Players eligible for Ireland

For sure, and just look at Luca Connell who lost his place.

Johansson dropped this window as he hadn't played a minute of club football.

JJPFB, McNulty and Rose left at the 19's as they were unlikely to figure in the 21s.

All positives for the future.

Typical  I want to play for Irel.. BAM Long term injury 

Technically Obafemi is free to switch allegiances to Nigeria or England as it stands

Anyways, he has only turned 24 and is throwing his lot in with Poland. Sky Sports say he qualifies through his mother and grandfather. Assuming he has one Polish grandparent. 

Not long ago someone like Cash would have been knocking on the door for England. I did a check there and their full backs are Euro 2012 were Leighton Baines, Glen Johnson in with Ashley Cole. 2016 it was Danny Rose, Ryan Bertrand, Nathaniel Clyne accompanying Kyle Walker. 

Maddison is a cut above Cash. A few cuts above him when he's on song. But it's interesting to see just how far the depth of England's squads have come. 

We haven't really seen an English born player come (and stay) on board that has been truly exciting in a while. I mean, Cash would have excited me even though we have Coleman and Doherty. There was Adams recently with Scotland. Wales have had a couple stick with them when they could have reverted to England. Our more recent English-born caps/call-ups of Robinson, Cullen and Keane are not of the same level as Adams or Cash but I'm glad of the former pair. 

Is Clark the last English-born player that was a fairly established Premiership player to throw their lot in with us? I am definitely missing a lot of names.

Anyway, my net point is that qualifying for major tournaments is definitely a huge factor in these decisions. Bamford has an industrial English background on his father's side and may not have been tempted but it dragged out long enough. But Scotland, Poland and Wales have definitely reaped the benefits of tournament qualification in terms of second and third generation call ups. 

Pretty much it and my hope is in the next 5-10 years we will get a few benefits from England having so much depth. Adams I suspect wouldnt have declared for Scotland 7 years ago when they were taking Rooney Townsend Sturridge and Welbeck to World Cups. Now he has no choice. 

Can Maddison declare for us now? That hes played for them over the age of 21 makes me think he can't. What an addition he would be there isn't a side on the planet with half as much depth in his position as England. He'd walk into most 23 man international squads on the planet bar 3 or 4. 

A lad who I'd be watching closely now to see will he declare down the line considering the scenario I have outlined above is the very well touted Liam Delap. He has had an injury too so is only feeling his way back this year.