Stewart Downing (with added allegations Reply#103)

[saunders_heroes]

My crime - being an England fan.

I never knew that Liverpool fans/Scousers in general were so anti-England.

Not so much of surprise when most of the population have Irish ancestry.

It also helps explain another Scouse trait: sitting on their arses complaining that life's not giving them a fair crack.

Think about it. For generations the Irish have fled poverty and famine to create world-wide diaspora.  Liverpool's population is made from the same gene pool that said at the nearest port of debarkation, "Right that'll do for me.  Where's the Dole Office?"

Thinly veiled anti Irish crap. Give it a rest.

[Ger Regan]

I presumed that was meant in a Patridge-esque sense, non?

[TopDeck113]

Thinly veiled anti Irish crap. Give it a rest.

Oh, come on.  It's a joke.  And one that if you live in the north west you'd have heard lots of times before.  I even seem to remember a version of it being used on Brookside back in the day.


Edit: It wasn't Brookside, it was The Lakes, the TV series of the late 90s written by Jimmy McGovern, a Liverpudlian and - perhaps more to the point - judging from the surname, a man with his own Irish ancestry.
 

[nodge]

Thinly veiled anti Irish crap. Give it a rest.

Oh, come on.  It's a joke.  And one that if you live in the north west you'd have heard lots of times before.  I even seem to remember a version of it being used on Brookside back in the day.


Edit: It wasn't Brookside, it was The Lakes, the TV series of the late 90s written by Jimmy McGovern, a Liverpudlian and - perhaps more to the point - judging from the surname, a man with his own Irish ancestry.
 

I bet some of your best friends are Irish.

[olaftab]

Any details on the punch Downing dished out in the night club? I bet it was not quite Lennox Lewis style!

[cdbearsfan]

Joking aside, its an absolute disgrace. A fully-grown man hitting a woman with her own handbag. I would hope they throw the book at him, but he'll only jump out of the way.

[Legion]

If she'd just had the sense to dress up as a full-back, there's no way in the world he'd have even gone near her.

[PaulTheVillan]

Funny how quick these jokes go around online

[Risso]

My crime - being an England fan.

I never knew that Liverpool fans/Scousers in general were so anti-England.

Not so much of surprise when most of the population have Irish ancestry.

It also helps explain another Scouse trait: sitting on their arses complaining that life's not giving them a fair crack.

Think about it. For generations the Irish have fled poverty and famine to create world-wide diaspora.  Liverpool's population is made from the same gene pool that said at the nearest port of debarkation, "Right that'll do for me.  Where's the Dole Office?"

Bloody hell.  I don't care much for the the football team, but you're on dodgy ground there unless I've totally misunderstood your post.

[Lizz]

Bloody hell.  I don't care much for the the football team, but you're on dodgy ground there unless I've totally misunderstood your post.

Reply #122 explains.

[saunders_heroes]

Bloody hell.  I don't care much for the the football team, but you're on dodgy ground there unless I've totally misunderstood your post.

Reply #122 explains.

No it doesn't. He wouldn't come out with such stereotypical crap if it was aimed at black people.

[Irish villain]

I presumed that was meant in a Patridge-esque sense, non?

I thought so too.

[cdbearsfan]

Apparently at the next game, the Liverpool players are all going to come onto the pitch with specially-designed Downing handbags.

Free the Lightweight One.

[Apyadg]

Bloody hell.  I don't care much for the the football team, but you're on dodgy ground there unless I've totally misunderstood your post.

Reply #122 explains.

No it doesn't. He wouldn't come out with such stereotypical crap if it was aimed at black people.

[James]

Apparently punching your ex-girlfriend isn't considered offensive where he comes from!