This episode shows just how much the English media depends on manufacturing anger and outrage where previously there was none, in order to make money and stay in business.. Anyone who identifies as English and is furious about Lee Carsley’s choice should ask themselves whether one man opting to not sing a song before a football game really is that threatening and harmful to their own personal sense of national identity.* * Spoiler alert: it isn't
Not to mention he's managed England in some capacity for four years now and never sung it nor did he sing the Irish anthem as a player. Why do people only care about it now?
I'm English and very proud to be and I wouldn't sing it. Lee was born in Birmingham played for Ireland through his grandparents and saw an opportunity to play international football
The media circus. All about the dollar. I’d even say get rid of the anthems, kneeling, minutes silence, questionable armbands…just get on with the football.
I cannot stand the Royal Family and I cannot stand England's national anthem. It does nor represent England. It only represents the Royal Family and Sausage fingers big ears (Charlie). Change the National Anthem to Jerusalem
Listen to him speak, he is obviously not a "foreign" coach. I can understand why the apparent "refusal" is controversial, it could be construed as a 'chip on the shoulder' about Anglo-Irish history but being that he did not sing the Irish anthem as a player either, it would seem it is more a general aversion to singing before a match than anything else. He said he respects both anthems. Equally there are many England players who would also qualify for the Irish national team yet sing GSTK with gusto. Anglo-Irish history is complicated and products of that are going to handle it differently.
My faith in humanity has gone up 1% after seeing most people's reaction to this which can be summed up as "God, who cares?" Despite the efforts of the rage-baiting media.
Under scrutiny... Pish. I'm an Englishman with Irish heritage, and 95% of my family still live there. I was born in England but grew up in Ireland. It's my home away from home, I got bullied growing up in the first years, but my classmates grew to accept me not as an Irishman but just as I was, an Englishman living in Ireland. They respected the fact that being there was a choice my family made and I loved the Emerald Isle (still do ). I don't think for one second Lee Carsley should have to sing the national anthem. Get a fuckin grip.... How would you feel being forced to sing the national anthem of a country and monarchy that for all intents and purposes shackled yours for hundreds of years. Ignoring all that, managers of other nationalities should NOT have to sing the national anthem of a country not their own. It's outrageous to expect such loyalty and passion because of a working position... Interim or not.
Gary Neville never sang the anthem for years and was as patriotic as any Englishman. There wasn’t any negativity at the time. It’s the media wanting to generate a negative story about the England manager again. It’s tiresome but it’s been going on since Walter Winterbottom
So if Pep took the England job would we expect him to sing the national anthem. This is why we will not win anything at senior level. If you want a passion merchant we might as well hire Paul Merson as England manager.
The comments are telling. Nobody cares about the newspapers anymore. The people have spoken here on social media and nobody cares if he sings it or not.
You've nailed it my friend. Our national anthem is not about the people, it's about serving the monarch. This monarch in particular wants us to live like 17th century serfs while he flies out on his private jet to give earnest speeches about how the peasants need to suffer in order to save the planet.
I think the weirdest thing is how the coach allowed it become narrative. He should have just stood in respectful silence and made that clear afterwards.
Bit weird dude. If you have immense pride and passion (which you would do putting on any national shirt if you didnt Id question you playing at all) youd even hum it. Some dont vocally sing anthem but visibly show it. As someone who is religious I would belt everything out but visibly show and pray internally. Many England players are very religious. It seems indicative of the country generally that you wouldnt want to at least visibly show you ate proud and passionate. So you are saying you want England to win and watch England but dont feel anything about the anthem or showing that passion. That to me is very strange and weird and pribably sums up the apathy of the country that nobody is that fussed about anything 🤦♂️
@@MickeyCool30what has religion got to do with singing an anthem? What a strange comment singing anthems has got nothing to do with a passion for the game lol as an Englishman you would not be singing the Scottish national anthem if you was their manager stop the farce cap.
yipee-skipee if he sings it or not. There are A LOT more important things in Life than to sing yours or anyone else's National Anthem; it's just a song. Real Patriotism has nothing to do with singing a song; that's what you're told to think & feel when you're a little child but once you become an adult you realize that it's a person's choice to sing if they want to.
Unimagnitive 'journalists' writing tosh. No one gives a toss. He was hired as a manager not a singer. Passed the managerial test with flying colours today - and I'm Irish.
Please concentrate on the soccer, thinking the country who basically found this sport and has not won the WC since 1966. ( more than 50 yrs ago, shocking)
No one of that generation left Ireland for England because they wanted to renounce their Irish identity or because they loved England and Empire. He and all Irish people are perfectly entitled to choose for themselves what identities they hold and how to express them. Clearly a loyal servant of the FA and there's obvious reasons why someone with Irish heritage would balk at singing that song in Dublin.
@erichendry3327 He only played for Ireland because he wasn't good enough to play for England. That's the reason he never sang the Irish national anthem as a player. The same with multiple players for Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Let's not kid ourselves here.
Some people like to sing the anthem some don't, but whatever side you fall on to refuse to sing the National anthem when you're England manager is incredibly naive and has brought unneeded pressure before a ball has even been kicked! Whoever has given him advice needs to be sacked. This decision will undermine everything he tries to do with England. Remarkably naive!!!
Up to him he's of Irish descent and played for Ireland.You can't sing something you don't believe. God save the king is an anthem written for the French monarch. Politics matter. If you don't sing an anthem it's okay.
As an England fan I appreciate him not singing the anthem. Neither do I as an atheist republican I don’t feel represented by that song, but I still love England to the core.
I heard on the radio that he didn't sing the anthem when he played for Ireland either. Who cares! He clearly wants us to win and that's all that matters.
“Pressure like the prime minister” he’s having laugh if the press came down on starmer as much as they do the English manager then starmer would be gone!!
I agree with Wrighty, but Lee Carsley should just sing the anthem and save himself all the unnecessary stress and drama. After all, it’s a very short anthem that doesn’t last more than a minute.
It's not great when your manager can't even sing the national anthem no passion ....look at rugby and the true passion ....typical English no passion or pride .....
People today have to have something to moan about. Look at the pressure the media put on the manager of Manchester United whoever that person is , past or present.
Yep and they won nothing. Capello was more interested in Italy winning games than England and the England players saw this at first hand undermining everything Capello tried to do. There's naive decisions and there's stupid. Not singing the anthem ( whatever your beliefs) is both!!! Sven wasted the best crop of players England has ever produced because he didn't have the kahunas to drop big named club players in the interests of the team!
Yes, I think he doesn’t know the words and he’s been told to come up with some rubbish as to why he can’t sing when in reality maybe he’s not the sharpest bulb in the lamp
When all is said and done he is judged on his teams performances and results - whether or not he sings the national anthem will have no bearing on the results his team achieves - its also worth remembering that whether you are a Royalist or not - certain members of the Royal Family are not Saints ............
The reason it's on the front page of a newspaper is because of the people who own it. They tell the industry what to talk about. And they talk about it like twats.
I agree. If he sings the national anthem he wouldn't be able to focus on the game. No international manager has ever won a tournament while singing the national anthem
Thats just utter nonsense you have plenty of time to be prepared and focus on any game in fact months. Thats not an excuse to sing or at least internally hum an anthem for 40 seconds
If your not going to sing, just don't sing. Being respectfuly quiet is quite acceptable. Just don't announce it beforehand to allow others to invent some negative rationale.
Carsley made the storm in the tea cup. He didn't need to say anything & no one would care less. Especially for someone who said he wanted to put all his focus on the match.. It Seemed self defeating
@@WasLostButNowAmFound Neither am I. But I’m ethnically English and respect the national anthem, because it means more than just respecting a monarchy. And this has no bearing on my point that no Englishman should be lectured on what it means to be English by two non-Englishman.
Can anyone that believes it to be irrelevant tell me why we have a national team? What are they representing if not national identity? Surely it is hypocritical or Carsley to lead the national team of England? He is obviously not proud of the nation they represent.
"God" save our gracious "king".... If you're not Christian then why would you sing it in the first place. And if you've got two braincells to rub together then you'll probably be anti-monarchy, so dunno why you'd fancy praising your oppressor. I have serious doubts over the common sense of anyone singing the national anthem - first win for Carsley in my opinion
@@kylehill6384 if you live in a state that awards it’s monarch a £45m pay rise for sitting on his arse while refusing to help pensioners heat their homes, that monarch is your oppressor
@@kylehill6384By making us pay tax for their welfare. The monarchy offer absolutely nothing and working class people are meant to worship them. Give me a break.
National anthems should not be played at every international match. My opinion, they should only play them at the finals of major international tournaments like the euros and World Cup.
What a load of nonsense Wrighty is talking saying he is not singing the national anthem because he is so focused on the game. Singing any song for a minute wont affect anyones concentration or focus. He isnt singing it because he played for Ireland and no doubt considers himself Irish. Absolutely nothing wrong with that view and good luck to the guy but dont sell me the concentration and focus nonsense. Singing a wee song before a game doesnt seem to affect Spanish or Brazilian representatives.
This episode shows just how much the English media depends on manufacturing anger and outrage where previously there was none, in order to make money and stay in business..
Anyone who identifies as English and is furious about Lee Carsley’s choice should ask themselves whether one man opting to not sing a song before a football game really is that threatening and harmful to their own personal sense of national identity.*
* Spoiler alert: it isn't
Not to mention he's managed England in some capacity for four years now and never sung it nor did he sing the Irish anthem as a player. Why do people only care about it now?
I'm English and very proud to be and I wouldn't sing it. Lee was born in Birmingham played for Ireland through his grandparents and saw an opportunity to play international football
British media…
The media circus. All about the dollar. I’d even say get rid of the anthems, kneeling, minutes silence, questionable armbands…just get on with the football.
I’m not bothered what the pathetic media say but as an Englishman I want an England manager who is proud to sing our national anthem.
Roy Keanes rants keeps on giving 😂😂😂
Can't believe people are bothered about this. Grow up.
The same nonsense as the changed England flag on the kit. Anything that doesn’t fit a certain narrative gets blown up by idiots.
Bruh!!
Daily Fail readers!
ye would almost get the feeling the media would love to stir up trouble !!
Well said
He is a foreign coach. No difference between being Italian, French, Greek etc.
He has a UK passport.
Jackie Charlton had an Irish passport, didn't sing the anthem and is possibly the most loved individual in the history of Irish football.
I cannot stand the Royal Family and I cannot stand England's national anthem. It does nor represent England. It only represents the Royal Family and Sausage fingers big ears (Charlie). Change the National Anthem to Jerusalem
Listen to him speak, he is obviously not a "foreign" coach. I can understand why the apparent "refusal" is controversial, it could be construed as a 'chip on the shoulder' about Anglo-Irish history but being that he did not sing the Irish anthem as a player either, it would seem it is more a general aversion to singing before a match than anything else. He said he respects both anthems.
Equally there are many England players who would also qualify for the Irish national team yet sing GSTK with gusto. Anglo-Irish history is complicated and products of that are going to handle it differently.
Just dont take the knee Lee
My faith in humanity has gone up 1% after seeing most people's reaction to this which can be summed up as
"God, who cares?"
Despite the efforts of the rage-baiting media.
Said same hearing lbc who don't sing it
Under scrutiny... Pish. I'm an Englishman with Irish heritage, and 95% of my family still live there. I was born in England but grew up in Ireland. It's my home away from home, I got bullied growing up in the first years, but my classmates grew to accept me not as an Irishman but just as I was, an Englishman living in Ireland. They respected the fact that being there was a choice my family made and I loved the Emerald Isle (still do ). I don't think for one second Lee Carsley should have to sing the national anthem. Get a fuckin grip.... How would you feel being forced to sing the national anthem of a country and monarchy that for all intents and purposes shackled yours for hundreds of years. Ignoring all that, managers of other nationalities should NOT have to sing the national anthem of a country not their own. It's outrageous to expect such loyalty and passion because of a working position... Interim or not.
Not an issue at all, for god sake why are we intent on making issues instead of concentrating on the football. i hate this fucking world we live in
Since the world received the internet we've turned into Karen's. Literally everything is an issue nowadays.
@@Big_FrazeSpot on pal.before the internet this sort of things would have just gone under the rader
@@Big_FrazeI think this also, I see a lot of unnecessary bullshit online nowadays🤣😩
@@Big_Fraze😂😂 soo true:…
Yes. BShte
It’s a storm in a tea cup, but we will discuss it for 10 mins anyway 🤷🏻♂️
Phony patriotism is infuriating and the controversy sells...the media in many forms...sucks.
Ian's Wright ,Wright,Wright !
Sports world wide, we have an Australian cricket coach at the moment, the same with the Rugby, remember Eddie Jones.
Gary Neville never sang the anthem for years and was as patriotic as any Englishman. There wasn’t any negativity at the time. It’s the media wanting to generate a negative story about the England manager again. It’s tiresome but it’s been going on since Walter Winterbottom
So if Pep took the England job would we expect him to sing the national anthem.
This is why we will not win anything at senior level. If you want a passion merchant we might as well hire Paul Merson as England manager.
Good on him. Shame on the journalists and usual publications that have there own agenda.
And many more - same, calling lbc today.
Dailymail should be ashamed of themselves
The comments are telling. Nobody cares about the newspapers anymore. The people have spoken here on social media and nobody cares if he sings it or not.
Lee probably doesn't like the WEF puppet either.
#Notmyking
You've nailed it my friend. Our national anthem is not about the people, it's about serving the monarch. This monarch in particular wants us to live like 17th century serfs while he flies out on his private jet to give earnest speeches about how the peasants need to suffer in order to save the planet.
@@stevemcauliffe1887 serf mentality permeates every facet of life in old blighty.
Neither do i but at the same time it is this country song. Until it is changed
Are foreign managers supposed to sing national anthems of the national teams they coach ?
I think the weirdest thing is how the coach allowed it become narrative.
He should have just stood in respectful silence and made that clear afterwards.
If it was v Finland for
e.dmg. he wouldn't have but he was unlucky to have his mngr debut v Ireland..
Football should only be about football..
So we can get rid of the weird knee rituals as well??
@@bri_____ is that about football? No. So yes we should get rid of everything that's not about football..
Why would Lee Carsley want to sing 'God save the King'. To the best of my recollection, i've never heard the King sing 'God save Lee Carsley'.
And the King never sung “God save the people of Britain”.
what a moronic comment,
😂😂😂😂
@@tiancai7177 Very funny. Did you write that yourself or did your Mummy write that for you. Oh wait there, i'll ask her!!
Pathetic reasons to justify a headline
Agreed with wrighty 👍
Who gives a shit if the geeza doesn't wanna sing
Bit weird dude. If you have immense pride and passion (which you would do putting on any national shirt if you didnt Id question you playing at all) youd even hum it. Some dont vocally sing anthem but visibly show it. As someone who is religious I would belt everything out but visibly show and pray internally. Many England players are very religious. It seems indicative of the country generally that you wouldnt want to at least visibly show you ate proud and passionate. So you are saying you want England to win and watch England but dont feel anything about the anthem or showing that passion. That to me is very strange and weird and pribably sums up the apathy of the country that nobody is that fussed about anything 🤦♂️
@MickeyCool30 get a life you sad soul
@@MickeyCool30what has religion got to do with singing an anthem? What a strange comment singing anthems has got nothing to do with a passion for the game lol as an Englishman you would not be singing the Scottish national anthem if you was their manager stop the farce cap.
He probably doesn’t know the words he genuinely looks like he’s a bit confused
Front page in the telegraph and the daily mail. Tells you all you need to know.
What does it tell us?
yipee-skipee if he sings it or not. There are A LOT more important things in Life than to sing yours or anyone else's National Anthem; it's just a song. Real Patriotism has nothing to do with singing a song; that's what you're told to think & feel when you're a little child but once you become an adult you realize that it's a person's choice to sing if they want to.
Unimagnitive 'journalists' writing tosh. No one gives a toss. He was hired as a manager not a singer. Passed the managerial test with flying colours today - and I'm Irish.
Please concentrate on the soccer, thinking the country who basically found this sport and has not won the WC since 1966. ( more than 50 yrs ago, shocking)
Of all the things that's going on in England this is front page news really
cappella never sang it, Sven never sang it - sadly the press are whipping up a storm for no reason
personally I think its crazy that an england manager wont sing the english national anthem.
Why ? Its football not a grovelling subserviant competition.. The Republic will come.. rise up people
We are the only nation who has a dirge of an anthem that is all about serving the monarch and says nothing about the people. Says it all.
Irish Lee carlsey... who was born in Birmingham. And only qualified for ireland because of his grandad 😂😂😂
No one of that generation left Ireland for England because they wanted to renounce their Irish identity or because they loved England and Empire. He and all Irish people are perfectly entitled to choose for themselves what identities they hold and how to express them. Clearly a loyal servant of the FA and there's obvious reasons why someone with Irish heritage would balk at singing that song in Dublin.
@erichendry3327 He only played for Ireland because he wasn't good enough to play for England. That's the reason he never sang the Irish national anthem as a player. The same with multiple players for Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Let's not kid ourselves here.
@@erichendry3327So why come here? My Identity as an Englishmen isn’t available to anyone.
Some people like to sing the anthem some don't, but whatever side you fall on to refuse to sing the National anthem when you're England manager is incredibly naive and has brought unneeded pressure before a ball has even been kicked! Whoever has given him advice needs to be sacked. This decision will undermine everything he tries to do with England. Remarkably naive!!!
Up to him he's of Irish descent and played for Ireland.You can't sing something you don't believe. God save the king is an anthem written for the French monarch. Politics matter. If you don't sing an anthem it's okay.
Some sing and some don't. Did Capello sing it.
As an England fan I appreciate him not singing the anthem. Neither do I as an atheist republican I don’t feel represented by that song, but I still love England to the core.
I do sing it because it's the uk anthem and I'm welsh,but the English don't have an anthem,one day someone will realise.
Only song i sing is we are the champions been waiting since 66 to sing it
Making a mole out of a molehill
*mountain
Mountain you thick tosspot.
A mole out of a molehill?😂
MSM in England will do everything now to stop an Irishman manage England win the euros and world Cup for England 😂😂😂
I heard on the radio that he didn't sing the anthem when he played for Ireland either. Who cares! He clearly wants us to win and that's all that matters.
Its a hard anthem to learn as its in a different language to be fair haha.
Take the money sing the anthem
Who gives a toss ? He's started well and that's all people should concentrate on.
Sorry its very important that an English manager is English,and is proud of his country,full stop
It's not important AT All!..ohh full stop!
@@lesliehall7683 😂😂😂😂😂
He is English
He should go immediately.
Did sven or capello sing it?give carsley a break, hes doing a good job so far
People just need to grow up
He's the England manager of course he's not going to sing it, As an Irishman I can tell you this is complete nonsense.
“Pressure like the prime minister” he’s having laugh if the press came down on starmer as much as they do the English manager then starmer would be gone!!
I agree with Wrighty, but Lee Carsley should just sing the anthem and save himself all the unnecessary stress and drama. After all, it’s a very short anthem that doesn’t last more than a minute.
It's not great when your manager can't even sing the national anthem no passion ....look at rugby and the true passion ....typical English no passion or pride .....
Did the uk media demand Sven Goran ericson sing the national anthem?
People today have to have something to moan about. Look at the pressure the media put on the manager of Manchester United whoever that person is , past or present.
How many times have the English have to be told,you haven't got a national anthem,why doesn't anybody ask that question?
Capello and Sven didn't sing either. Bunch of nonsense.
Yep and they won nothing. Capello was more interested in Italy winning games than England and the England players saw this at first hand undermining everything Capello tried to do. There's naive decisions and there's stupid. Not singing the anthem ( whatever your beliefs) is both!!! Sven wasted the best crop of players England has ever produced because he didn't have the kahunas to drop big named club players in the interests of the team!
I’m interested in whether he can get some dudes to kick a ball into a net well, not what songs he will / won’t sing
He didnt sing the irish anthem are english people really pissed about this?
Keano.. Wrighty great pundits..it's a game of football..chuff the politics..it's a game of football for the fans
Why appoint him
You can't sing it if you don't know the words most players around the world just hum at best.
Yes, I think he doesn’t know the words and he’s been told to come up with some rubbish as to why he can’t sing when in reality maybe he’s not the sharpest bulb in the lamp
Did Sven Gorran Ericson sing the National Anthem?🤔
When all is said and done he is judged on his teams performances and results - whether or not he sings the national anthem will have no bearing on the results his team achieves - its also worth remembering that whether you are a Royalist or not - certain members of the Royal Family are not Saints ............
Did Sven or Capello sung our anthem? Why should he? I don’t see the problem
If he’s good at what he does for England who cares if he sings or not
Just win us the World Cup
That's asking for to much
So is he English or Irish?
Everton fan loved him as a player but if you don't respect your country that you are representing you can do one
you can still respect your country with having to sing pro royalist bollocks. Not everyone is a royalist. Coyb.
Daily mail. No surprise whatsoever there.
Daily fail
@@Red-Red-Red-Red the same Daily Mail whose owners don’t pay tax in this country, how very patriotic of them.
Would the same attiatude be taken were he to refuse taking the knee ??????
He prob dosent know it.
The reason it's on the front page of a newspaper is because of the people who own it. They tell the industry what to talk about. And they talk about it like twats.
Don't care about any ragebait but how he manages england
Win games and it'll be forgotten
I agree. If he sings the national anthem he wouldn't be able to focus on the game. No international manager has ever won a tournament while singing the national anthem
Haha I like this comment 😂
because everyone's the same, right? people need to get a grip.
Thats just utter nonsense you have plenty of time to be prepared and focus on any game in fact months. Thats not an excuse to sing or at least internally hum an anthem for 40 seconds
@@MickeyCool30 no one with a brain gives a fuck about him singing or not
He probably doesn’t know the words
Does it really matter.
This man could actually be a good fit for England...watch this space
Ireland 2 - Ireland 0. I should have put a bet on
If your not going to sing, just don't sing. Being respectfuly quiet is quite acceptable. Just don't announce it beforehand to allow others to invent some negative rationale.
"ya think"????
Carsley made the storm in the tea cup. He didn't need to say anything & no one would care less.
Especially for someone who said he wanted to put all his focus on the match..
It Seemed self defeating
But he had to, as this quote was in response to whether he would sing the Irish national anthem initially
Dont think Jack Charlton sang the Irish anthem did he 🤷🏻♂️
Because he's actually English. Like Lee lol despite who he represented as a player.
Did they thrash the stadium
Go and get klopp for God's sake
Bro these England's fans got a short memory lol just been rioting immigration 😂
A lesson on what English patriotism is…from a Irishman and and Jamaican. Thanks guys!
You probably think Oliver Cromwell was American then. 😂
@@WasLostButNowAmFound Why ?
@@ReggieBlinker-k9eHe was not a royalist, that is why.
@@WasLostButNowAmFound Neither am I. But I’m ethnically English and respect the national anthem, because it means more than just respecting a monarchy. And this has no bearing on my point that no Englishman should be lectured on what it means to be English by two non-Englishman.
@@ReggieBlinker-k9e How does not singing the national anthem, make someone disrespectful? I want to know.
There aren’t any gods, there shouldn’t be any kings. Not singing a stupid song isn’t news.
But he will take his wages ££££££ £300000 is what I’ve read
Can anyone that believes it to be irrelevant tell me why we have a national team? What are they representing if not national identity? Surely it is hypocritical or Carsley to lead the national team of England? He is obviously not proud of the nation they represent.
Sing knees up mother brown instead 😅
Just keep winning the games, I don’t care a about the national anthem
Who cares? Do you want the team to win? Or to lose and be passionate and sing the national anthem ? People need to get a life
I doubt even King Charles knows the National Anthem.
God save me.
"God" save our gracious "king".... If you're not Christian then why would you sing it in the first place. And if you've got two braincells to rub together then you'll probably be anti-monarchy, so dunno why you'd fancy praising your oppressor. I have serious doubts over the common sense of anyone singing the national anthem - first win for Carsley in my opinion
And it is the national anthem of the United Kingdom, not England.
How is the monarchy oppressing you?
@@kylehill6384 if you live in a state that awards it’s monarch a £45m pay rise for sitting on his arse while refusing to help pensioners heat their homes, that monarch is your oppressor
@@kylehill6384 it isnt the left had rotten his brain
@@kylehill6384By making us pay tax for their welfare. The monarchy offer absolutely nothing and working class people are meant to worship them. Give me a break.
Will he take the knee ?
He played for Ireland so why would he.
National anthems should not be played at every international match. My opinion, they should only play them at the finals of major international tournaments like the euros and World Cup.
Typical English media nonsense. If the shoe was on the other foot this wouldn't be even a story.
hes irish wtf?
He's English
The anthem is terrible don't blame him for not singing it
It's uk anthem ,why should the English sing it?
What a load of nonsense Wrighty is talking saying he is not singing the national anthem because he is so focused on the game. Singing any song for a minute wont affect anyones concentration or focus.
He isnt singing it because he played for Ireland and no doubt considers himself Irish.
Absolutely nothing wrong with that view and good luck to the guy but dont sell me the concentration and focus nonsense.
Singing a wee song before a game doesnt seem to affect Spanish or Brazilian representatives.
He didn't need to make the statement, nobody would have known
I wouldnt sing it either. If it was a song about the nation then I would. Not that dirge!