Celtic tournament?

**Dassa** · 13/12/2006, 7:13 AM

what do you think of this idea?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ls/6173603.stm

**Superhoops** · 13/12/2006, 7:56 AM

Originally Posted by Dassa

what do you think of this idea?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ls/6173603.stm

Wouldn't work unless the four countries were kept apart in ECQ and WCQ groups, which UEFA and FIFA would not sanction. Neither body would sanction friendlies between countries in the same qualifying (or finals) group while the group is still 'live'.

**RogerMilla** · 13/12/2006, 8:05 AM

would be hugely in favour
would introduce a much needed element of competitiveness to our friendlies and set up some great away trips...

**Dodge** · 13/12/2006, 8:19 AM

Originally Posted by RogerMilla

would be hugely in favour ... set up some great away trips...

Yep, nothing beats a trip to Glasgow, cardiff or Belfast

**BohsPartisan** · 13/12/2006, 8:22 AM

Originally Posted by Superhoops

Wouldn't work unless the four countries were kept apart in ECQ and WCQ groups, which UEFA and FIFA would not sanction. Neither body would sanction friendlies between countries in the same qualifying (or finals) group while the group is still 'live'.

Plus there is no such thing as a "Celtic" nation. The term Celtic was made up by a Welsh polymath Edward Lhuyd in the 17th Century based upon sketchy writings from Graeco-Roman historians about a people called "Keltoi" from central Europe. This term too eminated from one written source. Linguisticly, the languages that are today called "Celtic" seem to stem from the interaction of maritime peoples along the atlantic seaboardfrom Scandinavia through Ireland and Wales, Brittany, the Iberian peninsula and on to North Africa.

**Dodge** · 13/12/2006, 8:30 AM

Exactly BohsPartisan. The only thing stopping this happening is political and linguastical

semantics

**BohsPartisan** · 13/12/2006, 8:50 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Exactly BohsPartisan. The only thing stopping this happening is political and linguastical

semantics

Very True

**geysir** · 13/12/2006, 9:24 AM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

Plus there is no such thing as a "Celtic" nation.....

That's probably the most boring and irrelevant part of that website.
Most of the so called celtic nations are not nations for the obvious reason that they are not nations.
I wonder how the IFA would respond to be affiliated somewhat with a celtic nation thing.

**RogerMilla** · 13/12/2006, 9:37 AM

superhoops , i didnt think of that scenario
but perhaps we can agree to play it on the years when we are not drawn against each other ? ( ok this may not be often but still it would add more to it )

**Student Mullet** · 13/12/2006, 6:18 PM

Picture the scene:
The Republic hosts the North at a game in Croke Park and the band plays 'God Save the Queen' as the visiting team's anthem.

It'd be worth it to watch the hyperventalating that would come from within the GAA.

**livehead1** · 13/12/2006, 6:26 PM

Originally Posted by Student Mullet

Picture the scene:
The Republic hosts the North at a game in Croke Park and the band plays 'God Save the Queen' as the visiting team's anthem.

It'd be worth it to watch the hyperventalating that would come from within the GAA.

...and to the millions of people around the world who don't adhere to Britain being in the north of Ireland

**carloz** · 13/12/2006, 6:29 PM

I must be one of the few who is against it, i fail to see what exsactly can be gained from these games. The three teams mentioned play a similiar style to us, a style that few continental teams play, so little will be gained. These matches will NOT stand to us when we are playing major opposition in qualifying tournaments.

**BohsPartisan** · 13/12/2006, 9:02 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

That's probably the most boring and irrelevant part of that website.

What website?

**Qwerty** · 13/12/2006, 10:55 PM

Maybe every second year would work out best. I like the idea of a soccer triple crown.

**crc** · 13/12/2006, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

...political and linguastical

semantics

That should be linguistic!

As for the tournament, Bring It On I say! I think it would be great. It would only be three matches, a bit like the 6 Nations...
only with football...
and, er... 4 teams!

But hey, its a great idea - screw the English!