Home Nations Tournament to Return?

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Sky Sports | Football | England | Home Nations could return

Was disappointed that Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland excluded us from their weird little tournament they are starting next month. But this is great news. Don't see why the Republic of Ireland would then miss out though? Surely the 5 nations can work something out?

I love watching the 6 nations Rugby, yeah I know France and Italy are involved and England are not the dominant force, and a dominant force by a long way, but we all love playing against each other.

[Rev John Ripsher]

It was a good end to every season , the Home Internationals . 3 games played over 3 consecutive weekends and the overall winners got some trophy .

But unfortunately the games didn't emerge from that dreadful violent period of supporter clashes when the amount of fans that ended up in prison or hospital was more important than who won and by how many , and the cost of repairing city centres got too much .

Shame .

[Irish Yid Pavlyuchenko]

That report is badly written, are ROI in it or not? How can there be only 6 games? :S

[Rev John Ripsher]

Back in the day , there was only England , Scotland , Wales & N Ireland , and each team played each other once . So for example England would play Scotland at Wembley one year , then the following year we would play at Hampden Park .

So 6 games altogether , I meant that each team only played 3 games each .


History is here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Home_Championship

[Irish Yid Pavlyuchenko]

Yeah , I worked it out after I posted that, I'm an eejit!

I would enjoy that, hopefully there would be no rows.

[thfcire]

Sky Sports | Football | England | Home Nations could return

Was disappointed that Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland excluded us from their weird little tournament they are starting next month. But this is great news. Don't see why the Republic of Ireland would then miss out though? Surely the 5 nations can work something out?

I love watching the 6 nations Rugby, yeah I know France and Italy are involved and England are not the dominant force, and a dominant force by a long way, but we all love playing against each other.

because the last 5 time you have come to dublin you lot have wreaked the place

[Rev John Ripsher]

because the last 5 time you have come to dublin you lot have wreaked the place

Who , Us ?

[Irish Yid Pavlyuchenko]

Thats very interesting, especially the years that Northern Ireland was in such a bad shape with Hunger Strikers and whatnot going on that they had to play 'Home' games in England!

[Rev John Ripsher]

Thinking back on it , they really were great games to see , it was VERY exiting to see things like the equivalent of Hutton trying to stop Defoe .

The very idea of it returning sends (Martin?) shivers through me , it really was that good !

[thfcire]

Who , Us ?

yeah ive had enough of getting chased down o connell st by 50 union jacks thanks very much lol

[Irish Yid Pavlyuchenko]

Muahahahahah



Fackin' Mugs

[thfcire]

Muahahahahah



Fackin' Mugs

they didnt win the fight outside ha ha

[thfcire]

fooking hell just thinking about it,fingers crossed rangers dont get to the ufea final,its in fooking dublin!!!!!!!!!!!! lol ,some craic that would be ha ha

[Rev John Ripsher]

Rangers get to the final ............?

[thfcire]

Rangers get to the final ............?

you forgetting manchester 2 years ago??,noone gave them a chance that year,but in saying that their even worse than that now lol