Macklin: "Darren's all Bark and no bite"

[slapbangwhallop]

Gentlemen, Gentleman. Let us not waste our energies with this internecine squabbling. We West Midlanders and Irish should be uniting against our common enemies in London.

plenty of love for the Brumsters in the 32 counties mate I assure you!

Barren Ducker is the common enemy alright!

i think it just pissed you off that lee duddy and macklin were all born in england andy lee is a bum,john duddy i a bum, macklin is decent

Shockingly poor effort!

Duddy was born in England? good one.

[HomeOfBritishBoxing]

I think you will find that the video I posted was taken in the US, nothing to do with RTE.

John Barnes (football), Greg Rusedski (tennis), Kevin Pietersen (cricket), Ted Bami (boxing), Graeme Hick (cricket), Matt Stevens (rugby union), Andrew Caddick (cricket), Graeme LeSaux (football), Terry Butcher (football), Matt LeTissier (football), Matt Banahan (rugby union), Brian Stein (football), John Salako (football), Tony Dorigo (football) Luther Blissett (football), Rob Jones (football), Gordon Hodgson (football), Joe Baker (football). Steve Lambert (football) Colin Viljoen (football), Dylan Hartley (rugby union), Peter Nicol (squash), Cyrille Regis (football), Allan Lamb (cricket), Germaine Mason (athletics), Tony Greig (cricket), Zola Budd (athletics), Robin Smith (cricket), Lee Dickson (rugby union), Tim Ambrose (cricket), Pat Barnard (rugby union), Jonathan Trott (cricket), Matt Prior (cricket), Lesley Vainikolo (rugby league and union), Alexander Obolensky (rugby union), Owen Hargreaves (football), Clinton McKenzie (boxing), Takaloo (boxing), Riki Flutey (boxing), Mike Catt (rugby union), Henry Paul (rugby union), Luol Deng (basketball), Olga Butkevich (olympic wrestling) and Linford Christie (athletics) all played for ye and hardly a drop of English blood amongest most of them.

And what about "English cricketers" Ed Joyce and Eoin Morgan! And good old Lenaxe! Never threw a punch in England before he won the Olympics for Canada all of a sudden becomes Britains world champion!

Hush now hypocrites!

How's Manchester today?

fine but a bit overcast - your point?

fake paddy

[slapbangwhallop]

How's Manchester today?

fine but a bit overcast - your point?

fake paddy

Fake, 100% legitimate fake!

Your posts get better and better! Keep it up.

[HomeOfBritishBoxing]

plenty of love for the Brumsters in the 32 counties mate I assure you!

Barren Ducker is the common enemy alright!

i think it just pissed you off that lee duddy and macklin were all born in england andy lee is a bum,john duddy i a bum, macklin is decent

Shockingly poor effort!

Duddy was born in England? good one.

yeh he was born here, took 1 luk at him then threw him to you ugly paddys

[slapbangwhallop]

i think it just pissed you off that lee duddy and macklin were all born in england andy lee is a bum,john duddy i a bum, macklin is decent

Shockingly poor effort!

Duddy was born in England? good one.

yeh he was born here, took 1 luk at him then threw him to you ugly paddys

you should step away from the keyboard, just like the England soccer team you have hit a dodgy bit of form.

[jizzle]

I think you will find that the video I posted was taken in the US, nothing to do with RTE.

John Barnes (football), Greg Rusedski (tennis), Kevin Pietersen (cricket), Ted Bami (boxing), Graeme Hick (cricket), Matt Stevens (rugby union), Andrew Caddick (cricket), Graeme LeSaux (football), Terry Butcher (football), Matt LeTissier (football), Matt Banahan (rugby union), Brian Stein (football), John Salako (football), Tony Dorigo (football) Luther Blissett (football), Rob Jones (football), Gordon Hodgson (football), Joe Baker (football). Steve Lambert (football) Colin Viljoen (football), Dylan Hartley (rugby union), Peter Nicol (squash), Cyrille Regis (football), Allan Lamb (cricket), Germaine Mason (athletics), Tony Greig (cricket), Zola Budd (athletics), Robin Smith (cricket), Lee Dickson (rugby union), Tim Ambrose (cricket), Pat Barnard (rugby union), Jonathan Trott (cricket), Matt Prior (cricket), Lesley Vainikolo (rugby league and union), Alexander Obolensky (rugby union), Owen Hargreaves (football), Clinton McKenzie (boxing), Takaloo (boxing), Riki Flutey (boxing), Mike Catt (rugby union), Henry Paul (rugby union), Luol Deng (basketball), Olga Butkevich (olympic wrestling) and Linford Christie (athletics) all played for ye and hardly a drop of English blood amongest most of them.

And what about "English cricketers" Ed Joyce and Eoin Morgan! And good old Lenaxe! Never threw a punch in England before he won the Olympics for Canada all of a sudden becomes Britains world champion!

Hush now hypocrites!

How's Manchester today?

fine but a bit overcast - your point?

My point? Quite clear, simple minds.

[HomeOfBritishBoxing]

are you even in the world cup mate? go play hurling or some gay sport that no other country plays

[slapbangwhallop]

How's Manchester today?

fine but a bit overcast - your point?

My point? Quite clear, simple minds.

no I dont see your point whatsoever. If you are not able to explain what your point is then I think it is safe to say that you havent got one.

Are you trying to say that I am somehow no longer Irish because I choose to live in England?

are you even in the world cup mate? go play hurling or some gay sport that no other country plays

"gay sport" - is that what this has dropped to? Are you going to start crying?

[HomeOfBritishBoxing]

fine but a bit overcast - your point?

My point? Quite clear, simple minds.

no I dont see your point whatsoever. If you are not able to explain what your point is then I think it is safe to say that you havent got one.

Are you trying to say that I am somehow no longer Irish because I choose to live in England?

are you even in the world cup mate? go play hurling or some gay sport that no other country plays

"gay sport" - is that what this has dropped to? Are you going to start crying?

crying? because i called hurling gay you dont half talk out your arse

[slapbangwhallop]

My point? Quite clear, simple minds.

no I dont see your point whatsoever. If you are not able to explain what your point is then I think it is safe to say that you havent got one.

Are you trying to say that I am somehow no longer Irish because I choose to live in England?

are you even in the world cup mate? go play hurling or some gay sport that no other country plays

"gay sport" - is that what this has dropped to? Are you going to start crying?

crying? because i called hurling gay you dont half talk out your arse

Yes, its me that is "talking out of his arse" - have you read your last 10 posts??

I've never played hurling (Macklin is quite good at it though) so why would it upset me. This is becoming very childish. Obviously the some Brits on here can not handle that someone born in England doesn't consider themselves English.

Interesting attitude.

Unless someone has something more mature to add to this discussion then I wont be replying.

[banjo]

The irony is you defended football(a game played exclusively by increasingly faggoty men) by calling other sports "gay"

[Lenny]

Hold on, you're both missing the most important fact in all of this, just which one of you has the biggest dad?

[slapbangwhallop]

Hold on, you're both missing the most important fact in all of this, just which one of you has the biggest dad?

Actually I think people are getting their knickers in a twist.

Its Macklin thats is stating he is Irish - not me. I am happy to accept that he is Irish if he legitimately claims to be. Frankie Gavin is in an almost identical situation to Macklin.

1. Matthew Macklin - he is from Brum his Ma is from Tipp and his Da is from Roscommon, he fought for England as an amatuer international and won an English ABA title - but he considers himself primarily Irish - therefore in my book he is.

2. Frankie Gavin - Gavin's situation/credentials are almost to Macklins - he is from Brum his Ma is from Tipp and his Da is from Kerry, he fought for England as an amatuer international and won an English ABA title - but to my knowledge doesnt consider himself primarily Irish - therefore in my book he isnt. Thats doesnt mean I wont watch him a little keener than others - I will and I wish him well - good luck to the lad.

[Flash Evangerlou]

I heard Macklin didn't quite cut it at the Wildcard.

[Russ L]

Where was he actually born, anyway?

And I don't mean "in which country" or anything as inconsequential as that. I've heard that he's from Birmingham and that he's from Solihull.

This is actually important, damnit.

[slapbangwhallop]

Where was he actually born, anyway?

And I don't mean "in which country" or anything as inconsequential as that. I've heard that he's from Birmingham and that he's from Solihull.

This is actually important, damnit.

like most Paddies, the more money they acquire the further they move away from Digbeth!

[Russ L]

like most Paddies, the more money they acquire the further they move away from Digbeth!

If I lived within walking distance of The Lamp Tavern I'd stay there.

[slapbangwhallop]

like most Paddies, the more money they acquire the further they move away from Digbeth!

If I lived within walking distance of The Lamp Tavern I'd stay there.

if you like the Lamp then that is even more reason to move away from Digbeth - you dont want the wife within nagging distance.

[hurlock]

if macklin wants too play the irish card good luck to him as they dont need to travel as they are allready there
he's with freddie roach, he wants duddy, he knows what he's marketing at.mickey ward wasnt even irish or had any ties DD

[Russ L]

Ultimately, I think what we've learned from this thread is that The Lamp Tavrn in Digbeth is a really good pub.

[TerribleTerry]

Ultimately, I think what we've learned from this thread is that The Lamp Tavrn in Digbeth is a really good pub.

As are the Old Crown and Spotted Dog.

I am glad we got that cleared up.

[Deno1986]

Gentlemen, Gentleman. Let us not waste our energies with this internecine squabbling. We West Midlanders and Irish should be uniting against our common enemies in London.

plenty of love for the Brumsters in the 32 counties mate I assure you!

Barren Ducker is the common enemy alright!

i think it just pissed you off that lee duddy and macklin were all born in england andy lee is a bum,john duddy i a bum, macklin is decent thats why we sent them packin

Duddy born in England!

[Deno1986]

A person's nationality is for that individual to decide and not others. Macklin has openly declared he prefers Irish to be his nationality but he also takes a lot of pride in representing the city and folk of Birmingham.

[slapbangwhallop]

A person's nationality is for that individual to decide and not others. Macklin has openly declared he prefers Irish to be his nationality but he also takes a lot of pride in representing the city and folk of Birmingham.

exactly, up the Brum (no harm done!)

I'll get my coat!

[ImElvis666]

I heard Macklin didn't quite cut it at the Wildcard.

Off who?