Billy Mehmet

[Philly]

Could not find a thread on this guy, but if there is apologies.

Anyway, Billy Mehmet has just signed for Turkish league side Genclerbirligi. He's 26, and has signed a 3 year deal after leaving St. Mirren. Reports in one tabloid say he was offered €10,000 a week so he's obviously got something going for him.

One to keep an eye out for. It's encouraging to see Irish lads willing to break the mould and give non-UK leagues a shot too.

http://www.genclerbirligi.org.tr/haber_detay.asp?HID=1250

[Stevo Da Gull]

One to keep an eye out for. It's encouraging to see Irish lads willing to break the mould and give non-UK leagues a shot too.


I agree.
Best of luck to him in Turkey. It will be a very different experience to Scotland and hopefully he'll end up a better player for it.

[Charlie Darwin]

Based on his name, he's probably got some Turkish parents/grandparents, so it could be similar to how Colin Kazim-Richards went to Fenerbahce without a word of Turkish. Could be interesting their national team before ours.

[kev mcq]

Call him up immediatelty I say. We don't want top quality players at top quality clubs like this slipping through the net. He could be the next Caleb Folan.

[theworm2345]

Now he wants to play for Turkey
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_6177167,00.html

:rolleyes:

[SkStu]

good luck to him,, in fairness. I wouldnt deny a 26 year old with no senior caps a chance to aim for another national team.

[Adrock]

Don't you have to be quite good to get in the Turkish national team though? At least as good as Caleb Folan anyway.
Maybe he's got some Andorran in him as well as the English/Irish/Turkish DNA as this would perhaps be more his level I'd think. I expect he'll be back to Britain within a year still not having managed how to pronounce Genclerbirligi :confused:

[twoenz]

Footballers are really delusional sometimes. He really thinks he has a chance to get into the Turkey squad?

[Dodge]

Footballers are really delusional sometimes. He really thinks he has a chance to get into the Turkey squad?

Sure some fans here thought he had a chance to get ito the Irish squad....

[twoenz]

Sure some fans here thought he had a chance to get ito the Irish squad....

And the sane members scoffed at it.

[geysir]

Sure some fans here thought he had a chance to get ito the Irish squad....

You need a spoof smiley by default.

[tricky_colour]

Don't you have to be quite good to get in the Turkish national team though? At least as good as Caleb Folan anyway.
Maybe he's got some Andorran in him as well as the English/Irish/Turkish DNA as this would perhaps be more his level I'd think. I expect he'll be back to Britain within a year still not having managed how to pronounce Genclerbirligi :confused:




Yes they are FIFA ranked 29 we are 41 so picking Turkey is not an easy option for him.
Over a long period of time Ireland and Turkey are fairly evenly matched, but recently Turkey have been the stronger side.
They have been 10-20 points better recently. We were better 1990-1995.


Lol it does not work, but you can stick the teams in yourself :)

This might show it.
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/compare/compareteams.html#g=m&t1=TUR&t2=IRL&t3=ASA&t4=ALB&dRange=4&fm=8&fy=1993&tm=5&ty=2010

[Charlie Darwin]

The Turkish like to draw their players from the national league, so if he does well there anything is possible. His timing is probably a little bit off, as quite a few of the older players have recently retired or been dropped from the national team and have been replaced with players around his age.

[tetsujin1979]

Mehmet scored the winner for Perth Glory against Brisbane Roar yesterday: http://www.news.com.au/sport/soccer/billy-mehmet-scores-winner-as-perth-glory-beat-brisbane-roar-1-0/story-fndkzvnd-1226490179035
Liam Miller was booked in the same game

[tetsujin1979]

Mehmet scored again for Glory against Melbourne Heart yesterday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWYfYvgec3o

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

http://theemeraldexiles.com/2014/02/03/billy-mehmet-i-didnt-even-know-i-could-play-for-ireland/

Mehmet on a nomadic career; Liam Miller; Ireland.