and immediately generate 800 tweets between Celtic & Rangers fans based on his politics & religion.
The player you love to hate, nasty bastard but a great signing for Wxm.
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and immediately generate 800 tweets between Celtic & Rangers fans based on his politics & religion.
The player you love to hate, nasty bastard but a great signing for Wxm.
Hook me up to some of these tweets please bro. Quite fancy an argument.Originally Posted by Des Parrot
https://twitter.com/Wrexham_AFC/stat...24268421107716
Fill your boots
Cheers, will dive in tomorrow morning.
It's threads like these that makes me appreciate the wonderful opportunities a full and active life can offer...
That’s an episode of the documentary sorted.
I’m surprised they signed someone with such a controversial history. The owners have gone to great lengths to craft an image of Wrexham to appeal to everyone. McClean is probably one of the most disliked players in English football.
Although I suppose they care more about the American fan base than the UK one, and Americans love pretending to be full blooded, green suit wearing, shamrock eating Irishmen.
This was my first thought as well.
No idea on where the fella is in respect of footballing miles in the tank but probably a very astute move in terms of a storyline for the TV series.
The big question remains how invested in the club will the owners be when the series comes to a conclusion?
Bitter experience here and pretty much every other club is beware of new owners promising the world.
Maybe, on the flip side, he’s one of the most admired players in football.
Yup, this is where i sit. if he was black or asian or gay, jesus h christ. ****ing poppy shaggers with no brains!
There's plenty who admire him, it takes balls of steel to take the stance he has.
I always wondered why he just didn’t stick to playing in the Irish leagues, especially as he was so passionate in his stance.
Why should he? Derry is in the uk, and he's overwhelmingly supported there, are you suggesting UK citizens in northern Ireland be denied the opportunity to work on the mainland for protesting the historic oppression of their community?
He’s entitled to his opinion, it’s a free country and I don’t blame him. If I was southern Irish though I wouldn’t come here, their economy puts this country to shame.
Is McLean a free? If theyve paid a fee with his wages Im not sure if this is a wise investment.
I really can't find any fault in the owners other than be very smart in using their fame to get investors. And thinking that they are "supposedly" more interested in the USA fans is just stupid. That would be like the Sante fe pooftahs (i made that up) more invested in their English fan base. Anyone at CCFC should give an arm or a leg for owners like them. They invested in the teams culture and community. Not change the shirt colour or get shafted by every Mc ..... that worked for them.
Admired by who?
I admire his stance for what he believes in. I admire him for his tremendous charity work benefitting the area where he’s from. As I’m sure many others do.
I’d love owners like them at Cardiff, they’ve been brilliant and barely put a foot wrong. Americans probably make up 90% of their fanbase and an even higher percentage of their income. They did a pre season tour in America and charged 250+ quid for tickets.
Without the Americans jumping on the bandwagon the dream grinds to a halt in League 2. Without the American fan’s money Wrexham would be completely shafted by FFP.
That should fill the bars of Boston & NYC .
31.5 million of Irish Ancestry recide in USA .. that's a lot.
I'd go searching for more Eire players ..
His history is less of an issue when signing for a welsh club.
Why ?
For obvious reasons I think.
I guess, putting it simply, because Wales was also invaded and occupied by the English. That's a fact, no matter how much you believe in modern day United Kingdom as a cultural entity.
I guess, as a result, a certain proportion of Welsh people also disapprove of the union and it's bloody, oppressive history..... and things like the poppy that can be seen as a form of glorifying or justifying certain historical events.
I know. 1284 was a long time ago, but it seems like only yesterday.
It's all relative though isn't it.
The impacts of 1284 are more relevant to people living in Wales in 2023 (devolution, language, housing) than the impacts of the 1914-18 war, whose commemoration is , in my opinion, mostly an excuse to reinforce the relevance of a waining union and it's royal family.
I don't suffer any direct emotional trauma from 1284 but I feel sad about the way my country has been abused over the years. The english government and its people (to a greater or lesser extent) tend to run roughshod over my country...... and as much as you or anyone wants to play it down or write it off as melodrama, I really dislike the current situation. It's heart-wrenching.
So, if my football team signs a footballer who publicly opposes british (english) foreign policy over the last couple of hundred years...well, I can sympathise with that.
I don't think I'm the only one in Wales who feels that way. I think there are probably "a lot" of us.
And that's why it less of an issue. ... not a non-issue maybe....but less of a big deal.
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