Potentially eligible players thread

[Stuttgart88]

Wow, I didn't know that kid Grealish was eligible

[ArdeeBhoy]

Less about, er, Grealish.

[liamoo11]

Apologies if this link was already posted, or feel free to switch to Eligibility thread?
(Maybe the two threads should be merged?)

http://www.irishpost.co.uk/sport/pre...s-ireland-miss

Is the girl who wrote that graham burkes agent? How random is that idea that england would take him

[Charlie Darwin]

Had a good chuckle at that one. She clearly couldn't conceive of the idea she is allowed make a list of only four.

[ArdeeBhoy]

Kilbane's view

[tetsujin1979]

terrible article - Grealish is the only one who is currently Irish and is any danger of changing allegiance. Crowley, Naughton and Bamford are currently English, and there's no chance of Burke getting a call up by Hodgson, or his successor when Burke would become eligible.

[olegunnar]

I haven't read all the posts on this thread, but am interested in the debate.
I cannot believe that even if everyone here wanted it to happen, that Mark Noble will make himself available for an Ireland call-up! The only reason I say this, is due to hearing him speak on Goals on Sunday, about his disappointment about not making the England senior squad, his pride at captaining the U21s.
Other debate has been given to O'Neill contacting Nathan Redmond, Harry Kane and Patrick Bamford, all currently playing with England U21. So I expect that an Ireland call-up will fall on deaf ears from them during Martins' time.
Contrast that with papers discussing Grealish and a switch to England; well my argument stands solid here too. Grealish was this week in Germany, representing Ireland U21s.

Yes, Noble has had an extended Premier league career, but I do not believe he improves our prospects, and take away his penalties, his goal-scoring exploits are fairly limited. And I am a West Ham fan!!

[paul_oshea]

This moderation thing has really changed you tets. I miss the old Adam of a kinder gentler time. The Adam that threw himself on top of a lime thrown by Faroe Islands fans at us because you thought it was a hand grenade. The Adam who talked POSH off of that rooftop after the Henry hand of God. The Adam who gently told a tearful Charlie Darwin that Michael Jackson had died. The Adam who picked Stutts up off his feet and twirled him high in the air to the delight of all the guests at the 2010 Foot.ie Charity Christmas ball. The Adam that................

That's deadly. And no thanks or admiration. Well I thanked you Crosby. Stand up Sir!

[paul_oshea]

terrible article - Grealish is the only one who is currently Irish and is any danger of changing allegiance. Crowley, Naughton and Bamford are currently English, and there's no chance of Burke getting a call up by Hodgson, or his successor when Burke would become eligible.

Crowley is English? When did that change, I mean didn't we all think on here he was Irish.

I hold less fear for Crowley than I do for Grealish. I'd put more money on Crowley playing for us than Grealish playing for us.

[DannyInvincible]

I assume tets means it in the sense that Crowley's presently registered with the English FA.

[back of the net]

Good Old Clinton

http://www.rte.ie/sport/player/813/642534/

[DannyInvincible]

terrible article - Grealish is the only one who is currently Irish and is any danger of changing allegiance. Crowley, Naughton and Bamford are currently English, and there's no chance of Burke getting a call up by Hodgson, or his successor when Burke would become eligible.

I didn't read that piece fully, but went back to have a look after seeing your post again. Burke's inclusion is bizarre. Burke can never become eligible to play for England. He has already been capped quite a few times by Ireland at under-age level. I would assume at least one of those appearances was in a competitive fixture. For him to become eligible to play for England, he would need to have possessed British citizenship at the time he was first capped competitively by us. Furthermore, the four British associations have an internal agreement in place (as permitted by FIFA's regulations) that any player qualifying to play for a British association on residence must have completed five years of education on the territory of the association concerned before the age of 18. Burke obviously fulfills neither of those criteria. Anyhow, as you say, it's highly unlikely England would ever be interested in him even if he was English.

[tricky_colour]

Good Old Clinton

http://www.rte.ie/sport/player/813/642534/

Interesting interview in the context of this thread and one other thread!!!

[gastric]

O'Neill will not chase Noble which is fair enough! It's over to him now.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-30608282.html

[Deckydee]

http://www.thetottenhamway.com/2014/...ture-roi-keen/

http://www.givemesport.com/508714-ha...re?autoplay=on

[Olé Olé]

http://www.thetottenhamway.com/2014/...ture-roi-keen/

http://www.givemesport.com/508714-ha...re?autoplay=on

Interesting. I'm still laughing at the first article:

Kane, 21, qualifies for Ireland through his father, appropriately named Pat.

Cue the usuals who will throw up the quotes from August when he spoke about breaking into the England side.

He has an Irish father. He's quite entitled to ponder his international future. Is it so blasphemous that he consider earning a greater tally of caps for the country of his father than stick with the more risky option of the country of his birth?

He could turn out to earn 50+ or -10 caps for either.

[Charlie Darwin]

Harry Kane's agent is doing great work if he gets him an England call-up out of that. We have only ourselves to blame for becoming pawns in these players' England hopes.

[Deckydee]

Its is his grandfather that is from Galway from what me knows

[tetsujin1979]

Kane name in the England U21 squad for the play off against Croatia - http://www.thefa.com/news/england/un...lay-off-021014

[ArdeeBhoy]

Aye, but he can still switch once until he gets a full competitive cap for them? Which will be amazed if he does...