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Howdo
500 Club la la la Joined: 08 Oct 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 741 |
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England looking to snatch Okoflex back according to reports
https://punditarena.com/football/oisinmcqueirns2758/england-reportedly-keen-to-persuade-irish-prospect-to-switch-allegiance/ |
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tetsujin1979
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You lost me at "punditarena".
Same reporter has claimed twice in the last six months that Ryan Johansson's international allegiance was going to be settled in the next few days |
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MC Hammered
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That's James McCleans mate
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El Puto Amo
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Maccatacca
Ray Houghton Joined: 01 Jun 2016 Status: Offline Points: 4217 |
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He isn’t eligible for England.
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Devrozex
Jack Charlton Joined: 23 Oct 2010 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 7676 |
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Yeah PunditArena tends to be, for the most part, populous click-bate nonsense. Hence why it seems to be the favoured outlet for yer man MacKenna to unleash the majority of his stuff.
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Howdo
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Punditarena aren't the only ones carrying it though, |
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Howdo
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Maybe on paper he's not, but the bigger nations tend to get what they want in these circumstances |
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tetsujin1979
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All reports seems to refer to one report in the telegraph, which is behind a paywall
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Donegalman
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Pure crap that is. They are tightening up on these rules if anything going by Ryan Johanssom case. He didn’t live in the country for long enough to qualify for them. If it is the case he played for us first before going to them and back again to us.
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Fozz
Liam Brady Joined: 08 Oct 2019 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 2249 |
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He has only played competitively for us at any level (U19). All his caps at England U16 and U17 were friendlies, so don't count. If he accepts a call-up for England U21 (or U19 next term) and plays a competitive match, that's it - he would then be tied to England as he would have done his one and only switch. So the ball is fully in his court and we should leave him to it until such a time as that situation happens. He is only a reserve player in Scotland, so is hardly setting the world on fire...for now!
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Donegalman
Liam Brady Joined: 16 Jun 2015 Location: Donegal Status: Offline Points: 1650 |
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He only played friendlies because he doesn’t qualify for them it’s as simple as that. He only lived there for just over 4 years and needs 5 to qualify for them.
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Fozz
Liam Brady Joined: 08 Oct 2019 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 2249 |
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Further to that, the FIFA rules state, regarding nationalisation: Any player who refers to art. 5 par. 1[note 1] to assumes a new nationality and who has not played international football [in a match (either in full or in part) in an official competition of any category or any type of football] shall be eligible to play for the new representative team only if he fulfils one of the following conditions: a) He was born on the territory of the relevant association; d) He has lived continuously for at least five years after reaching the age of 18 on the territory of the relevant association. — FIFA.com So I fail to see any way he could be eligible for England, as he has no ancestral link and residency is a non-issue...at least for a good few years. Edited by Fozz - 10 Dec 2019 at 12:52pm |
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Conan
Davey Langan I’m not very bright. Joined: 11 Mar 2015 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 946 |
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I think the five year post 18 regulation is frequently bypassed as there are countless examples of European teams as a whole with several young players born abroad who have been capped before they reached 23. Okoflex may well fulfil the five year education criteria the home nations have but I think its more complicated than that as it can take a lot longer to acquire a UK passport even if he did so which he would also need to compete. I suspect that is why he has switched back to being Irish as he had shown no interest to represent us ahead of England the last couple of years.
Anyway Nigeria would likely be more of a threat for him switching , he's certainly been quoted referring to them as 'my country' Odupeko and Sotana I think in similar situation.
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PaddyDaCulchie
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Luis Amor Rodriguez
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In fairness to the lad in PunditArena, he does do a bit of research that is missing from other sources, and is good for players who are not (yet) high profile.
Here's a recent article about a Joszef Keavney, young striker just getting his career back on track after injuries. Plays with AEC Larnaca in the Europa League and Cyprus - good to see: |
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The O'Shea
Jack Charlton I know everything and I’m NEVER wrong Joined: 16 Aug 2013 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 9563 |
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If Okoflex is eligible for England (it's still not clear) then I'd say he's a big flight risk. I don't get the sense he's so tied to his Irishness that he'd be against going for the higher profile option of England.
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We're decent enough..
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Left foot
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You're nationality, as interchangeable as a hairstyle and can be based on how you're feeling that day.
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grannyrule
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It has nothing to do with how they feel but it has everything to do with potential future earnings.
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The only way is up
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