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is it possible for martin o'neill to become england manager- as a catholic he isnt going to sing the national anthem or recognise the union jack is he? although jack charlton managed the republic it was easier for him as there werent any allegances and wouldnt this make o'neill very unpopular amongst catholics?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Well depends how strongly he cleaves to his roots really.Of course it's possible, probable even, but as to the strength of the man's politics I really don't know. I can imagine there would be problems for him from certain quarters and as a Catholic form the North I don't recognise the current state of affairs either but I'd not realistically hold it against him if he took the job and I think possibly although there might be a bit of snarling about him, most Catholics in the North would be proud our boy done good.
God save the Queen does get played before football matches in the North, but it's a cause of great division and can sometimes be hijacked somewhat by Protestant Unionists to make a point discouraging Catholics Republicans from attending. Sectarianism within sport in the North is still fairly common although not as rife as it was. Genrally now if you attend a match you can carry team colours and no other flags etc which has calmed it all down a bit, but it's still present and recently there was a move to try and get the UK Anthem silenced before games which resulted in the perdictable political row.It's still in place at the moment though.
I dont really see why it would have any effect. Im a catholic: went to catholic schools, go to church every week and to be honest, ive never ever thought of the national anthem or the union jack as offensive. If anything im proud to be linked with them...
So in answer to your question: it shouldnt make any difference