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RogerMilla
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skylarking , the thoughts of my kids playing for any team other than ireland sickens me , i would support them if they did it but it would really be hard to take.
i am an ireland fan and will be delighted if the oyobanjos and podolskis and st. John Smythes line out for us , i will also understand if they chose to line out for poland england or nigeria though as well.
keowns parents come across like complete uncle toms to me " oh thank you england for giving us jobs and a house " how welcomed was he ? did he not have to scrap like every other paddy over there? was it not his skills that got him the job, his savings that paid for his house ? it wasnt charity thats for sure.
now i dont know the people and if they are galway people then they are probably good stick but the attitude is beyond me , cant fathom it at all.
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The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own.
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skylarking
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 04 Jun 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 251 |
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How so? It seems like a completely reasonable attitude to have. Playing for the country of your birth and immigrant parents having respect for the country which welcomed them. In the not too distant future, when the Irish team has players whose parents hail from Eastern Europe, Africa or South America but were born and raised in Ireland, will you be sickened by the sight of them in the green jersey? Also, the fact that Keown's parents were native Irish speakers is utterly irrelevant. |
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seanyshuffler
Jack Charlton PM snitch Joined: 09 Jun 2011 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 9538 |
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I'll admit it I went looking to see if I could find anything on them. |
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RogerMilla
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FFS seany
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The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own.
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RogerMilla
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which has to be the biggest load of cock i ever heard in my life, sickening attitude
i thought keowns parents were both from connemara, native irish speakers and keown can speak it as well, i read this in an interview in the sunday indo a fair few years back.
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The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own.
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skylarking
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 04 Jun 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 251 |
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Wasn't Steve McManaman eligible?
Diego Forlan, don't know how far back his Irish roots go (also, source not cited) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Uruguayan I can't remember if it was tabloid hallucinations or if he said it himself, but Sean Dundee was eligible. His wiki page doesn't mention anything though. |
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Newryrep
Paul McGrath Just can't get enough of lists Joined: 14 Jan 2009 Status: Offline Points: 15257 |
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I would seriously doubt it, the foremost qualification criteria for eligibility now is nationality as determined by the constituent country not country of birth, I would be surpised if it was any different then. All changes,tweeks etc stem from this basic concept 'if you have a countries nationality you can play for them'
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'Irish' Songs for an Irish team - no SPL EPL generic sh*te
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gwhite
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He does actually, at least now. When Stan was sniffing around for him he'd played for the England U-21's and wasn't eligible but after the the rule change he became eligible. I always thought he'd be a useful addition but his heart wasn't in it and it's too late now anyway. |
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McG
Moderator Group SISAO? What the hell is SISAO? Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Location: Christmas Island Status: Offline Points: 27003 |
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Doubt he would have got much of a look in tbh.
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YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017
AS YOU WERE McGx |
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seanyshuffler
Jack Charlton PM snitch Joined: 09 Jun 2011 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 9538 |
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Not sure is clint dempsey third or fourth so.
Brian mcbride was he another? Will edit the list tomorrow or if someone wants to do it then be my guest |
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Clonbhoy
Roy Keane AKA Sir Basil Butterpeas Esquire Joined: 12 Aug 2010 Location: Iarthar Chorcaí Status: Offline Points: 13976 |
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Yeah, same as Di Santo too I think. And Mark Beeney. Beeney could have been amazing for us.
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danger here
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Rick O'Shea, the infamous Zambian centre back who scored a world record number of OGs in a season
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Green Devil
Robbie Keane Aye Kes, I've pissed me-self again Joined: 06 Oct 2010 Location: Barbados Status: Offline Points: 22174 |
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It was his great grandparent!
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"He drives two Ferraris; I think he's a very lucky lad to have 50 caps for Ireland,"
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Clonbhoy
Roy Keane AKA Sir Basil Butterpeas Esquire Joined: 12 Aug 2010 Location: Iarthar Chorcaí Status: Offline Points: 13976 |
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never knew that, he was clearly interested then? Shame.
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seanyshuffler
Jack Charlton PM snitch Joined: 09 Jun 2011 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 9538 |
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Was looking at him earlier think he was a generation to late. Could be wrong though. |
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Clonbhoy
Roy Keane AKA Sir Basil Butterpeas Esquire Joined: 12 Aug 2010 Location: Iarthar Chorcaí Status: Offline Points: 13976 |
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Pat crerand never qualified to play for us, despite both his parents being Irish. FIFA law at the time was you had to be born in the country or live in it for two, I think, years.
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deise316
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Franck Quedrue.......
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mccarticus
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Pat crerand
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