Gary McKay wrote: Hotlips_Hoolahan wrote: Bazunu, Omobamidele and Idah on the pitch last night. Three Irish-born lads of mixed Irish/African heritage. Have we ever had more than three black boys on the pitch at the same time? I feel there must have been other occasions where there were three but four might be a first-time thing when it inevitably happens. Maybe Tets has the answer? Yes of course. We almost had a Black 4 ; McGrath, Babb, Phelan.

Edited by zizu Kilbane - 02 Sep 2021 at 2:07pm

Hotlips_Hoolahan wrote: Bazunu, Omobamidele and Idah on the pitch last night. Three Irish-born lads of mixed Irish/African heritage. Have we ever had more than three black boys on the pitch at the same time? I feel there must have been other occasions where there were three but four might be a first-time thing when it inevitably happens. Maybe Tets has the answer?

Going by the names on this list - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Black_Irish_sportspeople - there were four player of mixed heritage on the pitch twice for Ireland
Darren Randolph and Cyrus Christie started, and Michael Obafemi and Callum Robinson came on against Denmark in November 2018: https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/report-denmark-0-0-ireland

More recently, Randolph and Adam Idah started, and Robinson and David McGoldrick came on against Finland last September: https://www.fai.ie/ireland/match/2014/2021/2030003?tab=report

And Hughton, maybe ?

50%lesssugar&salt wrote: [QUOTE=Green Cockade]And Hughton, maybe ?

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Edited by B6 6HE - 02 Sep 2021 at 8:32pm

Hotlips_Hoolahan wrote: B6 6HE wrote: 50%lesssugar&salt wrote: [QUOTE=Green Cockade]And Hughton, maybe ? a There wasn't an overlap between Hughton and Babb or Curtis Fleming.  [/QUOTE Whats our all time Black XI? Randolph; Kelly, McGrath, Babb, Phelan, Hughton; S.Reid, ?; Robinson, McGoldrick, Morrison off the top of my head. Need one more, preferably a central midfielder to partner Steven Reid. Seeing as he has over 20 caps and has played in midfield I'd suggest Cyrus Christie, but he was bad enough at RB let alone playing him in midfield again.

Edited by B6 6HE - 02 Sep 2021 at 8:52pm

Injuries really decimated Leon Best. Looked like he was going to be a serious option for us at one stage. Netted a hat-trick against Newcastle and went on a run of scoring goals in the PL but they quickly dried up.

B6 6HE wrote: [QUOTE=You Tell Me]Surprising lack of central midfielders. Probably works better in a 3-5-2, a bit like our current team.                         Randolph          Babb Omobamidele Kelly  Christie                                   Hughton                 McGrath     Reid                      McGoldrick                 Morrison    Robinson Subs: Bazunu, Williams, Fleming, Phelan, Ogbene, Best, Idah

B6 6HE wrote: You Tell Me wrote: Surprising lack of central midfielders. Probably works better in a 3-5-2, a bit like our current team.                         Randolph          Babb Omobamidele Kelly  Christie                                   Hughton                 McGrath     Reid                      McGoldrick                 Morrison    Robinson Subs: Bazunu, Williams, Fleming, Phelan, Ogbene, Best, Idah I didn't know Kelly was Black....

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