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horsebox
Robbie Keane Born n bred in darndale. Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 34816 |
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I thought that once he made the switch there was no going back?
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It was far across the sea,
When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
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King_Kenny
Liam Brady Joined: 31 Aug 2019 Location: Claudy Status: Offline Points: 2469 |
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That’s what I thought. Once the forms were processed at FIFA . No going back.
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giveittochristie
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 21 Oct 2015 Status: Offline Points: 458 |
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Yep thats correct (under the current rules). A few others in the same boat, including Marcus McGuane.
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Territorial
Jack Charlton Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Status: Offline Points: 5817 |
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None of the others made such a thingh about being Irish and wanting to play for his country etc - see eg Marc Wilson, who just got on with it.
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Territorial
Jack Charlton Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Status: Offline Points: 5817 |
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Irrelevant from a Rules/career p.o.v. But his forever banging on about his Irishness etc exposes him as a hypocrite, since he was quite prepared to be a Brit before he realised he might get capped by ROI. I mean, it's not as if he was some youngster who didn't really know what he wanted: he was just a few weeks short of his 23rd birthday when he made the switch. Btw, when I say he was prepared "to be a Brit", he needed to get a passport before his first trip abroad with the NI U-21's. And he was all set to get (ahem) a British one, only due to a Public Holiday in the UK, there wasn't time. However, it wasn't a Holiday in the ROI, so the IFA arranged to rush through an Irish passport for him (from Dublin, afaik). And I think that may have been the occasion when, after the game, the host nation held a dinner for the two teams in a smart hotel. Except that McClean had only brought sports gear and tracksuits with him for the trip, meaning the IFA had to send someone out to buy a white shirt and a pair of trousers for him.
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Territorial
Jack Charlton Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Status: Offline Points: 5817 |
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Correct. There was/is some confusion about when exactly the switch becomes effective (see eg Bobby Zamora), but there is no doubt about Grealish, since he has already represented England at U-21 level, thereby "sealing the deal".
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zizu Kilbane
Jack Charlton Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 8355 |
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He's ineligible...it's incredible how this still gets brought up in the media
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"Sometimes, sh*t happens, someone's gotta deal with it, and who ya gonna call?"
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Missy
Liam Brady Joined: 19 Mar 2016 Status: Offline Points: 1027 |
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if the Occupied 6 was a real country he would have needed a Nothern Ireland passport. But alas it's not even a province.
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All opinions are my own and have f**k all to do with Mullingar RISSC CRISC Ticket Office or the FAI
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Howdo
500 Club la la la Joined: 08 Oct 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 741 |
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I also remember when he got called up to the Northern Ireland U21 squad, that he was being congratulated on his FB page for the call-up, someone questioned that he should be playing for us and they were put in their place fairly quick, not by him but by his local teams FB page, Creggan Trojans?, I think, basically saying that he was Northern Irish, and was proud of the call up, or words to that effect, I'd love to be able to find it but I'd say it's well deleted at this stage |
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savo01
Liam Brady Joined: 14 Feb 2013 Location: South Armagh Status: Offline Points: 1902 |
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Territorial
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Jackie Charlton, Eoin Hand
Johnny Giles. Ireland Mick McCarthy, Stephen Staunton Cascarino Tony Galvin, Niall Quinn Packie doesn't let em in North of Ireland South of Ireland Only one can go |
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Territorial
Jack Charlton Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Status: Offline Points: 5817 |
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Oh, I'd dearly love to see that one! Reminds me of two other (related) stories. The junior club with which Michael McGovern started out have pictures on their wall of players and officials etc who've gone on to bigger and better things. Except there's no picture of Michael representing NI, even at the Euros. Curious that, eh? (This won't have been any of Michael's doing, btw) By contrast, Donagmore GAA club publicly sent their congratulations to old-boy Niall McGinn when he was included in the NI Euros squad - a nicely classy touch, I thought.
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skylarking
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 04 Jun 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 251 |
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I reckon the journalist overheard that in Macari's chipper and just embellished it from there
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Englishborn
Kevin Kilbane Britishborn Joined: 08 Nov 2019 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 191 |
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England is as much a country as Ireland u ignoramous. England Scotland and wales had their own independence before the union. Laughable that u think ireland isn't a province when u haven't had your independence that long. People like you wind me up. U cant wait to sl*g of the nations of the United kingdom just to show how separate you are
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DeclanDaly
Ray Houghton Joined: 17 Oct 2013 Location: Boston, USA Status: Offline Points: 3254 |
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Glen McAuley signs for Bohs
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You asked if I'd be anyone from history, fact or fiction, dead or alive:
I said "I'd be Tony Cascarino, circa 1995" |
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PaddyDaCulchie
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 28 Feb 2018 Location: Manchester Status: Offline Points: 476 |
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United Kingdom is the country. England is less of a country than Scotland who at least has it's own devolved parliament and anthem never mind Republic of Ireland. England has no government its legislated by United Kingdom government on all matters. United Kingdom passport. United Kingdom anthem etc. Technically it should be a United Kingdom football team under Fifa rules but the home nations are exceptions. England is not a member of United Nations in it's own right. England cannot compete at Olympics as a separate entity. It may have been it's own country before act of union but act of union created a new country the United Kingdom. England can be classed as a nation just like Kurdistan, Chechnya, Dagestan etc and it's people may identify as English but it is not an independent nation state and it is not a country recognised iit's own right by the United Nations.
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PaddyDaCulchie
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 28 Feb 2018 Location: Manchester Status: Offline Points: 476 |
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Isle of Man is more of a country than England.
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You Tell Me
Jack Charlton Joined: 05 Sep 2010 Status: Offline Points: 6773 |
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Wrong thread. This thread is about trying to work out which of Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man is more of a country. Take your underage prospect news somewhere else.
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Left foot
Ray Houghton Joined: 16 Aug 2019 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Jack clarke of Aston Villa scored a couple of goals for the u23s today. Looks a very good prospect and suggestions that he may work his way into the senior squad soon
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