Originally Posted by
TheOneWhoKnocks
Shane Long is a full Ireland International. This is a football forum for Irish football fans.
I didn't disparage any post mockingly. I made a couple of harmless comments that are only been picked up on because I made them. gastric made a similarly harmless comment about me on Richard Dunne's thread which I actually found humorous and inoffensive. I presume that offended you also? All things being consistent.
Some people might think it's narrow-minded to think someone is Irish or has Irish blood just because they have an Irish surname. There are plenty of people in Northern Ireland and Great Britain with Irish surnames who have no Irish blood and don't identify as Irish. Most of our new recruits at senior (and underage) level don't have Irish surnames and so were not conjectured about, and flew under the radar, on forums like these. This could be down to any number of factors. Likewise, my surname is not Irish yet all my roots are traced to this country.
I think the bottom line is if a player is eligible and is interested, he will become known to the relevant people. I don't think the FAI are scrolling Premier League and Championship team's squad lists to find players with Irish surnames.
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