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Post by mickeythemaestro on Mar 22, 2019 22:07:19 GMT
Raheem Sterling- Born Kingston, Jamaica . And I suppose Ray Houghton, Tony Cascarino, John Aldridge and Mark Lawrenson were all delivered by stork to the Blarney Stone weren't they? 😎 Complicated isn't it. Aye, Ireland have ripped a few players in their time and fair play to them I say if they have Irish heritage. Cascarino however was proven to have less Irish heritage than Ghandi which I thought was hilarious. Maybe I am in a minority as an Englishman but I always enjoyed watching Ireland under Big Jack Charlton. Italia 90 was brilliant. Love a good underdog story me.
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Post by GreaterGlasgowstokie on Mar 22, 2019 22:07:21 GMT
Raheem Sterling- Born Kingston, Jamaica . And I suppose Ray Houghton, Tony Cascarino, John Aldridge, Chris Hughton and Mark Lawrenson were all delivered by stork to the Blarney Stone weren't they? 😎 Which part of Dublin does Clinton 'To Be Sure' Morrison hail from, out of interest? Exactly mate. glaswegian Ray Houghton who scored their best ever tournament goal against italy in the 94 world cup. No irish fan can moan about someone representing the country of their birth
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Mar 22, 2019 22:16:10 GMT
Under the current rules yes he should have been allowed to play for Ireland due to his Irish grandparents. He chose to do so, not once but at 4 different levels. He should therefore play for Ireland in my opinion. The reason he didn't play for England at junior level is because England missed him so he took the option of playing for Ireland. Decision made, stick to it. I am English and whilst Rice may turn out to be a brilliant footballer I will always think its wrong that he is now playing for us because he should be playing for Ireland. I respectfully disagree. He is English, so he shouldn't have played for Ireland at junior level. Finding a link through grandparents is not acceptable in my view. I am English. I live in Scotland and my children are scottish. They were born here. If they ever reach an elite level in any kind of sport, I would insist on them performing for Scotland. That is the right way of doing things. Rice should never have played for Ireland at any level but for years now, irelands whole policy is to look at people with irish grandparents, which is probably a massive percentage of people living in England. Its total bullshit and this time it worked against them. Fuck them Aye I get your point, and the rules need changing from your point of view. My point is however that under the current rules he made his legitimate choice and he should stick to it. And its not as if he did it once or twice, he played for Ireland at 4 different levels.
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