>>68381280
Dude most people in Ireland can't even read. It's a third world country
>>68381278
>all the IRA did was in vain
Until they blew up those car bombs the catholics in the North were denied jobs in favour of prods. Now you lot are too scared of NOT hiring the catholic in case he calls his IRA mates to bomb your businesses. LEL!
>>68381043
Celtic Tribes from Scotland and England
>>68381049
Enjoy cucking yourself everytime you speak the english langauge
>>68376391
Northern Ireland has the Good Friday agreement. The majority there can democratically choose their nationality. Since the unionists don't breed the republicans are going to become the majority soon, (if not already since last census).
They get to decide their own fate and Britain has fuck all to do with it.
Also, we pulled out our troops 20 years ago.
>>68381351
which country gets all the nobel prizes for literature?
it's not your shithole
>>68381351
>It's a third world country
What does that make us?
>>68381627
Definitely not Ireland that's for sure
>>68381486
>taking credit for something the English did
Northern Ireland are the biggest cucks of the British isles by far. If England had a cock you would be the ones sucking it the hardest.
>>68381463
Lel this is actually true I work in NI and get away with blue murder, only reason I was hired was because I'm catholic too
>>68381754
seamus heaney, samuel beckett, gb shaw, wb yeats
who do you have?
>>68381915
>this flag
>"british isles"
>>68382004
In b4 he hides behind the UK flag and names a bunch of English writers
>>68381481
>Celtic tribes
>England
Now you're baiting right?
>implying upper Scotland isn't a gaelic colony therefore Irish
>>68380441
>rekt
They took all the land while based chieftans were out trying to persuade spain to kill them all and then colonised it with protestants
fucking brits
>>68382004
http://chartsbin.com/view/ay8
>11
Try again, Sheamus
Do Devon and Cornwall have their own FA?
>>68382674
They might have had if football actually existed down there. No relevant clubs or history in football.
Beautiful part of the country though.
>>68382674
>Belgium
>Created by the UK out of a bunch of provinces
Get outta here Flanders/Dutch cucks
>>68382380
>trying to take heaney away from us
typical anglos
four of the rest aren't even from the UK, and the rest is the association of literally whos
so that's 6 against 4, even though you have 12 times the population. In a language you supposedly invented.
>>68382895
Nice backpedal
Maybe try Died of a Potato Famine stat next time
LOL
Fuck off back to Scotland you protestant cucks.
TY based Poland.
>>68377414
Everyone is still butthurt from the Empire days
>>68383157
Make us fenian. Oh wait you've tried for years and STILL haven't achieved anything.
Everyone in the British isles is laughing at you.
>>68381939
Stealing horses isn't work Malachy
>>68385106
and you can't post on 4chan without a british flag over your post
:^)
>>68376706
Based russians smashing those english cowards
>>68383157
>cucks
>letting Britain be your hat for so long
>>68385968
>couldn't keep all of Ireland, literally next door
>half of Scotland still want to leave and all vote for a Scottish nationalist party
Lol nice "kingdom"
>>68386502
>couldn't keep all of Ireland, literally next door
Yeah Britain really got a rotten deal there
>>68386831
It is a constant source of embarassment to you though. The existence of an independent Ireland is probably the most galling reminder of how far the British empire has fallen.
>>68387234
Why would it be? If people aren't mistaking for Ireland being British anyway, there's the fact we man your airspace for you, you watch our telly, use our slang, play our sports and 600k paddies live in Britain. You even have a term for Irish people that a Britishised they're that common.
>>68387234
With self-determination being the dominant belief now it couldn't have held on to Ireland
>>68387357
Oh, and I can't forget the official language of Ireland is English, whilst Irish is taught as a second language in schools.
That is something else.
>>68376391
Because Team UK would be England + Bale and flavor of the month guys from the other home nations
we dont what them
>>68377635
Like who? Turkey?
>>68387357
>>68387492
NNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
DELETE THIS PLS!!!
>>68376391
Hahahahahahahahahahahahayah they are shit
>>68377958
Great Info, Thanks a bunch
>>68380524
Great actor but Cook was an irredeemable cunt
real catholic Irishs will always be better than northern irish and british scum
Cant wait to go to work tomorrow morning and annoy all the huns that Norn Iron lost before Ireland even kicks off.
Have to use this 24hrs to my advantage.
POPES TEAMS ALWAYS WIN
BASED CATHOLICS
