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King_Kenny
Liam Brady Joined: 31 Aug 2019 Location: Claudy Status: Offline Points: 2443 |
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Well they should be challenged and if the quotes are true. Tell them to get to f*ck. the amount of money spent training and flying these chancers all over Europe is ridiculous!
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9fingers
Paul McGrath Ballymun Resident #MONKEANO Joined: 30 Jan 2010 Status: Offline Points: 16074 |
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Another dual nationality player has in fact a dual nationality, the only thing that’s shocking in the this is lads on here can’t understand it.
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Badgersboys9
Ray Houghton Joined: 12 Oct 2019 Status: Offline Points: 3286 |
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"I feel Sevillian and Irish, both. A very good mix. Very proud, both of being Spanish and Irish. The truth is that in the end right now I am representing the Irish team, but I don't want to close the doors to the Spanish team ... I am happy and proud to represent Ireland, "
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Liam Green
500 Club la la la Joined: 27 Aug 2018 Location: Portumna Status: Offline Points: 611 |
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So exactly what do you think he is saying there in terms of truly who he really wants to play for .
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IrishCanadian
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 29 Jun 2019 Status: Offline Points: 219 |
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The topic of dual nationality on here is consistently embarrassing. The eagerness to abuse literal kids and call them ****s and how they should f**k off because they have the audacity to be dual nationals is a joke. I’m not sure why any dual national would even want to represent Ireland when so many Irish will treat them like scum anyway.
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Bandwagon
Ray Houghton Joined: 07 Feb 2021 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 3278 |
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Agreed disgusting behavior. You can be dual nationality and feel equally attached to both countries and heritage. Especially when its a mother or father rather than a grandparent. Rice and Grealish were Granny rulers with loose ties to us at best. I can understand the frustration some might feel towards them. But the likes of Johansson, Noss, MacNulty Garcia and Patrick Finn all have Irish parents and would have had a huge Irish upbringing. Its not as straight forward for them. My own nephew is half Polish. Born here to a Polish mother. Speaks fluent Polish but as Dublin as anything with his accent. Goes back and forth to his granny and grandad in Poland every few months, sees his Polish aunties, uncles and cousins. He supports Ireland and comes to games with us, but also likes Poland and supported them during the Euros and World Cup. If ever there was a tug of war between Ireland and Poland for him, he would genuinely be happy to play for either side but might ultimately want to chose the side that qualifiers for major tournaments. |
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Green Cockade
Liam Brady Joined: 22 Jan 2020 Location: Belfast Status: Offline Points: 2645 |
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One of McNulty's parents, his father I think, is either Basque or Catalan and vehemently against him ever playing for Spain. That's the background to him playing for Ireland in the first place, as a kid who spoke no English. If he jumped ship it would cause serious internal family strife.
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Badgersboys9
Ray Houghton Joined: 12 Oct 2019 Status: Offline Points: 3286 |
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I dont really think anything about it to be honest. Hes an 18yo young lad born in Spain with dual nationality saying that he is happy and proud to represent Ireland yet wouldn't rule Spain out. That's it really. Good luck to wee fella regardless of what he does.
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Banjaxed
Liam Brady Joined: 21 Feb 2014 Status: Offline Points: 2957 |
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Why do we try to make a grey area out of something that isn't. It's exactly what everyone in their head is thinking... If Spain come calling I'm out of here. Spain>Ireland - It is that basic in 99% of cases of dual nationality. |
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gmfc90
Liam Brady Joined: 06 Apr 2016 Status: Offline Points: 1139 |
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He's from Seville. No one from a background that would "vehemently"be against someone in their family represent Spain would call their youngfella Anselmo. Especially if they're basque or catalan. It's like a unionist calling their son Padraig. |
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Danger here, OH NO
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FrankosHereNow
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Devrozex
Jack Charlton Joined: 23 Oct 2010 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 7671 |
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+1
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Paulie
Liam Brady Joined: 06 Jan 2010 Status: Offline Points: 2968 |
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I agree. While I think that he would be proud to represent us if Spain don't ever come in for him, they would be his first choice. I also agree that in the vast majority of cases that dual nationality players know exactly who they would prefer to play for. The comments most of the time are usually pretty transparent. "I always dreamt of playing international football" or the likes. Eh, would that be for anyone in particular? I really don't know how many times this has to happen before people see it for what it is. |
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Left foot
Ray Houghton Joined: 16 Aug 2019 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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I dont think anyone suggested otherwise. But using the irish underage system to benefit your own career when you see ireland as your second choice nationality is a little more on topic. Maybe his words were badly chosen but I think its not unreasonable to derive what mcnulty said as, if Spain want me to play for them I would. So depending on how his career goes, if he's good enough he'll go to Spain if not he'll settle for ireland. I guess fans don't really like hearing such things which is not unreasonable
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Eoink21
Liam Brady Joined: 30 Aug 2019 Status: Offline Points: 1202 |
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Who said he's using Ireland to benefit his career? He said he's proud and happy to play for Ireland. He did not say he's happy to play for Ireland because it helps his career.
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John Nice
Jack Charlton Joined: 10 Sep 2021 Location: Wexford Status: Offline Points: 5137 |
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Of course the truth is the Irish set up is casting it's net far and wide, which is a good thing imo. We will win some and lose some, but to blame 17 yos for agreeing to turn out for us despite not being born here is perverse and self defeating! get a grip lads, he was born in Spain, we approached him!
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Left foot
Ray Houghton Joined: 16 Aug 2019 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Cast a net far and wide I have no problem with, players representing ireland that were not born in ireland I have no problem with, however, players that are in the irish underage setup that have little desire to play for ireland but continue to take the place of a player who really does want to play is perverse in my opinion.
As an example grealish had represented ireland and was looking like a very promising propect, his brother was on this very forum stating that "he's happy to represent Ireland for now" I call that looking for a way out while still taking up space. To suggest that other players like macnulty and noss are not thinking the same way is nieve. But I guess we need to give them the benefit of the doubt.
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Left foot
Ray Houghton Joined: 16 Aug 2019 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Ireland need some young premier league quality players to through. I think the strongest candidates we have are beginning to come through
Gk - we have bazunu, Travers and Kelleher all of which have top ceilings. Competition in this area will see us ok for years. Defenders - O'Shea, Omobamidele, Collins look like fantastic prospects with Scales, Dunne also making strides. Wing backs looks like it could be an issue a little further down the line Midfield - knight and Smallbone (who was looking like breaking through before injury) seem to be the best hope for a consistent Premier league performer. Attack - usual suspects in Connolly, parrott and idah. But all are a ways away from being consistent premier league performers. My top 3 best prospects would be 1. O'shea 2. Kelleher 3. Collins
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