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Quiz for ye! Just for fun – NORTHERN IRELAND football ANAGRAMS.LIKE, SHARE, SOLVE and BATE! – All players have at least one CAP – Players can appear twice – HOWEVER, 1 player is not a Northern Ireland international (who is the exception, the “foranner” on the list ?) Good luck! 1.HP RAY LIG 2.COPE A… Continue reading Northern Ireland Football Players Anagrams Quiz

“Baggsy not nets” – Every Northern Irish kid down the park. I don’t know if I can speak for all football fans here, but I love a last minute goalkeeper charge intill the box. Goalkeepers are often unsung heroes. Goalkeepers are often scapegoats. They make a mistake, they concede a goal. They get blamed. But… Continue reading Northern Ireland Goalkeepers Who Scored Goals

“The Kong”, officially Hong Kong🇭🇰 was a UK overseas territory until 1997. The first Irish Pub in the Hong was opened by a lad from Northern Ireland in the same decade, Delaney’s. Two decades later, I worked out in the Kong in Delaney’s, I watched Hong Kong live a few times and I formed the… Continue reading Northern Irish Footballers From Hong Kong🇭🇰

A 4-1 aggregate victory over Ukraine in 2021 meant elation and a dream beyond belief. Ranked fourth in our group, we beat Belarus and Ukraine home and away and drew twice with Wales. All those teams were ranked above us. The girls were sensational! Here are some of the songs that have been released to… Continue reading Songs For The Northern Ireland Women’s Team at Euro 2022

In our ongoing series on Northern Irishmen who played for other countries (and vice versa), it’s time for The Channel Islands. What are the Northern Irish links to the likes of Brecqhou, Sark, Lihou, Herm, Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey etc.? Previous articles include – Northern Irish Footballers Who Played For Australia Northern Irish Footballers Who Played… Continue reading Northern Irish Footballers With Links To The Channel Islands

*** ChampIAN STEWARTnova *** 🍾🏆☘🔴🤚⚽️🥅 14 years after finishing this football travel book, Jonny Blair finally released ChampIAN STEWARTnova in February 2023. Here’s the description of the book from the back cover.   ChampIAN STEWARTnova “We’ll support you evermore” – Northern Ireland fans. “ChampIAN STEWARTnova” is the first GAWA-focused book from travel writer Jonny Blair… Continue reading New GAWA Book Released: ChampIAN STEWARTnova – Supporting The Northern Ireland Football Team 1980 – 2009

In our ongoing series on Northern Irishmen who played for other countries (and vice versa), it’s time for The Dominican Republic. Previous articles include – Northern Irish Footballers Who Played For Australia Northern Irish Footballers Who Played For Canada Northern Irish Footballers Who Played For New Zealand Northern Irish Footballers Who Played For USA Northern… Continue reading Northern Irish Footballers Who Played For The Dominican Republic

“It’s crazy what you could have had” – R.E.M. As the World Cup finally will be hosted in The Middle East this year, the Northern Irish focus turns to Alistair Johnston – born in Canada but his ma is from Newtownards, it’s crazy what we could have had. He’s one of our own yet he’s… Continue reading Northern Ireland Footballers At The World Cup For Other Countries

Bring yer songs. I decided to write at least one new song for each of the 23 players in the Northern Ireland Euro 2022 women’s squad and some generic tunes too. Get singing! See ye all in that there Southampton so it is. If you don’t know how the song goes, I have put the… Continue reading A Song For Every Member of Northern Ireland’s Euro 2022 Squad

“Sweet dreams are made of this, who am I to disagree” – Eurythmics. Ahead of our Northern Ireland women’s team appearing at their first ever major tournament – the European Championships in England in July 2022, here’s some inspiration for the girls. Before I was even born, and 6 decades ago…Northern Ireland were European Schoolboy… Continue reading That Time When Northern Ireland Were European Champions