It was maybe foolish of him to Tweet (from some people's perspective anyway), but he never brought it into this banter on here mate.
Perhaps I shouldn’t had brought it up, but Declan thought it was appropriate as he saw himself as Irish and that’s where his international career was at the time. He still saw himself as Irish at 19, when making his senior international debut.
Not really. England ranked 4th and Ireland 58th. We got over the turncoats years ago, just as we have those who use our passport as a convenience to get their big money moves into Europe. If England find it useful to use Irish players for football & cricket to boost their own scant reserves, good for them 😉
Not really. England ranked 4th and Ireland 58th. We got over the turncoats years ago, just as we have those who use our passport as a convenience to get their big money moves into Europe. If England find it useful to use Irish players for football & cricket to boost their own scant reserves, good for them 😉
I’m guessing not everyone has got over them yet !!
Not really. England ranked 4th and Ireland 58th. We got over the turncoats years ago, just as we have those who use our passport as a convenience to get their big money moves into Europe. If England find it useful to use Irish players for football & cricket to boost their own scant reserves, good for them 😉
Not really. England ranked 4th and Ireland 58th. We got over the turncoats years ago, just as we have those who use our passport as a convenience to get their big money moves into Europe. If England find it useful to use Irish players for football & cricket to boost their own scant reserves, good for them 😉
I’m guessing not everyone has got over them yet !!
And that’s just their families holding it up 🤷🏻♂️😂
Not really. England ranked 4th and Ireland 58th. We got over the turncoats years ago, just as we have those who use our passport as a convenience to get their big money moves into Europe. If England find it useful to use Irish players for football & cricket to boost their own scant reserves, good for them 😉
Not really. England ranked 4th and Ireland 58th. We got over the turncoats years ago, just as we have those who use our passport as a convenience to get their big money moves into Europe. If England find it useful to use Irish players for football & cricket to boost their own scant reserves, good for them 😉
Something we’ve been used to given the mass emigration from Ireland from the famine onwards. We know full well that our resources are scant and we have to dig out gems where we can. Seems odd that a country with a population 13x bigger needs to use the same methods. From memory Rice was under huge pressure from West Ham to declare for England as it would boost the fee they got for him.
Not really. England ranked 4th and Ireland 58th. We got over the turncoats years ago, just as we have those who use our passport as a convenience to get their big money moves into Europe. If England find it useful to use Irish players for football & cricket to boost their own scant reserves, good for them 😉
Something we’ve been used to given the mass emigration from Ireland from the famine onwards. We know full well that our resources are scant and we have to dig out gems where we can. Seems odd that a country with a population 13x bigger needs to use the same methods. From memory Rice was under huge pressure from West Ham to declare for England as it would boost the fee they got for him.
In all fairness, it’s not really “the same methods”. Ireland were picking players born in England with Irish parents or Grandparents who generally weren’t good enough to get in the England team. England are picking players born in England that are good enough for the England team.
Nations League is an absolute nonsense, there will be players making 92nd minute substitution appearances over the next week if not already to ensure they have played " competitive" football. Alice Kinsella competed for GB at the Olympics and did her family proud, the same as her Dad did for Charlton and Ireland at a World Cup. Whilst he might have quietly cringed, knowing the man he would have taken more pride in his daughters achievement then anything else.
Not all of us born in England and who grew up in England and live in England would describe ourselves as English, but might describe ourselves as British or European or even Londoners.
Not all of us born in England and who grew up in England and live in England would describe ourselves as English, but might describe ourselves as British or European or even Londoners.
Not all of us born in England and who grew up in England and live in England would describe ourselves as English, but might describe ourselves as British or European or even Londoners.
The same bollocks as “scouse, not English”.
it must be painful to have to find so many ways to be contrarian.
Not really. England ranked 4th and Ireland 58th. We got over the turncoats years ago, just as we have those who use our passport as a convenience to get their big money moves into Europe. If England find it useful to use Irish players for football & cricket to boost their own scant reserves, good for them 😉
I was at the game and I can guarantee that you haven’t got over it.
Not really. England ranked 4th and Ireland 58th. We got over the turncoats years ago, just as we have those who use our passport as a convenience to get their big money moves into Europe. If England find it useful to use Irish players for football & cricket to boost their own scant reserves, good for them 😉
I was at the game and I can guarantee that you haven’t got over it.
I wasn’t able to watch the second half due to terrible signal on the way back from Charlton. What was atmosphere like in second half? Similar to a friendly as the match was effectively over after 25 mins.
Not all of us born in England and who grew up in England and live in England would describe ourselves as English, but might describe ourselves as British or European or even Londoners.
The same bollocks as “scouse, not English”.
it must be painful to have to find so many ways to be contrarian.
My post was a response to the one about Mark Kinsella’s daughter. People can be British, people can be Europeans, people can be Londoners (or Liverpudlians) and people can be English. It is their decision, not one to be imposed by others. I don’t believe it to be bollocks as you do.
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it must be painful to have to find so many ways to be contrarian.
Look at me
Look at me.
Probably. Freaks of every kind on here.
People can be British, people can be Europeans, people can be Londoners (or Liverpudlians) and people can be English.
It is their decision, not one to be imposed by others. I don’t believe it to be bollocks as you do.