Josh Cullen

on loan to Bradford

And it's come through now to mackay... and it's there

Bohsfan84 wrote:

Is that rendering of the quote not a bit of a reach, Declan?

And Jack Grealish and his father always waxed lyrical about their roots when asked about them and look how that turned out?

Anyways let's hope he can make the step that Grego-Cox, Harriman and Garmston haven't made and get established in the PL.

Are you constantly so cynical? Would you be as cynical if Cullen was say, Norwegian born, as you are of him because he's English born? He's said it makes him extremely proud to represent Ireland so why not believe him considering those are words from the source himself? Once again demonstrating your utter lack of respect for the motives of second gen. players.

We're decent enough..

Is that rendering of the quote not a bit of a reach, Declan?

And Jack Grealish and his father always waxed lyrical about their roots when asked about them and look how that turned out?

Anyways let's hope he can make the step that Grego-Cox, Harriman and Garmston haven't made and get established in the PL.

Bohsfan84 wrote:

So Cullen's Irish now? What was he before that?

Not sure if you're joking or not, but I'd say the correct rendering of the quote would be:
"He's as Irish as could be, now."

Maguire is not saying that Cullen has just become Irish. He's saying that Cullen is Irish.

You asked if I'd be anyone from history, fact or fiction, dead or alive:
I said "I'd be Tony Cascarino, circa 1995"

From the horses mouth...now can we cencetrate om his performances..

"Everyone is entitled to make a decision for themselves and Jack has made his decision, I can only speak for myself and say that I am fully focused on playing for Ireland and getting this team to the U21 finals in Poland.

"Jack has made his call and that's up to him, I am proud to play for Ireland every time I pull on the shirt. I know my dad's very proud to see me play, he hopes to come over to this game tonight, it's such a proud moment for me to pull on that green shirt and represent my grandparents," says Cullen.

"Both of my grandparents on my dad's side are Irish, they were from Co Leitrim and moved over to England, where my dad was born.

"They have both passed away, unfortunately, but it's a very proud thing for me to be able to play for Ireland, every time I pull on that green jersey I play for them and think about my grandparents. I haven't been to Leitrim yet but I am on my dad's case to take me there," he joked.

"Sometimes, sh*t happens, someone's gotta deal with it, and who ya gonna call?"

So Cullen's Irish now? What was he before that?

In Grealish's defence, his situation is a lot different to most granny rule players. He is a genuine talent regardless of his dip in form, and he has piqued the interest of the England senior team.

The way he went about things was duplicitous though. It was obvious he wanted to play for England. Fine, but don't take up squad places at underage level if your heart's not in it; and certainly don't take the piss out of us by turning up to the FAI Awards to pick up an award and to boost your publicity having neglected to accept several call ups.

085immersive wrote:

rolo wrote:

On the bench again today, as he was for the game against Everton just before the international break.

Not a bad place to be, 5 months short of his 20th birthday.

Surprisingly little talk about him on here.

Between himself and Jack Byrne as to who will be the next player to break through from the underage teams.

Are we sure he will stay with us?

Of course fans are gonna be tentative, like a jilted lover LOL

But Grealish was always biding his time. Cullen apparently is on board.

"I'm off to see the Queen tomorrow too, don't forget that"

085immersive wrote:

rolo wrote:

On the bench again today, as he was for the game against Everton just before the international break.

Not a bad place to be, 5 months short of his 20th birthday.

Surprisingly little talk about him on here.

Between himself and Jack Byrne as to who will be the next player to break through from the underage teams.

Are we sure he will stay with us?

he has already switched from England. don't think he can switch back.

"One of the dominant facts in English life during the past three quarters of a century has been the decay of ability in the ruling class." Orwell, 1942.

On the bench again today, as he was for the game against Everton just before the international break.

Not a bad place to be, 5 months short of his 20th birthday.

Surprisingly little talk about him on here.

Between himself and Jack Byrne as to who will be the next player to break through from the underage teams.

"I'm off to see the Queen tomorrow too, don't forget that"