Elfideldo 4,403 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 recent games and discussions has got me thinking https://rfcyouths.wordpress.com/2019/11/19/Rangers-colts-in-irish-league/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 82,177 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Nope Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 They'll be in the Scottish League within the next 5-10 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumhoilann 6,712 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 They'd win it or be there abouts every year,lol Two teams in Europe? What's not to like😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave30 8,701 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Na I’d rather we went for a setup similar to the Spanish where our B teams compete in the proper leagues and can go as high as the championship. Good luck trying to convince all the wee bitter bastards in Scotland about the footballing and economic benefits of it though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 No chance, mostly due to political and religious reasons. And on the football side, whilst the Northern Ireland teams could probably provide a sound financial argument, the Northern Irish FA would not be happy at potential loss of jurisdiction, and would it benefit grass roots football in Ireland ? Would expect our colts to eventually be admitted in to the Scottish league, similar to "B" teams in Spain and Germany. No brainer in my opinion, but would expect other clubs with academies and strong youth set ups to be competing with a youth team (under 21) in the lower leagues too. One other suggestion though, if we pushed it I wonder if England would allow and welcome a colts or under 21 Rangers team in to their under 21 leagues, just for the competition ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumhoilann 6,712 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, tannerall said: No chance, mostly due to political and religious reasons. And on the football side, whilst the Northern Ireland teams could probably provide a sound financial argument, the Northern Irish FA would not be happy at potential loss of jurisdiction, and would it benefit grass roots football in Ireland ? Would expect our colts to eventually be admitted in to the league, similar to "B" teams in Spain and Germany. No brainer in my opinion, but would expect other clubs with academies and strong youth set ups to be competing with a youth team (under 21) in the lower leagues too. One other suggestion though, if we pushed it I wonder if England would allow and welcome a colts or under 21 Rangers team in to their under 21 leagues, just for the competition ? Some NI League members trying to push for an all-Ireland league,I'm told this isn't going down well as the NI team would disappear in favour of an all-Ireland team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 82,177 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 9 minutes ago, tannerall said: No chance, mostly due to political and religious reasons. And on the football side, whilst the Northern Ireland teams could probably provide a sound financial argument, the Northern Irish FA would not be happy at potential loss of jurisdiction, and would it benefit grass roots football in Ireland ? Would expect our colts to eventually be admitted in to the league, similar to "B" teams in Spain and Germany. No brainer in my opinion, but would expect other clubs with academies and strong youth set ups to be competing with a youth team (under 21) in the lower leagues too. One other suggestion though, if we pushed it I wonder if England would allow and welcome a colts or under 21 Rangers team in to their under 21 leagues, just for the competition ? In what way? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 82,177 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 minute ago, Blumhoilann said: Some NI League members trying to push for an all-Ireland league,I'm told this isn't going down well as the NI team would disappear in favour of an all-Ireland team It would take the teams in the north years to catch up with the teams in the south. There's Linfield played Dundalk about a week ago and Dundalk absolutely wiped the floor with them 7-1 over two legs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumhoilann 6,712 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 9 minutes ago, .Williamson. said: It would take the teams in the north years to catch up with the teams in the south. There's Linfield played Dundalk about a week ago and Dundalk absolutely wiped the floor with them 7-1 over two legs Why would the teams in 'the north' want to and endanger their own National team? 'The north' is very taigish is it not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 58 minutes ago, .Williamson. said: In what way? I deliberately did not expand on this as most Gers fans know fine well what I'm saying, especially those from Ulster itself. Also expected someone to try wind the subject up, without any real insight, ignoring the football arguments. Welcome to the thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 82,177 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 41 minutes ago, tannerall said: I deliberately did not expand on this as most Gers fans know fine well what I'm saying, especially those from Ulster itself. Also expected someone to try wind the subject up, without any real insight, ignoring the football arguments. Welcome to the thread. I'm from Ulster itself and have absolutely no idea what you mean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 82,177 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Blumhoilann said: Why would the teams in 'the north' want to and endanger their own National team? 'The north' is very taigish is it not? There's no danger to the national side and the league's won't merge. No. It's the north of Ireland no matter how you look at it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertzLoyalRSC 18,070 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, .Williamson. said: There's no danger to the national side and the league's won't merge. No. It's the north of Ireland no matter how you look at it What would you know about it. Wind up merchant imo... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumhoilann 6,712 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 2 hours ago, .Williamson. said: There's no danger to the national side and the league's won't merge. No. It's the north of Ireland no matter how you look at it Absolute bollocks,anyone from the PUL community would NEVER describe NI as 'the north of Ireland',that's Donegal,one of the 3 lost counties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverAndEver 71,469 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, Blumhoilann said: Absolute bollocks,anyone from the PUL community would NEVER describe NI as 'the north of Ireland',that's Donegal,one of the 3 lost counties. Agreed, Williamson is an undercover Catholic imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 82,177 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, Blumhoilann said: Absolute bollocks,anyone from the PUL community would NEVER describe NI as 'the north of Ireland',that's Donegal,one of the 3 lost counties. Aye, you've got me. I'm from the republican community Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumhoilann 6,712 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 minute ago, .Williamson. said: Aye, you've got me. I'm from the republican community You sound like it at times 🙂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumhoilann 6,712 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said: Agreed, Williamson is an undercover Catholic imo Stranger things have happened on here 🙂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,600 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, .Williamson. said: Aye, you've got me. I'm from the republican community Your probably really Canadian like Jimmy Nicholl check your BC/passport. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,760 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 No offence to any Irish league fans but it would be a step down for the Colts if it happened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross-Gazza genius 1,907 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 They should be allowed to enter the lowland league and work up from there. It's a joke that the sfa can't see how this would benefit Scottish football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 30,522 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 I love Scottish people who tell people from Northern Ireland that they know more about their country than they do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigblueyonder 11,156 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 13 hours ago, Blumhoilann said: Stranger things have happened on here 🙂 Not much stranger than when you thought Jim Whyte(sp) was posting on hesgoal.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 12 hours ago, Ross-Gazza genius said: They should be allowed to enter the lowland league and work up from there. It's a joke that the sfa can't see how this would benefit Scottish football. It's nothing to do with the SFA. Its an SPFL decision. They've put it to clubs several times and it's been voted down several times. More clubs are coming around to it though and it's only a matter of time before it happens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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