Rep of Irl WNT

Everyone involved in Irish Women's football who have, by hook or by crook, moved things forward in the last decade deserve huge credit. Onwards and up wards

Both parents are Irish, she's eligible, playing at a big club and she might improve our chances, dont see any problem with it. Would you turn down the likes of Maddison/Gallagher/Bamford/Delap if they suddenly decided to come on board for the mens team?

IMO There's no point in adopting such a puritanical view in this day and age when all other countries are doing much the same. 

John Nice wrote: Would you turn down the likes of Maddison/Gallagher/Bamford/Delap if they suddenly decided to come on board for the mens team? IMO There's no point in adopting such a puritanical view in this day and age when all other countries are doing much the same.

It depends when they came on board. If they came in now when we're doing nothing of note, then great, welcome aboard.

But if they came in after we qualified for a World Cup, but before the tournament itself, having shown no interest for years before that, they could f**k off as far as I'm concerned. That's what Mannion is looking to do here. She's 27 - where's she been up to now - waiting for another England call up is where. Now suddenly she wants in because there's a chance to play at a World Cup. 

She's more than welcome after the World Cup if she wants to come in at that stage.

Sure you could have said the same thing in the Charlton era!

Well Mannion's been purposely avoiding us for 10 years anyway, until it suddenly suits her to find her inner Irishness just before a World Cup. Don't know what the story is with the others.

Ah look, I dont know much about womens soccer but from what I have read, Mannion is playing for one of the top clubs in one of the top leagues in womens football, she's eligible with very strong Irish roots. Pauw is absolutely right to be having a look at her imo. After that it's up to the manager to decide whether or not it risks team cohesion etc. but if she can significantly improve the starting XI in advance of the World Cup, then Pauw would be crazy not to try to get her on board. 

Btw I have never seen her play and I have no idea if she represents an improvement on what we have already. Does she even start regularly in the WSL?

I'd say the same thing if the mens team qualified for the Euros and the likes of Gallagher or Maddison were suddenly interested. Just look at what even the likes of top nations like Spain. Portugal, Germany do to get foreign born players on board.