Dan Crowley

cildaratown wrote: what’s he up to these days?

Was on trial at Gillingham and Cheltenham. Neither trial led to anything.

Roberto Baggio wrote: http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-40216715.html?fbclid=IwAR28EzsmXPFL8KbBLNi_6M4Md5pX0ahLNK3qNPXkzDNsKMe87Mjk7itAchM

You'd think he'd just do his talking on the pitch at this stage. 1 goal in 41 appearances and bombed out of the Birmingham squad. Be a focal point in Hull getting promoted, sign a permanent deal in the summer, start performing in the Championship; basically wait another 12 months before you start begging for a call up again.

Aye a phone box could host that AGM!

Point is OS he chose the England option ahead of Ireland when there was a choice to make so showed where his allegiances truly lied, which is understandable given he was born in England, lived there all his upbringing and has English parents so there is no reason for him to think otherwise. Ireland is just a convenient fall back option as it is for pretty much all the granny rule brigade.

Crowley had his chance to play for us anyway and he chose to pursue alternative options until those options evaporated so he'll just have to work harder now to fulfil his England ambitions.

And it's a bloody disgrace he had to. The fact the FAI FAI didn't bother their ars* to protect the right of an Irish citizen (and the numerous other citizens in the same situation) to play for Ireland is shameful.